Tourism's troubled times

Wheeller, Brian

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“…It was argued that tourist movements are moving towards megamass tourism and the problems of these ever-increasing tourist numbers are also increasing (Wheeller, 1992). Sustainable tourism as a concept may have successful implementation at the indivdual project level, 'but at the macro level because of the enormity and complexity of the task, it becomes cumbersome, uncontrollable and unplannable' (Wheeller, 1991). Example of positive management of tourist destinations can be found, but these 'examples of positive management of tourist influx are the exception, not the rule' (Wheeller, 1991, p. 95).…”

Section: Sustainable Tourism Development Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

The evolution of tourism planning in Third-World countries: a critique

Tosun

Jenkins

1998

Progr. Tourism Hospit. Res.

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Section: Sustainable Tourism Development Approachmentioning

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The evolution of tourism planning in Third-World countries: a critique

Tosun

Jenkins

1998

Progr. Tourism Hospit. Res.

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“…At the very beginning of the research on tourism impacts, it is possible to find many works [20][21][22] on the social impact of mass tourism under the heading of alternative tourism, which was one of the very important topics of tourism studies between the 1960s and the 1980s. Mass tourism, which was growing fast at that time, was perceived negatively, as local societies in particular destinations were excluded from economic benefits and were bearing the social and cultural costs of its development.…”

Section: Overcrowding Harm In Citizens' Quality Of Lifementioning

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Reasons and Consequences of Overtourism in Contemporary Cities—Knowledge Gaps and Future Research

Żemła

2020

Sustainability

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Even though overtourism became the object of extensive scientific research only three years ago, different definitions and approaches to the issue can be seen. However, it is still in the initial phase of research, and there are numerous gaps in our knowledge of the reasons and solutions to this issue. The main aim of the paper is to summarize different approaches and points of view on the overtourism issue. This includes searching for reasons of tension between tourists and visitors in particular destinations. They are presented partially in tourism literature but also in the literature dealing with urban studies, sustainable development and other areas. This aim was achieved through a literature review and the deduction method. The paper identifies several different factors that stimulate overtourism. Some of them are acknowledged in most publications. They are a growing number of tourists, new solutions in the information technologies (IT) business and the availability of cheap flights. Other factors such as management mistakes in particular destinations are underlined from time to time. Finally, some factors are expressed very rarely. They are the growing popularity of city tourism and the shift from 3S (sea, sun and sand) to 3E (education, experience, entertainment) tourism. Identification and general overview of those factors is intended to be an important contribution to the contemporary scientific knowledge on overtourism. The analysis of the factors recognized allowed to point out significant weaknesses of our contemporary knowledge on overtourism. A radical shift of the approach to the governance of cities as tourism destinations, as well as filling theoretical gaps and creating effective tools to manage tourism development in cities are postulated. Several directions of the future research are presented in the conclusions of the paper. Some practical recommendations for decision-makers in particular cities are also included.

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“…In the still early years of this century, the world has seenna1ve belief in the purity of athletics shaken yet again by gold medal sprinters begin unmasked as drug cheats, been amazed that a bull market in stocks and shares should end, held assumptions that China would relax controls on dissident opinion before and during the Olympic games, and maintained that there is such a thing as sustainable tourism. Wheeller (1993Wheeller ( , 1994, many years ago, exploded the last myth in a series of perceptive articles which are accepted as depressing but accurate by many, but still rejected by those either wishing or needing to believe in the concept (see for example the editorial in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism 2007).1£ mistaken beliefs such as those noted above can exist in the world at large, it is perhaps not surprising that the tourism area life cycle (TALC) model (Butler 1980) has maintained its popularity as a" conceptual hook" for almost thirty years. In writing this it is not being suggested that the TALC is on a par with the current bear market causing such concern across the world, nor that it is necessarily a myth, although some writers might so argue.…”

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Tourism Destination Development: Cycles and Forces, Myths and Realities

Butler¹

2009

Tourism Recreation Research

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The Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC) has had a relatively long life and has been applied in many situations but also has been criticized for not being capable of explaining the reasons behind the process of development being discussed. One form of analysis which has particular relevance to the TALC in this context is Force Field Analysis (FF A), an approach, like the original Product Life Cycle model, adopted from the business literature. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the TALC model and its continued relevance, and then examines the potential application of FF A. It is argued in the conclusion that the combination of the two models may provide researchers with a better means of explaining the development process of destinations in a non-statistical manner and aiding a movement towards sustainability.

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Tourism's troubled times

Cited by 145 publications

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The evolution of tourism planning in Third-World countries: a critique

The evolution of tourism planning in Third-World countries: a critique

Reasons and Consequences of Overtourism in Contemporary Cities—Knowledge Gaps and Future Research

Tourism Destination Development: Cycles and Forces, Myths and Realities

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