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Ethics and influences in tourist perceptions of climate change
Hindley, Ann Font, Xavier
Hindley, Ann
Font, Xavier
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2014-08-11
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Ethical decisions to visit disappearing destinations are self-serving and influences feed
into self-interest. Data were collected from a sample of pre-, during- and post-visit
tourists to Venice and Svalbard, using expressive techniques and scenarios using the
Hunt–Vitell model to understand ethical decisions, and the constructive technique
and collage to understand influences. The results show that travel decisions are driven
by individual selfishness, and any threat to freedom (i.e. the right to travel) is
underplayed. The preferred scenario for long-term benefit for planet and people is via
short-term economic and social negative impacts on the destination’s locals, rather
than the tourists’ own experience. Respondents believe that they are blameless for
their purchasing habits as they lack perceived behavioural control, and instead
corporations ought to be providing sustainable products as the norm and not sell
products that harm. In the scenarios, where respondents express concern for the locals
in a disappearing destination (i.e. if we do not visit, they will not benefit from our
expenditure), individual selfishness to visit could be the driver, rather than an
altruistic act to provide support. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.
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Hindley, A. & Font, X. (2014). Ethics and influences in tourist perceptions of climate change. Current issues in tourism, 20(16), 1684-1700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2014.946477
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Taylor & Francis
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Current Issues in Tourism
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10.1080/13683500.2014.946477
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1368-3500
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1747-7603