Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism
Rural tourism has been very popular for the new tourists who is more sensitive to the environment and prefer more active vacation. It’s also very important for the host residents who live in small villages that their economy heavily depends on agriculture because it provides alternative income for t...
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| author | Reyhan Arslan Ayazlar |
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| description | Rural tourism has been very popular for the
new tourists who is more sensitive to the environment and prefer more active vacation.
It’s also very important for the host residents who live in small villages that
their economy heavily depends on agriculture because it provides alternative income
for them. The host residents’ attitude is crucial for the sustainability of
this type of tourism in rural areas an dtourist satisfaction. In this context,
this paper aims to investigate residents’ attitudes to rural tourism. The research
was conducted in Çomakdağ-Kızılağaç village in Milas, Muğla. According to the results,
residents have a positive attitude against rural tourism. They stated that rural
tourism was positive in terms of providing income and employment opportunities whereas
negative in terms of changes in their socio-cultural structure and a lot of
strangers. Contributions of tourism in rural areas were discussed in the study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df2f2839a0fa4d4f932e56c7fb904c342023-02-15T16:21:42ZengGaziantep UniversityGaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences2149-54592017-01-01161536910.21547/jss.277983136Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural TourismReyhan Arslan Ayazlar0MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVRural tourism has been very popular for the new tourists who is more sensitive to the environment and prefer more active vacation. It’s also very important for the host residents who live in small villages that their economy heavily depends on agriculture because it provides alternative income for them. The host residents’ attitude is crucial for the sustainability of this type of tourism in rural areas an dtourist satisfaction. In this context, this paper aims to investigate residents’ attitudes to rural tourism. The research was conducted in Çomakdağ-Kızılağaç village in Milas, Muğla. According to the results, residents have a positive attitude against rural tourism. They stated that rural tourism was positive in terms of providing income and employment opportunities whereas negative in terms of changes in their socio-cultural structure and a lot of strangers. Contributions of tourism in rural areas were discussed in the study.http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/27695/277983?publisher=gantepRuraltourismResidentsAttitudeKırsal turizmYerel halkTutum |
| spellingShingle | Reyhan Arslan Ayazlar Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences Ruraltourism Residents Attitude Kırsal turizm Yerel halk Tutum |
| title | Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism |
| title_full | Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism |
| title_fullStr | Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism |
| title_short | Residents’ Attitudes Towards Rural Tourism |
| title_sort | residents attitudes towards rural tourism |
| topic | Ruraltourism Residents Attitude Kırsal turizm Yerel halk Tutum |
| url | http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/27695/277983?publisher=gantep |
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