Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya
Problems caused by overtourism are currently a major concern in the most visited destinations. Awareness of overtourism and the amount of news about reactions to overtourism has been increasing around the world recently. Overtourism has been frequently discussed by journalists in media, researchers...
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| description | Problems caused by overtourism are currently a major concern in the most visited destinations. Awareness of overtourism and the amount of news about reactions to overtourism has been increasing around the world recently. Overtourism has been frequently discussed by journalists in media, researchers in their research and politicians in their search for solutions. It also causes some negative impacts and reactions against tourism in destinations. Sustainable tourism policies should be developed to minimize the negative impacts and prevent potential reactions before they occur. The research aims to identify these necessary sustainable tourism policies for destinations at risk of, or struggling with, overtourism. The research was carried out in four stages, demonstrating the overtourism risk in Alanya, determining the negative impacts of tourism in the study area, examining international reports, and generating a list of proactive sustainable tourism practices and policies for destinations by document analysis. Long-term planning, involving destination stakeholders in the planning process, and the continuous monitoring of the tourism impacts on the destination are among the main results. Sustainable tourism policies and practices are enriched with concrete examples. The research results are expected to be a guide for decision-makers in the destinations at risk of, or struggling with, overtourism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daadb929d68f4de089bb2b88c39c1e862024-04-02T15:17:06ZengResearch Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being (CinTurs)Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being2795-50442024-03-011214864Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of AlanyaMuhammet Necati Çelik0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-8024Aydın Çevirgen1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3245-8783Department of Tourism Management, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat UniversityFaculty of Tourism, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat UniversityProblems caused by overtourism are currently a major concern in the most visited destinations. Awareness of overtourism and the amount of news about reactions to overtourism has been increasing around the world recently. Overtourism has been frequently discussed by journalists in media, researchers in their research and politicians in their search for solutions. It also causes some negative impacts and reactions against tourism in destinations. Sustainable tourism policies should be developed to minimize the negative impacts and prevent potential reactions before they occur. The research aims to identify these necessary sustainable tourism policies for destinations at risk of, or struggling with, overtourism. The research was carried out in four stages, demonstrating the overtourism risk in Alanya, determining the negative impacts of tourism in the study area, examining international reports, and generating a list of proactive sustainable tourism practices and policies for destinations by document analysis. Long-term planning, involving destination stakeholders in the planning process, and the continuous monitoring of the tourism impacts on the destination are among the main results. Sustainable tourism policies and practices are enriched with concrete examples. The research results are expected to be a guide for decision-makers in the destinations at risk of, or struggling with, overtourism.http://www.cieo.pt/journal/J_1_2024/article4.pdfsustainable tourism policiessustainable practicesdestination managementimpacts of tourismovertourismalanya |
| spellingShingle | Muhammet Necati Çelik Aydın Çevirgen Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being sustainable tourism policies sustainable practices destination management impacts of tourism overtourism alanya |
| title | Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya |
| title_full | Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya |
| title_short | Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya |
| title_sort | sustainable tourism policies and overtourism risk in destination management the case of alanya |
| topic | sustainable tourism policies sustainable practices destination management impacts of tourism overtourism alanya |
| url | http://www.cieo.pt/journal/J_1_2024/article4.pdf |
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