Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

Tourism research in sociology and political science examines how the movement of people across places reshapes communities, economies, and collective identities — asking not just where tourists go, but what their presence does to the people already there. Scholars study how destinations construct and project images of themselves, how residents experience the costs and benefits of visitor influx, and how crises like the COVID-19 pandemic expose the fragility of tourism-dependent societies. Central questions concern whether sustainable development can genuinely balance economic growth with community wellbeing, or whether it remains a rhetorical frame that masks displacement and resource strain. Active research is now probing how loyalty and trust between tourists and destinations are rebuilt after disruption, and how place branding shapes — or distorts — local political and cultural life.

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178,494

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1,910,820

Keywords

Destination ImageTourist SatisfactionCommunity PerceptionsSustainable TourismTourism DevelopmentCOVID-19 Impact