HOMESTAY KAMPUNG PARIT PENGHULU

HOMESTAY KAMPUNG PARIT PENGHULU

OTHER ISSUES / IMPACT

Mechanisms for monitoring & Evaluating of Progress in Development of Sustainable Tourism

• Establishing ecological limits and more equitable standards of usages.
• Redistribution of economic activity and reallocation of resources.
• Run activities of conserving the basic resources.
• Host community control over development decisions

MARKETING & PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES

Before Homestay officially opened ; Word of Mouth is the method for market

1. spread out the package

(customer oriented approach)

example ; Traditional Malay wedding ceremony

NOT aggressively promote ;

1. the Homestay already registered under Tourism Malaysia

2. one from the 138 listed homestay that has been registered

3. Tourism Malaysia promote through website and booklet as well

SPECIFIC LEGAL MODIFICATION

• to avoid harm to the natural resources
• limit the visitors

DE MARKETING

ECONOMIC ISSUE / IMPACTS

• The ministry of Tourism gives allowance to the homestay community to maintain the facilities and they will inspect the overall condittion once in two years.
• Provide suitable or appropriate facilities and friendly treats by the owner.
• There will be no new housing area in the village .
• The control on the carrying capacity.

subsidize

FUNDING MECHANISM

paddy field fertilizer and equipment

International event/programme ; example WTC (world Tourism Conference)

COMMUNITY FUND

by government

Gather money from resident and use it as maintenance cost

did u know ??

* Government has donate RM200,000 to this homestay as to build up Cafe, stage, camp and fishing pond an attraction.

keep for emergency uses

Other association ; include Tourism Melaka, Tourism Malaysia and Economic Planning Unit

CONCLUSION

Involving the local population is essential as well as community development as both needed to be consider for long-term economy, ecology and equity of all communities.

THANK YOU

Environmental issue impact

SOCIO CULTURAL ISSUES / IMPACTS

In order to promote and to complete one another in the sustainable tourism development in this area, Parit Penghulu International Agrotourism Homestay has link their homestay with the Sungai Rambai River Cruise (SRRC).

• Sungai Rambai River Cruise is a nature’s peaceful setting; it allows visitors to experience the unique sight of local village within the jungle and mangrove areas.

• This activity is supported by Tourism Melaka and Tourism Malaysia.

ECONOMIC CAPACITY

• They put the limit of development in their village in order to sustain their natural environment, so that their economic will only focus to the tourism activities within their village.

• The tourism activities will give income and benefit to the local people and local people will spend their money within their country, so that is a healthy economic within the local community.

• They also encourage the local people to run a business that can link with the homestay or that can complete the need of tourist that come to the homestay. For example, make souvenir from the local oil palm product or something from local.

Moreover, Local government also support and help this homestay

CARRYING CAPACITY

Local government also had agree that there will be no new housing area that been build at the village area.

They give fertilizer subsidy, water, grass, seed for their paddy field and build an infrastructure for the use of local people to maintain their sustainable tourism destination.

PHYSICAL CAPACITY

The maximum numbers of visitor in one day is 400 people and this is because they want to deliver a good quality of service. If there are exceeded number of tourist or visitor in one time, there will be less quality on their services and will give a negative impact to the environment of the village

Mechanism for Inter-Sectoral Participation, Building on Existing Institutions and Strengths

SOCIAL CAPACITY

• limited tourist that can be accommodated in a one day, there will be no problem of cultural damage will occur (short period of time).

• Tourist that comes to this place want to know or learn the local cultures, because of this, they will behave in a well manner and the local people also will preserve well their culture for the sake of tourism attraction.

ENVIRONMENT OR ECOLOGICAL CAPACITY

There must be not more than 100 people that visit paddy field, oil palm and rubber farm in a one time.

In order to sustain their natural resources, they had an approval from the government where they will not allow new housing area been built in that area.

An affordable price

• various traditional activities and accommodation that will cater the tourist need with affordable price.
• The lowest package is from RM 50 per person for a day visit and the highest will be RM 200 per person for 3 days and 2 nights

community participation

• This homestay had provided a job and generate income for local community.
• Local people had involved voluntarily with the tourism activity.

Other than that, this homestay also had been promoted by Tourism Malaysia as one of the successful Homestay in this country.

• To show their support, Ministry of tourism Malaysia had give RM 200,000 to Parit Penghulu Homestay.

• The chairman of the homestay uses that money to build a café beside the paddy field.

STRENGTH

Continuation of culture, environment, heritage and values of locals is strengths of this homestay.

• They had preserved their heritage, their culture and their natural environment that can attract many tourist and visitor.
• This homestay had received many tourists from outside the country.

design & construction

The concept of this homestay is based on agrotourism

TOURISM AS A FORCE FOR PEACE

EMPLOYMENT CREATION

Focused on exploring the tourist about the village lifestyle and local culture at the same time experiences the economic activities of host community

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES

REVALUATION OF CULTURE AND TRADITIONS

ENCOURAGE CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND PRIDE

• Offers three different concepts of homestay which including the original concept of homestay, kampung stay concept and camp-side concept

• The modification or renovation are done without altering the actual concept of homestay

• The number of homestay at Parit Penghulu are limited because to maintain the exclusivity and value of nature product

• The maintenance of homestay is done by the cooperation of host community and public sectors

FACILITIES DEVELOPED FOR TOURISM CAN BENEFIT RESIDENTS

The host community does not change the original construction and keep the surrounding village with farms and paddy field

INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MANPOWER TRAINING

SOCIO CULTURAL IMPACT

• Combination of Social & Cultural factors.
• The idea that beliefs, values and norms shape our view of the world.
• Behavior, attitude, lifestyle, language, religion & more.
• The effects on host community of direct & indirect relations with tourists and of interaction with the tourism industry.

The host community sometimes felt uncomfortable with the noise pollution created by tourist transportation and activities

The tourist can damage or destroying the nature resources by picking the plants or fruits without monitor by host community

NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

In Parit Penghulu Homestay is tourists’ makes a maximize use of nature resources for such as water for their baths and their sewage can pollute the river if not adequately treated

Introduction of Homestay

HOMESTAY ACHIEVEMENT !

• Best Homestay in Melaka from 2008 - 2011
• Won SDSI (Satu Daerah Satu Industri) award under Homestay category
• Best Tourism Player

Established in 2006 and owned by MR SUPARMAN BIN HJ ABU (PAK MAN)