The perceived impacts of tourism on host communities, and associated resident attitudes toward tourism, continues to be an important issue. This much is indicated by governmental policy pronouncements like the World Tourism Organization Bali and Manila declarations (WTO, 1996 and WTO, 1997) and coverage in academic publications ( Akis; Boissevain; Faulkner; Haralambopoulos; Huang; Kang; Lindberg; [...]