Navigating the New Normal: The Role of Residents’ Involvement and Support in Sustainable Tourism Recovery

Emrullah Erul, Abdullah Uslu, Kyle Maurice Woosnam, José António C. Santos (), Kayode D. Aleshinloye and Manuel Alector Ribeiro
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Emrullah Erul: Department of Tourism Management, Tourism Faculty, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir 35620, Turkey
Abdullah Uslu: Department of Tourism Management, Manavgat Tourism Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya 07600, Turkey
Kyle Maurice Woosnam: Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Program, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
José António C. Santos: School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Kayode D. Aleshinloye: Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Central Florida University, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
Manuel Alector Ribeiro: School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: This study seeks to provide a nuanced understanding of how residents’ views on tourism impacts and their awareness of the pandemic’s effects shape their attitudes and, consequently, influence their involvement and support for tourism by integrating emotional solidarity, the knowledge–attitude–practices theory, and social exchange theory. Furthermore, the study explores potential moderating factors such as gender and professional ties to tourism. Data were gathered from 545 residents of Manavgat, Turkey, following a cluster sampling scheme, confirming all ten hypotheses. The results reveal that residents’ knowledge and perceived positive impacts of tourism significantly forecast attitudes toward tourism and tourists, which explains their involvement and support. The results also demonstrate that residents with strong ties to tourism were more positive and involved than those with limited links to tourism. The complementary merger of theoretical frameworks enriches our understanding of residents’ support and involvement in tourism, shedding light on the intricacies of these relationships.

Keywords: residents’ perceptions and knowledge; residents’ support and involvement; residents’ attitudes; knowledge–attitudes–practices theory; social exchange theory; emotional solidarity; sustainable tourism recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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