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 Volume 4, Issue 12 (December 2017, Part 2), Pages: 226-230

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: The awareness and use on government assistance programs among tourism entrepreneurs in Malaysia

 Author(s): Kalsitinoor Set *

 Affiliation(s):

 School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.039

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 Abstract:

This paper examines the characteristics of tourism entrepreneurs in Malaysia. In recent times, Tourism Small and Medium Enterprises (TSMEs) have played crucial role in sustaining economic growth and development in Malaysia. The Malaysian government has implemented programs and policies aimed at ensuring the success of the tourism industry. The paper explores the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of tourism entrepreneurs in Malaysia to explore the awareness and use of the government assistance tourism related programs based on a survey of 346 tourism entrepreneurs. Overall, the study finds that a tourism entrepreneur in Malaysia do not avail the assistance schemes and support provided by the Malaysian government. Many TSMEs operators are still unaware of the available assistance programs and not well utilized by TSMEs. The paper concludes with the policy implications drawn from the study. 

 © 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Tourism entrepreneur, Government assistance, Tourism small and medium enterprises, Tourism industry

 Article History: Received 8 December 2016, Received in revised form 16 September 2017, Accepted 25 October 2017

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.012.039

 Citation:

 Set K (2017). The awareness and use on government assistance programs among tourism entrepreneurs in Malaysia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(12): 226-230

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 http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/V4I12(2)/Set.html

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