Title

Perceived Impacts Of Tourism - The Case Of Samos

Authors

Authors

N. Haralambopoulos;A. Pizam

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Ann. Touris. Res.

Keywords

social impacts; tourism impacts; negative and positive tourism impacts; Samos; Greece; SOCIAL IMPACTS; COMMUNITY; FAMILY; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Sociology

Abstract

This study investigates the impacts of tourism, as perceived by the residents of Pythagorion, a well-established tourism destination on the Greek island of Samos. Interviews conducted with heads of households revealed that residents not only supported the current magnitude of the tourism industry but also favored its expansion. Despite this, the respondents identified a number of negative tourism impacts which, in their opinion, affected the town. These impacts included high prices, drug addiction, vandalism, brawls, sexual harassment and crimes. The study reconfirmed that those respondents who were economically dependent on tourism had more positive attitudes towards the industry than those who were not dependent on it. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd

Journal Title

Annals of Tourism Research

Volume

23

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

503

Last Page

526

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1996UN85100001

ISSN

0160-7383

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