Urban Residents' Reaction Toward Tourism Development: Do Subgroups Exist?

Authors: Iroegbu H.¹; Chen J.S.²

Source: Tourism Analysis, Volume 6, Number 2, 2001 , pp. 155-161(7)

Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corporation

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Abstract:

Past tourism impact research has focused on the perceptions of tourism development in rural communities. Only a few studies have assessed the perceived tourism impacts surrounding urban community. This research attempts to delineate the homogeneity of urban residents' reaction toward tourism development. Data collected from a statewide mailing survey on urban tourism impacts in 1997 were analyzed in the study. The resulting data revealed two distinct groups of residents that were labeled as “Tourism Skeptics” and “Tourism Supporters.”

Keywords: Key words: Urban tourism; Tourism skeptics; Touris

Language: English

Document Type: Short communication

Affiliations: 1: *Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 360 Wallace Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0429 2: Hotel and Restaurant Management Program, Eastern Michigan University, 206B Roosevelt Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Publication date: 2001-01-01

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The aim of Tourism Analysis is to promote a forum for practitioners and academicians in the fields of Leisure, Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality (LRTH). As a interdisciplinary journal, it is an appropriate outlet for articles, research notes, and computer software packages designed to be of interest, concern, and of applied value to its audience of professionals, scholars, and students of LRTH programs the world over.