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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Hotel development and tourism impacts in mauritius: Hoteliers' perspectives on sustainable tourism
Development Southern Africa, Volume 27, No. 5, Year 2010
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Description
Sustainable tourism development is crucial to small island developing states, given that tourism is often the main pillar of their economy. Stakeholders therefore need to embrace principles of environmental, economic and social sustainability for continued success. This study assessed hoteliers' perceptions of the tourism impacts of hotel development. Existing attitudinal scales on tourism impacts were applied to the Mauritian context and measured among top and middle management of hotels. The findings, based on 90 questionnaires, indicated 11 underlying dimensions. Hoteliers on average agreed that hotel development should contribute to environmental sustainability, and have positive economic, social and cultural impacts. They were not entirely convinced that there were negative cultural and economic impacts, and they disagreed that there were negative social impacts. The paper suggests implications for tourism policy, hotel development and management of tourism impacts. © 2010 Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Authors & Co-Authors
Prayag, Girish
France, Lille
Skema Business School
Dookhony-Ramphul, Kiran
Mauritius, Reduit
University of Mauritius
Maryeven, Mootoo
Mauritius, Reduit
University of Mauritius
Statistics
Citations: 65
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/0376835X.2010.522832
ISSN:
0376835X
e-ISSN:
14703637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Mauritius