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The Supply And Demand Of Wine-On-Tap In The United States: An Examination Of Perceptions And Experiences, Michaela Andrea Nuebling
The Supply And Demand Of Wine-On-Tap In The United States: An Examination Of Perceptions And Experiences, Michaela Andrea Nuebling
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the perceptions and early experiences associated with a recent trend in the United States' foodservice and wine industry: wine-on-tap. Three study populations were investigated: wine consumers, restaurant and winery professionals. Contrary to expectations driven by literature and the diffusion of other wine product innovations, American wine consumers showed interest in trying wine-on-tap, stating that the main reason for non-adoption was limited availability. Early adopters, across the three study populations, reported positive experiences and acknowledged several benefits of wine-on-tap such as improved freshness, better value, improved eco-friendliness, and premium wine quality. However, …
What Chinese Cruisers Want: An Analysis Of Product Preferences, Yaming Yang
What Chinese Cruisers Want: An Analysis Of Product Preferences, Yaming Yang
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Cruise travel has become increasingly popular, and the number of cruisers is growing rapidly. China plays a dominant role in worldwide tourism owing to its large population and fast economic development. It is a potential major market for the cruise industry. The number of inbound and outbound Chinese travelers continues to increase, generating growing interest in cruise travel. Investigating what Chinese cruisers want from cruise travel has great significance; however, little research has been conducted concerning Chinese travelers' preferences in the cruise product domain. The purpose of the present study is to address this gap by investigating Chinese travelers' cruise …
Shared Tourism Experience Of Individuals With Disabilities And Their Caregivers, Wenying Luo
Shared Tourism Experience Of Individuals With Disabilities And Their Caregivers, Wenying Luo
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While leisure travel has been shown to play an important role in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their caregivers, research devoted to the shared tourism experience of this travel companionship is limited. This study provided a depiction of the shared memorable tourism experiences of Chinese individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. Following a phenomenological approach, sixteen paired in-depth interviews were conducted in Guangdong, China. Five themes emerged as key components of shared memorable tourism experiences: activities, emotions, outcomes, socially oriented contextual factors, and programing/service contextual factors, with attention given to resistance strategies against social exclusion adopted by Chinese …
Assessing Tourist Experience Satisfaction With A Heritage Destination, Yuan Yao
Assessing Tourist Experience Satisfaction With A Heritage Destination, Yuan Yao
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The research is concerned with understanding the relationships among heritage motivation, travel experience, and overall satisfaction. It attempts to uncover how tourist motivation, destination attribute performance, and tourist emotional involvement interact and, at the same time, contribute toward a satisfying heritage tourism experience. The empirical research was conducted at the city of Nanjing, China, as a case of a heritage destination. People who were visiting Nanjing were randomly and voluntarily selected to participate in the self-administrated survey. A total of 282 valid questionnaires were collected with a response rate of about 55%. Factor analysis and mediation analysis were conducted by …