Impak Pembangunan Pelancongan Terhadap Komuniti Pulau: Kajian Di Pulau Tioman, Malaysia

Tourism development is an agent of change to the economic, social and culture of local communities and should make a difference to the environment. These changes may impact either in a positive or negative way. The objective of this study is to analyze the level of agreement of local communities on the development of tourism in the view of economic, social, cultural and environmental impact towards the lives of local communities in tourist destinations, Pulau Tioman. This research is using Smart Partial Least Square 3 (SmartPLS 3) to analyse 228 respondents. The study found that tourism development brings a positive impact on local communities from all aspects. It also found that tourism development can improve the welfare and satisfaction level in life of local communities. Therefore, the development of tourism in tourist destinations like Pulau Tioman can be used as a model for the development of tourism in the other new destinations.