简介:Thisstudyexaminestheurbanpopulationoftourismpractitioners'perceptionsofeconomic,environmental,andsocialimpactsoncultural,convention,andsporttourismmayhaveinHaikouandSanya,Hainan,China.ThestudyusesamodifiedUrbanTourismImpact(UTI)toexamineeconomic,environmental,andsocialperceivedimpacts.Analysisofthedataincludestestingthreemodelsofstructuralrelationshipsbetweentourismimpactsandsupportfordevelopmentineachofthetourismmarketsub-divisionsthroughaconfirmatoryfactoranalysis.Theresultsofthisstudyshowthatthepositiveeconomicimpactsconsistentlyexertinfluenceonpredictingsupportfortourismdevelopmentinallthreemodels.However,thesocialimpactsplayagreaterexplanatoryrolewithallthreemarketsegment,thenegativeenvironmentalimpactsplayaroleindeterminingsupportforsporttourismonly.Differenceshavebeenfoundwiththosewithahighereducationlevelinpredictingsupportforculturaltourism,butnotconventionorsporttourism.