Long-Term Sustainable Development of Tourism in South Tyrol: An Analysis of Tourists’ Perception
| Autor: | Katia Laura Sidali, David Huber, Guenter Schamel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Geography
Planning and Development TJ807-830 Sample (statistics) 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources perceptions of sustainability 0502 economics and business GE1-350 sustainable tourism best–worst scaling Marketing Sustainable tourism 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Sustainable development Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Tourism geography 05 social sciences food tourism Environmental sciences Ecotourism regression Sustainability Business Accommodation 050212 sport leisure & tourism Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 9; Issue 10; Pages: 1791 Sustainability, Vol 9, Iss 10, p 1791 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su9101791 |
| Popis: | Although sustainable tourism concepts are gaining in importance everywhere, related research is quite fragmented with many studies concentrating on environmental sustainability. Seeking to contribute to the general discussion, we first examine the perceptions of sustainability among tourists using a best–worst scaling method applied to important aspects of sustainable tourism. Our results show that experiencing nature in an intense and profound way is considered the most important aspect of sustainable tourism whereas grappling with the culture of the host region is perceived as the least important aspect of sustainable tourism in our sample. Second, we analyze if socio-demographic and/or other factors have significant implications for the propensity to increase expenditures for sustainable holiday offers. Applying a simple regression model, we can show that age has a significant and positive impact on the propensity to spend more on a sustainable holiday offer such as overnight stays in an accommodation that is carbon-neutral. Other socio-demographic variables such as gender, education, and income are not significant. Moreover, hotel stars and average expenditures per person per night are significant and have a positive effect on the propensity to spend more on carbon-neutral housing. Two simple policy implications can be drawn: (1) sustainable tourism experiences should prioritize landscape and natural beauty; and (2) sustainable tourism offers are best suited for higher-priced and/or higher starred hotels. |
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