There is a very clear link between tourism and sustainability due to the importance and consequences of the tourism sector in the world economy. Behavioural studies are among the major topics of sustainable tourism research. There are several factors that influence our sustainable behaviour at home and in vacation settings. In general, the main objective of this paper is to examine the personal factors in pro-environmental tourist behaviour from a gender perspective. This study is based on a sample of 347 golf tourists from 16 European countries. The results corroborated the relationships between ecological habits, personal capabilities and environmental attitudes. However, interactions between personal factors were more limited. It was shown that only the interaction between personal capabilities and externally-oriented habits have an influence on environmental attitudes. Also, some gender differences were found.
Environmental attitudes and behaviours have received relatively little attention in golf tourism, compared to other tourism research areas. Golf tourism provides products and services based on nature, and they should focus on the environment. Golf has become increasingly important in the development of European tourism within the last decade. Moreover, golf is one of the primary motivations for European tourists in the sports tourism sector. This study is based on a sample of 431 golf tourists, from different nationalities, who visit Andalusia, Spain. This research examines the relationship between environmental attitudes and behavioural intentions for three subsamples of European nationalities: British, German, and Spanish. This relationship was corroborated in the three subsamples. However, the national citizenship of European golf tourists was not a moderator effect on the relationship between environmental attitudes and behavioural intentions.
Golf tourism is an important sector in the tourism industry, in terms of average daily expenditure per visitor. However, golf tourism also generates social and political controversies, mainly due to its impact on the environment. The main objective of this paper is to observe the progress of research on golf tourism from the perspective of sustainability. For this, the study is based on identifying the scientific production on the subject from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Thus, we have detected 46 articles published in scientific journals in the last 22 years. The findings indicate five lines of research, such as environmental impacts, environmental management, environmental attitudes and behaviors, conflict of interests, and sustainable management and planning. Environmental impact is the most prolific content, while environmental attitudes and behaviors are the least frequent, but the latter is the most current line of research.
Objetivo do estudo: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar estudos sobre turismo de golfe a partir de uma perspectiva da sustentabilidade.Metodologia/ abordagem: Uma análise bibliométrica foi realizada na base de dados Scopus e Web of Science. Foram selecionados 46 artigos que foram publicados em revistas científicas nos últimos 22 anos.Originalidade / Relevância: O turismo de golfe faz parte do turismo esportivo e representa um grande boom mundial nas últimas décadas. No entanto, a pesquisa acadêmica sobre o turismo de golfe mostrou um interesse crescente em um tempo relativamente curto.Principais resultados: Os resultados da análise indicaram uma alta concentração de estudos e pesquisadores de países mediterrâneos e, especificamente, localizados no sul da Península Ibérica, destacando as regiões do Algarve (Portugal) e, especialmente, da Andaluzia (Espanha).Contribuições teóricas / metodológicas: O trabalho é o primeiro estudo bibliométrico sobre esse assunto. O turismo de golfe tem grande importância econômica para a indústria do turismo. No entanto, também é necessário considerar a influência do planejamento e desenvolvimento territorial, tanto ambiental quanto socialmente.
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