Does the tourist care? A comparison of tourists in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand and Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

Dodds, Rachel; Graci, Sonya; Holmes, Mark

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“…Therefore, achieving sustainability can often be far more challenging in urban destinations than in other types of destinations (Miller et al 2010). Given the adverse impacts of tourism on the quality of life of both tourists and locals, ensuring sustainable urban tourism has become a common responsibility in which travelers visiting destinations are supposed to take part (Dodds et al 2010). In this sense, revenues generated from tourist taxes are significant for the economic and environmental sustainability of urban destinations (Palmer and Riera 2003).…”

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“…These resources are regarded as core resources that make a given destination attractive to visit (Dwyer and Kim 2003). Travelers' concern about environmental resources and their willingness to support environmental sustainability have received increasing attention from practitioners and scholars (e.g., Dodds et al 2010). Environmental sustainability in destinations is widely discussed with regard to its relationship with responsible tourist behavior (Su and Swanson 2017).…”

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Willingness to Pay for Tourist Tax in Destinations: Empirical Evidence from Istanbul

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Abstract:Revenue generated from tourism taxes constitutes an important financial resource for local governments and tourism authorities to both ensure tourism sustainability and enhance the quality of tourist experiences. In order for tourism policy makers to create an efficient and fair tax system in tourism destinations, it is crucial to understand travelers' perceptions concerning willingness to pay (WTP), tax rates, and their optimal allocation. The objectives of this paper, therefore, are to evaluate tourism taxes as a compensation tool to cover the costs of tourism and to measure tourists' WTP. The paper also suggests a fair allocation of tax revenues based on tourists' perceptions. A qualitative approach was used and data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews with international travelers to Istanbul, Turkey. The findings suggest that tourists are more likely to pay an additional amount of tax when this is earmarked for improvements in their experiences, but they are reluctant to take on liability concerning matters relating to destination sustainability. Based on the travelers' perceptions, the paper also identified areas that need investment to improve tourist experiences. An interesting highlight of this paper is that the majority of surveyed respondents reported that their travel decisions would not be negatively affected even if the total cost of their vacation increased by one third. The findings are expected to offer fresh and much-needed insights into tourist taxation for tourism policy makers and stakeholders.

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Willingness to Pay for Tourist Tax in Destinations: Empirical Evidence from Istanbul

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“…Although strategies were used by local actors to cope with early disputes, such as breaking down fences and returning to the land, later on this strategy was not effective because policy reform and decentralization brought in new actors, which upset the status quo. 13 With accommodation and restaurant businesses catering to western standards and promoting themselves to a young, affluent tourist market seeking sun, sea and sand and diving holidays (Dodds, Graci and Holmes, 2010), the backpacker market (and its subsequent local supply chain) appeared to be gradually priced out. Rising land and real estate prices resulted in local budget accommodation relocating to cheaper areas further behind the immediate beach strip (Vaisutis et al 2007).…”

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Power, Ownership and Tourism in Small Islands: Evidence from Indonesia

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Jeyacheya

2015

World Development

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This paper examines the political economy of tourism development in islands and uses Gili Trawangan, Indonesia as a case study. A longitudinal study drawing from fieldwork contributes to the discussion of how different types of power shape community development, and how the effects of hosting international tourism play an explicit role. Analysis using Barnett and Duvall's Taxonomy of Power model reveals the interplay between the types of power over time and its effects on different actors.Results raise questions for Less Developed Countries, and particularly islands, concerning the social costs of using tourism for development.

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“…This would appear to be compatible with notions of sustainable consumption and non-consumption practises which suppose that the consumer is concerned about the effects that a purchasing choice has not only on themselves but the external world too (Cherrier, Black, & Lee, 2011). Encouraging the individual to take responsibility for and control of their actions may make more conscious of consumption choices and sensitive to consequences (Dodds, Graci, & Holmes, 2010). What is more, the pursuit of self-actualisation emphasises deeper and more challenging learning experiences, interpersonal and intrapersonal exchanges, environmental proximity and reflexivity (Brown, 2009(Brown, , 2013Wang, 1999).…”

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An existentialist exploration of tourism sustainability: backpackers fleeing and finding themselves

Canavan

2017

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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This article applies existentialism to sustainable tourism discussion using an exploratory netnographic case study of 12 backpackers. Highlighted is the importance of both existential avoidance and authenticity to participants looking to escape and transcend underlying existential anxiety. Avoidance can be found in the cultural-adherence and selfesteem pathways facilitated by travel. Authenticity is identified in the deeper interactions with host peoples and landscapes, and the liberation, reflection and learning which emerge from this. Avoidance and authenticity are linked in turn with the sustainability of tourism pursued. The former is associated with more hedonistic escape and superficial, selfcentric and insensitive tourism. The latter is suggestive of more transcendent escape and involved, appreciative and alternative tourism.

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Does the tourist care? A comparison of tourists in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand and Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

Cited by 152 publications

References 23 publications

Willingness to Pay for Tourist Tax in Destinations: Empirical Evidence from Istanbul

Willingness to Pay for Tourist Tax in Destinations: Empirical Evidence from Istanbul

Power, Ownership and Tourism in Small Islands: Evidence from Indonesia

An existentialist exploration of tourism sustainability: backpackers fleeing and finding themselves

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