Tourism Geographies, Год журнала: 2016, Номер 19(1), С. 118 - 141
Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2016
Imaginaries of touristic otherness have traditionally been closely related to geographical distance and travel far away from the everyday. But in today's context sustainable tourism, a moral behavioral shift may be expected, toward traveling near home. Distance actually become disadvantage proximity new commodity. This implies need disentangle subjective understandings both relation perceived attractiveness behavior places Thus, it is aimed shed light on how ‘proximity tourism’ constructed, endorsed appreciated (or not).An online survey (N = 913) was administered residents Dutch province Friesland, exploring their attitudes home as tourism destination representations preferred vacation destinations. We grouped respondents into four categories, reflecting preferences: (1) proximate, (2) distant, (3) intermediate (4) mixed. These groups were differentiated characterized using quantitative qualitative analyses. The ‘proximate’ ‘distant’ preference groups, respectively, most least engaged tourism. However, perceptions expressed by ‘intermediate’ ‘mixed’ associated nonlinear way with appreciation region destination. Additionally, used various ways push, pull, keep repel factors motivating preferences.Interpretations thus important determining engagement and, turn, potential for development region. that such will require balanced consideration relative, temporally sensitive people negotiate being at away. Our results advance discussion about imaginaries travel, proximity, impact regional
Язык: Английский
