Do Travelers Support Green Practices And Sustainable Development,
2011
San Francisco State University
Do Travelers Support Green Practices And Sustainable Development, Patrick Tierney, Mercedes Hunt, Pavlina Latkova
Journal of Tourism Insights
A 2007 survey of managers from RCRA members found strong motivational support for green practices. These and other findings suggest there is broad support for green practices among resort managers. However, it is unclear the level of traveler support for eco-friendly practices. Study objectives were to: Investigate consumers’ attitudes toward environmentally responsible or green practices in the travel industry; identify green practices they’ve undertaken while traveling; explore factors influencing traveler adoption of green practices; and provide implications for the travel industry. In spring 2008 an intercept survey of travelers visiting the California Welcome Center at Pier 39 in San Francisco, …
Examining The Use Of Rv Travel Forums For Campground Searches,
2011
University of Central Florida
Examining The Use Of Rv Travel Forums For Campground Searches, Jill Fjelstul, Kimberly Severt
Journal of Tourism Insights
The aim of the present study is to explore how RV travelers use online travel forums in their campground search. The identification of such variables will assist campground owners and operators in their marketing strategies, competitive positioning, and improving the overall experience for the RV traveler at their chosen campground and destination.
Spring Break: Pulling In The Student Market,
2011
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Spring Break: Pulling In The Student Market, Sheila A. Scott-Halsell, Wanlanai Saiprasert
Journal of Tourism Insights
Spring Break is big business for many tourism destinations. Although many students are budget conscious, by sheer volume, they make a noteworthy financial impact on a destination and the local community. To better understand what pulls current domestic Spring Break travelers to their destination choice, a study was conducted evaluating the importance of Spring Break destination attributes in students’ trip decisions. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted which reduced 24 pull attributes to four core Spring Break decision making pull factors. The core factors identified are: Destination Attributes, Financial, Accessibility, and Uncertainty Avoidance. Further analysis demonstrated only limited significant differences in …
Food And Wine Tourism In Post-War Lebanon,
2011
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Food And Wine Tourism In Post-War Lebanon, Lindsay Milich
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
Tourism has played a major role in Lebanon since its peak period of 1930-1974; sometimes subsiding as a result of war and conflict, but always rebounding at least to some extent. Lebanon’s touristic appeal includes its geographic location between the East and the West, its varied landscape (beaches and mountains), its hospitable and diverse population, and its well loved cuisine. The focus of this study was food and wine initiatives across the country, and their role as related to the traditional tourism industry. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the nature of regional and community …
Determinants Of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking And The Urgent Need For A Global Cultural Shift,
2011
Liberty University
Determinants Of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking And The Urgent Need For A Global Cultural Shift, Karen M. Hoover
Senior Honors Theses
In the United States, an overtly selfish and sexual culture contributes to the spread of human trafficking, thereby requiring a complete culture shift in order to diminish this modern day slavery initiated by the aberrant culture. Sex trafficking of minors in the United States encompasses a variety of factors that facilitate the bondage and brutal enslavement of American children. These children are bought and sold hundreds of times, with no regard for their personal well-being. Major factors such as demand, vulnerability, and America’s induced culture of sex serve to increase the environment that trap children and youth in commercial sexual …
Yongzhi Village: An Example For Sustainable Tourism And Development In Deqin County,
2011
SIT Study Abroad
Yongzhi Village: An Example For Sustainable Tourism And Development In Deqin County, Kiersten Brown
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Nestled beneath misty mountain peaks, among the Salween, Mekong, and Yangtze rivers, a beautiful Tibetan village lies. Alongside low-lying mountain creeks and waterfalls this village is in Deqin County of Yunnan’s Deqin Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Deqin TAP). The Deqin TAP is the most Northwest prefecture of Yunnan. Deqin boasts that 33% of its population is comprised of the dominant minority group, Tibetans. Deqin prefecture is comprised of three counties, Shangrila County, Deqin County, and Weixi County. Deqin County is mostly comprised of small Tibetan towns and villages like Yongzhi. About 100 families inhabit Yongzhi. The village is placed right along …
Cultural Tourism Products: A Case Study In The Xi’An City,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Cultural Tourism Products: A Case Study In The Xi’An City, Yining Zhang
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Nowadays, culture has been a major driver of tourism. Cultural tourism is another form of tourism by involving cultural elements. Some people traveled specifically to gain a deeper understanding of the culture or heritage of a destination. In order to satisfy tourists’ cultural needs and wants, cultural tourism products typically attracts consumers by the cultural attributes. A cultural attest is not a cultural tourism product unless it transforms itself into products that could be consumed by tourists. The market value of cultural tourism can be realized by cultural tourism products. This paper is to explore the development and evaluation of …
Explore The Phenomenon Of Buddhist Temple Stay In South Korea For Tourists,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Explore The Phenomenon Of Buddhist Temple Stay In South Korea For Tourists, Wei Wang
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Temple Stay program is a newly developed but comparatively mature tourism product in Korea, which is to accommodate and cater tourists in Buddhist temples and have them experience over 1700 years Korean traditions of Buddhism and culture. As a product of compromise between Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the most influential Buddhist organization Jogye Order, Temple Stay program was first launched in 2002 during FIFA World Cup to receive excessive international tourists. Through almost ten-year systematical development, Temple Stay program turns out to be a distinctive phenomenon which successfully establishes a unique identity of Korean culture and tourism, …
The Tourists And The Toured: Identity In Greenmarket Square,
2011
SIT Study Abroad
The Tourists And The Toured: Identity In Greenmarket Square, Sophia Perlman
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This project explores the intersection between vendors and tourists in Greenmarket Square, a popular arts and crafts market in Cape Town. I examine the way in which the identities of the vendors and tourists are co-constructed in this market setting. I focus, in particular, on how vendors articulate and negotiate their identity through the tourist gaze. In addition, I consider the role of the objects in the co-construction of the tourists and toured identities. My findings are based on data gathered through participant observation with vendors, interviews with vendors and tourists, and content analysis of objects and tourist guidebooks. My …
White Water Rafting And Its Role In Entrepreneurship At Bujagali Falls,
2011
SIT Study Abroad
White Water Rafting And Its Role In Entrepreneurship At Bujagali Falls, Alex Nelson
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The intention of this report was to explore the white water rafting industry on the Upper White Nile. Although the White Nile is widely considered one of the greatest stretches of white water in the world, there is little actually known about the industry itself. As a result the following research investigates the entrepreneurial nature of the rafting industry and its related adventure tourism activities. Additionally the research investigates the role of the soon to be finished Bujagali Hydroelectric Project and future dams to examine the impacts they are making on the local businesses and the community as a whole. …
Using Panel Data Econometrics In Tourism Demand Research,
2011
Edith Cowan University
Using Panel Data Econometrics In Tourism Demand Research, Ghialy C. Yap
ECU Research Week
No abstract provided.
Carlingford Business Survey, 2011,
2011
Technological University Dublin
Carlingford Business Survey, 2011, Kevin Griffin, Sheila Flanagan, Elizabeth Kennedy-Burke, Jane Fitzgerald, Maeve Morrissey
Reports / Surveys
No abstract provided.
Carlingford Resident Survey, 2011,
2011
Technological University Dublin
Carlingford Resident Survey, 2011, Kevin Griffin, Elizabeth Kennedy-Burke, Sheila Flanagan, Jane Fitzgerald, Maeve Morrissey
Reports / Surveys
No abstract provided.
Carlingford Visitor Survey, 2011,
2011
Technological University Dublin
Carlingford Visitor Survey, 2011, Kevin Griffin, Elizabeth Kennedy-Burke, Jane Fitzgerald, Sheila Flanagan, Maeve Morrissey
Reports / Surveys
No abstract provided.
Anthoethnography: Emerging Research Into The Culture Of Flora, Aesthetic Experience Of Plants, And The Wildflower Tourism Of The Future,
2011
Edith Cowan University
Anthoethnography: Emerging Research Into The Culture Of Flora, Aesthetic Experience Of Plants, And The Wildflower Tourism Of The Future, John C. Ryan
Research outputs 2011
How does anthoethnography contribute to the development of understandings of aesthetic experiences of wild plants and wildflower tourism? As exemplified by the quintessentially aesthetic industry of wildflower tourism, the culture of flora represents diverse engagements between people and plants. Such complex engagements offer further avenues for research. The critical methodology of anthoethnography has been one such approach to circumscribing the values, practices and rhetoric of wildflower tourism. Interviews have revealed perceptual phenomena such as the orchid and everlasting effects as two counterpoised examples of the differences between visual aesthetic values occurring in the region. For appreciators such as Tinker, botanical …
Segmenting Chinese Outbound Tourists By Perceived Constraints,
2011
Edith Cowan University
Segmenting Chinese Outbound Tourists By Perceived Constraints, Mimi Li, Hanqin Zhang, Iris Mao, Clare Deng
Research outputs 2011
This study examines travel constraints experienced by Chinese outbound tourists. Four constraint factors are identified from visitor data collected in 2006: structural constraint, cultural constraint, information constraint, and knowledge constraint. Information constraint is identified as a factor unique to outbound tourists from China. Among the four constraint factors, structural constraint is the most dominant. Four clusters of visitors are therefore identified: culturally constrained, structurally constrained, absence of sufficient information, and knowledge constrained. The four clusters are distinct in terms of their destination loyalty. The characteristics of each segment are given, and the practical implications of the findings are discussed.
Everyday Life In The Tourist Zone,
2011
Edith Cowan University
Everyday Life In The Tourist Zone, Donell J. Holloway, David Holloway
Research outputs 2011
This article makes a case for the everyday while on tour and argues that the ability to continue with everyday routines and social relationships, while at the same time moving through and staying in liminal or atypical zones of tourist locales, is a key part of some kinds of tourist experience. Based on ethnographic field research with grey nomads (retirees who take extended tours of Australia in caravans and motorhomes) everyday life while on tour is examined, specifically the overlap and intersection between the out-of-the-ordinary “tourist zone” and the ordinariness of the “everyday zone.”
A Narrative Inquiry Into The Learning Experiences Of Deaf Individuals In Tennis,
2011
Walden University
A Narrative Inquiry Into The Learning Experiences Of Deaf Individuals In Tennis, Robbie Jane. Carmichael
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Deaf individuals do not have equal access to participating in sports as their hearing counterparts in the United States. Tennis is one sport to which this lack of access applies. The purpose of this qualitative, narrative research study was to add to the research literature by illuminating the learning experiences of Deaf individuals in tennis in the United States. This study was built on a tripartite conceptual framework consisting of motivation, interaction, and the flow experience. The study explored how tennis influenced other aspects in the lives of Deaf individuals. These other aspects included exposure to the game, learning opportunities, …
Ua6/1/1 Lost River Cave & Valley - Oral History Project,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua6/1/1 Lost River Cave & Valley - Oral History Project, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Unprocessed oral history files regarding Lost River Cave & Valley.
Ua1c11/25 Lost River Cave Photo Collection,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c11/25 Lost River Cave Photo Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs and postcards created by Lost River Cave & Valley.
