THE INFLUENCE OF TOURIST MOTIVATION AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES ON TOURIST SATISFACTION OF HOMESTAY PROGRAMME

Sofinah Yusof; Amran Harun; Syed Azizi Wafa Syed Khalid Wafa; Balvinder Kaur Kler; Mohd Rizwan Abd Majidab

doi:10.51200/jaaab.v3i0.963

Authors

Sofinah Yusof Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Amran Harun Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Syed Azizi Wafa Syed Khalid Wafa Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Balvinder Kaur Kler Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Mohd Rizwan Abd Majidab Universiti Malaysia Sabah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/jaaab.v3i0.963

Keywords:

tourist motivation, cultural and heritage attributes, visitor satisfaction, homestay programme

Abstract

Tourist satisfaction is significantly important especially in theÂ context of HomestayÂ Programme. This study seeks to understand the influence of tourist motivation and cultural heritage attributes factors towards tourist satisfaction. In this study, tourist motivation is a multidimensional variable comprised of novelty seeking, social, mastery/competence and intellectual. Whilst cultural and heritage is conceptualized to have four attributes namely general tour attraction, culture attraction, recreational experience and local services. Local and foreign visitors who had participated in Homestay Programme in Labuan, East Malaysia were interviewed for the study. The Homestay Programme in Labuan was selected due to the fact that visitors had been gradually decreasing since 2008. Thus it was proposed that tourist satisfaction with the programme in the area be examined. The studyâ€™s results demonstrated that within tourist motivation, only intellectual attribute was found to have a significant relationship with tourist satisfaction, whereas for cultural heritage, it was found that cultural attractions, experience of recreational and local services have a significant relationship with tourist satisfaction. The findings hold significant implications for the marketing strategies of homestay operators particularly in Labuan, Sabah as how to develop and position their offerings in a competitive tourism industry.

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