Community Perception of Sustainable Tourism Development for a Newly Developing Destination: The Case of Baksı
Journal Title: Journal of Tourism and Services - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 13
Abstract
The attitudes and perceptions of local communities are of special interest when investigating a tourist destination. To this end, a survey was conducted in the Baksı village of Bayburt in Turkey with the purpose of acquiring a proper understanding of the attitudes and perceptions of local residents regarding tourism development. Baksı, formerly known as Bayraktar, has a population of 303. Although Baksı looks like a typical village situated in the mountainous region of northeastern Anatolia, it has an important differentiating characteristic in the sense that it harbors the first museum-hotel in Turkey. This museum was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize in 2014. The prize, in the form of a bronze statue by Joan Miro, is displayed in the museum. The survey results seem to indicate that the local community, whose traditional fate has been emigration for many years, associates several opportunities with tourism. For the sustainable tourism, it is proposed that tourism planning and decision-making should involve the local people. In our conclusion, we draw a road map for future studies in addition to making a number of recommendations.
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Candan Olcer, Erdogan H. Ekiz
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