Pub Date : 2020-10-27DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15971786398810
Abuelkassem A. A. Mohammad
University graduates are a major source for the hospitality workforce. Despite this, relevant studies show that a large share of hospitality management undergraduates are not motivated, qualified, or committed to work in the hospitality field after graduation. The aim of this study is threefold: (1) to examine the direct effect of the motivations of undergraduates for majoring in hospitality management on both their employability skills and employment aspiration; (2) to test the mediation effect of employment aspiration on the linkage between motivations of undergraduates and their employability skills; (3) to examine the moderation effect of practical training on the relationship between motivations of undergraduates and their employability skills as well as on the relationship between motivations of undergraduates and their employment aspiration. A self-report questionnaire survey was administered among junior and senior hospitality management undergraduates in Egypt. Based on collected data from 342 participants, this study employed PLS-SEM to test the conceptual model and hypotheses. The results showed that motivations of undergraduates have a significant positive impact on both employment aspiration and employability skills. The results also confirmed the positive moderation effect of practical training on the linkage between motivations and employability skills. The findings help educational institutions to understand and exploit motivations of undergraduates to stimulate their work commitment and employability skills, which reflects positively on the hospitality labor market.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-27DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15990732245655
M. Das, Bani Chatterjee
Ecotourism is a type of sustainable tourism that aims at conservation of the environment through maintaining a balance between conservation and empowerment of local residents. However, for developing countries like India, proper implementation of ecotourism is questionable. The present study has selected Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary (BKWS), Odisha, India, which is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India. An attempt is made to examine how far ecotourism has been successful in empowering the locals socially, culturally, and psychologically through their involvement in different organizations and its implications in achieving the conservation goals. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. The study uses a variety of econometric techniques and case studies for finding the results. The study finds that with the creation of employment opportunities locals also have been made aware for participation in community development programs, including ecodevelopment clubs and self-help groups. However, these organizations have failed to empower the communities. Although some positive attitudes have come in discussions, the results mostly indicate that ecotourism certainly has not met the principles of empowerment. Organizational participation has therefore not been successful for the reduction of dependence on natural resources in Bhitarkanika. The support of the locals is highly essential for successful conservation policy. Thus, proper strategies need to be designed for an inclusive ecotourism approach in BKWS and beyond, one that is socially effective, psychologically and politically empowered, culturally progressive, and environmentally sustainable.
{"title":"Community Empowerment and Conservation Through Ecotourism: A Case of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India","authors":"M. Das, Bani Chatterjee","doi":"10.3727/154427220x15990732245655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/154427220x15990732245655","url":null,"abstract":"Ecotourism is a type of sustainable tourism that aims at conservation of the environment through maintaining a balance between conservation and empowerment of local residents. However, for developing countries like India, proper implementation of ecotourism is questionable. The present\u0000 study has selected Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary (BKWS), Odisha, India, which is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India. An attempt is made to examine how far ecotourism has been successful in empowering the locals socially, culturally, and psychologically through their involvement\u0000 in different organizations and its implications in achieving the conservation goals. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. The study uses a variety of econometric techniques and case studies for finding the results. The study finds that with the creation of employment opportunities\u0000 locals also have been made aware for participation in community development programs, including ecodevelopment clubs and self-help groups. However, these organizations have failed to empower the communities. Although some positive attitudes have come in discussions, the results mostly indicate\u0000 that ecotourism certainly has not met the principles of empowerment. Organizational participation has therefore not been successful for the reduction of dependence on natural resources in Bhitarkanika. The support of the locals is highly essential for successful conservation policy. Thus,\u0000 proper strategies need to be designed for an inclusive ecotourism approach in BKWS and beyond, one that is socially effective, psychologically and politically empowered, culturally progressive, and environmentally sustainable.","PeriodicalId":46032,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Review International","volume":"24 1","pages":"215-231"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2020-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3727/154427220x15990732245655","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44538730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-27DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15990732245718
Raufhon Salahodjaev, N. Safarova, N. Usmanova
This research note aims to offer novel evidence on the factors predicting tourism flows to Uzbekistan. We estimate the gravity model for the tourism arrivals to Uzbekistan from 169 nations that span from 2005 to 2018. In line with extant research, the results suggest that market size and common borders positively impact tourism arrivals. In contrast, transportation cost is a significant barrier to international tourism flows to Uzbekistan.
{"title":"Determinants of Tourism Arrivals to Uzbekistan: Evidence from Dyadic Data","authors":"Raufhon Salahodjaev, N. Safarova, N. Usmanova","doi":"10.3727/154427220x15990732245718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/154427220x15990732245718","url":null,"abstract":"This research note aims to offer novel evidence on the factors predicting tourism flows to Uzbekistan. We estimate the gravity model for the tourism arrivals to Uzbekistan from 169 nations that span from 2005 to 2018. In line with extant research, the results suggest that market size\u0000 and common borders positively impact tourism arrivals. In contrast, transportation cost is a significant barrier to international tourism flows to Uzbekistan.","PeriodicalId":46032,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Review International","volume":"24 1","pages":"251-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2020-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42883847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15912253254419
Aslıhan Dursun Cengizci, G. Başer, S. Karasakal
Diverse studies have focused on understanding the travel motivations of tourists, yet few explain the specific travel motivations of Russian tourists. In this regard, this study aims to explore the push and pull factors that motivate Russian tourists to visit Antalya, Turkey. Escape was regarded as the most important push factors, while the appealing outdoors was found to be the most important pull factor. An importance–performance analysis suggests that hotel services need to be improved. Regression analyses show that overall satisfaction was mostly affected by satisfaction with hotel services, while positive word-of-mouth and revisit intentions were affected the most by satisfaction with the appealing outdoors. Lastly, correlation analysis was used to discover interconnections between the push and pull motivation factors. Recommendations are provided for tourism authorities.
{"title":"Exploring Push and Pull Motivations of Russian Tourists to Turkey","authors":"Aslıhan Dursun Cengizci, G. Başer, S. Karasakal","doi":"10.3727/154427220x15912253254419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/154427220x15912253254419","url":null,"abstract":"Diverse studies have focused on understanding the travel motivations of tourists, yet few explain the specific travel motivations of Russian tourists. In this regard, this study aims to explore the push and pull factors that motivate Russian tourists to visit Antalya, Turkey. Escape was regarded as the most important push factors, while the appealing outdoors was found to be the most important pull factor. An importance–performance analysis suggests that hotel services need to be improved. Regression analyses show that overall satisfaction was mostly affected by satisfaction with hotel services, while positive word-of-mouth and revisit intentions were affected the most by satisfaction with the appealing outdoors. Lastly, correlation analysis was used to discover interconnections between the push and pull motivation factors. Recommendations are provided for tourism authorities.","PeriodicalId":46032,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Review International","volume":"24 1","pages":"127-141"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2020-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3727/154427220x15912253254419","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41723095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15845838896323
T. Tichaawa, L. Idahosa
Festivals have, increasingly, become an important research focus in tourism. This study adapts Herzberg's two-factor theory to determine the satisfaction levels of attendees at the Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), held in Limbe, Cameroon. Specifically, it investigated how the above are influenced by their a priori motivations to attend the event, and how their levels of satisfaction, in turn, affect their revisit intentions. Using survey data collected from 324 participants at the Festival, the study employed various specifications of the ordered logit model to predict the odds of attendees' satisfaction levels and revisit intentions, based on their motivation for attending the event. The findings confirm the applicability of the Herzberg theory in evaluating the relationship between the participants' motivation factors and their related satisfaction levels. Consistent with the existing literature, their satisfaction levels were also found to influence their return intentions significantly. The results also emphasize the moderating effect of expenditure considerations on the attendees' satisfaction levels. The findings, which have implications for both the event planners and the festival organizers, highlight the superiority of unique festival "motivators" in predicting satisfaction levels, suggesting that event planners focus on such characteristics if they intend to increase the attendees' satisfaction levels.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15912253254428
Kafferine D. Yamagishi, A. M. Tiu, Reciel Ann B. Tanaid, Maria Esther F. Medalla, E. M. Jabilles, Shirley Ann A. Caballes, Dharyll Prince M. Abellana, Celbert M. Himang, L. Ocampo
This work reports a holistic tourism destination assessment of Bantayan Island (Philippines) using an expanded tourism area life cycle (TALC) model. The expanded TALC contains five evaluation areas: destination characteristics, marketing response, economic impact, social impact, and environmental impact. Using various sources of evidence, findings suggest that Bantayan Island is positioned in the involvement stage of the TALC model. However, specific areas yield different results as the island is in the development–consolidation stage for destination characteristics, involvement–development for marketing response, involvement for economic impacts, development for social impacts, and involvement for environmental impacts. With these findings, various policy insights for destination management are offered, such as establishing carrying capacity, embracing a proactive marketing content and marketing analytics, managing resiliency of the locals and the tourism industry, integrating local culture in tourism packages, and reducing material and energy use and waste generation. These insights can be extended to other tourism destinations with similar conditions, particularly in developing countries.
{"title":"Characterizing Tourism Destination and Policies Forward: The Case in Bantayan Island, Philippines","authors":"Kafferine D. Yamagishi, A. M. Tiu, Reciel Ann B. Tanaid, Maria Esther F. Medalla, E. M. Jabilles, Shirley Ann A. Caballes, Dharyll Prince M. Abellana, Celbert M. Himang, L. Ocampo","doi":"10.3727/154427220x15912253254428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/154427220x15912253254428","url":null,"abstract":"This work reports a holistic tourism destination assessment of Bantayan Island (Philippines) using an expanded tourism area life cycle (TALC) model. The expanded TALC contains five evaluation areas: destination characteristics, marketing response, economic impact, social impact, and environmental impact. Using various sources of evidence, findings suggest that Bantayan Island is positioned in the involvement stage of the TALC model. However, specific areas yield different results as the island is in the development–consolidation stage for destination characteristics, involvement–development for marketing response, involvement for economic impacts, development for social impacts, and involvement for environmental impacts. With these findings, various policy insights for destination management are offered, such as establishing carrying capacity, embracing a proactive marketing content and marketing analytics, managing resiliency of the locals and the tourism industry, integrating local culture in tourism packages, and reducing material and energy use and waste generation. These insights can be extended to other tourism destinations with similar conditions, particularly in developing countries.","PeriodicalId":46032,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Review International","volume":"24 1","pages":"143-165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2020-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3727/154427220x15912253254428","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44596651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15912253254437
M. J. Stone, Roberta Garibaldi, Andrea Pozzi
This article explores the demand side of beer tourism, in particular the characteristics of travelers motivated by beer experiences using a survey of American leisure travelers (N = 562). Travelers motivated by beer (called "beer tourists" or "beer travelers") can be considered a distinct market segment. They take part in both food tourism (e. g., taking a food or beverage tour) and many general tourism activities (e. g., attending major events, attending performing arts events) at a higher rate than other leisure travelers. This fits within cultural omnivore theory, and beer tourists can be considered "cultural omnivores" participating in activities not solely related with their primary travel motivation. While traveling, beer tourists also reported spending 42% more per day on food and beverage than other leisure travelers, indicating their value to destinations. Practical implications for destinations include cross-marketing and promotion, as beer-motivated tourists spend money across a wide variety of experiences. Theoretical implications are also discussed.
{"title":"Motivation, Behaviors, and Travel Activities of Beer Tourists","authors":"M. J. Stone, Roberta Garibaldi, Andrea Pozzi","doi":"10.3727/154427220x15912253254437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3727/154427220x15912253254437","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the demand side of beer tourism, in particular the characteristics of travelers motivated by beer experiences using a survey of American leisure travelers (N = 562). Travelers motivated by beer (called \"beer tourists\" or \"beer travelers\") can be considered a distinct market segment. They take part in both food tourism (e. g., taking a food or beverage tour) and many general tourism activities (e. g., attending major events, attending performing arts events) at a higher rate than other leisure travelers. This fits within cultural omnivore theory, and beer tourists can be considered \"cultural omnivores\" participating in activities not solely related with their primary travel motivation. While traveling, beer tourists also reported spending 42% more per day on food and beverage than other leisure travelers, indicating their value to destinations. Practical implications for destinations include cross-marketing and promotion, as beer-motivated tourists spend money across a wide variety of experiences. Theoretical implications are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":46032,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Review International","volume":"24 1","pages":"167-178"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2020-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3727/154427220x15912253254437","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43629806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15926147793595
G. Prayag
As a rapidly evolving global pandemic, COVID-19 provides several opportunities for tourism researchers to study the resilience of the tourism industry from a socioecological system perspective. Pandemics are not new and, similar to other crises and disasters, can have lasting impacts on individuals, businesses, communities, and nations. This article offers ways to explore how COVID-19 could affect different aspects of tourism resilience, adopting a three-level approach (macro, meso, and micro). While recognizing that these three levels are not necessarily mutually exclusive, interactions between them can be a worthy area of research in itself. This article proposes a research agenda on COVID-19 and tourism system resilience and contributes to further understanding of scale of change (temporal and spatial), impacts, and resilience. The article identifies, for example, resilience of destinations, organizations, and tourists as important areas of future research in relation to the pandemic. However, theoretical advancements and managerial implications of such research should not be sacrificed at the expense of the opportunities that the context of COVID-19 presents. It is time for reset not only for the tourism industry but also for tourism researchers.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15845838896341
Alexander Preko, Iddrisu Mohammed, Leeford Edem Kojo Ameyibor
This study investigates the relationships among Muslim tourists' perceived values, satisfaction, loyalty, and the moderating effect of religiosity. These relationships are explored with a sample of 396 Ghanaian Muslim tourists visiting Larabanga Mosque. Structural equation modeling and multigroup analysis were used to explore the relationships and the moderating effect of the studied variables. The results revealed that perceived values of Muslim had positive effects on tourist satisfaction and tourist satisfaction had a positive influence on loyalty. However, quality and social values had negative effects on satisfaction. In addition, the significant moderating effect of Muslim religiosity on the relationship between perceived value and tourist satisfaction was established. The results of the study validate the viability of Islamic tourism practices that would build positive intention to revisit or recommend destinations among potential Muslim tourists for future Islamic tourism market. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are also discussed.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.3727/154427220x15845838896314
Connor Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane
The purpose of this study is to obtain a deeper understanding of how the media frames the recent overtourism phenomenon and to theorize the impacts of such framing on policy making and mitigation by using framing theory. We conducted a content analysis of 85 media articles to compare the negative impacts of overtourism across destination types. The results revealed media reports of critical environmental impacts at national parks, beach destinations, and archaeological sites; high socioeconomic impacts at archaeological sites, island destinations, and urban destinations; and high infrastructural impacts at national parks, archaeological sites, and island destinations. Differences in the severity of impacts by destination type have implications for destination planning and management frameworks. We also used Entman's classification of frames to analyze the media's portrayal of the phenomenon. Results revealed that the media overemphasizes redefining overtourism and fails to cover a range of possible solutions for properly managing the complex issue, especially by major news sources. These findings suggest that the media continuously redefines overtourism as a new phenomenon and oversimplifies its complexity, which prevents addressing the root cause of the problem and misleads policy implications. Theoretical implications of media framing are discussed, as are remedial strategies for destination management.
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