Abstract
(1) Background: Tourism is a prominent industry with the capability to generate income for developed as well as developing countries. However, studies are still lacking, particularly those specifically investigating the perception of local residents towards tourism. The perception of the locals is important, since it could determine the extent of their support for tourism development. In addition, previous research has found that male residents are more supportive towards tourism development. Therefore, this factor is adapted in this study to additionally examine whether gender may influence the tourism industry. (2) Methods: This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique for determining the structural estimates between constructs. (3) Results: The respondents agree that positive perception, negative perception and tourism impact have a significant impact on support for tourism development, which has been recognized as a Social Exchange Theory model. Moreover, the findings also reveal that gender has the potential to moderate the causal effects of tourism impact on tourism development. (4) Conclusion: The residents understand the tourism sector could strengthen the national economy, but they also want natural resources to be protected.
Highlights
Tourism impact is a popular topic in tourism research (Ko and Stewart 2002), and is receiving increasing attention among scholars and academics
(3) Results: The respondents agree that positive perception, negative perception and tourism impact have a significant impact on support for tourism development, which has been recognized as a Social Exchange Theory model
It can be concluded that the residents understand that the tourism sector could strengthen the national economy, but they want natural resources to be protected
Summary
Tourism impact is a popular topic in tourism research (Ko and Stewart 2002), and is receiving increasing attention among scholars and academics. In order to fill the gap through this research, we use the social exchange theory model proposed by (Pham and Kayat 2011; Allen et al 1993; Andereck et al 2005; Andriotis 2005; Andriotis and Vaughan 2003; Ap 1990; Chen 2000; Getz 1994; Johnson et al 1994) to explain the perception of residents in terms of support for tourism development These accounts provide a context for the comprehensive understanding of the importance of resident perception in tourism development (Harrill 2004)
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