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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 29, Issue 1][Volume 29, Issue 3][Volume 29, Issue 4]
Residents' perceptions
of the cultural benefits of tourism, Pages 303-319 Tourism can have both positive and negative outcomes for residents in communities where sharing and preserving their culture could be seen as conflicting goals. This research used a benefits-based approach to examine the perceptions of cultural tourism by Hispanic and non-Hispanic residents living along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic byway in southwestern Colorado, the United States. Results showed that while both groups recognized the value of living along the byway, Hispanic residents felt more strongly that it could provide important cultural benefits to residents and showed greater concern for its management to preserve the distinct cultural atmosphere. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vacation behavior
using a sequence alignment method, Pages 320-337 The classification and analysis of tourists continues to be an important research theme. Existing typologies are typically based on cross-sectional information of tourists' choice behavior. Consequently, the sequential data embedded in vacation histories is not explicitly considered when developing a typology of vacation behavior. The purpose of this paper is to suggest the use of sequence alignment methods to derive such a typology, incorporating the embedded sequential information. The quintessence of sequence alignment methods is explained and the results of an application to Dutch vacation history data are reported. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The philosophic
practitioner, Pages 338-357 This paper develops principles for the ordering of the curriculum for tourism higher education. The framework proposed comprises four key domains of vocational action, vocational reflection, liberal reflection, and liberal action. This framework enables the problems of curricula that are over-focused in one part of curriculum space to be surfaced. It also enables the case to be made, and the content outlined, for a tourism higher education which educates "philosophic practitioners". These would be graduates who deliver efficient and effective services while at the same time discharging the role of stewardship for the development of the wider tourism world in which these services are delivered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tourist roles:
Needs and the Lifecourse, Pages 358-383 This study investigated the relationship between psychological needs and tourist role preference patterns for men and women over the adult lifecourse. A purposive sample of New England (USA) residents ranging in age from 17 to 91 years was surveyed. Three trends in tourist role preference over the lifecourse were observed: roles that decrease in preference, roles that increase in preference, and roles that demonstrate variability. Time series analysis revealed that roles engaged in while on vacation are a function of a complex interplay of satisfied and unsatisfied psychological needs which assert themselves at different stages in the adult lifecourse. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An examination
of golf vacationers' novelty, Pages 384-400 The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the novelty scale and to examine its usefulness for assessing the market of golf vacationers. Findings revealed that the novelty scale can be effectively used to assess golf vacationers, that younger golf vacationers are more apt to be novelty seekers than older ones, that golfers who play more frequently are more apt to be novelty avoiders than those who play less frequently, and that golf vacationers who seek boredom-alleviation are more apt to feel they received good quality for the money spent, on a golf vacation. Specific managerial and theoretical implications are discussed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Desirability
of differences in destinations, Pages 401-421 The purpose of this study was to explore how potential tourists interpret representations in terms of familiarity and desirability, and whether stereotypes influence interpretation. College sophomores viewed guidebook images of two locations and listed thoughts about the scenes in terms of the people who live there and what vacations and living there would be like. Responses were analyzed using a computer-assisted content analysis program that identifies co-occurrence of terms within cases, and terms were cluster-analyzed to determine relationships. Results indicated that familiarity and desirability are complex concepts. Respondents preferred familiar images for vacations, differentiating among various images of those destinations. Interpretation of destination images and perceived familiarity appears to strongly rely on stereotypes of the places considered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating natural
attractions for tourism, Pages 422-438 As nature-based tourism grows, protected areas will witness increasing pressure from tourists, with the quality of destination attributes exerting a considerable influence over their experience. An evaluation and rating system may help tourists to select sites, enhance their satisfaction, and encourage them to act responsibly. Managers may also gain a better understanding of how to operate such sites. The paper proposes a hierarchical structure for the assessment of protected areas by the assignment of priorities to the various elements of the structure. By applying the Standard Deviation Method, the research categorized Victorian parks in Australia into four levels, which were found to correlate closely with prevailing visitation levels and with park popularity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Touring mines
and mining tourists, Pages 439-456 Potosí, a colonial city in the highlands of Bolivia, was once the glory of the Spanish empire, with the richest mines in South America. The city's working silver mines, established in 1545, are a distinctive tourism attraction. Unlike in many other mining communities, tourists in Potosí visit actual operations rather than museums or restored mines. Tourism provides an opportunity for Quechua miners to present their own narratives, emphasizing the tragedy of Spanish conquest. This article examines tourist–local interactions in Potosí, and especially the use of tourism as a vehicle for narrating an indigenous discourse, while also comparing these mine tours with similar operations in other parts of the world. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Environmental
indicators, Pages 457-477 Many environmental indicators have been accepted within the tourism industry. However while purporting to represent the environment, indicator research fails to evaluate the ecological impact of tourism. There are well-founded reasons for this failure, including the ambiguous character of science, which promises a regulatory regime for managing the environmental impact of tourism, but which cannot be delivered. To illustrate this dilemma, the difficulties involved in developing bio-indicators for a coral reef are discussed. The inconclusiveness of current knowledge is illustrated and attention drawn to the disturbing implication that the present situation offers little protection when called upon in the arbitration of land use decisions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tour operators
and destination safety, Pages 478-496 Tour operators today play a very important role in creating the images of destinations. In this global capacity, they can significantly influence international tourism flows towards a country hit by safety and security risks. Even decisions of individual tourists on where to spend a holiday very often depend on the attitude and practice of tour operators towards a particular destination. This paper analyzes the significance of tour operators on the recovery of destinations hit by crisis. Recommendations are offered of the steps that can be taken by the destination itself to become re-established on the international market. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Destination
benchmarking, Pages 497-519 This research has been designed as a case study on Mallorca and Turkey to achieve two objectives. The first included the investigation of the methods used to identify performance gaps between these destinations. The next was to examine the extent to which the benchmarking approach could be applied to tourism destinations. The findings suggest that surveys resulted in data that were able to identify the performance gaps between the destinations, and observations were useful to explore the possible reasons. It is also possible to suggest that the application of benchmarking to destinations could be limited due to cultural, political, economic, and practical reasons, but it could be regarded as a learning experience from others' good practices. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Backpacking
experiences: A Type and Form Analysis, Pages 520-538 This paper questions the notion of backpacking as a distinct category of tourism by distinguishing between its type- and form-related attributes. The analysis of such differentiation refers to phenomenological typology of tourist experiences and the distinction between institutionalized and non-institutionalized tourism. Based on 38 in-depth interviews with Israeli backpackers to various destinations, the study reveals their heterogeneous nature in terms of its type-related aspect. In addition, the study indicates that they comply with most of the conventional form-related attributes. These findings suggest that backpacking should be regarded as a form rather than a type of tourism. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Human–environmental
relations with tourism, Pages 539-556 While the social impacts of tourism in developing countries have been extensively researched, virtually nothing is known about the changes it initiates in human–environmental relations. In order to investigate this interaction, a survey was conducted in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Evidence suggests that tourism is fundamentally changing the relationships individuals have with society and nature in a way detrimental to the goals of sustainable development. Ultimately, the findings might explain the rapid growth in this industry as a self-reinforcing process. Sustainable tourism––or the notion that development can be managed in an environmentally neutral way––might thus be a contradiction in terms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language Learners
as Cultural Tourists, Pages 557-559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timely and Accurate
Estimates of Pleasure Trip Volume, Pages 560-562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sustainable
Tourism Curriculum Development, Pages 562-564 |
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