[In what way does holding a formula 1 event impact Tourism in Malaysia?]

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Abstract

The reason of this study is to discover the promise of a small-scale sport event as tourist attraction in Malaysia utilising (Leiper's 1990 12) tourist attraction scheme as framework. This paper accounts the outcomes of a study conducted on little scale happening sport tourism in Lake Kenyir Malaysia. The outcomes will show components for example competence mastery and thoughtful components are important variables which inspire people to request hardworking sport-oriented holidays and tourism place. On the other hand, passive sport tourists are inspired by social factors and the require to get away from over stimulating situations. The outcomes will be considered in lightweight of previous outcome in relative to sport tourist motivations and favoured place travelled to attributes. The promise and advantages of little scale sport events as tourist attraction in Malaysia will furthermore be considered in this paper as well as proposals for the local tourism authority.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the study1

Problem Statement1

Research Aims and Objectives1

Rationale/ Nature of the study2

Hypothesis/Research Questions2

Research questions can be asked from the spectators for identifying the primary results;2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY5

Research Design5

Primary or secondary / Qualitative or Quantitative5

Definition of (Qualitative/Quantitative) Research5

Quantitative Research5

Qualitative Research6

Difference7

Research Instruments (only for Primary Research)7

Questionnaire (only for Primary Research)8

Sample Size (only for Primary Research)9

Sampling and sample size for this study10

REFERENCES11

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

One theory that can be utilised as a framework to realise how sport event may function as a tourist affinity is (Leiper 2004:168) tourist affinity system. According to Leiper, a tourist affinity is “a system comprising of three elements: a tourist or human element, a nucleus or centred element, and a marker or informative element. A tourist affinity comes into reality when the three elements are connected.” The first element comprises of people journeying away from dwelling in seek for persuading leisure related activities. (Coates and Humphreys 1999:601)

Problem Statement

The problem statement for this study will be to find the ways that formula one affects the tourism in Malaysia.

Research Aims and Objectives

What is the potential nuclear element in a tourist attraction?

In the sporting context, what attraction markers do?

Can markers also take the form of news item or publicity regarding a competition and commercial activities of sponsors?

How formula one event holds an impact when it comes to tourism in Malaysia?

Rationale/ Nature of the study

In the fair context, the tourist or human element is varied and diverse and may encompass spectator and participant-based sport events for example

(1) Amateurs taking part in a recreational games event for ...