Residents’ Attitudes and Perception towards Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rural Tourism in Dragacevo, Serbia

Ivana Blešić; Tatjana Pivac; Snežana Besermenji; Andjelija Ivkov-Džigurski; Kristina Košić

doi:10.12775/eec-2014-0007

Authors

Ivana Blešić University of Novi Sad
Tatjana Pivac University of Novi Sad
Snežana Besermenji University of Novi Sad
Andjelija Ivkov-Džigurski University of Novi Sad
Kristina Košić University of Novi Sad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/eec-2014-0007

Keywords

rural tourism, development, residents’ attitudes, TIAS scale, Dragacevo, Serbia

Abstract

This research examined the residents’ profile, attitudes, and perception towards tourism development based on 176 respondents interviewed. Residents’ attitudes toward tourism were measured by adapting 24 items from the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale developed by Lankford and Howard (1994). This study aimed at identifying the relationships between residents’ socio-economic and demographic attributes and their attitudes toward tourism by focusing on villages where tourism is in the development stage.

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