Paper Title
Mutual Impact between Tourism and The Host Community: A Case Study Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA)

Abstract
Aim/Purpose: The study aims at investigating to know the mutual impact between tourism and the Jordanian host community toward tourism in Aqaba . Background: Notwithstanding the presence attitudes and trends in the opportunities and challenges of tourism depend largely on the behaviour and attitudes of the local community towards the tourism industry despite the fact that these situations are characterized by personality, complexity, and personnel changes . Methodology: To achieve this aim a questionnaire was distributed to a sample consisted of (1200) citizens who live in Aqaba. The distribution and restitution took one year from 1/1/2017 until 30/12/2017, taking into account of the low and high season of tourism. The questionnaire was distributed to the sample members to find out the most important aspects of socio-cultural and economic impacts of tourism in these areas for measuring attitudes towards tourism. This study is an exploratory, analytical study and follows the approach of collecting and analysing data to draw conclusions. The researchers used the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, T-test and ANOVA test to measure the level of importance for the study questions. Findings: Results showed that the highest level of attitudes toward tourism was in the economical sub-scale and the lowest was in the social sub-scale. Contribution: This study offers a deeper understanding of the role of social and cultural impact between tourism and the host community in Jordan, to create a balanced sustainable tourism development in Aqaba. Future Research: The current model can be applied and assessed further in another destination in Jordan. Keywords - Attitude, Host Community, Mutual Impact, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZ)