Tourist attractions in Bangkok and Singapore; linking vandalism and setting characteristics

Does living in the vicinity of heritage tourism sites influence residents’ perceptions and attitudes?

“…Thus, these negative impacts, which are expected to be higher for the residents living within the vicinity of heritage tourism sites, may also shape their attitudes toward tourism development, influencing their attachment to local heritage sites assets in the process. Therefore, tourism development may be perceived as the antithesis of the notions of preservation and conservation crucial to heritage management, influencing the environmental and cultural attitudes of residents (e.g., those living within the vicinity of heritage tourism sites) most likely to witness the damage wrought by increased inbound tourism in the process (Bhati & Pearce, 2017).…”

“…Indeed, some residents living within the vicinity of heritage tourism sites may be less inclined to support attempts to preserve local heritage assets because of the negative impacts they perceive stem from tourism development. Moreover, some residents in the vicinity of heritage sites may hold less interest in becoming involved in the process of, tourism development and heritage management based on the negative impacts they may have to endure as a result of increased tourist numbers (Bhati & Pearce, 2017;MacKenzie & Gannon, 2019). Therefore, the negative impacts of tourism may serve to explain the unanticipated results, which rejected the related hypotheses comparing the levels of RP, CAC, EAT, CAT, ECG, and INV between residents living within the vicinity of heritage tourism sites and those living far from such sites.…”

Exploring the antecedents of sustainable tourism development

“…Illegitimacy in tourism developments is often wrought despite the anticipated positive economic impact on local communities, where, the costs can be environmental, social, and cultural or even, counter-intuitively, financial (Nunkoo and Smith, 2013). As destinations flourish and grow, local community concerns surrounding the cost-of-living, seasonal employment, environmental damage, road traffic, and the dilution of local culture and customs can impact upon the legitimacy of tourism development (Cisneros-Martínez et al, 2018;Bhati and Pearce, 2017;Dyer et al, 2007). True legitimacy in tourism development remains a social process where legitimate, sustainable tourism development is beholden to a range of factors, covering each of the environmental, economic and social sustainability characteristics from the perspective of multiple stakeholders -where policy makers, conservation specialists, local communities, and private businesses must interact and reach common ground in order to ensure the success of a destination (Boley et al, 2017;Kristjánsdóttir et al, 2018).…”

Psychographic variables, tourist behaviour and vandalism in the South-East Asian tourism sector

“…The study of multi-stakeholders’ attitudes, perspectives, and opinions provides comprehensive information that can reinforce strategies adopted to develop sustainable practices in visitor behaviour management [ 19 ]. Noticeable degradation decreases the appeal of attractions which in turn affects tourist experience and satisfaction [ 20 ]. Significant vandalism could in time result in a reduction in tourist flows even to popular destinations such as Bangkok and Singapore.…”