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SHS Web of Conferences
Volume 12, 2014
4th International Conference on Tourism Research (4ICTR)
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Article Number | 01091 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20141201091 | |
Published online | 19 November 2014 |
Local Sabahans’ Satisfaction with Level of Access to Mount Kinabalu
1 Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 88997 Sabah, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 94300 Sarawak, Malaysia
This study analyzes the local Sabahans’ satisfaction with the level of access to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Specifically, it examines the number of complaints by local Sabahans regarding access and their perception of changes in accessibility to the mountain. Interviews with Sabah Parks and Sutera Sanctuary Lodges were conducted and questionnaires were distributed to local residents to collect data. The results show that there were intense complaints regarding the climbing cost and extensive waiting time to secure a confirmed booking at the outset of price increases. However, the researchers could not locate any recently published complaints. Respondents who have previously climbed Mount Kinabalu perceive the mountain to be less accessible for local Sabahans now due to a less affordable cost and a longer waiting time. Those who have not climbed Mount Kinabalu also think the climbing cost has become less affordable for local Sabahans, but they do not perceive that to be causing the mountain less accessible for local Sabahans.
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