The “Involvement Stage” in the Evolution of a Tourist Destination

1 January 1992

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Tourism Recreation Research

Vol. 17 (1) , 10-20
https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.1992.11014637

Abstract

It has been upheld that tourism promotes development of local entrepreneurship though very few specific works have tried to establish definitive relationship between tourism and entrepreneurship. This paper is an effort in this direction by using the case of Penang Langkawi region of Malaysia.

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