Perceptions and Preferences of Tourists Toward Selected Ecotourism Destinations in Bahrain

• 발행기관: 세계문화관광학회
• 저자명: Habis Samawi Yaser Najjar
• 간행물 정보: 『Conference Proceedings』9th International Joint World Cultural Tourism Conference 2008, 559~568쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 관광학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.11.30

영문 초록

The tourism industry has become one of the most considerable economic sectors in the world. Gulf countries, especially Bahrain included tourism as one of the most important exports that will help to diversify the country's GNP dependence on oil exporting only. However, little research has been done to highlight the driving factors of tourism and its impact on economic and cultural development. This paper is a behavioral oriented study that investigates and explains the perceptions and preferences of tourists toward selected tourism sites in Bahrain. It is structured in twofold: first, it presents the research approach and the selection of the analyzed sites; second, it presents the findings concerning tourists' demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, tourism participation rates, and perceptions toward tourism quality and levels of satisfaction. Data were collected by means of questionnaire interviews. 706 questionnaires were analyzed. Findings demonstrated the importance of the tourists' concerns in the planning process of tourism sites. The study also shows that variations in perceptions and participation rates resulted from variations in the socioeconomic characteristics of tourists.

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Bahrain Behavioral Approach Ecotourism Perceptions And Value Systems