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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"tourism research"”.
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Beyond Pace: Residents, Sustainability And Experience In Slow Tourism Research
This dissertation explores the phenomenon of slow tourism, emphasizing the interconnected roles of residents, sustainability, and tourist experiences. The central research question is: What has academic research revealed about slow tourism and its practical applications, and how do residents and …
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Creation of family capital through life stages for middle income families in the context of the Irish holiday.
Research has established that the benefits of a holiday are short-lived, yet for many a holiday is a very important aspect of yearly activities. The commitment and effort to take a holiday are not fully reflected in tourism research, which has considered this aspect of tourism from various …
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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 Determinants of farmers’ involvement in farm tourism: Insights from Lam Dong Province, Viet Nam : A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
Farm tourism has proven beneficial to agriculture, tourism and the community. However, research in farm tourism has been limited compared with that in general tourism research. Farm tourism is well-developed and has been mainly quantitively studied in European and North American countries. The …
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The role of tourism in sustainable rural development: A multiple case study in rural Taiwan
This thesis adopts an integrated tourism research approach to investigate the role of tourism in sustainable rural development. It identifies what the key ingredients of sustainable rural tourism development (SRTD) could be, which include an effective policy framework, good partnerships between …
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Exploring the disintermediation effect of blockchain technology on the tourism industry
Researchers and practitioners believe that blockchain technology (BCT) will have a substantial impact on all industries, including the tourism industry. Blockchain technology is open-source software that allows the creation of an immutable, distributed ledger (record of transactions). One of the …
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Non-invasive aesthetic medical tourism in Bangkok: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder risk
Medical tourism is a niche market. Non-invasive aesthetic medical tourism is a type of cosmetic medical tourism with no surgery involved. This type of global interconnection is a relatively new phenomenon within the context of the current sphere of internationalism, thus explaining why few have …
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Community-based tourism: perspectives and future possibilities
The concept of community involvement in tourism has been significant for over 20 years. The concept has also been given a priority status at every level of the tourism research agenda, as it is believed that involving the community can make tourism sustainable. The term “community-based tourism” …
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An exploration of adventure tourism participation and consumption
Growing demand for and supply of adventure tourism activities, particularly packaged adventure holidays, means there is a need to understand adventure tourists. At the start of my research journey, the embryonic nature of adventure tourism research and the limited extant literature about adventure …
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Tourism Development in Small Midwestern Towns: a Case Study of Eight Communities in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri
… attempt to enhance economic development through tourism. It argues that recent changes to the global economy have often been detrimental to towns and rural areas. Tourism offers a viable option for local leaders to reverse these changing economic trends. The study region involves eight small …
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The Lagermuseum Creative Manuscript and ‘Encountering Auschwitz: Touring the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum’
… implications and ramifications of Holocaust tourism. My thesis, however, aims to address an apparent gap within this still-evolving field of research. Thus I examine not visitor motivations for going to such sites, but the types of historical encounters available to those who seek them. …
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Exploring tourist engagement through immersive technology: virtual reality and augmented reality
… (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to promote tourism engagement (TE). The thesis is structured in three articles addressing three key gaps: the lack of (1) synthesized scholarly knowledge of VR and AR applications to promote TE, (2) an understanding of the features of VR/AR mobile applications …
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Australian Indigenous Tourism: why the low participation rate from domestic tourists?
Tourism is often promoted as a development tool for Indigenous communities. However, Tourism Research Australia shows that domestic demand for Australian Indigenous tourism products, in comparison to four other types of mainstream tourism, is quite low. To explore why domestic visitors are less …
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Tracking Discourses of Occupation and Genocide in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory
Tourism visits to sites associated to varying degrees with death and dying have for some time inspired academic debate and research into what has come to be popularly described as ‘dark tourism’. Research to date has been based on the mobilisation of various social scientific methodologies to …
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Tourist Perceived Destination Innovativeness (TPDI) and its Impacts on Tourist Experience and Tourist Satisfaction -The Case Study of Hunan (China)
… for developing a complete scale for future tourism research. Hopefully, the TPDI scale can become a benchmark for practitioners’ evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies for innovativeness. The developed scales and relationships of this study may contain limitations, and the …
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Tourist Perceived Destination Innovativeness (TPDI) and its Impacts on Tourist Experience and Tourist Satisfaction -The Case Study of Hunan (China)
… for developing a complete scale for future tourism research. Hopefully, the TPDI scale can become a benchmark for practitioners’ evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies for innovativeness. The developed scales and relationships of this study may contain limitations, and the …
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An Examination of Effects of Self-Concept, Destination Personality, and SC-DP Congruence on Tourist Behavior
… tourist behavior have been a focal point in tourism research for decades. Efforts to unveil the determinants that shape travel behavior stem not only from pure academic interest, but from practical business considerations (Pizam & Mansfeld, 1999). Destination personality, self-concept, and …
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Literary Tourism: Linking Cultural Capital, Tourist Experiences and Perceptions of Authenticity
… and perceptions of authenticity in literary tourism experiences. Whilst authenticity is a central theme in literary tourism research, few studies have explored authenticity and Bourdieusian cultural capital concurrently. Thus, this thesis investigates the two concepts and proposes new theory …
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Meaning(s) in “Sustainable Tourism”: A Social Semiotic Approach
It can be argued that ”sustainable tourism” is considered to be a solution for ensuring the industry’s long-term survival. However, the concept of “sustainable tourism” is contested. A key issue is a lack of consensus in how stakeholders define “sustainable tourism”, and this creates communication …
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Ethnoecology in the Colombian Amazon: Tikuna-Wildlife Interactions in Amacayacu National Park
… long-term solutions to environmental issues. Research was carried out with indigenous people from the Tikuna communities of Mocagua (population=511) and San Martín (population= 480). Male and female participants between 3-78 years took part (n=228). A multi-methods approach was adopted to …
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