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Does tourism reduce social distance? A study on domestic tourists in Turkey
Sedat Çelik
- Vol. 30, Iss: 1, pp 115-126
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In this article, the main purpose of the study is to determine whether the tourist's social distance perceptions towards the local people are reducing thanks to tourism and the causes of tourist’s social distance.Abstract:
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether the tourist’s social distance perceptions towards the local people are reducing thanks to tourism and the causes of tourist’s social distance read more
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Social Distance between Residents and Tourists Explained by Residents’ Attitudes Concerning Tourism:
Maree Thyne,Kyle M. Woosnam,Kyle M. Woosnam,Leah Watkins,Manuel Alector Ribeiro,Manuel Alector Ribeiro +5 more
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Tourist attractiveness: measuring residents’ perception of tourists
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Alister Mathieson,Geoffrey Wall +1 more
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Resident attitudes toward tourism impacts in Hawaii
Juanita C. Liu,Turgur Var +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a study to determine resident attitudes to the economic, sociocultural, and ecological impacts of tourism development in Hawaii and found that residents regard environmental protection as being a more important priority than the economic benefits of tourism, but are not willing to lower their standard of living to achieve this goal.
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Education and intergroup attitudes: Moral enlightenment, superficial democratic commitment, or ideological refinement?
Mary R. Jackman,Michael J. Muha +1 more
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Resident attitudes to tourism in North Wales
Pauline J. Sheldon,Turgut Var +1 more
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