Understanding the Impact of Waste Management on a Destination′s Image: A Stakeholders′ Perspective

IF 1.2 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia Pub Date : 2023-01-23 DOI:10.3390/tourhosp4010004

Aglaia-Spyridoula Koliotasi, K. Abeliotis, P. Tsartas

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Abstract

The present manuscript describes a case study on the viewpoints of tourism stakeholders on the effect of waste management on a destination′s image. In particular, the study aims to analyze the problems that arose during the summer of 2018 in the touristic image of Corfu because of the waste management on the island. The qualitative method approach through interviews was used to collect the primary data of the survey; online sources were used to collect data to review similar cases. All the stakeholders agree that waste management during the summer of 2018 negatively affected the image of Corfu as a touristic destination. Moreover, based on the interviews′ findings, there is a lack of political will, infrastructure, and information provision from the local authorities on the island of Corfu. Interviews also indicated that an integrated solution to the problem of waste management on the island is the implementation of source separation in households and tourism-related firms with the support of the local authorities. The contribution of this paper is towards identifying the effect that waste management has on the image of a tourist destination. It is the first of its kind conducted in Greece and among the few reported in the literature focusing on the viewpoints of service providers.

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从持份者的角度了解废物管理对目的地形象的影响

目前的手稿描述了旅游利益相关者对废物管理对目的地形象的影响的观点的案例研究。特别是，该研究旨在分析2018年夏季由于岛上的废物管理而对科孚岛的旅游形象产生的问题。采用访谈的定性方法收集调查的原始数据;使用在线资源收集数据以审查类似案例。所有利益相关者都认为，2018年夏季的废物管理对科孚岛作为旅游目的地的形象产生了负面影响。此外，根据访谈的结果，科孚岛地方当局缺乏政治意愿、基础设施和信息提供。采访还表明，岛上废物管理问题的综合解决办法是在地方当局的支持下，在家庭和与旅游有关的公司中实行废物来源分类。本文的贡献在于确定废物管理对旅游目的地形象的影响。这是在希腊进行的第一次此类研究，也是文献中为数不多的关注服务提供者观点的报道之一。

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Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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1.90

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23.10%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

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