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Journal Source: Annals of Tourism Research Volume 31 Volume 30 Volume 29 Volume 28 Volume 27 Volume 26 Volume 25 Volume 24 Volume 23 Volume 22 J. Sustainable Tourism Tourism Management  |
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Responsible Tourism Management Annals
of Tourism Research [Volume 28, Issue 1][Volume 28, Issue 2][Volume 28, Issue 4]
Viking heritage
tourism: Authenticity and Commodification, Pages 565-580 Chris Halewood
and Kevin Hannam This paper explores the key dimensions of the emerging Viking heritage tourism in Europe which consists of museums, heritage centers, theme parks, village reconstructions, and seasonal trading fairs or markets supplemented by the activities of Viking re-enactment or "living history" societies. Based on qualitative research, the geographical breadth of the Viking heritage tourism in Europe is outlined, giving brief case studies of each of the main types of tourist experience. This is followed with a discussion on how notions of authenticity and commodification are constructed by key participants through the staging of particular types of Viking tourism. The article concludes by noting how notions of regulation and performance operate in Viking heritage tourism. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constructed
leisure space: The Seaside at Durban, Pages 581-596 Few writers have commented on how seaside leisure spaces are socially constructed, who competes for their use, and how they may change. This paper discusses how these spaces have been identified and partitioned at Durban, South Africa, as new tourist populations discover them. Given the history of ethnic separation and contemporary social and political change in this country, attention is focussed on the extent to which groups retain and express a sense of identity in the construction of leisure spaces. Selected spaces are discussed to illustrate how they may be constructed around notions of cultural identity, the possession of particular skills, or access to scarce spatial and material resources. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Risk creation
in traveling: Backpacker Adventure Narration, Pages 597-617 This paper addresses, through examples from in-depth interviews with long-term budget travelers, how culturally and socially constructed narratives about risk and adventure are manifested by individuals in backpacker communities. Such manifestation is carried out through consumption of, for instance, experiences, places, food, medicine, and clothing. It is argued that tales and acts of "risk and adventure" work particularly well in individuals' efforts to "narrate identity". The paper also addresses a need for more gender sensitive research, through suggesting that adventurous women may be caught in an intersection between two logical systems: the reflexive life project of "late modernity" open to both genders and the adventure as a historically founded masculine practice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volitional degrees
of gambling behaviors, Pages 618-637 Predictors of gambling behavior were examined in an application of Fishbein and Ajzen's theory of reasoned/planned action. The study focuses on explaining the volitional and nonvolitional aspects of gambling behavior. Based on an empirical data set, this study found that the theory of reasoned/planned action could be a useful study tool. Results indicated that decisions to gamble are largely a volitional process for casual participants. The level of previous gambling activity was also found to share variance with future gambling behavior, which pointed to a nonvolitional aspect. This article includes discussions on the implications of the findings and develops suggestions for future research. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Souvenir buying
intentions for self versus others, Pages 638-657 This research examines what influences tourists who want to purchase three categories of souvenirs and who are considering purchases for themselves vs. as gifts for family and friends. Female tourists traveling to Mexico completed a questionnaire and responded to photographic stimuli of three Mexican textile products. Findings suggested that the relationship between purchase intentions and some significant predictors, such as previous travel experience and attitude toward souvenirs, were affected by souvenir categories. However, the relationships were little influenced by the situational variable of buying for oneself vs. for others. When ethnic and recreational tourists were compared, relatively few differences were discovered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Negotiating
tradition: Tourism Retailers in Guatemala, Pages 658-685 Retailers serve as intermediaries between artisans and tourist consumers in the marketing of textile and craft products. This study examines the role of intermediaries by exploring retailers' perceptions of tradition as they contemplate, blend, and juxtapose textile product features for a tourism market. Qualitative research methods were employed to collect data. A related group of product characteristics emerged as being salient to defining Guatemalan textile traditions, including techniques, function and meaning, and tools and equipment. Retailers also conceptualized tradition in terms of concrete and abstract continua that guided their direct and theoretical decisions and served as a basis of negotiation concerning their products and businesses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guarding authenticity
at literary tourism sites, Pages 686-704 This paper examines the presentation of Canadian author L. M. Montgomery at three literary tourism sites in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Using Goffman's suggestion that all social actions involve moral claims, the paper analyzes site geography, signage, orientation speeches, policy documents, as well as interviews with key informants to show that site guardians argue for the authenticity of their particular site by making various truth claims and excluding rival claims. These claims give interpretative form to each site. The paper concludes that such forms––modernist, rationalist, and eclectic––contribute to the development of Prince Edward Island literary tourism and help shape a dynamic and distinctive Montgomery heritage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scoping the
extent of adventure tourism accidents, Pages 705-726 The paper examines the scope and extent of adventure tourism accidents in New Zealand. The concept of tourist well-being is introduced to characterize the emergence of a new research paradigm based on related multidisciplinary evaluations. Analysis of accident claim data from the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Scheme suggests that this tourism practice might be a significant contributor to tourists' claims. Data from a range of other sources, including Coroners' reports, Maritime Safety Authority records and hospital records are also reviewed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reoperationalizing
economic data collection, Pages 727-737 Producing defensible economic impact estimations for tourism planning suggests that current data gathering techniques be reexamined. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences between using a traditional survey design asking tourists to record their expenditures during the first two days of their trip in one area vs. using a new design that asks for only one day of expenditures for a preselected day of their trip. Results showed that the number of group expenditures and average daily expenditure did not differ significantly between the two treatment groups. However, the second approach did differ significantly from the first, producing higher initial response rates, lower rejection rates, and higher overall net response rates. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The host should
get lost: Paradigms in the Tourism Theory, Pages 738-761 Among various substantive contributions to the general, theoretical study of tourism, three of them––the host–guest paradigm, tourism as nonordinary behavior, and the theory of the lifecycle of attractions––are commonly seen as the most fertile. This paper reviews the host–guest paradigm. It argues that this framework, initially developed by anthropologists and applied later by Marxian scholars and postmodern critics, does not meet the challenges of explaining mass tourism, nor does it fully address the complex interactions between modern societies and pre-modern communities. The paper contends that this paradigm should be discarded and new conceptual venues explored. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rural cultural
economy: Tourism and Social Relations, Pages 762-783 Considerable work has now been conducted into the ways in which the countryside and related products are commodified, yet relatively few accounts have attempted to examine the factors affecting local resident participation in this so-called "commodification dynamic". The aim of this paper is to explore some of these factors through a case study of tourism development in rural Brittany. It is argued that a conceptual framework which combines a cultural economy approach with a consideration of the historical trajectories of old and new social relations is required in order to understand the processes which either drive or hinder the commodification of contested knowledges at the local level. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeaters' behavior
at two distinct destinations, Pages 784-807 This paper proposes a model of multiple relationships among tourist satisfaction, previous visits, and behavioral intention to revisit. The results of an empirical test of the model, based on data collected from Britons visiting Spain and Turkey, are presented, with the difference between a mature and a less-developed destination examined. Although the impact of overall satisfaction is consistent, some factors differed between the two destinations, with the level of overall satisfaction and the number of previous visits considerably influencing intentions for repeat visits. This relationship is stronger for mature destinations than for their counterparts. Implications of the findings for theory, destination marketing, understanding competitiveness, and future research are discussed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Critical Analysis
of Subjectivity, Page 808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thinking Economically
about Sustainable Tourism, Pages 809-811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Culture
Expo Segment Characteristics, Pages 812-816 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessing Progress
of Tourism Sustainability, Pages 817-820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Attitude
and Behavior, Pages 821-823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tourism Management
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