Tourism In Saudi Arabia

Local Perception Toward Tourism Impacts in Saudi Arabia

Moteab Alsaloum

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Moteab, I added my comments to those of Dr. Ritz. Please be sure that your citations and references match. The first part of the paper is stronger. This is not unusual when you are writing a longer paper. Also, there were references that Dr. Ritz questioned. I did not check these, since they may change.

Look at my comments about the placement and formatting of the tables. Table numbers and headings go above the actual table. Chapter I

Introduction

Today, tourism has become a global phenomenon being widely recognized in both regional and national levels. In fact, tourism is considered as one of the fastest growing sectors in the world

What are positive and negative impacts of tourism on Saudi Arabia’s environment, culture, and economy?

• How does perception of local community members about tourism affect the tourism industry?

How do local community members’ perceptions of tourism impact tourism industry stakeholders?

• What is the perception of local community members about tourism industry in Saudi Arabia?

How is tourism perceived by local community members in Saudi Arabia?

Having discussed the problem and the study’s purpose, this paper will first review the literature that outlines main content of study in chapter II. Chapter III is the methodology that outlines the quantitative approaches used to collect data. Chapter IV is concerned with the presentation of analysis. Chapter V presents findings based on the data analyzed in chapter IV. There is no chapter VI Moteab, end of chapter V will give you an opportunity to explain the limitations of your study and offer ideas for future research. Chapter VI illustrates some solutions that would help to lessen the problems outlined in the

tourism, sustainability and culture.

• The definition of tourism, and the groups that are impacted by the tourism industry.

• The importance of the tourism, and how it played an important role in generating income and improving the quality of life of the host community in general.

• The different patterns of tourism (religious tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism, and MICE tourism). And how each one of them has unique characteristics that motivate tourists to travel.

The Definition of Tourism