Residents’ attitudes toward tourism employment in the Region of Valencia (Spain)

Authors

  • J. Rosa Marrero Rodríguez University of La Laguna
  • Raquel Huete Nieves University of Alicante
Keywords: social impacts of tourism, tourism employment, Social Exchange Theory, host society

Abstract

The residents’ opinions about the characteristics of employment in the tourism in the Valencia Region (Spain) are analyzed. Three hypotheses are proposed: a) tourism is an economic activity evaluated positively by the host population because it is identified as an important generator of employment and wealth; b) but people recognize that working conditions in the tourism sector are worse than those of other economic activities; c) those people most related to tourism are more likely to accept the activity and positively assess their working conditions.

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Author Biographies

J. Rosa Marrero Rodríguez, University of La Laguna

Raquel Huete Nieves, University of Alicante

How to Cite
Marrero Rodríguez, J. R., & Huete Nieves, R. (2013). Residents’ attitudes toward tourism employment in the Region of Valencia (Spain). Cuadernos de Turismo, (32), 189–206. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/turismo/article/view/177521
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