Perceived Tourism Barriers in Algeria: Economic Constraints, Destination Conditions, and Gender Association
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https://doi.org/10.61987/bamj.v4i3.2407Keywords:
Tourism Barriers, Destination Competitiveness , Sustainable Tourism, GenderAbstract
This study aims to identify the dominant barriers to tourism participation in Algeria and examine their association with gender. We used a quantitative, cross-sectional design and distributed an online questionnaire from June 2023 to January 2024. Convenience sampling yielded 168 valid responses, which were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations, and the Pearson Chi-square test at a significance level of 0.05. The results indicate that international tourism was the most preferred option (46.4%), followed by a preference for both domestic and international tourism (35.7%), while domestic tourism alone was preferred by 17.9% of respondents. Economic constraints emerged as the primary barrier to tourism participation, followed by security concerns, inadequate infrastructure, and poor service quality. Furthermore, the findings reveal no statistically significant association between gender and perceived tourism barriers, χ²(18, N = 168) = 25.725, p = 0.106. These findings contribute to the literature by integrating leisure constraints, destination competitiveness, and sustainable tourism perspectives to explain tourism participation. The study suggests that tourism development policies in Algeria should prioritize affordability, safety, infrastructure development, connectivity, and improved service quality to reduce participation barriers, strengthen destination competitiveness, and encourage greater domestic tourism demand.
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