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POLARIZATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ORIENTATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECO-RURAL TOURISM IN KERINCI REGION, JAMBI PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Rural areas are increasingly the focus of exploration by various stakeholders. However, local communities, as landowners in these regions, often do not reap the full benefits. This issue stems from their limited involvement in regional development and a lack of awareness about ongoing projects. Local communities play a crucial role in the success of rural development, and understanding their attitudes is vital.This study aimed to explore local community attitudes toward eco-rural tourism development in Kerinci Regency, Jambi Province. A closed-ended questionnaire, designed with a "One Score One Indicator" system, assessed various factors including socio-cultural aspects, conservation, ethnic politics, economics, regional development, tourism, and landscape ecology across six villages. The analysis of local community orientation was conducted using quantitative descriptive methods and One-Way ANOVA statistical tests.Results indicated a positive polarization in community attitudes across all villages, showing strong support for eco-rural tourism. By focusing on the identified indicators, local communities are motivated to collaborate and enhance their rural areas through eco-tourism initiatives. The findings suggest that these communities possess significant potential to develop their regions in line with eco-rural tourism principles. Additionally, the insights gained can inform the creation of eco-rural tourism programs that emphasize community involvement and leverage local strengths. This approach aims to ensure that rural communities benefit from the exploration and development occurring in their areas.

Analysis of the Current State and Prospects for the Development of the Tourism Services Market in China

Aim. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state of the Chinese tourism services market and the prospects for its development in the context of the public policy of the PRC.Tasks. Research objectives: perform a cluster analysis of entrepreneurial activity in the field of tourism, construct a diagram of the distribution of travel agencies by clusters; comply with the current state of the tourism services market in terms of key metrics; study government support measures for the industry; determine the prospects for the development of the tourism services market of the PRC and Russian-Chinese cooperation in the context of the implementation of the new “double circulation” strategy.Methods. Methodological basis and research methods: systematic approach, logical analysis, synthesis, cluster and regression analysis, content analysis of open sources.Results. The results obtained: the supply-side model of China’s modern tourism landscape includes three clusters; The specificity of China’s domestic tourism market is the holiday tourism segment; a new driver of economic growth is domestic tourism, the preferences of domestic tourists reflect a wide range of interests; the system of state support for tourism includes direct and indirect methods that adapt to changes in the external and internal environment.Conclusions. With a high probability, the prospects for cooperation between the PRC and the Russian Federation are assessed quite highly; favorable factors in the development of Russian-Chinese cooperation are the opening of new “windows of opportunity” after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the restriction of outbound tourist flows to unfriendly countries and changes in the vector towards the BRICS countries, SCO, and EAEU.

Rethinking stimulus-organism-response theory for residents’ behaviour in tourism

ABSTRACT This paper critically examines the application of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory in tourism research, addressing essential critiques and proposing avenues for theoretical refinement. The current study synthesizes existing literature to explore residents’ behaviour in tourism contexts. This work seeks to determine how residents’ place attachment influences their emotional connection with tourists (measured by the New Emotional Solidarity Scale abbreviated as NESS) and how NESS impacts their facilitations (active and passive), ultimately predicts support for tourism development through using S-O-R. The research involved 450 residents of Sivas, Turkey, and was conducted using random sampling. Notably, nine out of the ten proposed hypotheses were supported. Results indicated that place dependence and place identity were linked to NESS factors (communality and fairness), except for the insignificant relationship between place dependence and communality. Furthermore, NESS factors significantly determined facilitation factors that were ultimately significant predictors of support for tourism. This work contributes to the theoretical synthesis and practical insights for destination management and policy interventions in tourism. It also advances the understanding of residents’ behaviour and informs evidence-based decision-making in the tourism industry.

Destination promotional videos and tourism ethnocentrism in emerging tourism destinations: is there a link?

PurposeThere is an increasing focus on the significance of tourism ethnocentrism in determining the success of tourism development and marketing. However, the relationship between tourism ethnocentrism and various tourism-related concepts remains inadequately explored. Hence, this study aims to address the growing need to examine the factors that bolster tourism ethnocentrism in emerging tourism destinations using stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) paradigm.Design/methodology/approachUsing a quantitative cross-sectional survey design, the study gathered data from 434 respondents, which were subsequently analyzed using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results highlight crucial findings: destination promotional videos contribute to the accumulation of tourism knowledge, which, in turn, fosters tourism ethnocentrism. These findings imply that tourism knowledge mediates the relationship between destination promotional videos and tourism ethnocentrism.Practical implicationsThe study strongly advocates for using destination promotional videos to enhance resident support for tourism by augmenting perceived tourism knowledge. Managers in destination marketing organizations (DMOs) are encouraged to adopt destination promotional videos as a novel approach for promoting inclusive tourism development by enhancing tourism knowledge as mechanisms for promoting tourism ethnocentrism.Originality/valueBy considering and proposing destination promotional videos as an ambivalent mechanism of tourism ethnocentrism, this study is an academic endeavor that advances insights into the occurrence of tourism ethnocentrism as an important component of inclusive tourism development.

Behavioral Intentions in Metaverse Tourism: An Extended Technology Acceptance Model with Flow Theory

This study aims to develop a new theoretical framework from the perspective of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), incorporating flow theory, to explore the factors influencing behavioral intentions to participate in metaverse tourism. Using data from 518 respondents with metaverse experience and participation in metaverse tourism, the study employed R Studio and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the relationships between variables in the model. The results indicate that metaverse flow has a significant positive impact on users’ perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, with flow demonstrating strong explanatory power as a precursor factor. Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are predictors of users’ attitudes to using metaverse technology. A positive attitude towards the metaverse can enhance users’ support for metaverse tourism and their behavioral intention to participate in it, while support also positively influences behavioral intention. Support for metaverse tourism acts as a clear mediator between attitudes and behavioral intention. The newly developed theoretical framework in this study provides a fresh perspective for metaverse tourism research and helps enrich empirical analysis in this field. By deeply analyzing tourists’ behavioral intentions, the study provides valuable insights for stakeholders to develop targeted marketing strategies and services, thus promoting the future development of metaverse tourism.

Residents’ behavioral support for tourism in a burgeoning rural destination

This study aimed to test a model derived from the social exchange theory and the theory of planned behavior in determining the role that antecedents play in explaining residents' behavioral support for tourism in a rapidly developing destination. Data were collected from 511 residents of McCurtain County in Oklahoma, USA, using onsite interception and online sampling strategies. Based on a two-step structural equation modeling analysis, eight out of the 10 proposed hypotheses were supported. Of the four potential predictors of residents’ attitudinal support for tourism, perceived benefits, perceived costs, and trust in local government were significant, explaining 63% of the variance in the construct. Attitudinal support, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control then significantly explained 84% of the variance in behavioral intentions to support tourism. These intentions, in turn, significantly explained 44% of the variance in behavioral support for tourism. Implications, limitations, and future research suggestions are discussed at the close of the article. Management ImplicationsResidents' support for tourism within McCurtain County in Oklahoma, USA, is not very strong mostly because residents do not feel that they can trust the government in making decisions regarding tourism and that they have limited power to contribute to tourism planning and management. To address the lack of trust in government, efforts should be made to increase transparency in tourism decision-making. This could occur through the greater inclusion of residents in planning sessions and sharing reports with the public (e.g., sharing minutes and reports via websites, radios, newspapers, etc.). The government should find ways to include more residents in tourism-related decision-making that will affect not only tourism businesses but also the community as a whole. This could look like a regular assessment of residents’ perspectives through conducting surveys, holding focus group interviews, or hosting town hall meetings.

Cultivating stakeholders’ willingness to participate in sustainable tourism development: A research proposition

This study aims to evaluate the role of community stakeholders in fostering sustainability within tourism development, with a focus on Langkawi, Malaysia. It seeks to propose a comprehensive model that highlights the influence of residents' perceptions (as key stakeholders) of community empowerment, political trust, and place attachment on their support for sustainable tourism. This study proposes a conceptual framework based on stakeholder theory and conducts a thorough examination of stakeholders' perspectives on tourism development, considering both positive and negative impacts. A comprehensive literature review is adopted in this research. The study reveals nuanced insights into stakeholders' attitudes towards tourism development and sustainability. It identifies the intricate interplay between perceptions of community empowerment, political trust, place attachment, and support for sustainable tourism initiatives, contributing to a deeper understanding of the dynamics surrounding sustainable tourism. Findings indicate that positive perceptions of benefits encourage active resident engagement in STD. Practical implications suggest that local authorities, destination managers, and policymakers should prioritize involving residents in tourism planning, building trust, and empowering communities. By addressing both social and environmental concerns, sustainable tourism can ensure long-term success and balance development with conservation. The proposed model lays the groundwork for future empirical analyses to yield meaningful insights for governments and tourism planners, facilitating informed policy-making and decision-making processes regarding residents and tourism development in developing nations.

Residents’ Perceived Benefits as Determinants of Sustainable Tourism Development

ABSTRACT This study explores how the benefits residents perceive influence their support for tourism and sustainable practices in nature-based tourism. It highlights the importance of community involvement and local support in achieving sustainable tourism. The study uses Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis to test the proposed hypotheses. The research is conducted in Arribes del Duero Natural Park, a protected natural area spanning Spain and Portugal. Data were collected through an online survey with convenience sampling, resulting in 401 usable questionnaires. The findings demonstrate that community involvement has a positive and significant influence on perceived benefits, support for tourism, and sustainable market-oriented approaches. Perceived benefits also positively and significantly impact support for tourism and sustainable market-oriented approaches. Furthermore, support for tourism is found to have a positive and significant influence on sustainability.

Evaluation of local people's perceptions, satisfaction, and support for tourism regarding the Şanlıurfa culture route festival

This study aims to determine the participants' perceptions, satisfaction, and support for tourism regarding the Şanlıurfa Culture Route Festival. The participants' perceptions of the festival's social, individual, economic, and touristic benefits significantly influence their satisfaction levels. Among these, perceived economic and personal benefits impact festival satisfaction the most. Furthermore, participants' satisfaction with the festival substantially affects their support for tourism development. Accordingly, the positive perception of the benefits associated with the festival influences satisfaction levels, and high satisfaction levels directly impact tourism development support in the destination. Analysing the averages of the responses given by participants to the scales, it is found that the festival helps alleviate daily stress, contributes to the promotion of the region, provides social interaction opportunities for local people, increases the business volume of local enterprises and that the events organised during the festival are sufficient. Additionally, it has been observed that participants intend to attend the Culture Route Festival again and strongly support tourism development.

How does destination social responsibility impact residents’ quality of life? The mechanisms of disclosure entity, communal relationship, and perceived warmth

Rooted in signaling theory and attribution theory, this research investigated how destination social responsibility (DSR) strategy (ability-oriented vs. effort-oriented) impacts residents’ quality of life (QOL) and support for tourism. A mixed-method approach combining semi-structured interviews and scenario-based experiments was conducted. The results revealed that effort-oriented DSR strategies increaseed residents’ QOL and support for tourism more than ability-oriented DSR strategies, in which perceived warmth and communal relationship play a serial mediation effect. Furthermore, the study identifies a key boundary condition: DSR disclosure entity. The relative dominance of effort-oriented DSR strategies weakens when DSR messages are self-disclosed rather than third-party disclosed. These findings advance prior knowledge on DSR and resident QOL and offer destination managers useful guidance on how to adopt DSR strategies to effectively enhance residents’ QOL and support for tourism. Future research could examine a wider range of outcomes, participant groups, and boundary conditions to build on this study’s conclusions.

Influencing Factors on Tourists’ Intentions for Sustainable Tourism Destinations: Moderating Effects of Financial Constraints and Moral Reflectiveness

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the relationships between environmental awareness, travel motivations, tourism knowledge, and intentions to choose sustainable destinations. Using a survey of 495 participants and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS‐SEM), we examine how financial constraints and moral reflectiveness moderate these relationships. Our findings indicate a strong positive correlation between environmental values and support for sustainable tourism. Travel motivations, knowledge about sustainable tourism, and a positive environmental attitude all significantly contribute to a tourist's intention to travel sustainably. Interestingly, gender moderates the influence of travel motivations on environmental values, while moral reflection moderates the link between environmental values and the intention to support sustainable tourism. Financial constraints did not have a significant moderating effect. Our study provides valuable insights for stakeholders in the tourism industry, highlighting the importance of aligning strategies with tourist motivations and emphasizing environmental benefits to encourage responsible travel practices.

FROM PERCEPTION TO SUPPORT: THE ROLE OF POLITICAL BUREAUCRACY IN RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LOMBOK, INDONESIA

Numerous studies emphasise the importance of local governance and governmental support in promoting long-term rural tourist growth. Political bureaucracy, which encompasses the duties and activities of government officials and institutions, plays an important role in developing policies, providing required infrastructure, and fostering stakeholder collaboration. The challenge at hand is the ambiguous relationship between perceived benefits (economic, social, and environmental) and community support influenced by political structures. This study explores moderating role of political bureaucracy on the relationship between the impact of perceived tourism benefits and the community support for rural tourism development in Lombok, Indonesia. The objective is to understand how these perceptions affect support when moderated by political bureaucracy. Data were collected using quantitative methods from 183 residents via online surveys and analysed using SmartPLS SEM for measurement and structural model assessments. The findings revealed no significant relationship between perceived economic and social benefits and community support. However, environmental benefits showed a positive influence. The moderating role of political bureaucracy was found to be minimal. The study suggests that enhancing awareness and empowerment of local communities could improve support for tourism. These insights are vital for policymakers and stakeholders to develop strategies that foster sustainable rural tourism.

Residents’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Costs of Tourism Development: A Case Study of Riyadh City (Saudi Arabia)

This study examines residents’ perceptions of tourism development in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia, focusing on its benefits and costs, guided by social exchange theory. The objective is to explore how the perceived impacts of tourism development, along with external factors such as community attachment, residents’ knowledge of tourism development, and community involvement, affect locals’ satisfaction with tourism and their intention to support tourism development. A survey of 427 locals, analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM), reveals a positive correlation between community attachment and the perceived benefits from tourism. Residents’ knowledge about tourism is linked to perceived benefits, but not to perceived costs, and community involvement does not significantly impact perceptions. Perceived benefits positively influence support for tourism, while perceived costs have a negative effect. Residents’ satisfaction with tourism, shaped by their perceptions of the benefits and costs, influences their future support for tourism initiatives. The theoretical implications highlight social exchange theory’s role in understanding community perceptions, while the practical implications emphasize inclusive and transparent tourism planning to gain local support. These results underscore the importance of considering locals’ perceptions and satisfaction in both current and future tourism planning and development strategies.

Perceived Impact of Music Tourism and Support for Music Tourism among Local Communities: The Moderating Effect of Psychological Egoism

Perceived Impact of Music Tourism and Support for Music Tourism among Local Communities: The Moderating Effect of Psychological Egoism

Struggling in silence? The formation mechanism of implicit conflict in rural tourism communities

This study explored the formation and influencing factors of the understudied implicit conflict in rural tourism communities from a social capital perspective. An exploratory sequential mixed-method approach was used, including semi-structured interviews and household surveys with rural tourism community residents. The study identifies the formation mechanism of implicit conflicts and examines the influencing factors that drive conflict intentions. Findings revealed that residents experienced three stages of development: potential opposition, cognitive engagement, and conflict intention. The influencing factors, such as formal institutional disembedding, network disembedding, and loss of relational trust, positively affected rural community residents' conflict-related cognitive engagement and informal institutional embedding, which further positively influenced residents' conflict intentions. This study contributes to a better understanding and measurement of implicit conflict in rural tourism communities. It also provides significant implications for stakeholders to develop more comprehensive tourism planning and management strategies to enhance residents’ support for tourism.

Меры государственной поддержки для развития потенциала туризма в Казахстане

To transform tourism into a dynamically developing and highly profitable sector of the economy, measures are needed to support the potential of the tourism industry. This is the creation of appropriate institutional conditions: legislative norms and management structures, which would be the basis for creating an effective mechanism for the functioning of the industry. The purpose and main directions of the research are to study the relevant institutional conditions: legislative norms, management structures and the definition of state support measures for the development of the industry's potential. The article provides an analytical review of measures of state support for tourism in Kazakhstan. The analysis of the current legislation in the field of tourism and other measures to stimulate tourism entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan has been carried out. The main source of the analysis was the laws and regulations governing the activities of the tourism sector in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study used a descriptive method and comparative analysis. The field of application of the research results is the activity of subjects of the tourism industry at all levels. The results of the study will help to use the huge tourism potential of Kazakhstan by increasing the activity of entrepreneurs in tourism. The tourism sector should become attractive for doing business. The research results presented in the article can be applied in the development of plans for the development of the tourism industry. All this, in turn, will enhance the socio-economic situation of the regions of Kazakhstan.

Imperialism, empowerment, and support for sustainable tourism: Can residents become empowered through an imperialistic tourism development model?

Resident empowerment is an effective tool that contributes to the sustainable development of tourism. However, in many low-income countries, tourism is usually implemented through an imperialist tourism development model, questioning the sector's true intentions for this type of development. Within this backdrop, this study aims to investigate how, under such conditions, residents' perception of imperialism is associated with residents' perceptions of empowerment and to what extent these perceptions influence their support for sustainable tourism development. To better understand these relationships, Weber's Theory of Formal Substantive Rationality and Institutional Theory were employed. This study surveyed a representative sample of 341 residents on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in 2022. Overall, results illustrate that residents' perceptions of imperialism do not affect their perceptions of empowerment, rejecting most of the research hypotheses. Theoretical and practical implications highlight that within an imperialistic tourism development model, there is not relationship between imperialims and empowerment. tourism.

Ethnic community’s perception of benefit-sharing and participation intentions in national park tourism in China: An asymmetric modeling approach

While tourism brings employment opportunities to ethnic communities surrounding national parks, striking a balance between economic development and environmentalcultural preservation is paramount for ensuring long-term sustainability. In 2021, the first mountain cog rail transit project for poverty alleviation and tourism development started to be built in western China. It will pass through the pilot area of the Giant Panda National Park, bringing development opportunities and challenges for the localTibetan community. Based on a questionnaire survey of 395 Tibetan residents in the park vicinity, this study utilizes asymmetrical approach so as to explore the multifaceted elements shaping benefit-sharing, tourism support and community participation intentions. The findings reveal residents’ heightened emphasis on the economic benefits of tourism over environmental and cultural considerations. This inclination is rooted in the enduring impact of stringent ecological conservation measures over the past 50 years, significantly constraining regional economic development. Notably, young females who did not fully benefit from tourism express a high level of support for tourism, particularly when economic, cultural, and facility benefits align. Paradoxically, higher economic benefits are associated with lower community participation intentions in tourism decision-making, underscoring that only low economic benefits trigger such intentions. Active community participation predominantly manifests among young males, suggesting that residents express participation intentions when their benefit-sharing needs are not adequately met. This study provides valuable insights into the coordinated development of transportation, community benefit-sharing, and the preservation of national parks.

Residents' perceived social sustainability of food tourism events

Amid the need for inclusive growth and well-being in sustainable tourism, residents' social sustainability needs must be understood. Based on self-perception and social exchange theories, this study examines residents' perceptions of the social sustainability of food festival events. Focusing on an East-West culinary fusion festival in Macau, the Macau Food Festival, 460 residents are surveyed to ascertain their perceptions of the social sustainability attributes, social sustainability impacts, and quality of life outcomes. Results of six direct and two moderation relationships revealed residents' perceptions of social sustainability attributes of the food festival event are a major predictor of the perceived impacts on the community and resident quality of life. A higher perceived quality of life was found to positively impact place attachment, support for tourism, and prosocial behaviors. The degree to which social sustainability attributes of the food festival impact residents' quality of life, though different, is positive for attendees and non-attendees implying that positive perceptions could be inferred through both introspection and extrospection. It, further, suggests the need for destination management organizations to understand residents' social sustainability needs of the food tourism events to introduce attributes that augment residents' quality of life and positive responses to tourism development.

Protected area influence over resident attitudes towards tourism in gateway communities

While there has been extensive research on resident sentiment towards tourism, few have explored the uniqueness of gateway communities and their relationship to the Protected Areas (PA) surrounding them. This study explores how resident trust of PA managers and support for PAs surrounding their community can spillover to explain additional variance in resident support or opposition to tourism. To test this, traditional antecedents to resident support for tourism, like psychological, social, and political empowerment and the economic benefits from tourism, were modeled independently and in tandem with trust in PA managers and resident support for PAAs. Results from 405 residents of Transylvania County, NC, USA show trust of Pisgah National Forest managers (β = 0.137, p = 0.001) and resident support for the PA influence their support for tourism (β = 0.257, p = 0.001) and explain an additional six percentage points in why residents support tourism within their gateway communities when included in the model. These findings suggest that when evaluating gateway communities’ support for tourism, it is prudent to also include resident perspectives of PAs and how they are managed as resident perspectives of the PA and its management can spillover to their attitudes towards tourism.