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The Development of a Scale to Measure Tourism-Phobia: An Exploratory Case of Residents in Majorca

The Development of a Scale to Measure Tourism-Phobia: An Exploratory Case of Residents in Majorca

Francisco Rejón-Guardia, Nataša Marković, María Antonia García-Sastre
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799822240|ISBN10: 1799822249|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799822257|EISBN13: 9781799822264
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2224-0.ch012
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Rejón-Guardia, Francisco, et al. "The Development of a Scale to Measure Tourism-Phobia: An Exploratory Case of Residents in Majorca." Handbook of Research on the Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism, edited by Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 217-236. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2224-0.ch012

APA

Rejón-Guardia, F., Marković, N., & García-Sastre, M. A. (2020). The Development of a Scale to Measure Tourism-Phobia: An Exploratory Case of Residents in Majorca. In C. Ribeiro de Almeida, A. Quintano, M. Simancas, R. Huete, & Z. Breda (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism (pp. 217-236). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2224-0.ch012

Chicago

Rejón-Guardia, Francisco, Nataša Marković, and María Antonia García-Sastre. "The Development of a Scale to Measure Tourism-Phobia: An Exploratory Case of Residents in Majorca." In Handbook of Research on the Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism, edited by Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida, et al., 217-236. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2224-0.ch012

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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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