TY - JOUR
T1 - Send More Tourists! Stakeholder Perceptions of a Tourism Industry in Late Stage Decline
T2 - The Case of the Isle of Man
AU - Canavan, Brendan
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Qualitative interviews, conducted in the Isle of Man, investigate local perceptions of a tourism industry in late stage decline. Social impacts of decline, including facilities loss, cultural changes and a heightening of perceived peripherality, which together undermine local identity, are pronounced despite successful economic diversification. Tourists are welcomed as they help to affirm the pride residents have in their island, create a more active atmosphere, provide social interaction opportunities and combat negative stereotyping. Overall, findings emphasise the diverse, unique and persistent benefits of tourism in the Isle of Man, despite decline.
AB - Qualitative interviews, conducted in the Isle of Man, investigate local perceptions of a tourism industry in late stage decline. Social impacts of decline, including facilities loss, cultural changes and a heightening of perceived peripherality, which together undermine local identity, are pronounced despite successful economic diversification. Tourists are welcomed as they help to affirm the pride residents have in their island, create a more active atmosphere, provide social interaction opportunities and combat negative stereotyping. Overall, findings emphasise the diverse, unique and persistent benefits of tourism in the Isle of Man, despite decline.
KW - Consequences of tourism decline
KW - Isle of Man
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Resorts in decline
KW - Stakeholder perceptions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874935958&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1522-1970
U2 - 10.1002/jtr.883
DO - 10.1002/jtr.883
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874935958
VL - 15
SP - 105
EP - 121
JO - International Journal of Tourism Research
JF - International Journal of Tourism Research
SN - 1099-2340
IS - 2
ER -
