Resident attitudes towards tourism in a destination in the stagnation stage of the tourism life cycle

Research on residents' attitudes towards tourism development and support for tourism has been a focus of the tourism research since the 1970s. Research has indicated that several factors affect residents' support for tourism. They include host-guest interactions, length of residency in the community, economic reliance, social representations and impacts, and environmental impacts. Several researchers have suggested that community attachment and length of residency influence resident's support for tourism. This study will test which of these variables has a greater influence on resident's support for tourism.