Circumstantial impact of contact on social distance

    Authors

    S. S. Yilmaz;A. D. A. Tasci

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Tour. Cult. Chang.

    Keywords

    resident attitude; tourism and hospitality; contact theory; tourism and; culture; attitude change; social distance; ATTITUDES; TOURISM; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

    Abstract

    Despite its century long existence, social distance is still a rare area of investigation in the tourism and hospitality context. In particular, there is a lack of attention on the empirical investigations about the relationship between contact and social distance in host-guest relations in a tourism setting. Hence, the purpose of this study is to determine whether there is such a relationship between social distance and different contact factors (previous visits and close friendships). An on-site survey on tourists and locals at a popular tourist destination, Mugla, in Turkey revealed partial support for these relationships under certain circumstances. Implications and future research suggestions are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

    Volume

    13

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2015

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    115

    Last Page

    131

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000354036000002

    ISSN

    1476-6825

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