The issues of tourism policy implementation among insider perspectives in Perhentian Island Online publication date: Thu, 07-Apr-2022
by Nor Syuhada Zulkefli; Mastura Jaafar; Azizan Marzuki
International Journal of Tourism Policy (IJTP), Vol. 12, No. 1, 2022
Abstract: The tourism policy implementation is an important aspect to be explored since the nature of tourism sector is multi-faceted and complex with many organisations involvement. Previous studies highlighted the implementation of government policies could be problematic and ineffective in some countries. The main purpose of this study is to examine the factors influence the implementation of tourism policy in Perhentian Island. The study was selected nine respondents from three administrative levels of government agencies to be interviewed. It was found that three factors influence the effectiveness of policy implementation in Perhentian Island which are: 1) the multiple organisations involvement; 2) the intensity of collaboration; and 3) the degree of other stakeholders' involvement. The results also revealed the unclear role of the multitude government organisation and ineffective collaboration among stakeholders affect the policy implementation. Some suggestions also addressed which may enrich the tourism policy literature and future tourism planning.
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