The Socio-Economic Impact of All-Inclusive Hotels on the Sustainable Tourism in Turkey

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Chapter 13

Introduction3

Background3

Rationale for this Study4

Research Aims and Objectives, and Research Questions6

Chapter 27

Literature Review7

Mass and Sustainable Tourism7

Sustainable Tourism Policy in Turkey9

Chapter 311

Research Design and Methodology11

Research Methodological Overview of Sustainable Tourism11

Type of Investigation13

Data Collection Method13

Sampling Method14

Accessibility Issues14

Reliability14

Validity15

Literature Search15

Ethical Issues16

Data Analysis Plan16

Gantt Chart17

References19

Chapter 1

Introduction

The purpose of this research is to investigate the socio-economic impact of all-inclusive hotels on sustainable tourism in Turkey. The research will explore both potential social as well as economic impacts of all-inclusive on the sustainable tourism in Turkey. Tourism is emerging as one of the fastest growing industries across the globe (Birdir et al., 2013; ODI, 2011; Tosun, 2009). The nature of tourism industry always deemed to be interdependent on various global activities such as providing the significant source of revenue, providing the service sector employment and in general impacting the accelerating the economic activities within the countries (Avci, Madanoglu, & Okumus, 2011; Akbostanci, Tunc, & Turut-Asik, 2012). While tourism on large scale is generally regarded with the term “mass tourism”, it has been documented over recent years that there is an increasing demand for number of types of tourism that are regarded as alternate to mass tourism and hence collectively regarded as alternative tourism (Duman & Tanrisevdi, 2011). While there are many views regarding the differences between mass and alternative tourism, the common consensus found among numerous researchers is that mass tourism is unplanned and unmanaged tourism while alternative tourism is planned and managed tourism.

Background

Researchers reported in their studies that more and more countries are increasingly recognizing that mass tourism is no more remains effective model for sustainable development and growth of tourism sector (Kara, Tarim & Tatoglu, 2003). The concerns of tourism development associated with mass tourism has then lead to the pathway of alternative tourism and sustainable tourism (Onder & Durgun, 2008). Sustainable tourism is generally referred to as the form of tourism that avoids damage to the environments, cultures of the locations and economic societies where it takes place. Further, Yuksel & Yuksel (2005) asserted that sustainable tourism is an emerging form of tourism that encompasses the socio-economic benefits for the residents and hosts alike, conserves resources, supports the integrity of place, respects local culture and tradition, information, strives for quality rather than quantity, does not abuse the resources of the location and means quality and enduring great trips.

Rationale for this Study

Over the past many years, Turkey has become one among the leading countries that has been regarded for its international tourism locations with more growth in more than 31 million tourists in 2011-2012 (Birdir et al., 2013). Several researchers argued that most of the development of Turkish tourism industry has been observed within the mass tourism sector that is highly unstructured and unbalanced (ODI, 2011). For many years, the concentration of policy makers have remained on such tourism activities and infrastructure in major tourists locations such as Istanbul, Aegean and western half of the Turkish Mediterranean coasts while major parts of the ...