Different Type of Residents, Different Type of Attitudes?

Abstract

This study examines residents' attitudes towards sustainable tourism development in Timor-Leste, a new country that is also in the initial stages of tourism development. In particular, this study intends to understand whether residents with different roles and responsibilities (ordinary residents and residents as leaders in the public, private sectors, and NGOs) have different attitudes about the development of sustainable tourism. In order to accomplish this goal, the sustainable tourism attitude scale (SUS-TAS) is applied. Results have shown that ‘ordinary residents' as well as residents with leadership responsibilities in the community are very positive and supportive of tourism development. These results are encouraging for the development of tourism in this country and should be considered by the government, private sectors, and NGOs to promote tourism industries as a contribution to the sustainable development of Timor-Leste.

Residents’ Perceptions towards Tourism Development—The Case of Galaţi-Brăila Conurbation, Romania

“…Different versions of this scale (one factor, second-order, 21-item, 27-item, 33-item, and 44-item models) have been tested in numerous studies in the last decade [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60]. The results validated SUS-TAS for the Cape Verde Islands in Africa [57] and Taiwan in Asia [58].…”