Tourists’ accounts of responsible tourism

Caruana, Robert; Glozer, Sarah; Crane, Andrew; McCabe, Scott

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2014.03.006

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“…Implementation of sustainable tourism must involve communication about sustainable tourism towards local stakeholders and citizens or the local population [34], as well as towards consumers or tourists [35]. Both implementation and communication build upon the previously developed indicators of sustainable development, as a prerequisite.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Paunović

Jovanović

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:What are the processes behind efforts for more sustainable mountain destinations in the German Alps and what are the views of different tourism stakeholders on these processes? The research deals both with threats pushing the agenda of sustainable development (such as climate change and depletion of resources), indicators of sustainable tourism (to measure the scope of change), as well as cross-border cooperation and stakeholder engagement in the German Alps. The data was collected through 30 interviews with individuals dealing with tourism development and sustainable tourism development in the German Alps. The findings suggest that a holistic approach and collection and dissemination of data and knowledge on sustainability are the basis for developing sustainable mountain tourism. Implementation and monitoring should focus on specific flagship sustainable tourism products, as well as on a destination in a broader sense and the sustainable tourism market. Three themes emerged as important for implementation of sustainable tourism in the German Alps: indicators of sustainable tourism, cross-border cooperation and stakeholder engagement.

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Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Paunović

Jovanović

2017

Sustainability

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“…Authors have noted that tourism-regardless of its claims to social responsibility-can work to reinforce and reproduce inequalities between tourists and their "hosts" (Barton & Leonard, 2010;Higgins-Desbiolles, 2006;Hueneke & Baker, 2009;McGehee, 2012;Sin, 2010). Further, little is known about tourist motivations for and understandings of their alternative tourism experiences (Caruana et al, 2014). This is significant as transformative tourism requires a willingness among tourists themselves to reflect, consider alternatives, and change (Barton & Leonard, 2010;Coghlan & Gooch, 2011).…”

Section: Transforming Tourists and "Culturalising Commerce": Indigenomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the success of Indigenous tourism ventures can be stated in terms of visitor numbers, profit, and employment (Lirrwi Yolŋu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation, 2014), achievements related to using tourism as a social force are also important and yet harder to capture. Indeed, limited literature is available that explores the effectiveness of tourist "products" seeking to achieve social or cultural transformation goals and identify specific aspects of tour experiences that lead to positive behavior changes in tourists (Caruana, Glozer, Crane, & McCabe, 2014). …”

Section: Transforming Tourists and "Culturalising Commerce": Indigenomentioning

confidence: 99%

Transforming Tourists and "Culturalising Commerce": Indigenous Tourism at Bawaka in Northern Australia

Lloyd

Suchet‐Pearson

Wright³

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There is currently an increasing interest in Indigenous tourism in Australia. Policies in Australia often use the rhetoric of sustainability, but position Indigenous tourism as a means for economic growth and development (Whitford & Ruhanen, 2010). This study shows that interpersonal relationships, cultural and social interactions, and learning are key to achieving the goals of Indigenous tourism providers or "hosts," and to the experiences of tourists. This article explores tourist experiences of activities run by the Indigenous-owned tour company Bawaka Cultural Enterprises (hereafter BCE) in North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. BCE is an example of an Indigenous tourism business that aims to achieve social change by sharing of Indigenous ways of being, knowledges, and practices with non-Indigenous people during tours, whilst also ensuring that the business is sustainable and manageable for the family who runs it. In this sense, BCE's tourism activities can be understood as an attempt to "culturalise commerce," rather than commercialising culture (Bunten, 2010). In this article, we contribute to growing literature on transformative learning theory and tourism by considering tourists' narratives of their experiences with BCE. We focus on the way in which tourists are transformed by an increased connection to their hosts and their country. We argue that BCE's activities consciously introduce different ways of being to tourists and visitors. A growing awareness, understanding, and respect for these ways of being can inspire a sense of collective purpose and identity, and a deep emotional response to tours. Connection, however, is not always smooth and easy. Central to the process outlined in Mezirow's (1978) transformative learning theory are encounters and engagements with other people and different and unfamiliar contexts, which may lead to disorienting feelings and experiences. We argue that the practical aspects of being at Bawaka, combined with the new skills, task requirements, and political realities that commitment to new ways of being bring, can be disconcerting and disorienting for tourists. The availability of spaces and processes to reflect on these points of disorientation may determine whether these experiences challenge and/or contribute to personal transformation. These factors highlight areas for further exploration in developing a theory of transformative learning in the Indigenous context, and a need for policies to move beyond a narrow focus on economic aspects of tourism to consider the social and educational aims of both tourism ventures and tourists themselves.

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“…At the Cape Town Conference (2002), RT was introduced as a tool to minimize negative impacts on destination community, generate economic benefits for the locals, involve stakeholders in decision-making, conserve local natural and cultural heritage, and provide meaningful connections between the hosts and guests. Tourists' underlying drivers formulate how they consume and constitute RT (Caruana, Glozer, Crane, & McCabe, 2014). For example, responsible tourists themselves define responsibility as to be morally concerned for individual, community, social, and environmental well-being (Leslie, 2012b) or to become responsible for "not leaving a trace" or to make a low impact travel or to take care of the places to visit (Grimwood et al, 2015), or to reduce risk for and respect the local people (Simon & Alagona, 2009 …”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Tourists’ Attitude and Self-efficacy Belief in Adopting Responsible Behavior in Bangladesh

Shahzalal¹

2016

JTHM

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This research examined tourists' intention to adopt responsible behavior (RB). Toward this, two constructs of determinants (attitude and self-efficacy belief) of intention to adopt RB were identified through literature surveys.Also, three constructs of RB alternatives, namely, economically RB (ECNRB), environmentally RB (ENVRB), and socio-culturally RB (SCLRB), were identified through a focus group discussion. A self-administrated questionnaire was surveyed among 351 professionals in Bangladesh. Confirmatory factor analysis of both the independent and dependent variables was done prior to employing them in the structured equation model to validate the model and test the hypotheses. The research found that in Bangladesh, the self-efficacy belief influences tourists' intention to choose RB more than the attitude does, but their influences on tourists' intention to adopt ECNRB, ENVRB, or SCLRB are varied. Moreover, tourists were found to have less intention to adopt ECNRB than ENVRB and SCLRB. For the policy makers or promoters of responsible tourism (RT), those who want to promote any kind of RB in Bangladesh need to increase self-efficacy belief among tourists. The policy makers need to develop themes around tourists' positive experience, emotional and physiological states along with verbal persuasion in their communication messages (Bandura, 1997) and in any kind of interpretations at the destination whilst targeting a particular market segment.

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Tourists’ accounts of responsible tourism

Cited by 148 publications

References 46 publications

Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Implementation of Sustainable Tourism in the German Alps: A Case Study

Transforming Tourists and "Culturalising Commerce": Indigenous Tourism at Bawaka in Northern Australia

The Influence of Tourists’ Attitude and Self-efficacy Belief in Adopting Responsible Behavior in Bangladesh

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