Residents' Perception of Tourism Impacts: A Case Study of Homestay Operators in Dachangshan Dao, North-East China

Gu, Ming; Wong, Philip

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“…This discourse, which also reiterates the necessity of filling the social and economic gap between urban and rural areas, has been prominent in several countries (see Acharya & Halpenny, 2013;Gu & Wong, 2006;Jones & Guan, 2011;Kontogeorgopoulos, Churyen, & Duangsaeng, 2013), including Malaysia (Jamal, Othman, & Muhammad, 2011;Kayat, 2002;Liu, 2006). Within the Malaysian context, the presumed success of homestay programmes is often linked to increased numbers of both domestic and international tourists participating in this form of tourism consumption (Pusiran & Xiao, 2013).…”

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“…In general the term 'homestay' refers to a variety of accommodation types, such as bed and breakfasts and small hotels, in which tourists have the possibility to stay with the locals and experience their culture (Gu & Wong, 2006;Lynch, 2005). It is a form of tourism consumption that in the last twenty years has become quite popular among tourists and travellers, especially in rural areas (Moscardo, 2009).…”

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Perceptions of authenticity in a Malaysian homestay – A narrative analysis

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“…There was a general feeling among residents that crowding (87%), alcohol consumption (78%), noise (75%), litter (62%), drug consumption (55%) and local prices (52%) increase as a consequence of the spring break phenomenon in Acapulco. Crowding, noise, litter and the increase of price of goods and services have been previously reported as a consequence of tourism; studies such as that of Andereck et al (2005), Gu and Wong (2006), and Andriotis and Vaughan (2003) are examples of this. With regard to the increase of alcohol and drug consumption, some studies have also reported them as impacts of tourism; however the frequency and intensity of residents' perception have been lower than those in the present study (see for example Andereck, et al, 2005;Tosun, 2002).…”

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Social representations and community attitudes towards spring breakers

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2014

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Social representations theory has been adopted for explaining tourism impacts and local attitudes. However, its usefulness in segmenting local population in terms of their attitudes towards specific types of tourists has not been tested. This study identifies the attitudes of local people towards spring break, a North American young tourist phenomenon in the context of the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco. Although residents perceive an increase in alcohol consumption, drug use, noise and litter during the spring break season, they largely recognise economic benefits and are thus generally supportive for the phenomenon. Based on these attitudes, three clusters were identified: spring break supporters (identified by their high appreciation of spring break benefits), ambivalents (who are uncertain about both benefits and costs) and realistics (characterised by recognising both benefits and costs). The main contribution of this study lies in the confirmation of the usefulness of social representations theory in explaining residents' attitudes towards a very specific type of tourists whose hedonist behaviours are a common characteristic.

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“…Such accommodation sector is also known by various terms such as farm stay, culture homestay, heritage homestay, education homestay, voluntary homestay, private accommodation, leisure stay, and cottage (Albaladejo-Pina & Diaz-Delfa, 2009;Barnett, 2001;Gu & Wong, 2006;Pearce, 1990). Success after success had been proclaimed by the government as a result of the government's effort to promote the homestay program and the involvement of local communities in organizing it.…”

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Rural Tourism in Malaysia: A Homestay Program

2013

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Rural tourism has been recognized as an effective catalyst of rural socio-economic redevelopment in many countries. The rise of the rural tourism development was partly due to the increase demand from tourists who want to enjoy natural environment which available in rural setting and cultural heritage which still preserved by local folks. This paper is intended to explore the concept of rural tourism and homestay program establishment in Malaysia in terms of its development, planning, and promotional efforts. Malaysia has embraced rural tourism in an effort to upgrade the economic regeneration in rural areas through tourism activities and products offering.Priorities for the economic upgrading of rural tourism has been given attention in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) and Tenth Malaysia Plan (2011-2015 to reduce poverty among rural communities. One of the rural cultural tourism products is homestay establishment managed by rural local community. This conceptual paper will provide a review of literature consisting of the background, planning, development, and current situation of homestay program as rural tourism product. The homestay program is said to have increase additional household income and promote better awareness for the continued conservation of cultural heritage. Majority of the rural communities involved in tourism to gain its economic benefits since theoretically an increase in income gained from tourism activities will improve their quality of life. The objectives of the paper are to understand the current scenario of rural tourism development in Malaysia particularly homestay program, and to analyse its challenges and issues pertaining to homestay management. The future implications of the research could be the re-assessment of rural tourism policy towards local community, and marketing efforts by tourism key players and related government agencies to upgrade this rural tourism product.Keywords: rural tourism, homestay program, rural community, quality of life, government, Malaysia Rural TourismRural areas are often quite far from the city center and may be marginalized from the mainstream development as the result of the geographical setting which situated in countryside, and equipped with less basic facilities such as roads, communication and transport facilities. The small number of population also becomes one of the factors which make rural area difficult to grow and develop due to lack of manpower (Malaysia Ministry of Finance, 2010). Traditional jobs were still involving farming and poultry based activities

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Residents' Perception of Tourism Impacts: A Case Study of Homestay Operators in Dachangshan Dao, North-East China

Cited by 81 publications

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Perceptions of authenticity in a Malaysian homestay – A narrative analysis

Perceptions of authenticity in a Malaysian homestay – A narrative analysis

Social representations and community attitudes towards spring breakers

Rural Tourism in Malaysia: A Homestay Program

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