Border shopping activities, facilities and development in Padang Besar, Perlis

Azmi, A.M.; Ngelambong, Anderson; Anuar, Jazira; Lahap, Johanudin

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“…Malaysians cross the border to enjoy the tasty Thai food in Thai restaurants or stalls and also a lot of choices for shopping, meanwhile Thai tourists come to Malaysia to buy unique products. The duty free items offered to guests are clothing, cigarettes, alcohols, chocolates, cameras, beauty products, souvenirs, and others [5,6,7] . Furthermore, the main factor that influenced the border movement between Malaysia and Singapore is the availability of the transportation links between the countries such as trains, buses, taxis, and cars [8] .…”

Section: Malaysia Cross Border Shoppingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous study indicates that the main attraction of tourism activities in Padang Besar is centered at PBAC as it hosts most shopping activities. Based on observations in Padang Besar, most visitors tend to shop at PBAC than the other shopping venues [2,6] . Observation also reveals that most visitors were domestic tourists.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus, only a number of studies were conducted on cross border shopping pattern in the borderland in between Malaysia and Thailand. Previous researches on Padang Besar were focusing on shopping development and trading activities [6,7] . Hence, this study is conducted to fill in the gap on cross border shopping activities of domestic tourists specifically those in Padang Besar, focusing on the consumer characteristics and market characteristics.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cross Border Shopping from the Perspective of Domestic Tourists in Padang Besar, Perlis

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Ibrahim²,

Idris³

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Eur. j. econ. bus. stud.

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Padang Besar is a border town in Malaysia and it is located in the northern part of Perlis, which shares a border with the province of Songkhla, Thailand. This border town is popular for shopping activities among Malaysian and Thai. Most visitors and tourists come during the weekends, sometimes up to thousands at one time. This research paper examines the motivations of cross border shoppers from the perspective of domestic tourists in Padang Besar, Perlis. The objective is to identify the consumer characteristics and analyze the relationship between market characteristics with cross border shopping. This study employs quantitative method and the data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Statistical software was used to analyze the 375 returned questionnaires. The findings revealed that most of the domestic tourists came from the lower income group and most of them were day tripper. They tend to spend more on food and beverages, while their average spending is more than RM300. Moreover, market characteristics show strong positive relationship towards this shopping activity. The information gathered is beneficial for both neighbouring countries as the government can help to improve the shopping area by facilitating the development with related tourism infrastructure and amenities.

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Section: Malaysia Cross Border Shoppingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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