Residents’ Perceptions and Satisfaction toward Tourism Development: A Case Study of Petra Region, Jordan (original) (raw)
Related papers
Sociocultural Impacts of Tourism on the Local Community in Petra, Jordan
2011
This study aims at identifying and evaluating the perceptions and attitudes of the Petraians towards tourism in Jordan. The sample in this study was chosen randomly to be more representative of as many as possible of the aspects that needed to be explored in order to complement the work that has already been done in this particular area. Both descriptive and analytical data results were interpreted to attain the findings about the perceptions of the Petraians of the sociocultural impacts of tourism on their community. It was found that attitudes varied according to people’s level of dependency on tourism and certain demographic variables. It was also found that less educated people have a more positive perception of tourism than those who are more highly educated. Data analysis supports the evidence that there are positive sociocultural impacts of tourism on the Petraians. It can also be said that, benefits of tourism in Petra, far exceed its negative consequences.
Understanding Residents' Support for Tourism Development: The Case of Aqaba City in Jordan
Journal of management and strategy, 2017
This paper aims at investigating the effects of social interaction with tourists, cultural impacts of tourist, welfare impacts of tourism, negative interference of tourism in daily life, economic cost of tourism, sexual permissiveness due to tourism, and perception of crowding on resident support towards sustainable tourism development. A total of 568 questionnaire containing 34 items was used to collect information from the local residents in Aqaba city. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses. Results of the current study revealed that there are significant impacts of six independent variables (i.e. social interaction with tourists, cultural impacts of tourist, welfare impacts of tourism, less negativeness towards interference of tourism in daily life, less economic cost of tourism, and less sexual permissiveness due to tourism) on support for sustainable tourism development; whereas crowding on resident support has not significant impact on it. Results of T-test showed that there is a significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development in favor of gender. On the other hand, results of ANOVA test found that there is significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development that can be attributed to age and educational level; whereas no significant difference in favor of personal income.
This paper investigates the attitudes of the local community in regards to tourism development in the city of Al-Salt, located 15 kilometers northwest of Jordan's capital, Amman. Five focus group interviews were conducted with 56 participants from the local community. Using qualitative analysis of the data, a model of resident's attitudes has emerged. The models explain how the residents do shape their attitudes towards tourism development programs. This paper argues that the local community is neither fully aware nor involved in the tourism projects that are being implemented in their city. Although they might have some concerns about tourism practices they support tourism development in their city. The study provides suggestions for the Jordanian tourism decision-making sector to improve awareness and increase further participation of the locals in the tourism projects in their city.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitude and perception of local residents toward tourism impacts and development in Torqabeh, one of the most popular tourism resort located in northeast of Iran. Two hundred and fifty households were randomly chosen as a sample of study and data were collected and analyzed with quantitative methods. The results of analysis revealed that local residents generally expressed a positive attitude toward tourism development in Torqabeh. There was evidence that Tourism-related job, community involvement in making decisions about tourism development, community attachment and length of residence are significant determinants of perceived tourism impacts and development. Furthermore, the study reinforces the need for inclusion of local people during future preliminary process of tourism planning in area.
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims at exploring the different perceptions held by local community in Petra about tourism impacts; especially that it is a main source of development in that region with the lack of other sources of economy. In addition, the effect of some factors related to the residents on the way they perceive tourism impacts were also tested. These factors were particularly chosen as they are expected to affect hosts perceptions on tourism more than any other variables. Methodology: Two groups were targeted in this study: people working inside the archaeological park of Petra, and the community living in Wadi Musa Village. In order to measure their perceptions about tourism impacts, a survey was designed containing 19 questions regarding the main impacts of tourism. These questions were measured on a dichotomous scale (yes, no, & I do not know). The sample was gathered in 2008 and 2009, and it has a size of 156 individuals willing to participate in the survey. Ma...
Residents’ Attitude toward Tourism Development: A Sociocultural Perspective
Sustainability, 2017
Host population support for tourism development has attracted the attention of researchers in tourism studies. Given the importance of understanding local community support for tourism development, limitations in understanding their priority and lack of a socio-cultural model of support for tourism, this study attempted to model locals' support for tourism development based on socio-cultural factors in Malaysian Homestay program. Using extensive literature review, a tourism support model was proposed including several hypothesized paths. The proposed socio-cultural research framework predicted the impact of Islamic religiosity, locals' knowledge about tourism, intrinsic motivation factors and community attachment on locals support for tourism development through mediating variables of perceived socio-cultural benefits and costs in Malaysian Homestays. , the model and paths were tested using structural equation modelling and partial least square algorithm (PLS-SEM) with the aid of SmartPLS software. Findings reveal that locals' support for tourism development in Homestay program is a function of perceived socio-cultural benefits and costs perceived by local community and four independent variables of Islamic religiosity, knowledge about tourism, intrinsic motivations, and community attachment.
Determinants of locals' perceptions and attitudes towards tourism development in their locality
Geoforum, 1994
This paper examines how two factors, namely the level of tourism development and the level of attachment to tourism, shape locals' attitudes and perceptions toward tourism development. The study uses data on tourists' perceptions and attitudes collected in four tourist towns in Israel, each place denoting a different level of tourism development. Using analysis of variance and Duncan tests, this study succeeded in supporting the hypotheses concerning the effect the level of tourism development and attachment tourism have on locals' attitudes and perceptions. The results show that the more the town is developed, the less positive the attitudes and perceptions shared by locals. Another finding was that as locals move from non-occupational affiliation to tourism to the higher posts in tourism occupations (managers and self-employed) the level of irritation from the negative impacts of tourism development decreases. The study has succeeded not just in substantiating the hypotheses claiming inter-settlement and inter-group differences in perceiving impacts of tourism development. but has also detected the determinants that shape these differences.
Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities
Asian Social Science, 2009
This paper investigates the community perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Shiraz, Iran. Special focus is on the differences in perceptions between the Old and New Districts of Shiraz. The study demonstrates that there are broadly similar views among the community leaders and community residents from both districts of Shiraz. In fact, a high percentage of the answers obtained highlighted positive aspects environmental and economic impacts of tourism toward local communities. According to the survey, the strongest and favourable perceptions toward tourism impacts are found to be linked with environmental aspects and while economic matters are found to be the least favourable in terms of the perceived impacts on tourism. T-test analysis of the study indicates that there is no significant difference between community leaders' perceptions in both districts of Shiraz City. Results drew from discussion with the target group show that the community residents have positive perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism with only minor differences with each other.
Residents' emotional responses to tourism development in Saudi Arabia
Tourism Reviewer , 2023
Purpose-This study aims to explore residents' emotional responses to tourism development and how the anticipated loss or gain of resources from it affects their attitudes and actions. The study extends the conservation of resources (COR) theory by using the cognitive appraisal (CA) theory to explain why the residents of Al-Juhfa village in Saudi Arabia become stressed and experience negative emotions due to tourism development and how they respond and cope with it. Design/methodology/approach-This study uses qualitative methods by applying purposive interviews to engage informants. Data were gathered from 38 residents of Al-Juhfa village, Saudi Arabia. A content analysis of the data collected was used. Findings-Findings indicate that residents who perceived they might lose resources (land, houses, heritage, sociocultural and Islamic values and job and investment opportunities) due to tourism development had negative emotions and attitudes towards tourism development. This led a group of residents to resist development and not allow tourists to enter the village. Without tourism knowledge and skills, the residents are worried they may lose control of their resources. Religiosity was a factor that helped to cope with the negative emotions, and other coping actions included accepting displacement with compensation, allowing foreign workers to enter the village with conditions and accepting development with their involvement. Research limitations/implications-The limitations of the current study are that the data were gathered for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak when residents were highly anxious and still feeling fear; these feelings could have influenced the responses. Secondly, the data were collected through hardcopy surveys using close-and open-ended questions. Therefore, these data might be limited, as the topic and questions were politicly sensitive, and the informants might not have completely expressed their feelings, giving diplomatic answers instead. Therefore, the research should be repeated in different contexts with qualitative data using face-to-face techniques. Practical implications-Firstly, the residents are concerned about losing their resources, such as land, houses and heritage. The development cannot be fully successful without the involvement and support of the local community. Therefore, the government should help them remain in their village by offering them official permission (sukuk) to retain their land and houses. Secondly, the government can open new residential areas and build homes for the residents within the current village, especially as the village has only a few people. Residential areas, such as a compound with complete services, can be designed as part of the tourist attractions in Al-Juhfa. Social implications-The two theories of COR and CA were developed in the western context and used in tourism studies separately in other contexts, especially CA. However, as far as the authors' concern, this is the first study to use the two theories in one study to explore residents' emotions towards tourism development. Both theories explained the process of residents' emotions towards tourism impact and the negative emotional reactions to perceived threats and resultant stress and how residents cope with these emotions. Nevertheless, in the context of Al-Juhfa as a conservative community, these two theories are not the only factors that explain the residents' emotional response and attitude, instated that the residents' religiosity and their belief in Allah is also an important determinant that explains their emotions and attitude towards tourism's impact on their village and community. Originality/value-The attached version was edited and proofread by an expert. All comments from the reviewers were responded to.
Tourist Development in Petra Province: Wadi Musa as a Case Study
This study aims at highlighting the reality of tourist development in Petra, the role of local communities to develop and sustain tourism and the manner of activating that role to augment ate their region in order to promote tourism industry in Jordan. To realize these objectives, (376) questionnaires were distributed among the members of the members of the local community in Wadi Musa where after (322) questionnaires were retrieved. The results showed statistically significant differences in the roles of the local community members in the development of tourism in Petra due to the nature of job and level of income