Abstract-Tourism is a rapidly growing industry in the Asian and Pacific Region, disabled person and older persons are becoming a growing group of consumers of travel, sports and other leisure-oriented products and services. However, their travel experiences are still characterized by transportation constraints, inaccessible accommodation and tourism sites, and inadequate customer services. Purpose of this paper is to identify the constraints gone through by the disabled tourists in the transportation services in the National Parks in Johor State. From the observation and interview session, it is found that there is no public transportation service in the entire park and inadequate of other support facilities which are essential for the disabled community. Even though, this community is often referred as minority community but their population is growing day by day. Therefore an appropriate and accessible public transportation service is required in all the national parks in Malaysia.
This study is focusing on Pondok community participation in a sustainable solid waste management programme. Besides that, the factors that influence Pondok community participation, such as knowledge and awareness, were explored. This study adopted a stratified sampling technique with 99 respondents from Pondok Pasir Tumboh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan were participating in this study. The data was processed SPSS software with descriptive and inferential analysis. This study revealed that Pondok community has excellent knowledge and awareness regarding sustainable solid waste management practices. However, the exercise of Pondok community in sustainable solid waste management is still moderate. Besides that, this study also found out that the different groups of age, marital status, and education level significantly influence Pondok community’s participation in sustainable solid waste management practices. The findings of this study are crucial in providing the preliminary data of Pondok community readiness and willingness to practice sustainable solid waste management like recycling and composting.
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