Resort World Genting Malaysia Portfolio

The Moissec resort development model is basically a diffusionist model which describes structural evolutions of a given destination over time as well as space (Andriotis, 2000; Albu and Petcu 2014, p.4). Transformations in the transport and resort facilities tend to project attitudinal and behavioral alterations among tourists, host population and decision makers. There are five phase positions through which diffusion as postulated in this model occurs (Andriotis, 2000). This ranges from the isolation position where there are no tangible societal developments to the highest position that involves the uniform distribution of tourism resorts as well as enhanced transportation links.

Resort World Genting Malaysia portfolio can be improved using the second positioning as postulated by Moissec as the country seeks to match socio-economic developments with infrastructural development.  The country’s domestic tourism has improved as has the number of international tourists visiting the country unique destinations (Mirzaei, 2013). As such, RWG is placed in a unique position to progressively multiply the number of resorts in the country. This is light of the fact that the country is now well established as a prime Asian tourism destination. In the short term, the number of foreign as well as domestic tourists is expected to rise significantly as their perceptions of the itinerary and resorts continue to progress favorably (Mirzaei, 2013). The country’s populace has also embraced the fact that the tourism industry plays an important role in advancing individual welfare as well as spurring greater economic development. On the same note, the Malaysian government acknowledges the role tourism has played in its path towards economic prosperity and will contribute significantly to the improvement of transportation links between RWG resorts.

References

Albu, R.G. and Petcu, N.L., 2014. Analysis models of the tourist destination development. Case study: Brasov area. Calitatea, 15(S5), p.4.

Andriotis, K., 2000. Local community perceptions of tourism as a development tool: The island of Crete (Doctoral dissertation, Bournemouth University).

Henderson, J.C. and Smith, R.A., 2009. The informal tourism economy at beach resorts: a comparison of Cha-Am and Laguna Phuket in Thailand. Tourism Recreation Research, 34(1), pp.13-22.

Mirzaei, R., 2013. Modeling the Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Nature-Based Tourism to the Host Communities and their Support for Tourism (Doctoral dissertation, Justus Liebig University Giessen).