Assessing the Mediating Role of Residents’ Perceptions toward Tourism Development

Abstract

Framed by social exchange theory and Weber’s theory of substantive and formal rationality, this study investigates the mediating role of residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts. It examines whether community attachment, environmental and cultural attitudes, economic gain, and community involvement directly impact upon residents’ support for tourism development, or if their influences are mediated by perceptions of tourism impacts. Data were collected from residents within two historical cities in Iran: Kashan and Tabriz. The findings reveal that residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts play a significant mediating role in shaping the relationships between community attachment, environmental attitudes, and economic gain on support for tourism development. However, the results do not support the indirect effects of cultural attitudes and involvement on support for tourism development. This study thus extends extant knowledge by highlighting the mediating role played by residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts, comparing direct and indirect effects on support for tourism development.

The influence of theocratic rule and political turmoil on tourists’ length of stay

“…Tabriz is located in northeastern Iran, in the East-Azerbaijan Province. It is home to many heritage assets, some of which are thought to date back more than 2,500 years (Gannon et al, 2020). The city also has a long history of traditional manufacturing and cottage industries—most notably, its internally respected carpet and craft industry—which are often considered to be protected intangible heritage assets (Light et al, 2013).…”

Living as Residents in a Tourist Destination: A Phenomenological Approach

“…The influence of SET continues to be maintained, despite criticism that the theory cannot fully explain the perceptions of residents [9,16,64]. This is because researchers are too mindful of the relationship between the gains and losses of residents when explaining their experiences.…”

“…Residents must become a significant theme in tourism studies more than any topic, not through an apparent cause-and-effect relationship, but through their own integrated daily lives [9,16]. In developing this comprehensive view, the present paper captures the essence of residents' experiences in tourist destinations.…”

“…Therefore, because more extensive and integrated research is needed [34], the precedence of macroscopic investigations without structural research suppositions could inspire further studies. The present study adopted a phenomenological research methodology to perform empirical tests suggested by the many past studies on residents [9,16].…”

Stimulating satisfaction and loyalty: transformative behaviour and Muslim consumers

“…Given tourism's socio-cultural significance, it is unsurprising that religion, hospitality, and travel have been associated in academic scholarship (Sharpley, 2009). While this is sometimes restricted to examining the interface between religion and tourism manifest as pilgrimage (Poria et al, 2003), an increasing number of studies investigate how religion shapes tourism development and the supply of hospitality services (Henderson, 2016); local community perceptions and attitudes towards tourism (Rasoolimanesh et al, 2019;Gannon et al, 2020); and tourist consumption behaviour therein (e.g., destination selection, visitation patterns, and preferred experiences) (Gannon et al, 2017). To this end, hospitality literature asserts that destination planners must recognise and adapt offerings to meet the religious needs of travellers, with religion representing a core symbolic expression and identity marker in consumers' decision-making processes (Arnold, 2004).…”