Journal articles: 'Holiday planning'

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Cooke, Anna, Hugh Oram, Shane Kennedy, Michael J. Carroll, Damien Noonan, and Bill Quirke. "Holiday Planning." Books Ireland, no. 246 (2002): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20632393.

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Fotis, John, Dimitrios Buhalis, and Nicos Rossides. "Social Media Impact on Holiday Travel Planning." International Journal of Online Marketing 1, no. 4 (October 2011): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijom.2011100101.

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The impact of social media on the travel industry is predicted to be tremendous, especially on its holiday travel segment. Although there is a plethora of studies concentrating on the role and impact of social media in travel related decisions, most of them are medium and community specific, or focus on a specific stage of the decision making or the travel planning process. This paper presents a comprehensive view of the role and impact of social media on the travel planning process: before, during and after the trip, providing insights on usage levels, scope of use, level of influence, and trust. The study was conducted through an online structured questionnaire on a sample of 346 members of an online panel of internet users from Russia and the other Former Soviet Union (FSU) Republics who had been on holidays in the previous 12 months. Findings reveal that social media are predominantly used after holidays for experience sharing. It is also shown that there is a strong correlation between level of influence from social media and changes made to holiday plans. Moreover, it is revealed that user-generated content is more trusted than official tourism websites, travel agents, and mass media advertising.

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Emm-Collison, Lydia, Sarah Lewis, Thomas Reid, Joe Matthews, Simon Sebire, Janice Thompson, and Russell Jago. "Physical Activity during the School Holidays: Parent Perceptions and Practical Considerations." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 10 (May 14, 2019): 1697. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101697.

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Children’s physical activity decreases during school holidays. Less structured days and reduced participation in organised activities may account for some of the decrease. Little is known about the factors that influence parents’ decision to enrol their child in organised activity such as holiday clubs. This paper sought to explore parents’ perceptions of their child’s physical activity during school holidays and the factors that influence holiday activity-based decision making. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 42 parents of children aged 10–11 years in July 2017 or March 2018. Data were analysed using a combination of inductive and deductive content analysis to explore parents’ perceptions of holiday-based physical activity and the factors associated with how they provide physical activity opportunities for their children. The data revealed that most parents consider their child’s physical activity levels when planning for the school holidays. However, work commitments in the holidays meant many parents had to rely on both informal and formal childcare. Grandparents were the primary source of informal childcare, despite a perception that children were not as physically active when with them. Holiday clubs were also a viable option, but the cost, location and age-appropriateness of provision inhibit parents signing older children up to these regularly.

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Shaheer, Ismail, Craig Lee, and Neil Carr. "Factors motivating working holiday travel: The case of Latin American visitors to New Zealand." Tourism and Hospitality Research 21, no. 3 (March 18, 2021): 330–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14673584211003630.

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Working holidays have emerged as an alternative form of travel that provides the opportunity to work to subsidise a holiday. Existing studies are limited, particularly those focused on working holidaymakers from Latin America. Utilising the push-pull framework, this study explores the motivations of Latin Americans undertaking working holidays and the reasons for selecting New Zealand as a working holiday destination. Thematic analysis of the data collected from sixteen Latin American working holidaymakers revealed six push factors for undertaking a working holiday and five pull factors for selecting New Zealand as their destination. The findings from this study contribute to current understandings of working holidaymakers, particularly from Latin America. While the results support earlier studies of working holidays, Latin American working holidaymakers’ interest in exploring business opportunities in destinations is a novel study finding.

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Zhu, Haiyan, Hongzhi Guan, Yan Han, and Wanying Li. "Can Road Toll Convince Car Travelers to Adjust Their Departure Times? Accounting for the Effect of Choice Behavior under Long and Short Holidays." Sustainability 12, no. 24 (December 15, 2020): 10470. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su122410470.

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The adjustment of road toll is an important measure that can alleviate road traffic congestion by convincing car travelers to travel during off-peak times. In order to reduce congestion on the expressway on the first day of a holiday, factors that affect the departure times of holiday travelers must be comprehensively understood to determine the best strategy to persuade car travelers to avoid peak travel times. This paper takes holiday car travelers as the research object and explores the characteristics and rules of departure time choice behavior for different holiday lengths. Based on Utility Maximization Theory, a multinomial logit (MNL) model of departure time choice for a three-day short holiday and a seven-day long holiday was established. Model calibration and elastic analysis were carried out using Revealed Preference/Stated Preference (RP/SP) survey data. Additionally, the influence of the highway toll policy on departure times for long and short holidays was analyzed. The results show that the rate of first-day departures is much higher than that of other departure times for both short and long vacations under the current policy of free holiday passage on highways. Factors such as trip duration, size of the tourist group, the number of visits, travel range, travel time, monthly income, occupation, age and road toll have a significant influence on the departure time decisions of holiday car travelers, and the effect and degree of influence are markedly different for different holiday lengths. The effects of tolls for each departure time and different pricing scenarios on the choice behavior of travelers are different between long and short holidays. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the road toll policy also varies for travelers with different travel distances. This study can provide useful information for the guidance of holiday travelers, the management of holiday tolls on expressways and the formulation of holiday leave time.

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Ahmad, Qazi Masood, and S. Moquet Ahsan. "Tax Concessions and Investment Behaviour." Pakistan Development Review 36, no. 4II (December 1, 1997): 537–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v36i4iipp.537-562.

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The Government of Pakistan, like many other developing countries, has opted for tax holidays as an important fiscal measure to encourage rapid industrialisation in the backward areas. This concession is also supplemented by several other economic and non-economic measures including import duty, and depreciation allowances. Mintz (1990) discusses the efficacy of tax holidays in the presence of accelerated depreciation allowances concludes that tax holidays which are designed to increase capital formation may end up penalising capital formation. Mintz’s (1990) conclusion is based on the assumption that if the assets are long-lived, and the income tax system allows deductibility of accelerated depreciation but cannot be deferred, then the tax holidays, by preventing depreciation deduction in the early period may actually penalise investment during the tax holiday period. If on the other hand the depreciation allowance is deferred till the end of tax holiday period, the tax system is genuinely generous and provides a real incentive for capital formation.

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Xie, Binglei, Yu Sun, Xiaolong Huang, Le Yu, and Gangyan Xu. "Travel Characteristics Analysis and Passenger Flow Prediction of Intercity Shuttles in the Pearl River Delta on Holidays." Sustainability 12, no. 18 (September 4, 2020): 7249. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12187249.

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As China’s urbanization process continues to accelerate, the demand for intercity residents’ transportation has increased dramatically. Holiday travel has different demand characteristics, causing serious shortage during peak periods. However, current research barely focuses on the passenger flow prediction along with travel characteristics of intercity shuttles. Accurately predicting passenger flow during the holidays helps to improve operational organization efficiency and residents’ satisfaction, and provides a basis for reasonable resource allocation by the management department. This paper analyzes the spatiotemporal characteristics of intercity shuttles passenger flow in the Pearl River Delta. Separate passenger flow prediction models on non-holiday and holiday are established using an improved genetic algorithm optimized back propagation neural network (IGA-BPNN) based on the characteristics of passenger flow, and the prediction models are validated based on panel data. The results of weekly flow show obvious holiday characteristics, and the hourly traffic flow of holidays is much larger than that of weekends and weekdays. There is a significant difference in the hourly flow between different holidays. The IGA-BPNN model used in this paper achieves lower prediction error relative to the benchmark BPNN approach (leads a two thirds reduction in MAPE, and an over 85% reduction in MSPE).

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Hunter-Jones, John. "Identifying the Responsibility for Risk at Tourism Destinations: The UK Experience." Tourism Economics 6, no. 2 (June 2000): 187–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000000101297578.

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Taking the case of UK holidaymakers in foreign destinations, this paper seeks to identify whether the responsibility for risk while on holiday is clear to tourists and the tourism industry. ‘Risk’ is considered in terms of holiday illness and injury, and their causes. In particular, the author considers activities that carry an inherent risk (such as skiing); the law as it relates to responsibility for safety; and the approaches taken by those responsible for safety. An issue of particular concern is the conflict between the need for providers of holidays to remain competitive in holiday pricing and their responsibility to protect the health and safety of their customers. The paper demonstrates that weaknesses exist in the present situation and, crucially, that there is a serious lack of clarity: there is confusion among the various parties involved in the provision and taking of a holiday as to the extent of their particular responsibility. In his concluding remarks, the author makes recommendations for change.

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GRUFFUDD, PYRS. "The Battle of Butlin's: Vulgarity and Virtue on the North Wales Coast, 1939–49." Rural History 21, no. 1 (March 5, 2010): 75–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956793309990148.

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AbstractAt the outbreak of the Second World War the holiday camp entrepreneur Billy Butlin agreed a secret deal to build an Admiralty training camp near Pwllheli in North Wales. The camp would be transferred to Butlin at the end of the war for use as a holiday camp. Whilst planners were initially horrified, the strategic argument that such camps would concentrate coastal development and also provide the necessary places for the expansion of ‘holidays with pay’ prevailed. More sustained opposition came from those concerned about the imposition of a culture of urbanised mass leisure on the Welsh heartland of the Llŷn Peninsula. For some, the threat was ‘bathing beauties’ and alcohol; more profoundly, many feared the destruction of a Welsh-speaking rural polity. National sentiment rallied around an alternative social service camp and an overt form of Welsh nation-building. Nonetheless, Butlin won the case and the holiday camp opened in 1947.

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DUNSTALL, SIMON, MARK E. T. HORN, PHILIP KILBY, MOHAN KRISHNAMOORTHY, BOWIE OWENS, DAVID SIER, and SYLVIE THIEBAUX. "AN AUTOMATED ITINERARY PLANNING SYSTEM FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL." Information Technology & Tourism 6, no. 3 (January 1, 2003): 195–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/1098305031436944.

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Lalicic, Lidija. "Parents-to-be and future holiday planning: what is it all about?" International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 8, no. 1 (February 25, 2014): 48–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-06-2013-0042.

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Purpose – The aim of this study is to understand how parents-to-be expect their future holidays with their first child to change accordingly, and most important the reasoning behind this. Design/methodology/approach – By the use of a qualitative-explorative research approach (Grounded Theory method), ten in-depth interviews were done with Dutch parents-to-be, expecting their first child. Findings – The results show that emotional response ranks high in terms of the occurred changes, which originate from a set of interrelated consequences. A strong link with a deep fundamental basis rooted in daily life values can be made. Research limitations/implications – To surmount the limitations of this study observational methods would have to be employed. The collection of information relating to decision making can only evoke faults if the research would take place after the couples transform into parents-to-be through a setting of a longitudinal study. In addition, generalization should be carefully taken into account in terms of cultural backgrounds, which can devise changes as well. Practical implications – This will oblige the tourism industry to consider product differentiation to serve this segment better and to capture a competitive position in the dynamic tourism industry. Originality/value – The holiday has been perceived as a part of daily life and should create a certain degree of added value which refers to a deeper fundamental basis. Therefore, it can be argued that this study contributed to the decision-making literature by going beyond the scope of family holidays.

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Zhu, Guan, Han, and Li. "A Study of Tourists' Holiday Rush-Hour Avoidance Travel Behavior Considering Psychographic Segmentation." Sustainability 11, no. 13 (July 9, 2019): 3755. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11133755.

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Tourists are confronted with congestion caused by concentrated travel during public holidays. In order to guide tourists to make voluntary changes regarding their travel times during holidays, this paper focuses on exploring holiday rush-hour avoidance travel behavior (HRATB) considering psychological factors. First, based on the theory of planned behavior, the effects of psychological factors including attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control on holiday avoidance travel intention and behavior were quantitatively analyzed by the structural equation model. Second, according to those three subjective psychological factors and the three objective factors of age, monthly income, and tourist group, the segmentation method of the latent class model was adopted to explore tourists' preferences with regard to HRATB. Finally, an empirical analysis was carried out through questionnaire data. The results show that attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control have significant impacts on intention and behavior with regard to holiday avoidance travel. There are significant differences in psychological observation variables such as rush-hour avoidance travel intention, attitude and subjective norm among the four segments of tourists, and cost sensitivity. In addition, this paper puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions for the four types of tourists. Conclusions provide a theoretical basis for formulating travel measures to attract different types of tourists.

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Kerret, Dorit, and Alon Tal. "Transforming an Environmentally Pernicious Holiday into an Environmentally Healthy Festival." Worldviews 22, no. 3 (August 31, 2018): 238–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685357-02203102.

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Abstract While the environmental impacts of religious and secular holidays are increasingly characterized, interventions to reduce their effects are modest and poorly understood. Israel’s L’ag B’omer holiday has emerged as a major air pollution source due to the common practice of lighting bonfires. We implemented and evaluated an intervention amongst Israeli school children in which they were challenged to design and adopt alternative “environmentally friendly” celebrations that maintained the holiday spirit. The interventions were observed and a mixed method approach applied to study implementation involving, interviews with teachers, parents and students as well as an ex-post questionnaire answered by participants. Children supporting environmental celebrations displayed higher levels of environmental behavior, and environmental hope than those preferring bonfires. Those who voted for an environmental alternative, against the majority, also displayed higher levels of self-control skills. The study confirms the potential of well-designed, environmentally friendly holiday celebrations to replace environmentally deleterious ones.

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Navarro, Nicolás. "An Analysis of the Holiday Rental Issue in Spain." Critical Housing Analysis 8, no. 1 (June 2021): 47–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.13060/23362839.2021.8.1.522.

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Holiday lets and holiday rentals have generated a major debate in recent years in Spain with regard to their regulation. Their impact, not only on tourism, but also on urban sustainability and local planning, have led to public intervention to control their expansion. This article analyses the origin of holiday lets, their problems, and how the public authorities have intervened in this regard, thus providing an overview of the impact of this type of accommodation in Spain.

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Sangeetha, Prof S. Brilly, Husba M, Dharani R, and Keerthana Devi.N. "Online Holiday Planning and Booking System with Mobile Compatibility." International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology 22, no. 1 (April 25, 2015): 41–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.14445/22312803/ijctt-v22p109.

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Lee, Jeong Keun, and Hoon Myoung. "Bisphosphonate drug holiday in treatment planning of dental patients." Bone Reports 13 (October 2020): 100567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100567.

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Zhang, Jun Jie, and Shi Shu Ouyang. "Development of Suburban Compound Tourist Resort: A Case Study of Concept Planning of Degang Resort in Feilai of Qingyuan City." Applied Mechanics and Materials 584-586 (July 2014): 433–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.584-586.433.

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Resort compound is a new stage of transformation and upgrading of tourism project. It’s high time to take an urgent measure to strengthen the research. According to the compilation and analysis of concept planning of Degang Resort in Feilai of Qingyuan City, we can draw a conclusion: the industrial spatial layout of optimal allocation, the holiday theme with distinctive characteristics, the humanities combining Geographical characteristics, the market-oriented means with characteristic management and cheap facilities with efficient activities are planning features on the Degang holiday project, which play a positive guiding role in the similar resort planning .

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Satyadewi, Ajeng Jayanti, Hanny Hafiar, and Aat Ruchiat Nugraha. "Pemilihan Akun Media Sosial INSTAGRAM oleh HOLIDAY INN Bandung." Jurnal The Messenger 9, no. 2 (July 26, 2017): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.26623/themessenger.v9i2.459.

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The development of information technology in the hospitality institute is very important to be adopted in order to improve the quality of service to prospective customers. The purpose of this study was to determine the communication planning, through the process of share, optimize, manage, and engage in @holidayinnbandung Instagram. The research method is descriptive qualitative research methods and the foundation of the concept is The Circular Model of SOME. The results showed, the planning of communication via Instagram @holidayinnbandung is quite optimal, sharing process of Instagram selection motivated by the successful use of hash tags by international IHG. Optimizing the planning process starting from the promo to be made by optimizing the content is done by looking at the aspects of a photo and caption. Engagement process planning is done using the brand influencers and create content that is attractive to be able to entertain and interact with the followers.

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Haufiku-Makhubela, Petrina, Uwe Hermann, and Portia Sifolo. "Profiling Holiday Home Owners in Namibia." African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, no. 10(3) (June 30, 2021): 972–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-143.

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Holiday homes have been part of the tourism industry over a period of years, but there is little documented research regarding holiday home ownership, its value and impact in Namibia, therefore, the study is significant to this topic. The main aim behind this research study is to profile holiday homeowners and identify their motivation for purchasing these homes in Namibia. The results of the study focus on exploratory factor analysis which outlines four motivational factors and the correlation results to determine the demographic and psychological characteristics motivating the ownership of holiday homes. The study concluded that most holiday homes are owned by high income earners, who purchased these homes in coastal towns for the purpose of investment, income generation and recreation. The study thus recommends that these results be made available to policy planners and researchers in the local authorities and other stakeholders, in order to assist with the articulation of policies and the creation of a framework to monitor the sustainable growth of holiday home ownership that benefits the community.

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Frochot, Isabelle, Statia Elliot, and Dominique Kreziak. "Digging deep into the experience – flow and immersion patterns in a mountain holiday." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 81–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-09-2015-0115.

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Purpose This paper aims to provide a longitudinal study of a five-day tourist stay in a mountain resort, where flow and immersion are analysed to understand how consumers experience and construct their holiday stay. The need to process to a longitudinal study is motivated by the lack of research looking at what actually happens during the experience. More precisely, the long encounter of a holiday is often disregarded, and the tourist experience is studied afterwards through single and comprehensive satisfaction surveys. How consumers evolve across a holiday stay and construct their experience is an understanding that needs further investigations. Among the variety of concepts developed to study the experience, flow and immersion are particularly interesting foundations, as they bring a detailed analysis of the processes at the very heart of the experience. This study aims to identify how both these concepts develop within a holiday context and what strategic knowledge might be gained from their analysis. A qualitative study conducted on a sample of ten individuals interviewed every day of their stay provides curves showing the occurrences of flow episodes. More importantly, the study looks at the evolution of flow and immersion across each day of a holiday stay: it identifies the conditions of their emergence, their recurrence and how they influence each other. Managerial implications call for a more strategic analysis of the specific components that conduct to the emergence of flow and immersion. Design/methodology/approach The paper conducts a longitudinal study of a tourist stay over five days. Ten participants were interviewed while on holiday and upon their return with a semi-structured interview guide aiming to investigate the peaks of their day, the elements associated to those events and the meaning associated to them. Immersion was also investigated. Forty-eight interviews were conducted in the resort. Data were transcribed and content analysed to identify the main components of both flow and immersion concepts specifically in the case of a tourist holiday. Findings The findings identified that both flow and immersion co-exist and feed each other during the holiday. Episodes of flow could be identified, although they did not necessarily match all the characteristics previously identified by Csikszentmihalyi. The events associated to flow were to be found in sport activities (skiing and snow shoeing), but social cohesion and landscape beauty equally provided strong flow episodes. Immersion is a more longitudinal state that reinforces itself throughout the stay, and with flow occurrences. Immersion is strongly related to the feeling of detachment and “getting away from it all”. Research limitations/implications The mountain resort setting is unique, but the results show some commonalities with previous research. If the ski experience is specific, it does share commonalities with other sport activities that could be provided in other holiday settings. However, transferability to more mundane holiday settings requires further testing. The data collection process is particularly heavy: interviewing the same customer every day is necessarily time-consuming. The sample is composed of senior students and would need to be validated on a wider sample of tourists. Practical implications The results identify some of the components that contribute to the emergence of both flow and immersion. The elements identified, whether they are associated to the skiing activity, to the social network or the natural resources of the resort, can all be encouraged and monitored by the resort. The results give pointers to the different elements that tourism actors can act upon to boost their consumers experience. Social implications Skiing is a sport practice that is mostly represented in middle to higher social classes. The cost of skiing equipment and ski passes, but also the need to acquire competences for this activity are all limitations factors to a wider spread of skiing practice in the general population. By showing the impact of a ski stay, notably by its incredible capacity to create a feeling of detachment and restoration from every day life, the results point to the general well-being impact that mountain holiday stays can create. It is also an information that interests local authorities who are witnessing a maturity of the ski market and are looking for new communication arguments to boost the attraction of ski holidays. The role of previous experience as a booster to immersion also demonstrates the usefulness of childhood skiing practice. This can be encouraged and subsidised by regional authorities, especially through schools. Originality/value The originality of the paper is tied in with its data collection. The researchers opted for a longitudinal study of real-time experience by not only interviewing participants in situ but also every day of their experience. Those data provide a longitudinal analysis of the experience, with richer results than what traditional satisfaction surveys usually measure. The study is also original through the concepts used: flow has been used extensively by researchers but rarely to study a whole holiday experience. Moreover, the concept of immersion is a newer concept that has not yet been used to investigate the tourist experience. The results of the study show that this concept is different from flow and is particularly pertinent to study the holiday experience.

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Crang, Mike. "On Holiday: a History of Vacationing." Journal of Historical Geography 27, no. 3 (July 2001): 471–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jhge.2001.0348.

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Wei, Xiang, Songshan (Sam) Huang, Ghialy Yap, Xinfang Wu, and Ariuna Taivan. "The influence of national holiday structure on domestic tourism expenditure." Tourism Economics 24, no. 7 (May 28, 2018): 781–800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354816618778644.

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This study attempted to examine the influence of national holiday structure on the domestic tourism expenditure in the context of China. Using a multiprovincial survey data set from China National Tourism Administration, we developed a utility–consumption model to empirically analyze the consumption effects of Weekend Getaway, Paid Leave, National Day Golden Week Holiday, and National Festivals and Memorial Days (NFMDs). Results show that while the consumption effects of the first three types of holiday are significant and robust, the effect of NFMDs on tourism consumption is not statistically significant. This suggests that the first three types of holiday in China may function more effectively than NFMDs in promoting willingness to travel and tourist consumption. Policy recommendations and implications are discussed based on the study results.

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Dudek, Andrzej, Daria Elżbieta Jaremen, and Izabela Michalska-Dudek. "Socio-economic factors determining the ROPO trend in the travel industry." Tourism Economics 26, no. 6 (May 8, 2019): 873–907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354816619848200.

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This article investigates the research online, purchase offline (ROPO) behaviour patterns of holiday packages buyers during the planning and buying process and identifies the socio-economic factors (gender, age, education, number of people, including minors, in a household, place of residence or financial status, etc.) determining its occurrence. The research purpose was achieved based on the research results covering the behaviour of the holiday packages buyers ( N = 989). To analyse the factors determining the ROPO behaviour, the methods of multidimensional statistical analysis – classification and regression tree – were used and confirmed the existing correlation between age, educational level and residence of tourist services buyers and the occurrence of their ROPO behaviour. Interestingly, the conducted research did not show the correlation between economic factors and the occurrence of ROPO behaviour of holiday packages buyers.

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Davras, Özgür, Meltem Caber, and Duane Crawford. "Comparison of the holiday tourism constraints of mono- and bicultural people." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 13, no. 2 (June 3, 2019): 190–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-05-2018-0071.

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Purpose This study aims to investigate whether the three-dimensional leisure constraints model which is adapted to holiday tourism shows the same structure for mono- and bicultural people and perceptions of these groups differ from each other. Design/methodology/approach Separate surveys are conducted on Turkish people who are resident in Turkey, representing the mono-cultural structure, and Turkish people who live in Germany, representing the bicultural structure. The model is tested by factor analysis for each group, whereas perception differences on holiday tourism constraints are compared with t-tests. Findings The analysis results showed that the factorial structure of the leisure constraints model is not the same in the holiday tourism context. Hence, new constraints dimensions were obtained in each case. A comparison of the holiday tourism constraints also showed that the perceptions of the mono- and bicultural people were significantly different from each other. Originality/value The current study has contributions to the literature in terms of examining the holiday tourism constraints by using the adapted version of the leisure constraints model. Moreover, targeting Turkish people who live in Turkey and Germany, as the study samples, indicates a unique representation of mono- and bicultural structures.

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Clarke, Nick. "Mobility, fixity, agency: Australia's working holiday programme." Population, Space and Place 10, no. 5 (September 2004): 411–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.347.

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Palmer, Nicholas. "Travelling and dialysis." Journal of Kidney Care 5, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 41–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/jokc.2020.5.1.41.

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As a result of their condition, kidney care patients have to take many extra factors into consideration when planning everyday activities. Nicholas Palmer describes some of the additional steps needed for a family holiday.

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Nawijn, Jeroen. "The holiday happiness curve: a preliminary investigation into mood during a holiday abroad." International Journal of Tourism Research 12, no. 3 (October 29, 2009): 281–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.756.

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Dickinson, Janet E., Derek Robbins, and Les Lumsdon. "Holiday travel discourses and climate change." Journal of Transport Geography 18, no. 3 (May 2010): 482–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.01.006.

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Hall, Sarah Marie, and Clare Holdsworth. "Family Practices, Holiday and the Everyday." Mobilities 11, no. 2 (November 7, 2014): 284–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2014.970374.

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Lew, Alan A. "Nostalgia for the Family Holiday Vacation." Tourism Geographies 12, no. 4 (November 26, 2010): 568–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2010.516405.

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Thai, Nguyen T., and Ulku Yuksel. "Choice overload in holiday destination choices." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 53–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-09-2015-0117.

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Purpose This research aims to investigates whether and why choice overload (CO) occurs when people select a vacation destination. Design/methodology/approach This is a two-group (large choice-set vs small choice-set) between-subject factorial design. Dependent variables representing CO-effects are post-choice satisfaction and regret. Choice confusion and choice uncertainty are mediators. Findings Relative to people choosing from a small destination portfolio, people who choose from a large portfolio are less satisfied and more regretful about their choice. Choosing from a large choice-set confuses people, which then makes them less certain about their choice, and subsequently, have less satisfaction and more regret about their decision. Practical implications A critical consideration is essential when providing a number of destination choices to tourists. A few destinations should be offered in a travel portfolio. If the number of destination offers must remain large, travel agents should cluster these offers based on a market segmentation analysis to ease the decision-making process for travellers. Originality/value The findings add to evidence of CO-effects to the current literature of travel destination choice, and contribute to CO literature by showing evidence of CO-effects in complex service contexts, especially in holiday destination choices. This study is the first to provide evidence of CO-effects at the early stages of the travel destination decision-making process; it uses hypothetical destinations to avoid potential confounds associated with real destinations; and it measures CO-effects via post-choice satisfaction and regret. In addition, while the only available study on CO in tourism (Park and Jang, 2013) does not explain why CO-effects occur, this research provides and explains the psychological underlying process of the CO phenomenon in destination choice-making.

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Huybers, Twan, and Jeff Bennett. "Impact of the Environment on Holiday Destination Choices of Prospective UK Tourists: Implications for Tropical North Queensland." Tourism Economics 6, no. 1 (March 2000): 21–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000000101297451.

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In this article, the findings of a choice modelling study of prospective tourists from the UK are reported. The study is focused on the relative importance of the natural environment on the choices made by prospective UK tourists regarding their overseas holiday destination. The study data are used to analyse the impacts on destination choices of changes in a range of features that describe the holiday locations included in the study. The willingness to pay for changes in the condition of the natural environment – and other destination features – is estimated. The study findings are relevant to the development of the competitive strategy of the nature-based holiday destination of Tropical North Queensland.

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Stretesky, Paul B., Margaret Anne Defeyter, Michael A. Long, Liesel A. Ritchie, and Duane A. Gill. "Holiday Hunger and Parental Stress: Evidence from North East England." Sustainability 12, no. 10 (May 19, 2020): 4141. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12104141.

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Summer is a stressful time of year for many parents as they struggle to meet household expenses and feed children. The aim of the present study is to determine if there is an association between summertime food insecurity (i.e., holiday hunger) and parental stress among a sample of UK parents with school age children living in North East England. A cross-sectional sample of (n = 252) parents are analyzed using holiday hunger as the independent variable and a subjective measure of stress that treats summer as a ‘stressful event’ as the dependent variable. Of the parents in the sample, 64.8% reported at least some level of holiday hunger. We find parents facing any holiday hunger scored substantively higher on the overall 75-point Impact of Event Scale (mean difference = 30.4, 95% confidence interval ((CI) 24.2–36.6), the 35-point intrusion subscale (13.7, 95% CI 10.8–16.5), and the 40-point avoidance subscale (16.7, 95% CI 13.3–20.2). These findings are replicated in a regression analysis. In addition, we find that holiday hunger partially mediates the association between economic hardship (i.e., unemployment and poverty) and parental stress. We conclude by suggesting that government policies addressing economic hardship are not only likely to reduce holiday hunger, but also improve mental wellbeing.

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Williams, Diane B. "Holiday Madness or Just Plain Madness?" Lippincott's Case Management 6, no. 6 (November 2001): 229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00129234-200111000-00001.

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Powell, Suzanne K. "A Little Reminder at Holiday Time." Professional Case Management 12, no. 6 (November 2007): 311–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pcama.0000300402.69830.3b.

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Liu, Zhaobin, Satish Sharma, and Sandeep Datla. "Imputation of Missing Traffic Data during Holiday Periods." Transportation Planning and Technology 31, no. 5 (October 2008): 525–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03081060802364505.

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Harlfinger, Otmar. "Holiday bioclimatology: a study of Palma de Majorca, Spain." GeoJournal 25, no. 4 (December 1991): 377–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02439488.

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Haievska, Tetiana. "Features and Functions of the Public Holiday." Culturology Ideas, no. 18 (2'2020) (2020): 165–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.37627/2311-9489-18-2020-2.165-176.

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This paper defines the need to study public holidays not only as elements of tradition and cultural memory, but also as one of the most effective tools of public policy. Thereby, it is important to analyze the features of discourses, symbols, narratives, rituals and other elements of public holidays that are used in the political struggle for power and its retention. There are not many publications researching specifically the subject of this study. However, there are a number of works highlighting certain aspects of the problem posed. This allows relying on already accumulated experience when studying the practical aspects of using holidays in the context of modern realities. A traditional text analysis being the main method in the study, allows to assess the cultural, historical and political context, to show the basic rituals, ceremonies, narratives, meanings and symbols circulating in public space. The study also uses the comparative method, which allows to study the similarities and differences in interpretations and forms of celebration in other countries. Thus, holidays in public policy are determined by functions which include legitimizing of the political regime, forming and maintaining national identity, educating and socializing, communicating, and planning for the future of the country. The study defines the functions of state holidays emerging as an instrument of politics, ideas and meanings of public holidays, which can compete with official ones.

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Ćavar, Izabela, and Nikola Glamuzina. "Second homes in the Municipality of Neum: typological features of buildings, structural features of owners, and the process of internationalisation." Hrvatski geografski glasnik/Croatian Geographical Bulletin 83, no. 1 (2021): 105–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.21861/hgg.2021.83.01.05.

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The article presents the results of research of the specifics of second homes as a consequence of accelerated tourism development in the Municipality of Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a phenomenon which, primarily due to insufficient data, has not been scientifically researched in more detail. Based on secondary data collected from scant relevant sources, the authors analysed the available data regarding the number of holiday homes/apartments as well as the structural characteristics of holiday home owners. The phenomenon of second homes was analysed from the point of view of its development in Neum, as the only urban-type settlement within the municipality, and in rural settlements in its hinterland. The research showed the expansion of second homes from the narrow coastal zone into the interior and the concentration of holiday home owners in neighbouring municipalities and larger urban centres of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in nearby areas of Dalmatia. The process of internationalisation was also analysed, as a large number of second homes are owned by foreign citizens, primarily those from neighbouring Croatia.

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Hergesell, Anja. "Environmental commitment in holiday transport mode choice." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 67–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-09-2015-0118.

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Purpose This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of environmentally friendly consumers. It examines differences in holiday transport mode choices by persons’ general level of environmental commitment across lifestyle domains. Adopting a marketing perspective, the study also explores transport mode perceptions and underlying product attribute preferences that may shape holiday transport mode choices. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted Kaiser’s (1998) General Ecological Behaviour scale to measure commitment to environmentally friendly behaviour. ANOVAs were run to examine differences in actual holiday travel behaviour and transport mode perceptions by level of environmental commitment. Pattern models were calculated to estimate differences in the relative importance of selected transport mode attributes (price, travel time, punctuality, accessibility, flexibility, comfort and environmental impact). Findings The study findings suggest that differences exist in transport mode choices for train and car use, but not for plane use, namely, train users tend to be more environmentally committed and car users less so. Differences were also noted in transport mode perceptions, with more environmentally friendly consumers holding more favourable views of the train. Those who are more environmentally committed also placed greater importance on environmental impact and less importance on comfort and time in mode choice. Originality/value The study applied an environmental scale thus far not used within tourism research. It also adopted a marketing perspective focused on product attributes to support the development of strategies to encourage environmentally friendly holiday transport mode choice.

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de Bloom, Jessica, Jeroen Nawijn, Sabine Geurts, Ulla Kinnunen, and Kalevi Korpela. "Holiday travel, staycations, and subjective well-being." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 25, no. 4 (November 2, 2016): 573–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2016.1229323.

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Downward, Paul, and Les Lumsdon. "Beyond the Demand for Day-Visits: An Analysis of Visitor Spending." Tourism Economics 9, no. 1 (March 2003): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000003101298277.

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A review of the literature indicates a gap in the research on visitor spending at a destination level, and thus a lack of awareness of the marketing implications for tourism practitioners that such research could identify. In a previous study the authors concluded that, in the case of day-visits, while market attractions were important in encouraging visitation the level of spending at the destination was very closely related to the duration of the stay and the composition of the party. In this paper the analysis is extended to short-break and longer-stay holidays at a rural destination in the UK. Confirmation of these basic determinants of spending are presented, coupled with the importance of income. The current research thus provides a bridge between day-visit activity and models of holiday spending.

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Mitchell, Jonathan, and Jojoh Faal. "Holiday package tourism and the poor in the Gambia." Development Southern Africa 24, no. 3 (August 29, 2007): 445–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03768350701445541.

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Ye, Sheng, Julie A. Lee, Joanne N. Sneddon, and Geoffrey N. Soutar. "Personifying Destinations: A Personal Values Approach." Journal of Travel Research 59, no. 7 (October 23, 2019): 1168–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287519878508.

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In this article, we examine whether tourists ascribe value priorities to destinations in a way that is consistent with the structure of the Schwartz theory of human values. In study 1, we test a new measure of destination values to elicit tourists’ perceptions of the values of a recent memorable holiday destination and whether these values reflect their holiday experiences. In study 2, we use the same measure to elicit tourists’ perceptions of four popular international destinations (London, New York, Paris, and Bangkok) and examine whether person–destination values congruence influences visit intentions. Across both studies we show that tourists’ perceptions of a destination’s values share a common structure consistent with values theory, but they differ widely in the value priorities they ascribe to destinations. We also found that destination values reflect tourist’s value-expressive holiday experiences and that self-congruity was associated with intentions to visit a destination.

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DeSTEFANO, F., M. HABER, D. CURRIVAN, T. FARRIS, B. BURRUS, B. STONE-WIGGINS, A. McCALLA, et al. "Factors associated with social contacts in four communities during the 2007–2008 influenza season." Epidemiology and Infection 139, no. 8 (October 14, 2010): 1181–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095026881000230x.

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SUMMARYMathematical models of influenza pandemics are sensitive to changes in contact rates between individuals. We conducted population-based telephone surveys in four North Carolina counties to determine the number of social interactions between individuals during the 2007–2008 influenza season. Influenza activity was monitored through sentinel medical practices. Among 3845 adults, the number of social contacts varied with age, was lower on weekends than on weekdays, and further decreased during school holiday periods. Adults with influenza-like illnesses had fewer social contacts. Adults' contacts in the community setting increased during periods of peak influenza activity. Among 290 children, potential contacts (i.e. other people in the same location) were lowest among preschool-age children and decreased on weekends and during school holidays. In adjusted analyses, children's potential social contacts did not change during periods of peak influenza activity. These results should be useful for modelling influenza epidemics and pandemics and in planning mitigation and response strategies.

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Santos, José António C., Manuel Á. Fernández-Gámez, Miguel Ángel Solano-Sánchez, Francisco José Rey-Carmona, and Lorena Caridad y. López del Rio. "Valuation Models for Holiday Rentals’ Daily Rates: Price Composition Based on Booking.com." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (December 30, 2020): 292. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010292.

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In recent years, the number of sharing economy accommodations has grown exponentially due to the Internet and peer-to-peer networks, which has made researchers increasingly interested in analysing this new type of lodging. This study sought to develop models that determine the significant variables for the daily price of staying in holiday rentals based on data extracted from Booking.com and other sources. The hedonic pricing method (HPM) was selected to conduct the research as this methodology has been widely used in real estate valuation and hotel daily rate determination; however, the HPM is still rarely used for holiday rentals. The study focused on the city of Seville, where a notable increase in holiday rentals has been observed in recent years. Variables related to the accommodation typology, including location, size and equipment, as well as seasonality, are the most influential factors in the proposed models. These results are of interest to both owners and users of holiday rentals and can help these individuals to determine if the price of a stay is what would commonly be offered in the market under normal circumstances.

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Papatheodorou, Andreas. "Exploring Competitiveness in Mediterranean Resorts." Tourism Economics 8, no. 2 (June 2002): 133–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000002101298034.

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This paper examines competitiveness and efficiency issues related to destinations in the Mediterranean region. Following a detailed discussion on methodology, a hedonic analysis is performed, in which the price of holiday packages is regressed on a number of package characteristics and operator and location scaling factors. Those that are statistically significant among the latter are subsequently used in a second-step correlation framework, which aims to offer a valid interpretation of the observed price differentials among core and peripheral holiday destinations. On these grounds, a number of policy measures are finally discussed.

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Hailey, Adrian, and Vassilis Goutner. "Villas, villagers and tortoises in Greece—a sequel." Oryx 25, no. 3 (July 1991): 169–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300034207.

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Despite protection of the species under the Berne Convention, and of the site by planning restrictions, Hermann's tortoises have again been killed at Alyki, 10 years after the original catastrophe. The authors describe the situation leading up to the recent habitat destruction, and its effect. There is a final opportunity to save the tortoise population before it is destroyed by holiday developments.

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Palmer, Irene, and J. Creer. "Skiing in Austria? We Did That!" British Journal of Occupational Therapy 49, no. 1 (January 1986): 17–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802268604900108.

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This article evaluates a winter sports holiday project undertaken by a group of six patients who were supervised by an occupational therapist, a clinical assistant and a ski instructor from a younger disabled unit at Clatterbridge Hospital, Merseyside. It describes the planning and preparation, the selection of patients, the successes and problems, and the values both staff and patients gained from the trip.

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Ong, Chin-Ee. "A review of Children's and Families’ Holiday Experiences." Tourism Geographies 16, no. 2 (November 2013): 336–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2013.851274.

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