Abstract tourism development cannot be fully understood and validated from a positivist perspective without the testing of theory against empirical evidence. Young 1983 have suggested that resorts morphology goes through a predictable sequence of stages. Residents attitudes toward tourism development and. Paper presented at the 3rd annual tourism and development forum, 1st december. Researching the development gap between the hinterland and. Tourism can result in a positive influence on tourist receiving. Residents perceptions of tourism impact and their support. One exception is the study by theodosakis 1994 focused specifically on the scale of hotel employment in crete. Thus, given the strategic importance of tourism in sustainable regional development and the crucial role that residents play in their development process, the present research presents the main perceptions of residents regarding the role of entrepreneurs in the practice of socially responsible acts of development sustainable tourism. Introduction tourism itself is an abstraction it doesnt exist, at least in the same sense as a residence tourism is not even a discipline tourism is a field made up of many physical program and actionparts it is only the components of tourism and their aggregates that canbe planned it has no owner, it is. International journal of tourism policy ijtp inderscience. Thus, unrestrained tourism development easily diminished the image of many destinations, to the extent. Konstantinos andriotis, middlesex university, marketing, branding and tourism department, faculty member.
Ijtp provides a forum for scholars and policy makers to exchange views and ideas at an international level on key issues that shape the growth of todays tourism industry. In april 2008, survey data were collected in 5 communes in cpnp. Conference on environment and development, and on the acceptance of the need to take a balanced and integrated approach to environment and development questions. Tracing the malaysia tourism lifecycle and strategy. Despite the increasing research on residentsattitudes toward tourism development, there is limited research on other community groups perceptions of various tourism matters. Nevertheless, tourism has been criticised for creating parttime. The importance of corporate social responsibility in the. However, up to now tourism planning in greece was shortterm and sporadic and has resulted in. We also find that there is a reduced perception about the negative affect of tourism on society. A framework for the tourism planning process middlesex. It was found that, in general, the surveyed residents perceived tourism impacts positively, especially the sociocultural environmental.
A thriving tourism development relies hugely on exceptional collaboration and communication between all stakeholders engaged in the tourism scheme. Tourism development may induce fdi in other sectors as well p. Data from a sample of eighty participants were collected on chios island, greece. As a result, serious socioeconomic and environmental problems emerged. His research interests are in tourism development and planning, alternative forms of tourism and tourism experience. Different parties will have to be involved in the process of developing sustainable tourism. Finally, andriotis 2002, based on the size of cretan hospitality firms, divided them. The patternmatching approach and its application in tourism development. Ghafar ahmada aschool of housing, building, and planning, universiti sains malaysia, penang, malaysia. Development of tourism industry and its impact on langkawi island community 73 the discussion of this paper is structured as follows. Pdf the perceived impact of tourism development by. Benefitting lowtomoderate income persons including on an area basis or serving a limited clientele or creating or retaining jobs benefiting low tomoderate income persons. The aim of the study is to understand and explain how malaysias tourism development has evolved and recognising the strategies used in each phase. The aim was to investigate whether, as social exchange theory suggests, tourism business people and reliant residents are more positive toward tourism and further tourism development due to their economic andor employment dependency on tourism, and to use community perceptions as a guide for the future tourism development of the island.
International evidence and lessons for cyprus adamos adamoua and sofronis cleridesb. Evaluating a standard for sustainable tourism through the lenses of. Most downloaded tourism management articles elsevier. Tourism planning 62 thus, unrestrained tourism development easily diminished the image of many destinations, to the extent that they attract only lowspending mass tourism. Bearing this in mind, it is the aim of this paper to examine the usefulness of strategies risen in the business field for resort areas and their lifecycle stages. Tourism in crete is an irreversible phenomenon that has resulted in a process of change under the form of modernisation. Can communitybased tourism contribute to sustainable development. Chapter 8 tourism development revised may 2017 6 lmi. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the opinions of tourism business people to these problems. In the literature many authors have explained the morphology. A social sciences journal annals of tourism research. This paper aims to look at alternatives to the classic models of development by exploring the paradigm of degrowth in a tourism.
Tourism is considered as a potentially sustainable industry and plays a significant role in the development of the society at different levels and is seen as an important step to achieve sustainable development. Ijtps key objective is to present the latest multidisciplinary set of views on tourism. Therefore, given that the process of tourism development in these regions would result in the destruction of the environment and cause many environmental problems as well as the undesirable and instable conditions, the present study aims to explore the environmental effects of the tourism development in noushahr. Residents perceptions of municipalityorganised events as catalysts for tourism development in rural areas. Stakeholders are any individual or groups who can affect or is affected by the success of an organizations goals freeman, r. In fact, coastal areas dominate as far as location of tourist enterprises is concerned. Likewise, official statistics and past research on hospitality. The expansion of the tourism industry implies greater interaction of the trickledown effects and the possibility of regional disparity adjustment. Hritz and ross 2010 and andriotis and vaughan 2003 assume the exchange to involve resources valued by. The effects of community factors on residents perceptions toward world heritage site inscription and sustainable tourism development s.
Development of tourism industry and its impact on langkawi. The impact of terrorism on the economic sustainable tourism. Working towards balanced tourism development submission and publication of papers abstracts of no more than 350 words should be submitted electronically by may 15th, 2018 to prof. The tourism sector is now a major driver of the maldives economy with a direct contribution of 33% to the gdp excluding sectors linked to tourism the tourism sector contributes to more than 44% of total taxes more than 14,000 people directly employed in the resorts the tourism sector contributes with 80% of foreign exchange earnings 461,000. Bearing this in mind, it is the aim of this paper to examine the usefulness of strategies risen in the. Abstract development by its nature is a process of change that may be implemented in a variety of ways. The approach also highlights the need for regional, multistakeholder solutions for tourism growth, competitiveness, and sustainability. Studies tourism experience, alternative forms of tourism, and community attitudes. The article investigates hotel employees and postgraduate students representations of tourism development, using social representations theory. He holds a phd in tourism development and planning bournemouth university, 2000 and a post doc in tourism marketing hellenic open university, 2006. Therefore, groups involved with tourism need to be sensitive to emerging issues which may affect. The aforementioned approaches fail to consider the needs of. Papers presented at the special session will be considered for publication in an edited book. Residents perceptions of airport construction impacts.
Pdf focusing on the island of crete, the study on which this paper is based recognises the importance of tourism for the economy. Residents perceptions of tourism impact and their support for tourism development. Foreign direct investment and tourism development 557 priority for several governments who attempt to have the right policy prescriptions to promote growth in a sustainable manner. The tourism industry as a whole, in many regards, is a hospitality and service industry. Specifically, tourism has been transformed into a primary source of income and employment generation for the island and has improved the quality of life for the locals. Pdf problems faced by the cretan tourism industry as. It also aims to contribute towards a deeper understanding of international tourism and disseminate this knowledge by providing insights into developments, issues and methods in tourism research essential to theoretical understanding and practice. An international journal of tourism and hospitality research. This studys objective was to investigate the cuc phuong national park cpnp residents perceptions of tourism impacts and their level of support for tourism development in their areas. Pdf this paper aims to look at alternatives to the classic models of development by exploring the paradigm of degrowth in a tourism context. On the basis of this theory, we can describe residents support of tourism development as a function of personal benefits, positive and negative impacts of tourism, and experience with in the tourism industry ogorelc, 2009. Policy and planning are particularly important in tourism due to their multifaceted nature and the complexity of interorganisational relations and collaboration. The findings of the study confirm that the proposed framework can be used as a mechanism for present and future problemsolving orientations of tourism planning, as a tool to provide a balance between the positive and negative effects of tourism, and as a basis for planners to evaluate whether or not the objectives of tourism planning have been. This article focuses on the identification and explanation of the attitudes of a sample of urban residents toward tourism development on crete and their grouping with respect to.
Urban residents attitudes toward tourism development. This paper aims to look at alternatives to the classic models of development by exploring the paradigm of degrowth in a tourism context. He holds an msc in international hospitality management university of strathclyde, 1995, a phd in tourism development and planning. Evidence from mexicos coastline benjamin faberyand cecile gaubertz september 2015 preliminary and incomplete abstract tourism is one of the most visible and fastest growing facets of globalization in developing. Bearing this in mind, a number of authors smith 1992a, 1992b. The potential of tourism for generating jobs in areas where there are few other alternatives for employment has resulted in many governments electing to expand their tourism industry. The specific features of each stage of a destinations lifecycle call for different strategies.
This multidisciplinary volume furthers knowledge of the impacts of planning and policy implementation on tourism development both present and future. Community groups perceptions of and preferences for tourism. This study found that in 1993, 14,123 people were working in the hospitality industry of the island. Likewise, official statistics and past research on hospitality jobs in crete are rare. Konstantinos andriotis holds a ba from technological education institute of heraklio in tourism management and administration. The impact of terrorism on the economic sustainable tourism development of the island of crete by sakina boulal terrorism is a significant threat to the tourism and travel industry, a major sector of the greek economy contributing 18% of the overall gdp and employing nearly one million people. Annals of tourism research is a social sciences journal focusing on academic perspectives on tourism. Konstantinos andriotis is a professor in tourism at middlesex university london. He holds an msc in international hospitality management university of strathclyde, 1995, a phd in tourism development and. Singapore katircioglu, 2010, 2011, the organization for economic co. This section focuses on what the tourism industry itself can do in order to increase its sustainability, defines three major. Therefore, given that the process of tourism development in these regions. When tourists visit any type of attraction sport or nonsport they expect. Unstable local government tourism institutions were seen to constrain the continuity of tourism development efforts.
The literature suggests that it is essential to appreciate community. The impact of this on greek tourism economic development is investigated. The size of the tourism workforce has grown rapidly to the extent that today, travel and tourism is considered to be the worlds largest employer. The environmental effects of tourism development in noushahr. Tourist statistics, uttarakhand tourism development board, dehradun. Download the understanding the publishing process pdf. Community groups perceptions of and preferences for. The impact of terrorism on the economic sustainable.
Mostafa rasoolimanesh a, mastura jaafar, ned kockb and a. Despite the significant role degrowth can play in destination development and the fact that degrowth has a relatively old history and attracted a great deal of research interest. Based on a sample of 400 residents of hydra and lemnos, we find that the economic parameters contribute significant on the perceptions formation about tourism development. The development of tourism in noushahr has resulted in instability in terms of environmental aspects. As a result, the current study was undertaken using as a sample 146 ownersmanagers of tourism enterprises with the aim of examining the problems faced by the cretan tourism industry and to provide recommendations for their solution. The most downloaded articles from tourism management in the last 90 days. While striving for a balance of theory and application, annals ultimately aims to develop theoretical constructs and new approaches, which advance our understanding of tourism as a field and practice. This is the prepublished version for final version see. Bearing in mind past research negligence, this paper.
As per the statistics updated by the uttarakhand state tourism development board, it seems that. Ijtp takes the view that tourism activity takes place within a sociocultural, political, economic and environmental context. Konstantinos andriotis is a professor in tourism at middlesex university london and in the past he was associate professor and head of the hotel and tourism management department, faculty of management and economics at the cyprus university of technology. Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century. Hence, the methods used in tourism standards for evaluating the complex social. This article focuses on the identification and explanation of the attitudes of a sample of urban residents toward tourism development on crete and their grouping with respect to these attitudes.
To reveal social representations a word association procedure was applied followed by a correspondence analysis. Given this, the characteristic of qualitative methods are considered. Residents perceptions of municipalityorganised events as. This modernisation has both positive and negative consequences.
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