Abstract
Perhentian Islands' Cost of Environment: Estimating the Loss of Revenue from Tourism Impact
Highlights
Tourism is a key industry for many countries, especially in supporting employment, infrastructure development and as a significant contributor to the GDP
The Site Perhentian Islands which comprised of two islands, namely Perhentian Kecil and Besar are located at the northeastern coast of Terengganu state
Tourism Revenue Using visitor spending information gathered from respondents of the study, which consists of 402 domestic and 527 international, it is estimated that revenue derived from accommodations were RM31,368,988.00; food & beverages RM23,374,245.81; transportation RM28,787,757.63; entertainment & recreation RM35,087,164.81 and retail RM14,924, 146.60
Summary
Tourism is a key industry for many countries, especially in supporting employment, infrastructure development and as a significant contributor to the GDP. Various works of literature have documented negative impacts of tourism activities, namely degradation of natural capital (Gil, Renfro, Figueroa-Zavala, Penié, & Dunton, 2015; Xiaojiang, 2008) and pollution of the seas and coastlines (El Sherbiny, Sherif, & Hassan, 2006; Wilson & Verlis, 2017). These types of impact caused significant concerns, especially for island destinations, since they are ecologically fragile and have limited resources (Balzan, Potschin-Young, & Haines-Young, 2018). Rhodes Island in Greece, for example, is experiencing environmental degradation in some of its saturated area of crowded beaches (Vandarakis et al, 2018)
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