Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Impacts and Support for Tourism Development
Purpose – The impact of tourism is an ongoing research interest among scholars as it is directly related to the tourism development process. Residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts can indicate development guidelines if planners pay attention to them. Design – We examine residents’ perceptions...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of tourism and hospitality management
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Tourism and Hospitality Management |
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| Online Access: | https://thm.fthm.hr/images/issues/vol27no1/8_Vodeb_Fabjan_KrstinicNizic |
| Summary: | Purpose – The impact of tourism is an ongoing research interest among scholars as it is
directly related to the tourism development process. Residents’ perceptions of tourism
impacts can indicate development guidelines if planners pay attention to them.
Design – We examine residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts and their support for
sustainable tourism development in two similar tourism destinations, Portorož and Opatija,
based on their similarity, closeness, and connectedness through time to the present.
Approach – There is an urgent need for a strategic development change for both
destinations, which are coping with typical negative impacts of tourism, including
seasonality, noise and, overcrowding.
Methodology – Four hundred and forty-six residents surveyed indicated that tourism
development is an important issue. Two databases were combined in order to conduct
inference data analysis using SPSS 21 statistical software. Depending on the type of
variables, t-test and ANOVA were used for the analysis in addition to the descriptive
statistics.
Findings – Residents point out a clear and strong message for the importance of their
inclusion and active involvement in the decision-making processes of sustainable tourism
development. Furthermore, our results revealed higher criticism of tourism impacts among
those personally involved in tourism (employed or economically dependent on tourism) and
among Portorož locals.
Originality - We provide theoretical and practical implications of the research,
especially suitable for planners of the destination development, who should be cautious
about residents’ reaction to tourism at the destination. |
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| ISSN: | 1330-7533 1847-3377 |