Drawing from primarily quantitative data collected in 2010 among adult residents (n = 204) in the state-planned tourism destination of Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, this paper examines the ways in which local residents perceive the social effects of regional tourism development. Currently, socio-demographic impacts of tourism are insufficiently addressed within developing economies and within tourism development initiatives crafted and implemented under state control. Field-tested questionnaire data and ethnographic fieldwork indicate that among Huatulco residents tourism is not viewed as positively associated with increasing rates of crime, prostitution, or drugs. However, increasing variables such as traffic, noise, littering, or population size are associated with Huatulco's tourism economy. Huatulco residents' views on population mobility are mixed. The results presented herein support previous findings within the literatures on tourism impacts, as well as challenge some existing assertions on the correlations between tourism development and social changes within host communities.

Transgender or trans people are deeply affected by social stigma in a wide range of forms and contexts including family, school, neighbourhood, work and clinical settings. Studies have rarely focused on how stigmatisation affects trans individuals’ experiences of travel and tourism. This research sought to critically explore the constraints that prevent trans people from engaging in tourism in Mexico. We conducted in-depth interviews with 15 trans participants. Experiences related to intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural constraints on tourism were explored during interviews. The findings include that trans men and women do not experience tourism constraints equally, and interpersonal constraints are closely related to social stigma that in turn influence these individuals’ fear of being discriminated against, abused or killed while travelling or engaging in leisure activities. The results are discussed in light of leisure and tourism constraints theory. Managerial implications include ways that the tourism industry can contribute to reducing constraints for trans travellers.

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fue desarrollado con la intención de impulsar el bienestar económico y social de la región. Sin embargo, se ha propuesto que el CIP no puede ser considerado un caso del todo exitoso debido principalmente a los problemas sociales que se han presentado. En este sentido, el presente estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar la percepción de la comunidad local del CIP Huatulco sobre los beneficios y costos sociales que el turismo ha generado en su comunidad. Con base en una encuesta aplicada a 203 residentes de la localidad, se encontró que el turismo ha generado empleos y nuevas oportunidades económicas en la localidad. Asimismo, se reportó que el número de construcciones, el mejoramiento de la infraestructura e incremento en oportunidades de recreación se relacionan con el turismo. Por otro lado, aunque el turismo no se relaciona con incrementos en delincuencia, prostitución y pandillerismo, sí se relaciona con incrementos en la congestión vehicular, en el precio de bienes y servicios y disminución en los espacios de estacionamiento.

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la percepción que tienen los habitantes del Centro Integralmente Planificado de Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, México, sobre los impactos generados por el turismo, sus repercusiones en el bienestar de la población y sus relaciones de