Residents perceived impacts of tourism and its relationship with perceived risk of COVID 19: the case of Calvià (Majorca)

Abstract

[eng] As an important stakeholder in the development of tourism, the attitudes and perceptions of the residents of destinations towards tourism and tourism impacts are of great importance to the successful development of the tourism industry. Studying residents‟ perceptions and attitudes of tourism impacts can provide useful guidance for formulating pre-development, planning and post-development operations and management policies of tourist destinations, and ultimately achieving a trilateral harmony and win-win situation for the tourism industry, communities, and residents. The main aim of this research is to investigate the perceptions and attitudes towards tourism impacts of the residents and its relationship with their perceived risk of COVID-19 in Calvia, one of the popular Mediterranean holiday destinations in Spain. Using a sample of 208 residents from Calvia, this study finds that there is a negative correlation between residents‟ perceived risk of Covid-19 and their perceived positive impacts of tourism and their overall degree of support for tourism, there is also a positive correlation between residents‟ perceived risk of Covid-19 and their perceived negative impacts of tourism. The results also show that the factor of community attachment and economic dependence on tourism industry of residents are also related with their perceived impacts of tourism.