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Exploring the relationship between tourism acceptance and perceived quality of life in big German cities: the moderating role of tourism intensity

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  • Julian Reif
  • Ondrej Mitas
  • Sabrina Seeler
  • Anne Köchling

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Leisure travelling is known to be a contributor to visitors’ well-being and quality of life yet only little is known about the influence of tourism on the destination residents’ quality of life. Given rising imbalances and perceived conflicts of use between visitors and residents particularly in an urban context, research interest in residents’ perspectives have increased and new measures such as the tourism acceptance score have been developed to measure perceived tourism impacts over time. While tourism intensity has been proposed to be an indicator for low tourism acceptance and decreasing quality of life, little empirical evidence is existing. This study examines the relationship between tourism acceptance and perceived quality of life and the moderating role of tourism intensity. The data base used consisted of representative samples in 11 German cities. Results demonstrate a positive relationship between personal tourism acceptance and the residents’ quality of live. This relationship is moderated by the tourism intensity and is generally stronger in cities with higher tourism intensity.

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  • Julian Reif & Ondrej Mitas & Sabrina Seeler & Anne Köchling, 2026. "Exploring the relationship between tourism acceptance and perceived quality of life in big German cities: the moderating role of tourism intensity," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 417-422, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:29:y:2026:i:2:p:417-422
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2025.2468742
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