Keywords
tourism impacts
socio-demographic factors
tourism support
sustainable tourism
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This study aims to examine how residents' perceptions of overtourism differ across nature-based destinations with respect to selected sociodemographic factors. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,000 residents across three Czech nature-based destinations to explore their perceptions of this issue. Findings confirmed that detailed knowledge of the residents' perceptions of overtourism according to socio-demographic factors such as employment in tourism, gender, and length of life in the destination would be a key aspect of sustainable tourism development. The presented findings have practical implications for local municipalities and DMOs. The study's results provided specific data enabling the optimisation of residents' dissatisfaction and ensuring sustainable tourism development in the studied destinations. These results have already been incorporated into the current Strategy of the Hradec Králové Regional Tourism Authority and applied within individual destination management frameworks.
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