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Factors Affecting Local Residents’ Support on Tourism Development in Phong Dien District, Can Tho City

Received: 4 May 2017     Accepted: 25 May 2017     Published: 30 June 2017
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Abstract

This study is aimed to determine factors affecting local residents’ support on tourism development in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city. Research data from the study were collected from 125 households living in Phong Dien district. Application of Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), the study results showed that there are five factors affecting local residents’ support on tourism development in Phong Dien including trade-off cost, participation, social utility, attachment and personal utility. In particular, attachment factor has the strongest impact to local peoples’ support on tourism development in Phong Dien district.

Published in American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajtab.20170302.13
Page(s) 31-35
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Keywords

Support, Tourism Development, Phong Dien District

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  • Department of Marketing, School of Economics, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam

  • Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam

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