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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Tourism Experience"”.
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A turisztikai élményteremtés vizsgálata szolgáltatói szemszögből = Tourism experience creation from a business perspective
A doktori értekezés a desztinációs élmény szempontjából meghatározó, turisztikai vonzerőkből fakadó élményeket vizsgálja. Ebből adódóan a kutatás alanyai a desztinációs élményközvetítő szolgáltatók, azaz az utazási és programirodák, amelyek városnéző programokat szerveznek az odalátogatóknak. A …
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Co-producing the nature-based adventure tourism experience: tourist, environment and management contributions
… factors and processes that influence tourists’ experience and satisfaction, guided by the view that the tourist experience and satisfaction is co-produced by tourist, environment, and management. A review of the satisfaction research in marketing, tourism, and recreation found that the existing …
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An Examination of Destination Competitiveness from the Tourists' Perspective: The Relationship between Quality of Tourism Experience and Perceived Destination Competitiveness
… issue in today's increasingly challenging tourism market. Many studies have indicated that tourists and their needs stand as the ultimate driving force which influences competition and competitiveness in the tourism destination. Today, destinations eventually compete on the quality of …
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Volunteer Tourists' Intended Behavior Using the Revised Theory of Planned Behavior
Volunteer tourism as an alternative to mass tourism has grown significantly since the 1970s, sparking research interest in the subject. However, there is little research that has examined future potential volunteer tourists' various perceptions, needs and wants. The purpose of this study was to …
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The relativity of authenticity: Notions of authenticity in the Cape Winelands cultural landscape and the impact of wine tourism on cultural heritage
… explores various notions of authenticity in tourism experience and seeks to establish if these notions are compatible with the concept of authenticity in conservation of the built environment. Three wine farms in the Cape Winelands cultural landscape, a proposed serial World Heritage Site, …
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Impacts of SCUBA divers in the Silfra groundwater fissure : ecological disturbance and management
As is common with increasing tourism the world over, the rapid growth of the Icelandic tourism industry may negatively impact ecosystems in areas that tourists visit. The Silfra groundwater fissure in the Thingvellir National Park has seen a rapid increase in the number of entrees, receiving just …
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A study of accessibility for social tourists in Malta
… within a society and affects directly the total tourism experience of people who make part of social tourism. This study deals with understanding at what point does Malta stand with regards to accessibility for these target groups and what can be done to be able to accommodate them fairly. The …
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Perceived risk in adventure tourism
… in their lives, the concept of adventure tourism presents an interesting set of circumstances in that tourists actually seek, or at the very least accept, the risk of sustaining physical injury during the adventure tourism experience. This makes adventure tourism unique when compared to …
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The Voluntourist Gaze: Framing volunteer tourism experiences as portrayed in Facebook
… to begin to analyze the discourse of volunteer tourism. More specifically, a holistic examination of the hermeneutic circle of volunteer tourism that takes into consideration the messages being communicated by volunteer tourism organizations, the voluntourist's interpretation and consumption of …
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Effects of a Voluntourism Experience on Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Environmental Sustainability and Science
… current study explored the impact of a volunteer tourism experience at a community-based conservation (CBC) organization on volunteer perceptions, attitudes, and values toward conservation, the environment, and science. The Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute (MRCI) is a CBC …
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Exploring the potential impacts of climate change on North America's Laurentian Great Lakes tourism sector
… challenges facing the global hospitality and tourism sector in the coming century and, given the important role that weather and climate play in all aspects of the tourism experience, tourism businesses owners need to start thinking about and enacting climate change adaptation strategies now. …
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A grounded theory study exploring Indian travel Instagrammers' communication behaviors
… central to how tourists capture and share their experiences online. Yet, the mechanisms driving IM within visual-digital platforms like Instagram remain underexplored, particularly as users navigate shifting platform norms, algorithmic visibility, audience expectations, and evolving self-concept …
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Analysing visitors’ emotions, testing the DRAMMA model, and using reflective practice for guided walk development
… demonstrating how these concepts influence the tourism experience. The study advances understanding by offering a pragmatic insight into visitor emotions during co-creation. To achieve the aims, a study of Facebook posts was performed to understand the ties between current and former residents …
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Managing online communications and feedback relating to the Welsh visitor attraction experience: apathy and inflexibility in tourism marketing practice?
Understanding of what constitutes a tourism experience has been the focus of increasing attention in academic literature in recent years. For tourism businesses operating in an ever more competitive marketplace, identifying and responding to the needs and wants of their customers, and understanding …
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Tripping the light fantastic: exploring the imaginative geographies of Lord of the Rings ‘film tourism’ in New Zealand
… to imagined spaces, the Lord of the Rings film-tourism experience – that is, tourism to New Zealand apparently motivated by the popular film trilogy which was filmed there – has received much anecdotal attention, yet little scholarly examination. In particular, how tourists are affected by the …
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Alternative Tourism: A Social Movement Perspective
… Earthwatch Expeditions are a form of alternative tourism in which volunteers participate in any of 126 different types of 10-14 day research-oriented expeditions that may include evaluating the health of a coral reef, studying maternal health among west African women, assessing the killer whale …
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The Commodification of Dark Tourism: Conceptualising the Visitor Experience
The study of ‘dark tourism’ has gained increasing traction over the past two decades or so. Visits to sites of, or associated with death, disaster, atrocity, or suffering are a pervasive feature within the contemporary tourism landscape. This thesis, therefore, critically examines dark tourism …
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The development and investigation of a systems model of farm tourism in Victoria
The marketing of farms for tourism and recreation purposes has been taking place for many years. Farmers have frequently sought to supplement their farm income through providing accommodation and recreation facilities to paying guests. This study concentrates on one state of Australia, Victoria, …
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An investigation into the socially constructed and embodied experiences of senior tourists with disabilities and their travel companions in Bali
This thesis explores the embodied nature of the tourism experience, particularly among senior tourists with travel companions holidaying in Bali. The originality of this research is that the approach draws on a range of data to understand what shapes this context, relationships, and individuals’ …
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