Visitors' perceptions of tourism development in West Virginia

Jinyang Deng; Maureen Young Bender

Treesearch

Visitors' perceptions of tourism development in West Virginia

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jinyang Deng, Maureen Young Bender

Year:

2008

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 181-188.

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Abstract

Previous studies indicate that tourists' destination choices are increasingly influenced by perceptions of sustainability but research into tourists' insights and sensitivities about sustainability is lacking. This study examines how visitors to West Virginia perceive tourism development in the state. Findings indicate that visitors' perceptions are basically homogeneous and that they are more concerned about environmental and socio-cultural sustainability than about economic sustainability.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium

Citation

Deng, Jinyang; Bender, Maureen Young. 2008. Visitors'' perceptions of tourism development in West Virginia. In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 181-188.