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Tourism and Travel

2007

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Connecting The Dots: Nonresident Vacationer Characteristics Of Popular Travel Corridors, Christine Oschell, Lee Rademaker, Norma Nickerson Dec 2007

Connecting The Dots: Nonresident Vacationer Characteristics Of Popular Travel Corridors, Christine Oschell, Lee Rademaker, Norma Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report highlights travel corridors and characteristics of Montana vacationers. Seven distinct groups of people based on their entry and exit points to Montana emerged from the data. Each group is described in terms of demographics, attractions to the state, activities engaged in while visiting and how many of each group visited Montana by quarter.

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Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Erin O'Donnell, Cate Weeks, Shane Bevell, Grace Russell Oct 2007

Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Erin O'Donnell, Cate Weeks, Shane Bevell, Grace Russell

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

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Montana's Agritourism And Recreation Business: Ten Years Later , Lee Rademaker, Norma P. Nickerson, Kara Grau Oct 2007

Montana's Agritourism And Recreation Business: Ten Years Later , Lee Rademaker, Norma P. Nickerson, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

There is a wide variety of recreation and tourism activities on farms and ranches, ranging from Fish, Wildlife and Parks Block Management to cabin rentals to horseback rides. To further understand farm and ranch recreation businesses, the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research conducted a survey of Montana farms and ranches currently involved in tourism or recreation or thinking about starting in that field. The purpose of this investigation was to gain a clearer picture of what is currently happening on farms and ranches in terms of recreation and tourism activities, to gauge what may be happening in the near …

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Missoula Marathon: Participant Study: 2007, Christine Oschell Aug 2007

Missoula Marathon: Participant Study: 2007, Christine Oschell

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this study was to provide the organizers of the first Missoula Marathon with an understanding of their race participants and the total money spent in Missoula.

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The Changing Structure Of Montana's Economy: What Is Tourism's Place?, Kara Grau Jul 2007

The Changing Structure Of Montana's Economy: What Is Tourism's Place?, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report looks at how the economy of Montana and the entire Mountain West has been changing since the 1970s. Extractive natural resource industries are no longer as important to the economy as they may once have been. Other industries, services in particular, have become relatively more important in terms of employment and earnings in the state. Nonresident travel accounts for 7.5% of total employment (over 45,900 jobs) in Montana. While some may view nonresident travel as insignificant or completely unrelated to what happens in the rest of Montana’s economy, nonresident travel contributes jobs to every industrial sector, directly or …

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Tourism, Development And Poverty Reduction In Guizhou And Yunnan, John A. Donaldson Jun 2007

Tourism, Development And Poverty Reduction In Guizhou And Yunnan, John A. Donaldson

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

How did the differing strategies adopted to develop tourism in Guizhou and Yunnan affect patterns of economic development and poverty reduction? The answer is paradoxical. Both provincial governments incorporated tourism as part of their overall development strategies, but their tourism sites were distributed and structured strikingly differently. In Yunnan, although tourism contributed to rapid economic growth, it did not reduce rural poverty as much as might be expected from a large rural-based industry. By contrast, Guizhou's relatively small-scale tourism industry, although not contributing significantly to growth, was distributed largely in poor areas and was structured to allow poor people to …

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Montana Nonresident Visitation Trends: 1996-2006, Melissa Dubois Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Visitation Trends: 1996-2006, Melissa Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report displays the total number of individual nonresidents visiting Montana from 1996-2006. It also shows the total number of groups visiting Montana during the same time period.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Quarterly Travel Comparison: 2006, Melissa Dubois, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Quarterly Travel Comparison: 2006, Melissa Dubois, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the 2006 quarterly visitation and length of stay data for nonresident travelers to Montana. It also displays average daily spending for various expenditure categories, as well as total expenditures for those categories.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Trends: 1996-2006, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Trends: 1996-2006, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the nonresident traveler expenditure trends for visitors of Montana from 1996-2006. It also displays the total actual expenditures and the total inflation-adjusted expenditures.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2006, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditure Profiles: 2006, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report examines spending profiles of nonresident travelers to Montana. It displays the average daily expenditures by purpose of trip for different spending categories during 2006.

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Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditures And Economic Contribution: 2006, Kara Grau Apr 2007

Montana Nonresident Traveler Expenditures And Economic Contribution: 2006, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report shows the economic contributions, expenditures, and average daily spending of nonresident visitors to Montana during 2006.

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Montana's Outfitting Industry: Economic Impact And Industry-Client Analysis, Norma P. Nickerson, Christine Oschell, Lee Rademaker, Robert Dvorak Mar 2007

Montana's Outfitting Industry: Economic Impact And Industry-Client Analysis, Norma P. Nickerson, Christine Oschell, Lee Rademaker, Robert Dvorak

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The purpose of this study was to assess the current status and future of the outfitting and guiding industry in Montana through an analysis of the economic contribution, a supply side inventory, and the client-guide experiences.

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Handling Immediate Medical Care At Aquatic Facilities: Do We Need Different Levels Of Lifeguard Certification?, Leland Yarger Feb 2007

Handling Immediate Medical Care At Aquatic Facilities: Do We Need Different Levels Of Lifeguard Certification?, Leland Yarger

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The first-responder and professional-rescuer training materials and training programs consider lifeguards to be first responders in emergencies (Aehlert, 2005; American Red Cross, 2001). This article asks readers to consider whether our agency lifeguard-training programs reflect a philosophy that truly view and prepare lifeguards as first responders. If not, I challenge readers to consider whether we should alter our hiring, staffing, and in-service training procedures at aquatic facilities based on the scope and need for providing adequate emergency care at those facilities.

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Escape And Rescue From Submerged Vehicles, Gerald M. Dworkin Feb 2007

Escape And Rescue From Submerged Vehicles, Gerald M. Dworkin

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

No abstract provided.

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Biometrics For Hospitality And Tourism: A New Wave Of Information Technology, Bomi Kang, Kathleen Pearl Brewer, Billy Bai Jan 2007

Biometrics For Hospitality And Tourism: A New Wave Of Information Technology, Bomi Kang, Kathleen Pearl Brewer, Billy Bai

Hospitality Review

The technologies that empower biometrics have been around for a number of years, but until recently these technologies have been viewed as exotic. In the not too distant future biometrics will be used to regulate internal processes and to improve services in the hospitality and tourism industries. This paper provides an understanding of the current use of biometrics in general and its practical value for the future in hospitality and tourism. The study presents a review of current practices of biometrics with special reference to the hospitality and tourism businesses, addresses key issues imposed by this technology, and identifies business …

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Emotional Intelligence And Organizational Commitment Among Private Club Board And Committee Volunteer Leaders: A Pilot Study, Ronald F. Cichy, Jaemin Cha, Seung Hyun Kim, James B. Singerling Jan 2007

Emotional Intelligence And Organizational Commitment Among Private Club Board And Committee Volunteer Leaders: A Pilot Study, Ronald F. Cichy, Jaemin Cha, Seung Hyun Kim, James B. Singerling

Hospitality Review

This pilot study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment among provate club board and committee volunteer members. The top three items, ranked by mean scores, of each of three EI dimensions -- IN, OUT, and RELATIONSHIPS wer discussed. A sample of 57 volunteer leaders furhter was split into high EI and low EI groups based on respndents' overall EO median score. Statistical differences between high and low EI groups in three aspects of organizational commitment - affective, continuance, and normative commitment - wer present. 4 t-test results showed that the difference between high and low EI groups …

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Estimating The Economic Impact Of Tourism: A Comparative Analysis Of Albania, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia And Greece, Arjana Çela Jan 2007

Estimating The Economic Impact Of Tourism: A Comparative Analysis Of Albania, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia And Greece, Arjana Çela

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study assessed the economic impact of tourism on investment, government and imports expenditures in Albania, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia, and Greece. The objectives of this study were to develop a model to determine the impacts generated from an incremental change in tourist expenditures in the economy of Albania, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, and Greece; to estimate the multipliers of the tourism expenditures on investment, government and imports expenditures in Albania, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, and Greece and to investigate the differences and similarities of the economic impact of tourism between Albania, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, …

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Nonresident Expenditure Totals By County, Norma Nickerson Jan 2007

Nonresident Expenditure Totals By County, Norma Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report displays a map of Montana with expenditure totals listed for the six travel regions, as well as for each county during 2007.

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Montana Travel Research: 2007, Norma P. Nickerson, Melissa Bruns-Dubois Jan 2007

Montana Travel Research: 2007, Norma P. Nickerson, Melissa Bruns-Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlook for 2007 and Review of 2006.

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"Destination Sabah" (Malaysia) : The Public And Private Stakeholders' Perspectives On Branding, Justine L. Nagorski Jan 2007

"Destination Sabah" (Malaysia) : The Public And Private Stakeholders' Perspectives On Branding, Justine L. Nagorski

Theses : Honours

The development of a destination brand for Sabah has been dominated by numerous reports that emphasise the need to develop global awareness of Sabah, but the objectives set to achieve this goal are often idealistic in nature and offer no real solution to problems identified. The challenge, here, is to unify key messages into a consistent, clear and realistic brand and to ensure content in promotional tools accentuates the activities, experiences and key benefits of visiting "Destination Sabah". This study will begin to address these challenges by undertaking the processes that underpin destination branding through comparison to a relational network …

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Sustaining The Household In A Globalizing World: The Gendered Dynamics Of Business Travel In Singapore Households, Shirlena Huang, Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Paulin Tay Straughan Jan 2007

Sustaining The Household In A Globalizing World: The Gendered Dynamics Of Business Travel In Singapore Households, Shirlena Huang, Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Paulin Tay Straughan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This article draws upon a large-scale survey as well as focus group discussions to examine how Singapore households grapple with the demands of participating in globalized work. It highlights the household as a site of analysis, where individuals engage with contemporary trends of globalisation in their daily lives. Specifically, this article examines the case of Singapore households where one or both spouses engage in business travel. The study (a) emphasises the need to focus on processes that bring about shorter-term transnational variations to a household's daily geographies and how household members negotiate these disruptions; and (b) demonstrates that the transnationalizing …

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