The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to the world economy and the tourism industry, particularly in rural areas like the Pahang National Park in Malaysia. This study utilized qualitative research through the phenomenology approach to understand the impact of the pandemic on local tourism businesses in Pahang National Park. Through in-depth interviews with 12 informants from various backgrounds, the study found that there were four main impacts of COVID-19 on the rural tourism sector in Pahang National Park, including a lack of tourist arrivals, closure of small tourism-related businesses, loss of income, and job insecurity. The study aims to provide insight into creating safety measures and action plans for the tourist industry, and suggests that diversifying and having a secondary source of income can help protect livelihoods. The success of rural tourism in times of crisis depends on the development of new economic models and practical community tourism strategies.

In driving sustainable tourism, the concept of carrying capacity in tourism needs to be applied. This concept of carrying capacity gives a comprehensive emphasis in the development of tourism whether in physical, social or economic aspects. If this concept is applied, it is in determining the situation in a tourist destination whether it is still in a state that can be accepted by the stakeholders in tourism, namely tourists, locals and tour operators. In this paper, emphasis is given to social carrying capacity in tourism which is one of the parts in tourism carrying capacity. This social capacity is the most difficult part to examine because it involves unequal perceptions and views from various parties. It involves interactions between tourists and tourists that cover issues of congestion and the quality of their tourism and interactions between tourists and locals or hosts that involve issues of their quality of life. Due to that, this social capacity is quite difficult to implement in some tourist areas.

Pulau Mabul merupakan destinasi pelancongan selam skuba yang terkenal dengan gelaran muck diving. Artikel ini meneliti tentang transformasi pembangunan pelancongan selam skuba sejak resort pertama beroperasi di Pulau Mabul pada tahun 1993 sehingga kini yang memasuki dua dekad lamanya. Permasalahannya, sejauh mana transformasi dalam tempoh berkenaan dapat memberi manfaat kepada komuniti nelayan dan adakah persekitaran fizikal pulau berkenaan akan kekal terpelihara? Justeru, kajian ini meneliti transformasi pembangunan pelancongan selam skuba dalam tempoh sepuluh tahun, iaitu dari tahun 1999 sehingga tahun 2009. Untuk tahun 1999, data dikutip menggunakan borang soal selidik, pemerhatian dan temu bual mendalam. Data tahun 2009 pula menggunakan data temu bual tidak langsung dan pemerhatian penyelidik di pulau berkenaan. Model Butler (1980) dijadikan asas dalam meneliti transformasi pembangunan pelancongan selam skuba di Pulau Mabul dalam tempoh sepuluh tahun tersebut. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan impak pelancongan selam skuba terhadap komuniti nelayan dapat diteliti dari aspek perubahan sikap, penerimaan, transisi perubahan pola pekerjaan, penglibatan dalam sektor pelancongan selam skuba serta keusahawanan. Dari aspek persekitaran Pulau Mabul, wujud perubahan landskap perkampungan nelayan, peralihan ruang pulau menjadi hak milik resort, isu pembuangan sisa kumbahan, bekalan air serta kapasiti daya tampung. Implikasi kajian ini menekankan keperluan dan kepentingan komitmen daripada pelbagai pihak seperti kerajaan negeri, pengusaha dan agensi pelancongan, pengusaha resort dan operator selam skuba, komuniti nelayan, penyelidik, badan bukan kerajaan dan media massa dalam memainkan peranan masing-masing secara bersepadu. Langkah ini bertujuan memastikan Pulau Mabul terus unggul sebagai destinasi muck diving tersohor di dunia. Sementara, nasib komuniti nelayan tetap terbela dan alam sekitar terus kekal terpelihara.

Introduction: Dental tourism is a type of medical tourism, the number of dental medical tourists traveling to get health services has increased due to various factors such as socio-economic, access and quality. Objective: To determine the relationship between access information, service quality and saving cost with service satisfaction. Method: This study used a cross sectional study design. The used convenience sampling method, Subjects of this study were foreign tourists who received dental care, conducted in 10 private dental clinics in Bali Province, Indonesia on September - October 2019. This questionnaire contained 16 question was designed to obtain information about dental tourism (access information 4 questions, service quality 7 questions, saving cost 5 questions). The data were analyzed using the chi square test with a significance level set at 5% (p <0.05). Results: Access information (p=0.009), service quality (p=0.002) and saving cost (p=0.013) have a significant relationship with patient satisfaction dental tourism. Conclusion: Relationship between access to information, service quality and saving cost significant with patient satisfaction of dental patient satisfaction in Bali Province, Indonesia.

The state of Sabah is rich in unique and interesting natural resources, history, festivals and culture. This diversity of products and attractions has led to an increase in domestic and international tourist arrivals to the state. This article aims to examine the payment rates and tourist willingness to pay those who visit different tourist destinations in Kundasang-Ranau and Kota Belud, Sabah. The evaluation and case study research methods were used in this study. In this study, the evaluation and case study research methods were applied. A total of 150 people took part in this study, who visited a variety of tourist attractions in Kundasang-Ranau. There were 93 respondents in Kota Belud who took part in the study. The findings show that all the tourist destinations in Kundasang-Ranau charge visitors an entrance fee. Only five tourist attractions in Kota Belud require an entry fee. In Kota Belud, all designated tourist places charge a service fee, but in Kundasang-Ranau, only a few charges a service fee to tourists. The survey's findings also revealed that most respondents in both study locations considered the fee charged was appropriate in comparison to the services provided by the tourist attractions visited. In summary, the desire to pay among the respondents questioned was impacted by payment rates at tourist destinations in both locations.