Heritage Tourism: The Back-and-Forth among Tourists, Sites and Residents: The Back-and-Forth among Tourists, Sites and Residents

Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka; Akinkule Akintan Akinbinu; Emmanuel Olufemi Omisore; Abiodun Adebola Abiodun; Abubakar Bawa Sodangi

doi:10.25167/ees.2019.52.1

Published: 2020-05-25

Vol. 19 No. 4 (52) (2019)

Heritage Tourism: The Back-and-Forth among Tourists, Sites and Residents

Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka , Akinkule Akintan Akinbinu , Emmanuel Olufemi Omisore , Abiodun Adebola Abiodun , Abubakar Bawa Sodangi

Economic and Environmental Studies

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https://doi.org/10.25167/ees.2019.52.1

The Back-and-Forth among Tourists, Sites and Residents

Abstract

Heritage tourism destinations attract heterogeneous number of players each with significantly different interests at the expense of residents. Therefore, this study assesses impacts and patronage of heritage tourism sites on the host communities in Osun State, Nigeria. Data for this study was derived through questionnaire administration. Random sampling without replacement was used to select eleven (11) heritage tourism sites in which two hundred and twenty-two (222) questionnaire were administered residents. Findings revealed the propelling factors of the influx of tourist to the heritage sites are socio-economic (33.06%), service (17.75%), mobility (12.77%) and management factors (10.78%) and the possible outcomes are both positive and negative, which were further categorized into Social, economic and environmental impacts. The implications of this study revealed the prominence of social vices such as increase in prostitution, traffic congestion, and noise pollution among others in the areas accommodating the heritage tourism sites, hence appropriate policies for proper guidance among the heritage tourism sites, the tourists and the residents.

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Tourism, Heritage Tourism, Tourism Impacts, Host Community, Residents Agreement Index, Factors Influencing Patronage

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Agbabiaka, H. I., Akinbinu, A. A., Omisore, E. O., Abiodun, A. A., & Sodangi, A. B. (2020). Heritage Tourism: The Back-and-Forth among Tourists, Sites and Residents: The Back-and-Forth among Tourists, Sites and Residents. Economic and Environmental Studies, 19(4 (52). https://doi.org/10.25167/ees.2019.52.1

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Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka

wisdomislifee@yahoo.com

Affiliation:

Bayero University Kano Nigeria

Akinkule Akintan Akinbinu

Affiliation:

Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria

Emmanuel Olufemi Omisore

Affiliation:

Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria

Abiodun Adebola Abiodun

Affiliation:

Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria

Abubakar Bawa Sodangi

Affiliation:

Bayero University Kano Nigeria