Locals’ Attitudes toward Mass and Alternative Tourism: The Case of Sunshine Coast, Australia

Abstract:Local residents play an important role in the process of sustainable development in tourism. Resident support for tourism development contributes to the health of tourism industry and successful community development. Therefore, it is in the best interest of local residents, the tourism industry, and tourists, that residents have a positive outlook on and positive experiences with tourism development. In order to understand resident support for tourism development from tourism impacts and community quality of life perspective within the rural communities of Orange County, Indiana, USA, this study has examined a proposed structural model which incorporates eight latent variables: (a) six types of positive and negative tourism impacts serve as exogenous latent variables; (b) tourism-related community quality of life (TCQOL) is proposed as the mediating variable; and (c) resident support for tourism development is the ultimate dependent variable. The results show that both sociocultural and environmental benefits contribute to the host community's living experience. Economic and sociocultural benefits, negative sociocultural and environmental impacts, and TCQOL influence resident support for tourism development. This study identified specific tourism impacts that affect TCQOL and resident support for local tourism development. This study affirms that community quality of life (QOL) serves an effective predictor of support for tourism development.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Notably, resident perceptions of tourism are not homogeneous, and residents may consider tourism to have both positive and negative impacts [2,40,41]. These tourism impacts dynamically may change resident perceived community QOL, especially smaller cities where the impacts are more noticeable.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resident Support for Tourism Development in Rural Midwestern (USA) Communities: Perceived Tourism Impacts and Community Quality of Life Perspective

Cole

Chancellor

2018

“…According to Henkel et al, the regional image of local people is essential in supporting the development of tourism as well as ensuring sustainability [14]. Likewise, Gürsoy et al thinks that sustainability of the development of tourism requires public support [15]. In some studies, it is stated that the positive attitude is the result of the fact that tourism provides economics benefits for the region and the people [2].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perception and Attitudes of Local People on Sustainable Cultural Tourism on the Islands: The Case of Nicosia

Yeniasır

Gökbulut

2018

Today, for the sake of gaining tourism revenues, culture, nature and historical values are being ignored especially in island countries. As a result, tourism activities in the country decelerate and even vanish in time. According to the current tourism understanding, tourists are curious about the historical and cultural structure, which reflects the spirit of the region, and plan their travels accordingly. In this sense, it is essential that sustainable cultural tourism policies are determined by people-government-civil society cooperatively. One of the first steps of this action is to determine the opinions and attitudes of local people on sustainable cultural tourism. In this paper, Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, was chosen as the research area and a survey was conducted with 100 people living in this area in order to measure their perception and attitudes on sustainable cultural tourism and preservation of cultural heritage. SPSS 24.0 statistical package program was used in analyzing the obtained data. Frequency, percentage and chi-square calculations were made. Based on the results of the study, it can be claimed that an environment should be created where people of Nicosia would participate in tourism activities and some plans should be made to realize such an environment.

“…Many residents consider that the city's infrastructure cannot absorb any more tourists. It is therefore necessary to look for alternatives to mass tourism [47]. Things can go on as they are but the consequence will be tensions between tourists, businesses and residents.…”

Section: High Rentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Problems of Tourist Sustainability in Cultural Cities: Socio-Political Perceptions and Interests Management

Álvarez-Sousa

2018

Abstract:The aim of this article is to analyse the social and political capacity of cities affected by cultural tourism. An investigation is carried out into the state of the situation in saturated destinations, the problems this poses to tourist sustainability and the positions of the various different interest groups. In Europe, many cultural cities-cum-tourist hotspots have reached such high levels of socio-political saturation that the resident population's capacity for carrying tourism has become overstretched. This has led to a state of irritation among the local population. Social movements now include this on their agenda but the various different interest groups (residents, political groups, entrepreneurs, management bodies) all react differently. We present data relating to the case of Barcelona, with analyses of residents' and tourists' opinions, the actions of social mobilization carried out by pressure groups, media repercussion and the reactions of the business sector and political groups. We examine data collected from surveys and opinions carried in the media. The sustainability and management of interests indicate changes in both the number and the type of tourists, the occupation of public spaces, the distribution of profit among entrepreneurs, residents and the political and economic model of society in the future.