Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir, Bachok, Syahriah, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/52141/1/Local%20economic%20benefit%20in%20shopping%20and%20transportation%20%20a%20study%20on%20tourists%20expenditure%20in%20Melaka%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52141/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816302610; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.186

This study investigated the tourists’ expenditure pattern in Melaka city and its contribution to the local economy. Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) was chosen to model the interaction for domestic and inbound tourists in transportation and shopping sectors and subsequently identif...