Residents' attitudes toward tourism and perceived personal benefits in a rural community

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-93

  Wang, Yasong ^a   Pfister, Robert E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Perceived personal benefits; Residents' attitudes; Rural community; Social exchange theory; Tourism planning

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL THEORY; TOURISM;

EID: 57649186981     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287507312402     Document Type: Article

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