Host perceptions of backpackers: Examining the influence of intergroup contact

Luo, Xianrong; Brown, Graham; Huang, Songshan

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2015.03.009

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“…Th e concern over the relationship between tourism and the natural and social environments has promoted the debate and the proposition of alternative forms of tourism since the 1970s (Fennell, 2006;Luo, Brown, & Huang, 2015;Mihalic, 2016;Mtapuri & Giampiccoli, 2017). However, it is also important to notice that "the origins of alternative tourism in the 1960s counterculture movement have largely been forgotten" (Higgins-Desbiolles, 2008, p. 346).…”

Section: Conceptualising Tourismmentioning

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Investigating the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism

Giampiccoli

Mtapuri

Dłużewska

2020

Tourism (Zagreb, Online)

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This paper interrogates the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism (CBT). It is a conceptual paper that unpacks the conceptualization of tourism and traces the emergence of sustainable tourism as one of the responses to conventional/mass tourism. The history of conventional tourism shows that, like any form of tourism, it has both positive and negative impacts on destinations. It is against this backdrop that CBT emerged. To achieve its aim, this article examined the main principles and attributes of CBT in CBT manuals and handbooks, focusing on two key concepts - sustainability and the environment. This examination revealed a significant mismatch in the conception of sustainability, while it is a fundamental requirement in tourism to tackle its negative environmental impacts. Environmental sustainability is considered more implicit in CBT, while it is often less regarded in conventional/mass tourism. We argue that the sustainability of tourism should be an intrinsic and universal principle of all forms of tourism that governments should enforce. The fact that conventional tourism produces most of the environmental damage, it is for this reason that it should elevate its role to become a solid promoter of sustainable measures for environmentally-friendly and sustainability-friendly practices instead.

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Section: Conceptualising Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism

Giampiccoli

Mtapuri

Dłużewska

2020

Tourism (Zagreb, Online)

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“…Therefore, it has been argued that intergroup contact approach should be used more often to study tourist-host social contact in tourism studies ( Fan, Zhang, Jenkins, & Lin, 2017 ; Fan, Zhang, Jenkins, & Tavitiyaman, 2017 ). Accordingly, some scholars have tried to explore tourist-host contact from different perspectives, including tourist typology ( Fan, Zhang, Jenkins, & Lin, 2017 ), cultural distance ( Fan, Zhang, Jenkins, & Lin, 2016 ; Fan, Zhang, Jenkins, & Tavitiyaman, 2017 ), host perceptions of tourism ( Luo, Brown, & Huang, 2015 ; Sharpley, 2014 ), and tourist-host relations ( Bimonte & Punzo, 2016 ; McKenna, 2016 ). However, over the past decade, apart from the studies done by Pizam, Uriely, and Reichel (2000) and Nyaupane, Teye, and Paris (2008) , research that investigates the impacts of social contact on tourists' attitudes change towards the host has not increased much.…”

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confidence: 99%

Social contact theory and attitude change through tourism: Researching Chinese visitors to North Korea

Wang

2020

Tourism Management Perspectives

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Drawing on 34 interviews with Chinese visitors to North Korea, this paper adopts the social contact theory to examine their attitude change through tourism. The paper first examines how Chinese tourists imagine North Korea as a tourism destination prior to their visits. Then the paper focuses on both the regulated and agentive dimensions involved in their travel, asking how individual Chinese tourist negotiates with the externally imposed restrictions to obtain more tourist-host contact. Third, it identifies both positive and negative post-trip attitude changes. In doing so, the paper creates a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of tourism conducted between China and North Korea which are perceived as “friendly” neighbors with conflicts. Apart from offering empirical and policy implications, this paper extends the use of intergroup social contact theory by focusing on a destination with restrictions on tourist-host contact.

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“…Especially in tourism research, it is vital to investigate tourist-locals interaction because intergroup contact reduces prejudice and tensions through sociocultural understanding, thus changing the attitude and behavior toward outgroup members (Luo, Brown, & Huang, 2015;Nyaupane, Teye, & Paris, 2008). Several tourism scholars have emphasized and investigated the tourist-local people interaction and their relationships (Freire, 2009;Pizam, Uriely, & Reichel, 2000;Zhang, Inbakaran, & Jackson, 2006).…”

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“…Several tourism scholars have emphasized and investigated the tourist-local people interaction and their relationships (Freire, 2009;Pizam, Uriely, & Reichel, 2000;Zhang, Inbakaran, & Jackson, 2006). However, a majority of studies examined their relationships from the local residents' perspective (see for example Choo, Park, & Petrick, 2011;Luo et al, 2015;Ward & Berno, 2011;Woosnam & Norman, 2010). Although some research investigated their relationships from the tourists' perspective (see for example Nyaupane et al, 2008;Pizam et al, 2000), these studies did not explain the critical reasons for forming personal relationships between local people and tourists.…”

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Can Local People Help Enhance Tourists’ Destination Loyalty? A Relational Perspective

Nam

Kim

Hwang³

2016

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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This study identifies key attributes of local people in enhancing tourists' personal connection and examines whether personal connection to local people induces the destination's distinctiveness and consequently positive word-of-mouth (WOM) intentions regarding the destination. For the empirical tests, data were collected from 280 tourists to Japan from South Korea and analyzed.The results indicate that (1) three attributes of local people (physical attractiveness, displayed positive emotions, and helpfulness) improved the personal connection; (2) the personal connection increased destination distinctiveness and WOM intentions; and (3) destination distinctiveness perceived by tourists generated WOM intentions. These results have important theoretical and practical implications.

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Host perceptions of backpackers: Examining the influence of intergroup contact

Cited by 69 publications

References 53 publications

Investigating the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism

Investigating the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism

Social contact theory and attitude change through tourism: Researching Chinese visitors to North Korea

Can Local People Help Enhance Tourists’ Destination Loyalty? A Relational Perspective

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