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What is Tourism-phobia

Chapter 12
Handbook of Research on the Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism
The fear, aversion or social rejection that local citizens in a destination feel towards tourists.
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The Development of a Scale to Measure Tourism-Phobia: An Exploratory Case of Residents in Majorca
Francisco Rejón-Guardia (University of the Balearic Islands, Spain), Nataša Marković (University of the Balearic Islands, Spain), and María Antonia García-Sastre (University of the Balearic Islands, Spain)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2224-0.ch012
Abstract
The Balearic Islands in general, and Majorca in particular play a significant role in Spanish tourism but the tremendous growth in the number of tourists has led to the deterioration of the environment, a notable decrease in tourist satisfaction, and is having a negative impact on the welfare of residents. Aversion to and rejection of tourism among residents is popularly called tourism-phobia. This chapter studies the negative aspects which over-tourism is causing in the perception of both native and foreign residents of Majorca, as well as to propose a scale developed to measure tourism-phobia. Data for the study was gathered through a questionnaire, with a total of 149 valid responses. An exploratory factor analysis revealed four main underlying dimensions of tourism-phobia encompassing a number of different variables. The aim is for the scale to be used as part of continuous analysis of sustainable tourism development in Majorca, as well as in other destinations saturated by tourism.
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