Marketing

Ecology

Biology

Community participation

Public relations

Embedded system

Nexus (standard)

Tourism

Archaeology

Economics

Computer science

Stakeholder engagement

Sustainable tourism

Business

Economic geography

Regional science

Sustainable community

Geography

Political science

Environmental resource management

Ecotourism

Sustainable development

Sociology

Local community

Artificial intelligence

Perspective (graphical)

Stakeholder

Socioeconomics

International Journal of Tourism Sciences

This research discusses the role of local stakeholder participation in developing sustainable community-based tourism (CBT). A survey collected in Pulau Redang, Kuala Terengganu from carefully recruited community-based tourism stakeholders is discussed to further solidify the theoretical underpinnings of stakeholder participation and community-based tourism nexus. Majority of the research participants indicated that the likelihood of them being included in the decision-making process shows improvement. In connection to this, types of community participation, strengths, motivations, and barriers to participation in community-based tourism development endeavours are highlighted. Research outcomes revealed two major influential factors for the existence of better community participation, namely, the presence of strong (CBT) organizations and committed leadership with growing support. The study concludes by providing with suggestions that further improve community-based tourism stakeholder participation in developing sustainable tourism from the perspective of the remote Island destination.

Contributions of community-based tourism to the socio-economic well-being of local communities: the case of Pulau Redang Island, Malaysia