Factors Predicting Homeowners' Attitudes toward Tourism: A Case of a Coastal Resort Community

摘要

This study assessed factors predicting local resident and second home property owners' attitudes toward tourism development and its impacts in a second home-intensive coastal county. A total of 860 respondents (468 permanent residents and 392 second home property owners) contributed information about their perceptions of the impacts of tourism and second home development on various dimensions of community life. Factor analysis was used to identify the primary attitude dimensions. Factors that predicted local resident property owners' attitudes toward tourism include length of residence, land use, and quality of life, while only the land use factor predicted second home property owners' attitudes toward tourism.