Last modified: 2023-10-23
Abstract
Besides bringing revenue to a destination, tourists can have various consequences on the social and cultural aspects of the community of the visited countries or destinations. Some of the elements that may affect a community though the contact with tourists are dealing with cultural, social, environmental, sustainable, and economic. This study investigates the influence of international tourists’ culture toward youngsters’ social culture in Malaysia tourism Islands; Tioman, Pangkor, Langkawi, and Redang Islands. The qualitative data were gathered through in-depth semi-structured interviews among sixteen youngsters who are actively involved with international tourists and sixteen island Islands authorities who overlook the island's tourism development. The results revealed that despite a few negative manners, the island youngsters manifestly embraced and adopted a good culture of the international tourists like language, cleanliness, manner in preserving the environmental, openness, friendly and positive thinking for betterment of quality of life. The remarkable findings are giving significant consequences to youngsters, tourism local authorities and the government.