Socio-Emotional Reasons and Loyalty to Mass Tourism Destinations

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-190
Author(s):  
Antonio Aledo ◽  
José Andrés Domínguez-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Keeping mass tourism destinations sustainable via urban design: The case of Benidorm

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1289-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almudena Nolasco‐Cirugeda ◽  
Pablo Martí ◽  
Gabino Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Are mass tourists sensitive to sustainability?

2020 ◽  
pp. 135481662092321
Author(s):  
Cristina Bernini ◽  
Silvia Emili ◽  
Laura Vici
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Transition Management ◽  
Relevant Factor ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Complementary Products ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

Transition management to tourism sustainability is fundamental for mature and mass tourism destinations. While the literature has largely focused on residents’ evaluations of tourism sustainability, little attention has been devoted to investigate tourists’ perceptions and relevance of environmental practices at the destination. This study fills this gap by analyzing tourists’ evaluations of environmental sustainability experienced during their holiday at a mass and mature tourism destination, by focusing on both tourism-based and complementary products. Mapping and cluster analysis are carried out on a sample of tourists who have chosen an Italian mass and mature tourism destination for their holidays. Findings show that sustainability is a less relevant factor and provides less satisfaction with respect to other aspects. Tourist expectations on environmental sustainability are not met; different perceptions and priorities on environmental sustainability are detected in the different tourist clusters. Managerial and policy strategies can be derived from these results.

Does Tourism Really Affect the Happiness of Residents? The Evidence from Turkey

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ömer Çoban
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Secondary Data Sources ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
The Relationship

Tourism and happiness are highly related concepts. Research streams in happiness and tourism fall into two main categories: (1) tourists’ happiness and (2) residents’ happiness. In this paper, we followed the second research stream by focusing on the relationship between residents’ happiness and tourism. The purpose of this paper is to discover whether tourism development in a destination contributes to the happiness of residents by analyzing secondary data sources, which differs from other studies that have examined this research question using primary data sources. The data used in this research comes from the records of public bodies. Our findings indicate that residents in marine-based mass tourism regions are less happy than residents in cultural heritage tourism destinations.

scholarly journals Economic spillover from Natural Protected Areas to conventional tourist destinations

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (67) ◽  
pp. 745-774
Author(s):  
Jose alberto Lara Pulido ◽  
Alejandro Guevara Sanginés ◽  
Vanessa Perez Cirera ◽  
Camilo Arias Martelo ◽  
Carmina Jiménez Quiroga
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Conservative Estimate ◽  
Natural Protected Areas ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Destinations

This paper examines the role of Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) as a source of economic spillovers for mass tourism destinations in Mexico. An econometric model was used to explain the number of booked rooms in tourism destinations as a function of proximity to NPAs, controlling for destination characteristics. A conservative estimate suggests that some rooms booked by foreign visitors can be explained by proximity to NPAs. Our results open public policy options, such as a compensating mechanism from conventional tourism to fund NPAs and show that they would be economically efficient and contribute to sustainability.

Strengths, weaknesses and challenges of municipalities in North Cyprus aspiring to be a sustainable Cittaslow tourism destination

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ecem Ince ◽  
Ali Ozturen
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
North Cyprus ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose Local government has a significant role to play in securing sustainable destination development. This paper aims to identify the strengths, weaknesses and challenges of municipalities in North Cyprus as they aspire to become sustainable Cittaslow tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach was used to observe the perceptions of municipalities as they transition to become sustainable Cittaslow tourism destinations. The data have been obtained through in-depth interviews with the mayors of the municipalities that are members of the international Cittaslow network. Findings The results of the study show how alternative forms of tourism could help to improve the local economy. Also, the reasons for challenges and weaknesses are explained by the limited economic conditions of countries, high demand for mass tourism and lack of awareness about the importance of being a Cittaslow member. Practical implications This study reflects on the critical points in relation to the destination’s management at the local level. It also provides empirical indicators for achieving sustainable tourism development in North Cyprus. Originality/value This study contributes to the tourism literature by addressing municipalities' roles in the sustainability of tourism destinations in developing countries, more specifically in North Cyprus. A review of the literature reveals that there are very few prior studies of the role of municipalities in sustainable Cittaslow tourism.

scholarly journals Differences in residents' attitudes towards tourism among mass tourism destinations

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Martínez-Garcia ◽  
Josep Maria Raya ◽  
Joaquim Majó
Keyword(s):  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Residents Attitudes

scholarly journals Stakeholders’ Perception on the Impacts of Tourism on Mass Destinations: The Case of Seville

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8768
Author(s):  
Marina Haro Aragú ◽  
Josefa García-Mestanza ◽  
Lidia Caballero-Galeote
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Tolerance Limits ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

Stakeholders’ participation is critical to implementing sustainable development models at mass tourism destinations. Through the application of a mixed methodology focused on the collection, processing, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, this study analyzes the perception of residents, accommodation establishments, the academic community, and tourists in the city of Seville, since they are the possible agents of change in the current model. In addition, the study of perceptions provides information to extract a definition of mass tourism for these groups. Findings show that the majority of those surveyed affirm the presence of mass tourism in the city, and choose carrying capacity as an instrument to predict this type of tourism. We also show that, while mass tourism is not a sustainable model, its transformation is possible. As a consequence, the tourists’, destination’s and local population’s tolerance limits would determine the size and direction of the tourist impact.

Economic crisis and residents’ perception of the impacts of tourism in mass tourism destinations

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan B. Garau-Vadell ◽  
Desiderio Gutierrez-Taño ◽  
Ricardo Diaz-Armas
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations
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