Host perceptions of impacts: A comparative tourism study
Annals of Tourism Research, vol.29, no.1, pp.231-253, 2002 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 29 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2002
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0160-7383(01)00039-1
- Journal Name: Annals of Tourism Research
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.231-253
- Keywords: Comparative analysis, Fiji, Florida, Host perceptions, Tourism impacts, Turkey
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study investigates resident perceptions of tourism impacts on a Turkish town in absolute and relative terms and draws implications for marketing and destination management from the results. Personal interviews were conducted with household heads and results compared with Fijian and American case studies. Comparative figures suggest that the Turkish residents were generally less supportive of the tourism industry and had fewer positive perceptions of its impacts when compared to the other two cases. It is suggested that a participatory model be implemented to integrate tourism into the local development in the Turkish town. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.