The impact of cultural dimensions on the design of the Malaysian Tourism Magazine Majalah Santai Travel Model- Semi-experimental study

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Assistant Professor of Journalism at the College of Media and Communication Technology

Abstract

This study sought to achieve a major goal of "measuring the impact of variables of dimensions and cultural contexts on the design and output of the Malaysian tourist magazine among young people."
The study reached a set of recommendations, the most important of which are:
1- Countries, especially Egypt, should pay more attention to the development, development and support of the tourism sector through the use of all media, especially tourism magazines.
 2- The editors of the Egyptian Tourism Magazine should be informed of the world tourism magazines and take into account the methods of design, management and use. In addition to participating in local and international conferences and competitions
3-The need to pay attention to the study of the public interested in travel and to read tourist publications and magazines and to study their interests and cultural and visual preferences and elements and methods of guidance, database and guide to interact with readers. By developing a basic outline of the magazine that helps in continuously evaluating the performance of tourism publications.
4-The need for the State represented by the Ministries of Tourism and Culture to issue weekly and monthly magazines that actively contribute to the presentation of tourist destinations and the revitalization and support of national and foreign tourism while ensuring its quality and modernity- The need to pay attention to the study of the public interested in travel, reading tourist publications and magazines and studying their cultural and visual interests and preferences, elements and methods of guidance, a database and a guide to interact with readers. By developing a basic outline of the magazine that helps in continuously evaluating the performance of tourism publications.
5- Design and production methods are more competitive to attract readers, taking into account the cultural dimensions in the design and direction of newspapers and magazines in general

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