Attitudes towards tourism development : residents' perceptions in the islands of Lemnos and Hydra
Part of : Tourismos : an international multidiciplinary journal of tourism ; Vol.8, No.1, 2013, pages 133-151
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133-151
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Research papers
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Many Greek islands, like Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Santorini and Mykonos, areincluded among the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. For Greece andespecially for its small islands, tourism constitutes a vital factor of developmentand prosperity. Our study is concentrated on two, not so popular, Greek islands(Hydra and Lemnos) with different characteristics and focuses on residents’attitudes and perceptions about tourism development. Based on a sample of 400residents of Hydra and Lemnos, we find that the economic parameters contributesignificant on the perceptions’ formation about tourism development. We also findthat there is a reduced perception about the negative affect of tourism on societyand environment, especially when the income is directly depended from tourism.
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Hydra, Lemnos, tourism growth, attitude, perception
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