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Due to the spread of COVID-19 and restrictions on international travel, popular destinations around the world have experienced an influx of domestic tourists. Regardless of the economic benefits that tourists could bring, residents have expressed their concerns about the health risks that would accompany tourists. Residents are not risk-proof or risk-tolerant, but the literature to date has overlooked the relevance and importance of residents' perceived risk associated with tourists. Addressing this research gap, this study investigated how residents’ perceived risk, emotional solidarity, and support for tourism were interrelated amid the pandemic. It was found that perceived risk was negatively associated with emotional solidarity and support for tourism, and emotional solidarity had a positive impact on support for tourism. Also, emotional solidarity was a partial mediator between perceived risk and support for tourism. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed within the closing of the article.

Many of the tourism oriented strategies developed for economic development of the city or disadvantaged neighborhoods, and for reviving the region, turn intrinsic characteristics of the local communities into commodities. That brings along many problems concerning rights and identities. This study, therefore, attempts to reveal what kind of influences and dichotomies that a transformation brought about by tourism oriented urban development strategies might lead to on the part of neighborhood inhabitants. Accordingly, in order to find out how they perceive tourism development, and how they support tourism, a survey was carried out during November-December 2017, with the participation of inhabitants of ten neighborhoods preserving traditional identity of Amasya Province with significant roles with its historical, architectural, cultural and geographical contexts. Principal components analysis is applied to statistically measure structural validity of the scale. Non-parametric test methods Spearman’s Correlation, Mann Whitney, and Kruskal Wallis were used in the study. It was found that factors, which determine neighbourhood inhabitants’ support for tourism are respectively “influences of tourism oriented decisions,” “influences of tourism on economic and cultural environment,” “influences of tourism on physical and social environment,” and “influences of tourism on social interaction.” It was revealed that, influences of tourism on economic and cultural environment are positively perceived in general, and that the content of tourism oriented policies is substantially decisive in how tourism is supported. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file . Ozet Kentin yada dezavantajli mahallelerinin ekonomik gelismesi ve bolgenin yeniden canlandirilmasi amaciyla ortaya konulan turizm odakli stratejilerin pek cogu, yerel toplumlarin ozundeki pek cok ozelligi, alinip satilabilen ticari mallara donusturebilmektedir. Bu durum da haklar ve kimlikle ilgili pek cok problemi de beraberinde getirebilmektedir. Bu nedenle bu calismada turizm odakli kentsel gelisme stratejileri ile meydana gelen bir donusumun mahalle sakinleri uzerinde ne tur etkiler ve ikilemlere neden olabilecegi kavranmaya calisilmaktadir. Bu amacla tarihi, mimarisi, kulturel ve cografi baglamlari ile onemli roller ustlenen Amasya ilinin geleneksel mahalle kimligini koruyan on mahallesinde yasayanlara, turizm gelismesini nasil algiladiklarini ve turizme verdikleri destegi ortaya koyabilmek icin 2017 yili Kasim-Aralik tarihleri arasinda anket uygulanmistir. Olcegin yapi gecerligini istatistiksel olarak tespit etmek icin temel bilesenler analizi kullanilmaktadir. Calismada parametrik olmayan test tekniklerinden Spearman korelasyon, Mann Whitney, Kruskal Wallis testleri kullanilmistir. Yapilan degerlendirme sonucunda, mahalle sakinlerinin turizme verdikleri destegin belirlenmesinde etkili olan faktorlerin sirasiyla “turizm odakli kararlarin etkileri”, “turizmin ekonomik ve kulturel cevreye etkileri”, “turizmin fiziksel ve sosyal cevreye etkileri” ve “turizmin sosyal kaynasmaya etkileri” oldugu belirlenmektedir. Yapilan degerlendirme sonucunda genel olarak turizmin ekonomik ve kulturel cevre uzerindeki etkilerinin pozitif olarak algilandigi ve turizm odakli politikalarin iceriginin de turizm destegini onemli derecede belirledigi ortaya konulmaktadir.

This study investigated the structural relationships among destination social responsibility (DSR), tourism impacts (i.e., positive and negative impacts), residents' support for tourism, and their perceived quality of life. A structural model was empirically tested with a sample of 272 residents living in the Phoenix Ancient Town in China. The results indicated that DSR enhanced residents' perception of positive tourism impacts but did not influence their perception of negative impacts. Concurrently, DSR was found to have direct and positive effects on residents' support for tourism and perceived quality of life. It also had indirect and positive effects on residents' support for tourism and perceived quality of life, mediated by positive tourism impacts. While residents' perceived positive tourism impacts increased their support for tourism and perceived quality of life, negative impacts would undermine support for tourism and proved to be disruptive to quality of life. Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Heritage is an important part of the international tourism market. As with any resource, sustainable management practices are required to maintain the long-term value of heritage assets. It is claimed that sustainable heritage tourism provides quality experiences for the tourists while protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for local residents. Yet, irrespective of how tourism is introduced and developed in a community, residents' perceptions of heritage tourism benefits are the key to the success or failure of the local tourism industry. This paper deals with heritage tourism in the village of Pragpur in Himachal Pradesh, India which is popular for its ancient heritage and culture and is registered in the list of heritage sites in India. Thus, the purpose of this study was twofold: to investigate residents' perceived benefits of heritage; and to assess the residents' support for sustainable heritage tourism development. A questionnaire was designed for this research and various related literature were used to develop the items for questions. A factor analysis was performed to derive four exogenous constructs dealing with socio-cultural, environmental, economic benefits and heritage benefits. Significant differences have been found on the basis of perceived benefits and support for heritage tourism development. The implications for tourism practitioners, academicians and local community are discussed.