Impact Of Responsible Tourism On The Sustainability Of Destinations And The Quality Of Life Of Local Residents: Statue Of Unity And Champaneri Pavagarh

Abstract

The objective of the study to examine the impact of responsible tourism on destination sustainability and to assess the impact of responsible tourism on the destination in order to improve the local community's quality of life. The present research was descriptive and samples were local communities from two destinations of Gujarat, India i.e. the Statue of Unity and Champaneri, Pavagarh. Interview and observation method was used to collect data. Study revealed the local residents' perceptions toward responsible tourism are an important component of destination sustainability. It was statistically proven by using regression analysis that the impact of responsible tourism on destination sustainability was highly significant 0.927(p value <0.001) and quality of life of local community 0.942 (p value <0.001). These findings emphasized the importance of establishing a perspective of local residents toward the sustainable and responsible tourism operations.