<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This research examined the residents’ profile, attitudes, and perception towards tourism development based on 176 respondents interviewed. Residents’ attitudes toward tourism were measured by adapting 24 items from the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale developed by Lankford and Howard (1994). This study aimed at identifying the relationships between residents’ socio-economic and demographic attributes and their attitudes toward tourism by focusing on villages where tourism is in the development stage.</p></abstract>

This research examined the residents’ profile, attitudes, and perception towards tourism development based on 176 respondents interviewed. Residents’ attitudes toward tourism were measured by adapting 24 items from the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale developed by Lankford and Howard (1994). This study aimed at identifying the relationships between residents’ socio-economic and demographic attributes and their attitudes toward tourism by focusing on villages where tourism is in the development stage.

Residents’ Attitudes and Perception towards Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rural Tourism in Dragacevo, Serbia

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This research examined the residents’ profile, attitudes, and perception towards tourism development based on 176 respondents interviewed. Residents’ attitudes...

Residents’ Attitudes and Perception towards Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rural Tourism in Dragacevo, Serbia

Published Online: Dec 19, 2014

Page range: 151 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eec-2014-0007

Keywords
rural tourism, development, residents’ attitudes, TIAS scale, Dragacevo, Serbia

© Nicolaus Copernicus University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Residents’ Attitudes and Perception towards Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rural Tourism in Dragacevo, Serbia

Published Online: Dec 19, 2014

Page range: 151 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eec-2014-0007

Keywordsrural tourism, development, residents’ attitudes, TIAS scale, Dragacevo, Serbia

© Nicolaus Copernicus University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rural tourism, development, residents’ attitudes, TIAS scale, Dragacevo, Serbia