Impacts of tourism on the quality of life of local residents in Hue, Vietnam

Type Journal Article - Anatolia
Title Impacts of tourism on the quality of life of local residents in Hue, Vietnam
Author(s)
Volume 27
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
Page numbers 405-420
URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13032917.2016.1138234
Abstract
This research seeks to understand the impacts of tourism on the quality of life (QOL) of citizens of Hue, Vietnam, to investigate residents’ opinions on various aspects of their QOL, and examines these residents’ attitudes toward tourism development on issues such as tourism-related employment, tourism knowledge, and perceived personal benefits from tourism. Intercept interviews were conducted with 480 Hue residents. The findings show that tourism provides Hue residents with a sense of community well-being and community pride. However, while tourism brings jobs, there is dissatisfaction with the quality of employment available and residents lack empowerment in policy-making and local government participation.

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