Sunday, November 10, 2013

Dinie's survey : Tourist preferences in selecting accommodation while in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

1. I want to have a comfortable room/ Saya mahukan bilik yang selesa Very not important
not important
Important
very important
2. I want to know different cultures / Saya ingin tahu budaya yang berbeza Very not important
Not important
Important
very important
3. I want to seek the beauty of nature / Saya ingin mendapatkan keindahan alam semula jadi Very not important
Not important
Important
Very Important
4.I want a low-cost prices of accommodation / Saya mahu kos rendah penginapan Very not important
Not important
Important
Very Important
5. I want to know the quality of accommodation / Saya ingin tahu kualiti penginapan Very not important
Not important
Important
Very Important
6. Past experiences that I obtained before/ Pengalaman lalu yang telah saya lalui sebelum ini. Very not important
Not important
Important
Very Important
F1:Homely Atmosphere Q1) Giving the own private space 1. Strongly disagree
2. Disagree
3. Agree
4. Strongly Agree
2) Feeling like they at home/ Merasakan seperti dikediaman sendiri 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
3)Priotize hygiene and safety/ Mengutamakan kebersihan dan keselamatan 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
4) State the rules to be followed by every tourist who stay in hotel/ menyatakan peraturan yang perlu dipatuhi oleh pelancong yang tinggal di penginapan 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
F2) Localt culture: 1) I learn Kelantanese local culture though local people/ Saya belajar budaya Kelantan melalui masyarakat Kelantan 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
2)I understand the Kelantanese dialect used/saya faham loghat Kelantan yang digunakan 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
4) The place is avoid from the crowd/ Tempat penginapan jauh dari orang ramai 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
3) From the understanding Kelantanese dialect, easy to interact with local/ Mudah untuk berinteraksi dengan penduduk 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
5) I learn new culutre of the area because I dont have choice/ Saya belajar budaya baru terhadapa kawasan tersebut kerana saya tidak punyai pilihan 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
3 Strongly Agree
F3: Guest Host Relationship:Q1) From the local culture, it has build the cordial reltionship with host/ daripada budaya tempatan, ia telah membina hubungan baik dengan tuan rumah 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
2) Tourist made new networking with the local host to keep in touch for the next holiday/ Pelancong membuat rangkaian baru dengan penduduk tempatan untuk terus berhubung untuk percutian yang seterusnya 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
3) Satisfied with the services offered/ Berpuas hati dengan perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan 1 Strongly Disagree
2 Disagree
3 Agree
4 Strongly Agree
What is gender/ Jantina male
Female
What is your age/ Umur 18 or above
21 until 30
31 until 40
41 until 50
51 until 60
61 or upper
What is your aprroximate total monthly income/ pendapatan bulanan RM 900 and below
RM 901 until RM 2000
Rm 2001 until RM 3000
RM 3001 until RM 4000
RM 4001 until RM 5000
RM 5001 and above
Partner traveling/ Teman Perjalanan Family/Keluarga
Friends/Kawan Kawan
Other/ lain lain
Types of accommodation Hotel
Motel
guest house
Homestay
Resort
others/lain lain
Purposes of the trip/ Tujuan Melancong Holiday/ bercuti
Business/ busines
Shopping/Membeli belah
visiting relatives and friend/ Melawat saudara dan rakan rakan
Others/Lain lain
Length of stay in accommodation/ Tempoh menginap di penginapan 1 night/ 1 malam
2 nights/2 malam
3 night/ 3 malam
more than 3 nights/ lebih dari 3 malam

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Friday, March 8, 2013


# Me Myself and I




Name : Farah Dinie Binti Sohimi
Matric No: A10A023
Faculty: Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business
University : University Malaysia Kelantan
Date of Birth : 7 December 1991
Place of Birth: Hospital Sultanah Fatimah, Muar, Johor
Area of Study: Bachelor of Tourism
Ambition: Tour guide
Evaluation of this assignment : From the assignment given I may know what others country have to attract more tourist to come and visit their top-attraction-places- must- see. Besides, it's encourage me to travel all over the world and see the creatures of God and learn something new. 

1) Dubai Fountain









At the base of the world's tallest tower in one of the world amazing fountains  in fact it is the world's largest dancing fountain!

Set on the 30-acre Burj Khalifa Lake, the fountain is 900 ft long and has five circles of varying sizes and two central arcs. It is designed by California based WET, the creators of the including Sama Dubai, Baba Yetu, and award winning song in Swahili, the arab world's top selling ance number Shik Shak Shok and the signature pieces of world renwoend Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Con the Partiro ( time to say good bye) 

Over 6,600 WET superlight and 25 color create a visual spectrum of over 1,00 abstract attractions. The beam of light shining upward from the fountain can be seen from over 20 miles away, an will be visible from space making it the brightest spot in the Middle East and quite possibly in the entire world. 



2) Palm Island, Dubai




Palm Jumeirah has everything you need to enjoy a wonderful holiday break. World famous hotel names, amazing tourist attractions, luxury fashion and shopping malls are starting to open up. Whether you just want to relax or immerse yourself in an exciting world of leisure and entertainment, this is truly inspirational holiday destination. Visitors will come to enjoy the magnificent sunsets, unwind in the spas, pools and gardens and eat out at the fine selection of restaurants. There is a wide of daytime activities, including water sports, aquariums, theme parks, and of curse miles of beautiful beaches and at night the bars, club and shows will offer plenty of fun and amusement. 




There have there three types of Accommodation in Palm Island which is known as Villa, Guest room and Suites. 





How to get there? 
There have to kinds of transportation to get to the Palm Island

First, you can go by flight

Barbados Flight:
Palm island will book the Barbados Flight from the Florida office. International arrival and departure details must be noted on original request. Complete names as appearing on passport should be given. Palm Island will book the best connecting flight Barbados to International services and advise you of these flight details once confirmed. 

Second, you can go by Boat Transfer

Boat Transfer
It is all guests Union Island Palm Island Union Island are included. Palm Island will advise all guest of their departure time from Palm Island on the homeward journey and will be transferred to the airport by Palm Island personnel. 

Activities

In Palm Island, You can do a lot of activities. Something like 
  • Swim, Snorkeling and diving. 
  • Ocean Sports
  • Fitness
  • Sports
  • Nature trails and cycling in the Palm Island
  • Excursions such as Chef demo, Private charter to Meyrou On Pink Lady and picnic Under a Thatched Umbrella.
  • Entertainment


3) North Canada




Travel the northwest Passanger in an icebraker, mush across permafrot, cross the Artic Circle, see narwhals at the floe edge. 

The drive for riches has motivated kings to search for a northwest Passange since 1497, When Henry VII dispatch explorer John Cabot to what is now Canada's North. Go on a polar expedition of your own to Frobisher Bay, charted in 1579 by Martin Frobisher. Investigate a 19th-century mystery, the doomed 1845 voyage if Sir John Franklin with his two ships and all 129 crews vanished into the ice and snow.





With mystery and danger comes the raw, unspoiled beauty of one the world's last wilder Nerd regions. Canada's North encompassing the Yukon, Northwest territories and Nunavut is home to white wolves, polar bears massive walrus and giant bow head whales up to 59ft in length . Fly over the greatest caribou migrations in the world, Thule archaeological digs, vast wildlife preserves and inukshuks, stone figures pointing the way across tundra. In summer, golf, fish and dance at an outdoor music festival under the midnight sun. 

The search for treasure fueled a frenzy of immigration to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800's The rush for ice white diamonds, discovered in 1991 in the northwest territories, has brought a sparkling new city skyline to its  capital city, Yellowknife . And in Nunavut's capital, Iqaluit  on the edge of Frobisher Bay, treasured Inuit art is attracting its own frenzy of interest from around the globe. Come see it yourself. 


How to get there?

Flying to Canada by Flight
Travel by Rail
Driving vehicles to Canada
Boat - Cruise
       - Ferry
                  - River Routes


Thursday, March 7, 2013

4) Rome, Italy






Rome is more than a fascinating European capital city it is a spectacular encyclopedia of living history it has been said that all roads lead to Rome, Andin Rome every road leads to eternity  The city is vast, although the historic center is quite small. The whole experience of Rome is so powerful as to be almost overwhelming at times. The best way to prepare for a visit is to study a little of the history f the region, and then arrange an itinerary that allows time to explore, rest and reflect on the magnificence of it all. Visit Vatican City, a independent city-state located entirely within Rome. Tours of Rome are plentiful and often based on themes of history, food and wine, art, and religion. The daring may want to rent a Vespa and navigate the historical streets of a city teeming in history. 

5) Mount Bromo, Indonesia


Mount Bromo, Surabaya.


The clouds cover the mountain



Transportation to go to the edge of mountain. 


Not far from the slopes of mount bromo, Waterfall Madakaripura is nearby mount bromo. Its very fitting to complement to you from a tour of the trip to bromo, Surabaya. Madakaripura waterfall can e reached in 45 minutes, mount bromo. When they reached the entrance, visitors have to walk about 20 minutes to reach the waterfall complex. When you are here, please use an anti- skid slippers or shoes for climb your way to cheap wet slippery falls. On either side of entrance waterfall, visitors are spoiled by green cliffs clear river is very cheap. 


Located some 4 hour from Surabaya, the capital of East Java, Mount Bromo is part of the Bromo Tennger Semery National Park that covers a massive area of 800 square kilometers  Whit it may be small when measured against others volcanoes in Indonesia, the magnificent Mount Bromo will not disappoint with its spectacular views and dramatic landscape. At 2392 meters tall, Mt Bromo is not among the tallest of Indonesia's mountain but its stunning beauty lies in its incredible setting. From a vantage point on Mount Penanjakan (2770 meters above sea level) 2.5 hours from Malang. 

Visitors from around the world come to see the sunrise over Mt Brom. From this spot the vista is magnificent. All you will hear is the click of cameras as visitors snap their camera's hoping to capture the incredible scene of Mt Bromo in the foreground with Mt Semaru Smoking in the distance and the sun shining brightly, quickly rising in the sky. 

The Eerie landscape has spurned countless legends and myths. Mt Bromo has particular significance for the Tengger people who believe that this was the site where a brave prince sacrificed his life for his family. The people here appease the Gods once a yeas during the annual Kasada festival where offering of vegetables, chicken and money are thrown into the crater of the volcano. 

Tips when you want to go to the Mount Bromo
The temperature at Mt Bromo ranges from 3 to 20 degrees Celsiuc but the temperature may be several degrees below zero during the dry season. It you can't stand cold wheather, you should bring a jacket, gloves and a head cover or cap. After the sun rises, the weather becomes hot pretty fast. never forget to bring a camera so you can capture the natural beauty. 



6) Kangaroo Island, Australia









Just a short hop from the mainland of south Australia, Kangaroo Island feels like a world away. It is a sanctuary for wildlife and a heaven for these needing to escape the day to day stress of life. Dramatic soaring cliffs pounded by the wild southern Ocean meet pristine, secluded beaches and white sandy dunes. Aquamarine waters compliment see of deep green where you can swim at unspoiled or dive the underwater graves of ghostly shipwrecks. Over half the island is native bush land, most of it preserved as national parks. 

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

7) Phuket, Thailand

The bustling, administrative centre of phuket is often overlooked in favour of the beaches, but there's a lot to see and do "spend your money on" in Phket city. Having been recently upgraded to city status , Phuket City features an exciting mix of old and new, simple and sophisticated, peaceful and pulsating. The activity in Phuket City is nearly around the clock. In the early morning, stoic monks take t the streets on their daily alms around and the fresh market buzzes with restaurant owners buying ingredients for the day's meals. Non stop bustle characterizes the daytime and lasts well into the evening. Night are reserved for enjoying good company, whether at a restaurant, a disco, a quiet bar, or a combination of all three. 




Ice Scooter from Phuket Thailand


Local Thai Market in Phuket Thailand


Loy krathong Festival in Phuket Thailand


Pagoda in Wat Chalong Phket Thailand. 




Looking for the best destination to visit when you in Phuket Thailand? Well I suggest you guys come and visit to the top 10 attraction places :
1) Phang Nga Bay
2) Old Phuket Town
3) Bangla road Nightlife
4) Simon Cabaret show
5) Wat chalong and Phuket Temples
6) Big Buddha
7) Phi Phi Island
8) Phuket Fantasee Show
9) Thai boxinf (Muay Thai)
10) Phuket viewpoints. 

Enjoy your Travel :D 




8) Venice, Italy







Venice is one of Italy's most beautiful and romantic cities, built on the water in a lagoon. It's small, traffic-free streets along the winding canals make for great walking. Venice has many magnificent churches and palaces, lively squares and interesting shops. There are have top 10 attraction in Venice that tourist should see, they are stand of: 
 1) Piazza San Marco
2) Doge's Palace
3) Basilica San Marco
4) Rialto Bridge
5) Galleria Dell' academia
6) Peggy Guggenheim Collection
7) Take a Gondola ride
8) Carnevale
9) Venice Biennale
10) Venetian lagoon, islands and beache