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Barriers of Malaysian Green Hotels and Resorts

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Recently there has been a tremendous effort in greening the tourism industry due to its negative environmental impacts. The efforts of greening the lodging industry in Malaysia is growing slowly due to several barriers. The aim of this study is to determine the barriers of green hotels and resorts in Malaysia. This study employed qualitative method using in depth interview of the case studies. Five case studies were chosen. The findings identified 12 barriers. The barriers are categorized under significant, less significant and non-significant barriers.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.083

Authors: Zeenat Begam Yusof, Mariam Jamaludin

Institutions: International Islamic University Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA System, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Sustainability in Business

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, International Islamic University Malaysia, Division of Human Resource Development

OpenAlex ID: W2000537540

FWCI: 9.621

Cites: 20

Cited by: 63

Related to: 10