Factors and competitiveness of Malaysia as a tourist destination: A study of outbound Middle East tourists

Asian Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 48-54

  Salman, Ali ^a   Hasim, Mohd Safar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

International tourism; Malaysia as a tourist destination; Middle East tourists; Outbound tourists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866943965     PISSN: 19112017     EISSN: 19112025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v8n12p48     Document Type: Article

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