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Interaction from tourism development in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Abstract Intensive or inadequate management of tourism and related development may affect the nature, integrity and the dominant features of an area. Local communities hosting tourism often are the weaker link which interacts with guests and service providers within the tourism value chain. Therefore, touris... view more
Intensive or inadequate management of tourism and related development may affect the nature, integrity and the dominant features of an area. Local communities hosting tourism often are the weaker link which interacts with guests and service providers within the tourism value chain. Therefore, tourism development should embrace the paradigm of sustainability by improving the living conditions of host communities, ensuring efficient use of the resources available, and valorizing and preserving local heritage and traditions from any damages or loss. This paper examines the extent to which tourism development may affect social, economic, and environmental conditions of communities of the Sud Department of Haiti particularly Les Cayes. To meet the objective of this paper, we surveyed of 453 residents and examined their views on the influence of tourism development in the region. By using conducting this survey, we gathered insights on what is considered significant for the respondents, and also an assessed the influence of number of residents, place of residence, and coastal vs. Inland on residents' perceptions.... view less
Keywords
Haiti; tourism; development; regional development; social effects; economic impact; ecological consequences; sustainability; resident; perception; Caribbean Region
Classification
Economic Sectors
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 8-14
Journal
Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing, 4 (2018) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1247527
ISSN
2529-1947
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0