“…(Sardà, O'Higgins, Cormier, Diedrich, & Tintore, 2014) The important factors for beach management are cleanliness, safety, protection, management, and, facilities and services (Chen & Bau, 2016). Certification of beaches, for example, by eco-label or blue flag, is very important in role of protection, management, planning (Ergin, O¨z¨olcer, & Sahin, 2010) and has a positive effect (Capacci, Scorcu, & Vici, 2015). It is also the most useful for creating an image of environmental destination, increasing competitiveness, improving beach service quality and raising environment awareness (Mihalicˇ, 2000;Honey, 2002).…”