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Circumstantial impact of contact on social distance

Circumstantial impact of contact on social distance Despite its century long existence, social distance is still a rare area of investigation in the tourism and hospitality context. In particular, there is a lack of attention on the empirical investigations about the relationship between contact and social distance in host–guest relations in a tourism setting. Hence, the purpose of this study is to determine whether there is such a relationship between social distance and different contact factors (previous visits and close friendships). An on-site survey on tourists and locals at a popular tourist destination, Mugla, in Turkey revealed partial support for these relationships under certain circumstances. Implications and future research suggestions are discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change Taylor & Francis

Circumstantial impact of contact on social distance

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2014 Taylor & Francis
ISSN
1747-7654
eISSN
1476-6825
DOI
10.1080/14766825.2014.896921
Publisher site
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Abstract

Despite its century long existence, social distance is still a rare area of investigation in the tourism and hospitality context. In particular, there is a lack of attention on the empirical investigations about the relationship between contact and social distance in host–guest relations in a tourism setting. Hence, the purpose of this study is to determine whether there is such a relationship between social distance and different contact factors (previous visits and close friendships). An on-site survey on tourists and locals at a popular tourist destination, Mugla, in Turkey revealed partial support for these relationships under certain circumstances. Implications and future research suggestions are discussed.

Journal

Journal of Tourism and Cultural ChangeTaylor & Francis

Published: Apr 3, 2015

Keywords: social distance; contact theory; attitude change; resident attitude; tourism and culture; tourism and hospitality

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