Armed with solid and more accurate information on the intensity, location and patterns
of harassment, the researcher can now more seriously evaluate policy responses.
Clearly, ignoring the problem under the guise of cultural diversity is no response.
Business as usual is a recipe for continual harassment and potential destination
damage. Likewise, sending in undercover agents to humiliate merchants into
submission is also counterproductive since any effective long-run solution must
involve the cooperation and buy-in of all tourism stakeholders.
A more reasonable approach would be to creatively combine suggestions Three and
Four. First consider translating the critical visitor blogs into the local languages.
IJCTHR
1,4
312