“…Despite the emphasis on how important residents are in sustainable tourism, the tendency toward sustainable tourism by residents varies. Thus, the higher the tendency, the more likely residents are to protect their touristic attractions and tourism resources as their positive perceptions support tourism development at their destination (Jamal and Robinson, 2009;Pearce, 2018;Cetin et al, 2021). This suggests that any positive changes in the economic, socio-cultural, and natural environments constituting the main tourist resources and attractions of tourism in general cause the perceptions of residents toward tourism development to be positive.…”