Locals’ Attitudes toward Mass and Alternative Tourism: The Case of Sunshine Coast, Australia

Autor:	Pam Dyer, Christina Geng-Qing Chi, Dogan Gursoy
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Resource (biology) Tourism geography Geography Planning and Development Transportation Geography Ecotourism Community support Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Local economy Marketing Socioeconomics Community development Alternative tourism Tourism
Zdroj:	Journal of Travel Research. 49:381-394
ISSN:	1552-6763 0047-2875
Popis:	This study examines local residents’ attitudes toward two different types of tourism development, mass tourism and alternative tourism, using data collected from residents of Sunshine Coast, Australia. The study findings reveal that host community support is affected directly and/or indirectly by the level of community concern, community attachment, ecocentric values, use of the tourism resource base, state of the local economy, and the perceived impacts of tourism development. Findings suggested that even though some of the factors influence attitudes toward both mass and alternative tourism, attitudes toward each form of development is likely to be formed based on the perceptions of different factors.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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