Arkeo-Pelancongan di Tapak Bandaraya Warisan Dunia UNESCO: Tumpuan di Malaysia; (Archeo-Tourism at UNESCO World Heritage City Sites: Focus on Malaysia)

Abstract

ABSTRAK: Artikel ini membicarakan tentang penggalakan arkeo-pelancongan di Malaysia. Berbekalkan kepada kepentingan mengingati sejarah di Malaysia semenjak zaman penjajahan Portugis, Belanda seterusnya Empayar British, terdapat beberapa tapak bersejarah yang telah diiktiraf di peringkat antarabangsa melalui UNESCO sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia. Menggunakan konsep arkeo-pelancongan, artikel ini memberikan beberapa jenis tarikan dan aktiviti pelancongan di Malaysia. Sehubungan dengan itu, peranan promosi amat penting di sini bagi mencapai hasrat pengkomersialan tapak-tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO. Pelbagai pihak haruslah memainkan peranan penting demi menarik para pelancong asing dan tempatan untuk ke tempat-tempat tersebut. Peranan ini bukan sahaja menjadi tanggungjawab utama Kementerian Penerangan, Komunikasi & Kebudayaan dan Kementerian Pelancongan malah pihak NGO juga perlu memainkan peranan. Misalnya, peranan yang dimainkan oleh hotel-hotel di Malaysia bagi mempromosi tempat-tempat ini, agensi-agensi pelancongan, pemandu pelancong, kemudahan pengangkutan awam, Jabatan Muzium Malaysia serta lain-lain.

Kata kunci: Arkeologi pelancongan; potensi pelancongan; senarai warisan dunia; Tapak Warisan UNESCO; warisan dunia

ABSTRACT: This article shows the potential of enhancing the archaeo-tourism aspect in Malaysia. For the reason of the importance of remembering the country’s colonialisation during the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, several locations in Malaysia have been approved by UNESCO as the World Heritage List. Using the concept of archaeo-tourism, this article provides several attractions and activities of tourism in Malaysia to be implemented. Hence, the act of promotion is vital to achieve the objective of commercialization of the World Heritage sites in Malaysia. Many parties have to play their roles to attract foreign tourists and local ones as well to the World Heritage sites in Malaysia. The role is not only limited to The Ministry of Communication, the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, in fact, it should be carried by the NGOs and tourism agencies. For instance, the hotels and tour guide company, Department of Museums, and others that are involved in the tourism economy sector.

Keywords: Archaeotourism; tourism potential; world heritage list; World Heritage UNESCO; World Heritage