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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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of Tourism Research [Volume 30, Issue 2][Volume 30, Issue 3][Volume 30, Issue 4]
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TRADITION OF INVENTION: Conceiving Las Vegas Pages 7-23 Praised as the architectural icon of the contemporary world and the emblem of postmodernism, yet damned by its critics as the quintessence of poor taste, Las Vegas is one of the world’s premier destinations. Nevertheless, urban and tourism studies alike struggle to produce a comprehensive analysis of the Las Vegas phenomenon, while frequently underscoring its inauthenticity and artificiality. This article discusses the history and the mindset that contributed to the touristic triumph of a most improbable candidate. Emphasis is upon the gambling mecca’s tradition of invention as opposed to its invention of tradition. The city’s critical massing of simulacra constitutes its own authentic reality. In the world of contemporary tourism, Las Vegas has become more paradigmatic than parasitical. TOURISM
PLANNING: A Third Way? Pages 24-43 The left/right divide in late 20th and early 21st century politics acts as a metaphor for the debates surrounding aid-funded tourism masterplanning where the traditional right, framed by the values of neoliberalism, sees market forces as providing the only alternative. On the other hand, modern world problems have emerged that go far beyond the assumptions upon which the left was founded. This paper takes Anthony Giddens’ proposals for a Third Way in politics and applies them to tourism in the context of the developing world. Giddens’ framework, which goes beyond liberal democracy, reveals that a Third Way approach could help resolve social issues that have been largely neglected by "masterplanning" approaches to tourism. BEYOND
THE TOURIST BUBBLE?: Cruiseship Passengers in Port Pages 44-60 Cruiseship passengers on a port visit were studied using observation research methods. The cruiseship sector is described briefly, and the evolution of the concept of tourist bubble is reviewed. The study was carried out in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Observations were made of tourists from four cruiseships. The research generated both qualitative and quantitative data. The results show that passenger activities in port consist of four activity patterns. The area in port visited was identified as a tourist bubble consisting of a core and a periphery. Strong boundary cues define the spatiality of this space. THE
TOURIST MOMENT Pages 61-77 Recognizing the gap between experience and the representation of it, this essay explores the interpellation of the tourist-as-subject in a serendipitous moment—the tourist moment—as represented in narrative. Because it conditions a spontaneous instance of self-discovery and belonging, the moment simultaneously produces and erases the tourist-as-subject, for at the very instant of awareness and self-representation as "tourist," one goes beyond "being a tourist." This double movement of constitution and dissolution represents a temporary end to the search for authenticity, for the "tourist" perceives himself to have gotten beyond both touristic representation and subjectivity. THIS
TRIP REALLY CHANGED ME: Backpackers’ Narratives of Self-Change Pages 78-102
This paper explores Israeli backpackers’ travel narratives, in which a profound self-change is recounted. These tourists are construed as narrators, whose identity stories, in which the powerful experience of self-change is constructed and communicated, are founded on, and rhetorically validated by the unique experiences of authenticity and adventure. The relation between the travel narrative, attesting to an external voyage toward an "authentic" destination, and the self-change narrative, attesting to an internal one, is examined in light of two major discourses in tourism: the semi-religious and the Romanticist. The paper addresses the sociocultural context, that of contemporary Israeli culture, against which the self-change narratives construct a collective notion of identity, and wherein they can be viewed as effective performances. HOLIDAYTAKING
AND THE SENSE OF WELL-BEING Pages 103-121 This study was planned to ascertain whether the activity of holidaytaking has any impact on the life satisfaction or subjective well-being of those taking vacations. The results indicated that such activity changed the sense of well-being of those participating in it. A comparison between a holidaytaking group and non-holidaytaking control group provided evidence that the former experienced a higher sense of well-being prior and post their travels when compared to the latter. Although the effect sizes are mostly small, the evidence suggests that holidaytaking has the potential to enhance the level of happiness of those enjoying it, not causing individuals to feel any worse off than before traveling. FRAMING
PORTUGAL: Representational Dynamics Pages 122-138 Existing research on the representation of tourism destinations by the mass media has primarily focused on the ideological implications of advertising messages. This study adopts framing analysis to determine the representational dynamics utilized in travel articles. The purpose of this study is to identify the frames used in the selected American newspapers—New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today—travel sections’ coverage of tourism in Portugal. As such, this study identifies and discusses some of the general narrative characteristics, as well representations of Portugal and the Portuguese. Findings suggest two types of frames: traditional and contemporary. Their sociocultural significance and implications are discussed. WHICH
TOURISM RULES?: Green Standards and GATS Pages 139-156 Programs to certify "green" or sustainable tourism standards are rapidly growing, and it is possible that certification might change in function and effect from awarding excellence to becoming de facto requirements to trade. Because certification often relies on governmental support, it could be perceived as an anti-competitive barrier to trade in the context of international practice such as the General Agreement on Trade in Services, which could reduce the appeal of standards as a self-regulatory method. This paper provides a pro-sustainability standards reading of the agreement and related World Trade Organization documents to discuss what policies and practices might be criticized as trade-restrictive and provides arguments against such criticisms. TOURISM
RESEARCH ON GREECE: A Critical Overview Pages 157-179 This paper examines the directions and methodological practices of tourism research carried out in Greece over the last three decades, highlights critical issues in the developmental path of this study in the country, and makes certain proposals concerning its future orientation. Although the reviewed published works are informed by disciplinary methods and theories, it is the anthropological approach that guides this paper’s interpretations. Further, a preliminary analysis of tourism representations illuminates the local-global relationships. In addition, this exploration demonstrates how Greece’s tourism identity is shaped by powerful discourses embedded in historical, political, and ideological processes. ESTIMATING
INCOME EFFECTS OF A SPORT TOURISM EVENT Pages 180-199 The use of input–output models to determine the economic impact of sport tourism events is limited in that resulting estimates cannot be distributed based on host county income segments or by occupational category. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate methods for estimating the income effects of sport tourism events. Four models were constructed using data from a large, southeastern United States road race. The distribution of the results varied significantly based on model type. The aggregated occupation-based model using full-time equivalent wage data offered the most promise for future tourism application. Using occupation-based data allows researchers to illustrate how job categories within industry sectors are affected by tourism events. Travel
as transition: Identity and Place Pages 200-218 This paper examines how mid-life and older long-term travelers describe their motivations for and their experiences of journeys through the Australian Outback. It studies their accounts to discern whether these can be illuminated by the notion of "transition": that is, whether their stories provide evidence that long-term travel provides a neutral, transitional zone sandwiched between voluntary or imposed endings and new beginnings. The personal "endings" that provide the impetus for undertaking long-term journeys and the travelers’ anticipations of new beginnings are considered. The significance of place (specifically the Australian Outback) in these transitions is also explored. EXPLORING
THE EVOLUTION OF TOURISM RESORTS Pages 219-237 This paper examines evolutionary patterns in tourism from an economic geography perspective. It proposes a new theoretical model where endogenous changes to the tourism circuit lead to a dualism in market and spatial structures: powerful conglomerates share the markets with a competitive fringe and core resorts share tourism spaces with peripheral destinations. The model illustrates graphically the interaction of market and spatial forces and studies implications for resort development. The short run analysis examines the relationship among origin regions, core, and peripheral resorts; smooth and abrupt long term patterns are subsequently explored. The paper also gives directions to operationalize the model and suggests themes for future research. Climate
Change and Tourism Pages 238-240 Conference
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