The attitude of tourist destination residents towards the effects of overtourism—Kraków case study

AR Szromek, Z Kruczek, B Walas - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Scientific research into the effect of tourist traffic in a tourist area have shown that the
excessive concentration of tourist traffic leads to overcrowding in attractive locations, over …

Why do residents in an overtourism destination develop anti-tourist attitudes? An exploration of residents' experience through the lens of the community-based tourism

S Kim, Y Kang - Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The anti-tourist attitude of residents at destinations experiencing overtourism is a global
issue. This study examines why such attitudes form through the lens of community-based …

Measuring service quality and customer satisfaction of the small-and medium-sized hotels (SMSHs) industry: lessons from United Arab Emirates (UAE)

SZ Ahmad, N Ahmad, A Papastathopoulos - Tourism Review, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to delve upon customer satisfaction and service quality within small-
and medium-sized hotels (SMSHs) by using a modified SERVQUAL model …

Master planning and the evolving urban model in the Gulf cities: Principles, policies, and practices for the transition to sustainable urbanism

E Zaidan, A Abulibdeh - Planning Practice & Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The significant predicament of sustainable urbanism in contemporary cities of the Gulf
region is being addressed by develo** policies designed to make cities safe, inclusive …

The positive role of the tourism industry for Dubai city in the United Arab Emirates

H Yas, A Mardani, YK Albayati, SE Lootah… - Contemporary …, 2020 - ceeol.com
Several types of research have been conducted regarding the tourism industry in Dubai.
However, they have not managed to indicate the roles that the tourism industry plays in …

Overtourism to zero tourism: Changing tourists' perception of crowding post COVID-19

S Kainthola, P Tiwari, NR Chowdhary - Journal of Spatial and …, 2021 - jsod-cieo.net
March 2020. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus restricted global mobility as cities and
countries started to impose complete lockdown to curtail the spread of the deadly virus. The …

“Managed evils” of hedonistic tourism in the Maldives: Islamic social representations and their mediation of local social exchange

A Shakeela, D Weaver - Annals of Tourism Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper explores resident attitudes toward tourism development in the Maldives. Findings
from 50 semi-structured interviews and 200 household surveys collected in two island …

The dark side of digital technology to overtourism: the case of Barcelona

S Bourliataux-Lajoinie, F Dosquet… - … and Tourism Themes, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to offer a three-pronged reflection on overtourism in large cities
such as Barcelona. The objective is to outline how technology can impact on overtourism …

Empirical analysis of the cross-cultural information searching and travel behavior of business travelers: A case study of MICE travelers to Qatar in the Middle East

A Abulibdeh, E Zaidan - Applied Geography, 2017 - Elsevier
Very few tourism geographers have investigated the way meetings, incentives, conventions,
and exhibitions (MICE) travelers search for information and their travel behavior based on …

Residents' attitudes toward tourism development at Al-Juhfa, Saudi Arabia

AA Algassim, A Saufi, D Diswandi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Al-Juhfa is a small village located near Rabigh City, between Makkah and
Madinah, Saudi Arabia, with significant archaeological and religious resources. The …