TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the prospects of Malaysian seaports as hubs for seaport tourism. This symbiosis nexus between seaports and tourism needs to be explored to provide a luxury economic growth. Combinations of these two segments are expected to explore a new market in Malaysian tourism industry.Design/methodology/approach A thorough case study consists of five major seaports in Malaysia including Penang Port, Port Klang, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Kuantan Port, Bintulu Port and Kota Kinabalu; these seaports have been selected to reveal their opportunities for the prospect of Malaysian seaport tourism via spatial interaction model.Findings Four main components including cruise activities, support from intra-region and inter-region economic corridors and the seaport regionalisation can be integrated to reveal the capacity of Malaysian seaport to be hub for seaport tourism.Originality/value This paper incorporates tourism sector as one of the streams in the fifth-generation seaports. Seaports and tourism are two economic generators in Malaysia and infusion of these components is expected to enhance the economic prospect, diversify the function of seaports and reduce the over-dependence on conventional tourism activities.
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SN  - 2397-3757
DO  - 10.1108/MABR-12-2018-0049
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/MABR-12-2018-0049
AU  - Jeevan Jagan
AU  - Othman Mohamad Rosni
AU  - Abu Hasan Zuha Rosufila
AU  - Pham Thi Quynh Mai
AU  - Park Gyei Kark
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Exploring the development of Malaysian seaports as a hub for tourism activities
T2  - Maritime Business Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 310
EP  - 327
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -