Pub Date : 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2024.2315945
Altair Sancho-Pivoto, Sidnei Raimundo, Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos
In recent years, researchers and international bodies have been focusing on better understanding the potential of parks for the promotion of their visitors’ health and well-being. Most of these ini...
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Pub Date : 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2024.2320207
Benjamas Na thongkaew, Amnat Ruksapol, Prawannarat Brewer
This research is a mixed-methods participatory study to examine what contributes to the success or failure of community-based tourism (CBT) administration in Chumphon, Thailand. Although this provi...
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2024.2306350
Yung-Shoon Yang, Min-Jung Seo, Jaemun Byun
Travel videos have become an effective means of promoting destinations. Video clips on platforms such as YouTube emerged as an alternative way of interpreting attractions such as national parks, wi...
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Pub Date : 2023-11-06DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2023.2279566
Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Rodolfo Baggio
ABSTRACTSpanning from orbital and suborbital flights to spaceports, space museums, space hotels, and much more, space tourism is poised to redefine the landscape of the travel industry, promising economic growth, and prosperity for destinations across the globe. However, despite its transformative potential, existing literature has dedicated little attention to its exploration. Our research endeavours to shed light on the concept of terrestrial space tourism destinations. We crafted a comprehensive theoretical model that forms the bedrock for a deeper understanding of this unique and specialized niche. We employ a qualitative approach, drawing from an array of sources, including interviews with industry experts and key informants. Findings uncovered several critical factors that need to be considered when establishing a competitive and sustainable terrestrial space tourism destination, namely: safety, residents’ acceptance, infrastructures, and education. Furthermore, we introduce six research gaps that can inspire future investigations in this dynamically evolving field.KEYWORDS: Conceptual modeldestination product developmentspace industryterrestrial space tourism Author ContributionsThe paper is the result of the work of the whole group, however, it is possible to identify a manager for the different parts according to the following scheme. Research Design: Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli; Development: Angelo Presenza, Rodolfo Baggio; Data collection: Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Rodolfo Baggio; Data analysis: Angelo Presenza. As for the writing of the paper, the division of the parts is as follows: Introduction: Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli; Literature review: Angelo Presenza, Rodolfo Baggio; Methods and data: Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli; Discussion and Conclusions: Angelo Presenza.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
摘要从轨道和亚轨道飞行到太空港、太空博物馆、太空酒店等等,太空旅游正准备重新定义旅游业的格局,为全球各地的目的地带来经济增长和繁荣。然而,尽管它具有变革潜力,现有文献对其探索的关注却很少。我们的研究努力阐明地球空间旅游目的地的概念。我们精心设计了一个全面的理论模型,为更深入地了解这个独特的专业领域奠定了基础。我们采用定性方法,从一系列资源中提取,包括对行业专家和关键线人的采访。研究结果揭示了在建立一个有竞争力和可持续的地面空间旅游目的地时需要考虑的几个关键因素,即:安全、居民接受度、基础设施和教育。此外,我们介绍了六个研究空白,可以激发未来在这个动态发展领域的研究。关键词:概念模型目的地产品开发空间产业陆地空间旅游作者贡献本文是整个团队工作的结果,然而,根据以下方案,可以为不同的部分确定管理者。研究设计:Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli;发展:安杰洛·普雷森扎,鲁道夫·巴乔;数据收集:Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Rodolfo Baggio;数据分析:Angelo Presenza。对于论文的写作,部分的划分如下:引言:Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli;文献综述:Angelo Presenza, Rodolfo Baggio;方法与数据:Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli;讨论与结论:Angelo Presenza。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2023.2276217
Ceren İlayda Başol, Maria D. Alvarez
ABSTRACTVeganism is growing and more people are adhering to their vegan lifestyle while travelling. However, there is a lack of research that investigates vegan tourism in terms of destination development. Hence, this study examines the development of a destination as vegan-friendly under two research questions: (1) what are the aspects of a vegan-friendly destination, and (2) how it is developed. The research examines the specific case of Didim, Turkey, which declared itself vegan-friendly in 2017. Online and on-site interviews are conducted with tourism professionals, local business owners, volunteers from NGOs, and residents. The research sheds light into how the development process of Didim as vegan-friendly occurred. The findings also reveal the aspects of a vegan-friendly destination, including adherence to the vegan philosophy, availability a vegan cuisine, addressed needs of vegan visitors, abolition or reduction of animal exploitation, complementary social interactions and a favourable attitude of the local population.KEYWORDS: Vegan-friendly destinationsustainable destination developmentdestination planningfood-based tourismvegan festivalsstakeholder collaboration Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Ethical approvalThe research on which this article is based has received the ethical approval of the Boğaziçi University Institutional Review Board in Social Sciences and Humanities (for human subjects research—approval: SBB-EAK 2021/82).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-24DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2023.2274581
Luís Filipe Silva, José Cadima Ribeiro, Francisco Carballo-Cruz
ABSTRACTThe Alvão Natural Park (PNAL) is the smallest natural park in Portugal. The PNAL is currently in the process of implementing its co-management model, abandoning the old centralized top-down model, and aiming for a more sustainable development of the protected area. Recognizing the key role of stakeholders in sustainable tourism development in protected areas, this study examines how PNAL stakeholders perceive various topics related to sustainable tourism and local development. To this end, 19 PNAL stakeholders participated in two focus groups that were conducted to collect the primary data. NVivo software was used for content analysis and mapping stakeholders’ perceptions. The results indicate that even though the stakeholders believe that the protected area has great tourism potential and that the park’s residents are open to tourism, public authority conflicts and the lack of infrastructure and services to support tourism present obstacles to a sustainable tourism development.KEYWORDS: Sustainable tourismprotected areasstakeholders’ perceptionslocal developmentfocus groupAlvão Natural Park Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by European Funds of the FEDER Norte2020, Portugal 2020, within project «NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000079», and by National Funds of the FCT – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology within the projects «UIDB/03182/2020» and «UID/ECO/03182/2019».
【摘要】alv自然公园(PNAL)是葡萄牙最小的自然公园。目前,国家自然保护区正在实施共同管理模式,放弃旧的自上而下的集中式管理模式,以实现保护区的可持续发展为目标。认识到利益相关者在保护区可持续旅游发展中的关键作用,本研究考察了PNAL利益相关者如何看待与可持续旅游和地方发展相关的各种主题。为此目的,19名PNAL利益相关者参加了为收集主要数据而进行的两个焦点小组。使用NVivo软件进行内容分析和绘制利益相关者的看法。结果表明,尽管利益相关者认为保护区具有巨大的旅游潜力,并且公园居民对旅游持开放态度,但公共权力冲突以及支持旅游的基础设施和服务的缺乏仍然是旅游业可持续发展的障碍。关键词:可持续旅游;保护区;利益相关者的看法;地方发展焦点小组;本工作得到了葡萄牙2020年欧洲联邦基金Norte2020的支持,项目名为“norte -01-0145- federal -000079”,以及FCT -葡萄牙科学技术基金会国家基金的支持,项目名为“UIDB/03182/2020”和“UID/ECO/03182/2019”。
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Pub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2023.2259357
Diana Dryglas, Melanie Kay Smith
ABSTRACTThis research examines the ways in which Central European spas create health tourism experiencescapes. A two-round Delphi study was undertaken in the so-called Visegrád countries: Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia using a questionnaire which was sent to 28 carefully chosen experts. Empirical results showed that five main components within health tourism experiencescapes need to be addressed: (1) infrastructural improvements and quality services for new, often self-paying or international guests, (2) creating physical health restoration and wellness treatments which are growing in popularity, especially among younger and foreign guests, (3) the importance of recognizing the needs of different user groups, separating spaces and targeting specific segments, (4) constant monitoring of customer experience quality, (5) creating a hygienic environment for guests (especially during and post-COVID). The findings help to provide recommendations for therapeutic health facilities and balneology spas that are shifting from state-subsidized health tourism to wellness experience development for paying guests.KEYWORDS: Health tourismexperiencescapesbalneology spaswellnessVisegrád 4 countriesDelphi study Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by Visegrad Fund [Grant Number The WellSpaV4 project no. 22010060.].
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Pub Date : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2023.2176647
N. Pappas, E. Michopoulou, A. Farmaki
The tourism industry is characterised by uncertainty as, given its nature, it is highly susceptible to risks. Over the years, there has been a noticeable increase in uncertainty as a result of various crises (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis etc) influencing the global travel and tourism industry. Even so, international tourism flows continued to grow amidst the increasing uncertainty and whilst facing new emerging crises such as the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Uncertainty and disruption are not new to the tourism industry; in fact, tourism has proven to be rather resilient to negative events that impacted tourist demand and operations and, eventually, managed to recover, adapt and innovate. It is, thus, not surprising that resilience and innovation studies have adopted a crisis recovery angle, focusing on value-creating strategies and practices. Relevant literature suggests that success in tourism lies in the innovative stance employed by stakeholders as well as the resilience shown by destinations and companies alike at times of uncertainty. Externalities that impact global tourism causing an uncertain environment are not only yielding challenges and threats but also bear opportunities that allow policymakers and industry practitioners to rethink of tourism planning and development. This special issue aims to deepen understanding on innovation and resilience aspects in tourism by following a multi-disciplinary approach that uncovers the internal and external dynamics that affect the evolution, planning and development of tourism at times of uncertainty. Judging by the collection of articles published in this special issue which present rich research findings that carry theoretical and practical implications, it seems that the aim has been successfully achieved. The special issue comprises of eight articles examining resilience and innovation in hospitality and tourism settings, showcasing findings from a variety of study contexts both in terms of sector and geographical location. The first article in the special issue, written by Saiful Islam, Mishkatul Kabir and Kamrul Hassan and titled “Resilience strategies of tour operators during the uncertainty of COVID19: Evidence from Bangladesh”, discusses resilience strategies that tour operators in Bangladesh adopted to withstand the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors’ study findings highlight the importance of resilience in tourism settings, identifying strategies of external agencies as well as tour operators as influential on the resilience-building goal of tourism businesses. Hence, resilience presents itself as a multi-dimensional construct and relevant research needs to capture this complexity. In their paper, Islam et al. offer a three-dimensional mechanism that lists three broader categories of resilience-building strategies: a) innate resilience, b) internally-induced resilience and c) externally-induced resilience. This conceptual framework can help tour ope
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Pub Date : 2023-01-30DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2023.2169956
Christina Karadimitriou, A. Panagopoulos
ABSTRACT During periods of high uncertainty and volatility it is important for tourism destinations to have the ability to employ effective crisis management communications. The study concerns the examination of the derived chaordic (chaos vs order) systems formulating the tourism crisis communications in metropolitan areas, with special reference to the city of Athens. The research uses a sample of 400 adult permanent residents of Athens, and investigates the simple conditions of government trust, security, destination image, competition, information technology, and destination safety by using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. The findings reveal five sufficient configurations (destination characteristics; destination safety; destination competitiveness; state information management; IT and ICT destination dependency) that can lead the destination to the efficient employment of crisis management communications. The study contributes to the theoretical and methodological domains, whilst it offers several managerial implications.
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