Review article
The Perception of Split Area Residents on the Impact of Cruising Tourism in the City of Split
Ante Knezović
; University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Ruđera Boškovića 37, 21000 Split
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Tina Perić
; University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Ruđera Boškovića 37, 21000 Split
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Cruising tourism is a segment of the shipping industry which is growing constantly both in the number
of ships and their capacity. Such trend is also evident in Port of Split, the second-largest cruise port in
the Republic of Croatia. Large cruise ships produce for the recipient country lots of benefits but at the
same time, they leave a negative impact on the environment. A survey was conducted on a sample of
134 residents of Split to examine their perception of cruise tourism in their city and their awareness of
its positive and negative impacts. This enabled us to identify the parameters of the greatest importance
to the local population and to draw conclusions on their perception of the advantages and disadvantages
of the increased number of cruise ship traffic in the Port of Split.
Keywords
cruise tourism, cruise ship, residents’ perception, Split
Hrčak ID:
317140
URI
Publication date:
16.5.2024.
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