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Amoah, Felix, Laetitia Radder, and Marlà Van Eyk. "A Comparison of Rural and Urban Tourism Experiences: A South African Example." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 10, no. 2(J) (May 19, 2018): 239–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v10i2(j).2233.
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Tourism is a rewarding sector for several countries as it presents opportunities for growth and development. While tourism attractions are predominantly located in either a rural or an urban destination, literature lacks comparative research about experiences in these two contexts. The purpose of this study was to compare tourists’ experiences of visiting a rural or an urban destination in South Africa. Data were conveniently obtained from 401 tourists who visited either one of two rural, or one of two selected urban tourist destinations. This study found significant differences in tourist perceptions for escape and peace of mind. Tourists felt more strongly/positive that they were escaping when visiting a rural tourism destination than when visiting an urban tourism destination. However, the study also revealed that tourists felt more secure and safe and that their privacy was prioritised (peace of mind) at an urban tourism destination than at a rural tourism destination. Tourism destination managers and governments may use the findings of the study to improve the tourist experience and promote a competitive platform for the tourism destination to attract more tourists.
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Amoah, Felix, Laetitia Radder, and Marlé Van Eyk. "A Comparison of Rural and Urban Tourism Experiences: A South African Example." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 10, no. 2 (May 19, 2018): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v10i2.2233.
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Tourism is a rewarding sector for several countries as it presents opportunities for growth and development. While tourism attractions are predominantly located in either a rural or an urban destination, literature lacks comparative research about experiences in these two contexts. The purpose of this study was to compare tourists’ experiences of visiting a rural or an urban destination in South Africa. Data were conveniently obtained from 401 tourists who visited either one of two rural, or one of two selected urban tourist destinations. This study found significant differences in tourist perceptions for escape and peace of mind. Tourists felt more strongly/positive that they were escaping when visiting a rural tourism destination than when visiting an urban tourism destination. However, the study also revealed that tourists felt more secure and safe and that their privacy was prioritised (peace of mind) at an urban tourism destination than at a rural tourism destination. Tourism destination managers and governments may use the findings of the study to improve the tourist experience and promote a competitive platform for the tourism destination to attract more tourists.
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Mozghovyi, Artem, and Anastasiia Sebta. "THE ROLE OF SMART TOURISM DESTINATION AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN TOURISM." GEOGRAPHY AND TOURISM, no. 53 (2019): 3–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2308-135x.2019.53.3-8.
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The purpose of the study is to synthesize the principles of smart tourism destination and justify their application for the purpose of development of tourist innovations in urban tourism. The purpose of this article is also to explore the relationship in the development of "smart destination" and "smart city" as information systems. Such studies are important in the context of the sustainable development of urban tourism. Methods. This study used a comparative analysis of modern electronic and literary sources on the topic of smart cities and smart destinations. An analogy method was used to identify similarities and differences in the development of information systems. The classification method was applied to study the main features of development of smart destination. Results. Thanks to smart destination technology, tourists become a resource for development of tourism. This technology also enhances engagement and integration with target audiences. The implementation of the concepts of smart city and smart destination requires consideration of several important factors that will create favourable preconditions for their implementation. Smart tourism is the dominant trend in the world now. With smart tourism, locals and tourists alike can interact with a convenient, safe, informative environment. Smart destinations open up previously unattainable opportunities for businesses to improve their products and services. The main feature and advantage of a smart tourist destination is its customer orientation. Scientific novelty. The article analyses the main trends of smart tourism destinations in the world. The components and main directions of the development of smart destinations are determined. The analysis of modern global tendencies of smart destinations development is carried out. Practical significance. The results of the study can be used in planning the further development of smart tourism destination in Ukraine and the corresponding adjustment of the policy of tourist innovations.
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Su, Lujun, Yinghua Huang, and Maxwell Hsu. "Unraveling the impact of destination reputation on place attachment and behavior outcomes among Chinese urban tourists." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 1, no. 4 (November 12, 2018): 290–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhti-11-2017-0026.
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Purpose The impact of destination reputation on tourists’ behavior has not received sufficient attention in the tourism literature. Built upon the signaling theory and the well-documented stimulus-organism-response framework, the purpose of this paper is to propose and assess a theoretical model that captures relationships among destination reputation, place attachment, tourist satisfaction, and the search for alternative destinations. Design/methodology/approach Using the covariance-based structural equation modeling technique, this study empirically tested the conceptual model with a convenience sample of Chinese tourists who visited a popular coastal urban tourism destination in China. Findings Findings reveal that destination reputation positively impacts perceived place dependence, place identity, and tourist satisfaction. In addition, place dependence positively affects tourist satisfaction, but place identity has no significant impact on tourist satisfaction. As expected, tourist satisfaction negatively influences tourists’ search for alternative destinations; however, place identity positively influences tourists’ search for alternative destinations. Originality/value Few studies in the tourism literature explore the role of destination reputation in the tourist decision-making process. The present study’s unique contribution lies in its examination of destination reputation on tourists’ behavior. In addition, this study includes the search for alternative destinations as an important behavioral outcome into the proposed model. Some tourists explore alternative destinations even though they are willing to revisit and spread positive messages about the destination they already visited. Therefore, the continuous searching behavior is worthy of investigation in tourism studies.
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Panasiuk, Aleksander. "Policy of Sustainable Development of Urban Tourism." Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism 27, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 33–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2020-0012.
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AbstractIntroduction. City tourism is one of the most frequently chosen forms of tourism consisting of many motives for doing it. On the modern tourist market, there are many negative phenomena that significantly affect the functioning of urban tourist destinations but primarily have an impact on the decisions of potential tourists about choosing cities as a tourist destination. These phenomena pose a threat to the development of both cities and tourism. They are conditioned by endogenous factors, which result from the functioning of the city, and exogenous ones, i.e. those related to socio-economic relations of the city with the environment, including tourist traffic. Cities, as a destination or transit tourist destination, are characterized by high concentration of tourist traffic; hence, the negative phenomena often affect urban tourist space with great intensity. The aim of the study is to present the author’s concept of sustainable urban tourism policy assumptions. After presenting the concept of sustainable urban tourism development policy, the following issues will be discussed: basics of tourism policy, urban tourism, sustainable tourism, classification of threats related to the sustainable development of urban tourism.Material and methods. The study is of theoretical and conceptual nature. The following research methods will be used: critical analysis of the literature and methods of logical operations.Results. The effect of the considerations is to propose the assumptions of the concept of sustainable urban tourism development policy.Conclusions. The most important problems related to the functioning of sustainable tourism were indicated, taking into account the impact of tourism on the natural environment and on overtourism.
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Miftahuddin, Asep, R. Amalina Dewi Kumalasari, and Mahir Pradana. "Urban Tourism Destination Image Perception Based on Social Network Analysis: The Example of the Tourist Sites in Yogyakarta." International Journal of Business Review (The Jobs Review) 5, no. 1 (October 3, 2022): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/tjr.v5i1.51129.
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Urban Tourism Destination Image Perception aims to describe the image of urban tourism from the perspective of the perception of tourists, therefore, this study provides new information on the progress and innovation of urban tourism. The model proposed in this study can effectively depict a perceptual picture of a tourist destination, with the conclusion that the research provides a vital referential basis for the development of sustainable urban tourism. Combined with Social network analysis, we built a research framework of image perception of tourism destinations and then took popular online comments of beautiful places in Yogyakarta Travel as an example from twitter data using DroneEmprit. The results show that four aspects are included in tourists' perceptions of the image of the city of Yogyakarta: experience, historical culture, recreational services, and tourist destinations. Among them, the social network of the experiential dimension is the most closely related. In addition, emotional analysis illustrates that tourists' emotional tendencies tend to be positive under the four perceptual dimensions.
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Hua, Huanhuan, and Amare Wondirad. "Tourism Network in Urban Agglomerated Destinations: Implications for Sustainable Tourism Destination Development through a Critical Literature Review." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (December 30, 2020): 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010285.
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This study analyzes tourism network in urban agglomerated destinations and puts forth implications for future sustainable development through a critical and extensive review of related literature. First of all, with a bibliometric analysis of 2670 selected articles from three research fields of urban tourism, urban agglomeration tourism and tourism destination network, we analyzed their respective research themes and classified them accordingly. Then, the study further investigates the role of tourism network in urban agglomerated destinations by identifying the differences and connections between urban agglomeration tourism and urban tourism. Finally, a basic architecture is established for the study of tourism networks in urban agglomerated destinations context. Study findings highlight that urban agglomeration tourism emphasizes the interconnectivity and social network relationships. However, research on the destination network of urban agglomerations is limited, especially from the tourism development perspectives. Therefore, the evolution process, structural effects, determinants and dynamic mechanisms of the tourism network in urban agglomerated destination are among the opportunities for future research. Moreover, the research architecture shows that the network relationship emerges as a new direction for the study of urban agglomeration system to better integrate and harness destinations’ resources and thereby promote sustainable development in urban agglomerated areas.
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Henderson, Joan. "Global cities, Tokyo, urban tourism." International Journal of Tourism Cities 3, no. 2 (June 5, 2017): 143–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-01-2017-0006.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between global cities and international tourism with particular reference to the recent experiences of Tokyo which has recently seen a marked increase in arrivals. It addresses questions of the standing of Tokyo as a global city and tourist destination, how the two functions are connected and why changes are occurring. Design/methodology/approach The methodology employed is that of an empirical case study based on the analysis of published materials drawn from a diversity of sources. Findings The defining characteristics of global cities are generally conducive to their function as international tourist destinations. They possess a wealth of tourism resources and amenities which facilitate inbound tourist flows. Tokyo is a prominent example of a global city, but has tended to attract fewer visitors than others in that category. The recent significant growth in arrivals is attributed to changes in the tourism industry and wider environment, yet some challenges remain before it can catch up with its counterparts. Originality/value Fresh insights are afforded into the implications of global city status for tourism and the development of Tokyo as a destination which tends to have been neglected in the literature.
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Velea, Liliana, Alessandro Gallo, Roxana Bojariu, Anisoara Irimescu, Vasile Craciunescu, and Silvia Puiu. "Holiday Climate Index: Urban—Application for Urban and Rural Areas in Romania." Atmosphere 13, no. 9 (September 17, 2022): 1519. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091519.
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Nature, landscape, relaxation, and outdoor activities are important motivations when choosing rural destinations for vacations. Therefore, when selecting a rural area as a vacation destination, we assume that climate features are important. We investigated the appropriateness of the holiday climate index: urban (HCI:urban) in quantitatively describing the relationship between climate and tourism fluxes in such destinations. We employed data from 94 urban and rural tourist destinations in Romania and correlated the monthly mean HCI:urban values with sectoral data (overnight tourists) for 2010–2018. The results show that weather and climate influenced tourism fluxes similarly in rural and urban destinations, supporting the hypothesis that HCI:urban may be used for rural areas as well. The information derived from HCI:urban may be useful for tourists when planning their vacations as well as for tourism investors in managing their businesses and reducing the weather and climate-related seasonality in tourism fluxes.
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BALLINA BALLINA, FRANCISCO JAVIER, LUIS VALDES PELAEZ, and EDUARDO DEL VALLE TUERO. "Smart Tourism Destination: Urban versus Rural Technological Behaviours." REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE TURISMO, EMPRESA Y TERRITORIO 3, no. 2 (December 30, 2019): 16–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.21071/riturem.v3i2.11210.
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AbstractThe tourism paradigm has changed with technology. ICTs have altered the entire tourist travel model: before buying, during its realization, and after completion. The current trend is to generate business and tourist destinations based on technological criteria. The first objective is always to guarantee maximum tourist connectivity with the new ICT applications. Neither the academic literature nor the businessmen consider the existence of tourist experiences outside the ICTs. This paper aims to determine from a market segmentation which attributes, or services, are more critical to differentiate types of tourists based on their behavior and use of ICTs. The differences between tourism that goes to a city destination versus a rural destination have been studied, analyzing the relationships between technological applications, social networks, and its use in the destination by the tourist. It has been possible to determine indicators based on the strategic segmentation of tourist experiences from the use and availability of information technologies. To this end, the data obtained through two studies carried out within the framework of the CSO2014-59193-R project have been used. Keywords: Tourism, Smart Tourism Destination, Rural and Urban Destinations, Segmentation, ICTs. ResumenEl paradigma del turismo ha cambiado con la tecnología. Las TIC han alterado todo el modelo de viaje turístico: antes de comprar, durante su realización y después de su finalización. La tendencia actual es generar destinos comerciales y turísticos basados en criterios tecnológicos. El primer objetivo siempre es garantizar la máxima conectividad turística con las nuevas aplicaciones TIC. Ni la literatura académica ni los empresarios consideran la existencia de experiencias turísticas fuera de las TIC. Este documento tiene como objetivo determinar a partir de una segmentación del mercado qué atributos o servicios son más críticos para diferenciar los tipos de turistas en función de su comportamiento y uso de las TIC. Se han estudiado las diferencias entre el turismo que se dirige a un destino de la ciudad frente a un destino rural, analizando las relaciones entre las aplicaciones tecnológicas, las redes sociales y su uso en el destino por parte del turista. Ha sido posible determinar indicadores basados en la segmentación estratégica de las experiencias turísticas a partir del uso y la disponibilidad de tecnologías de la información. Para este fin, se han utilizado los datos obtenidos a través de dos estudios realizados en el marco del proyecto CSO2014-59193-R. Palabras clave: Turismo, Destinos Turísticos Inteligentes, Destinos Urbanos y -Rurales, Segmentación, TICs.
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Atuk, James J., L. H. Sarki, Baba Mustapha Bashariya, and B. Ejeh. "ANALYSIS OF TOURISM DESTINATION COMPONENTS OF ZARIA URBAN AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA." FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES 4, no. 2 (July 2, 2020): 119–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2020-0402-151.
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Tourism is not just a lucrative sector but the fastest growing industry in the world. Many people travel miles to satisfy their pleasure apatite at any destination where satisfaction can be met. But some destinations are flooded while some are scanty. There are many approaches to investigate this and many studies had been done. But despite all these, each destination is unique in terms of its components and attractions combination, this form the basis for this study. The aim of this study is to analyze tourism destination components in Zaria Kaduna State of Nigeria. Tourists’ opinions were sampled through questionnaire at various strategic centers to cover all tourism elements at the destination. Data collected were analyzed using Importance Performance Analysis technique (IPA). The results prove attraction to be the primary destination component i.e. main attractant, while accommodation and accessibility as secondary attractants (Facilitators) in the destination. The outcomes suggest major shortcomings that are traced to poor advertisement, insecurity in the destination e.t.c. The study established the state of the attractiveness of Zaria as a tourist destination, what components and elements are attractive and are not and the factors that influence these. In line with these, the study proposes recommendation that the local tourism board needs to be rejuvenated in other to enhance the local tourism industries to improve its attractiveness among others.
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Mwangi, Muhoro Grieveesbon, and Kibiro Eunice. "INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE LEVEL IN URBAN DESTINATIONS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA." International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews 5, no. 1 (January 26, 2018): 22–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/ijthr.2018.513.
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The purpose of this research was to examine empirically the international visitor experiences while in urban destinations Nairobi County, Kenya.
Methodology: The research hypothesis was constructed based on previous theoretical and empirical studies. A survey was conducted on 231 departing visitors to collect primary data from January to June 2017. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to measure the linear correlation between international visitor experiences and urban destinations.
Main findings: The results found out that visitor experience levels have direct positive influence on visitors’ visitation to Nairobi’s urban tourist attractions and thus directly influenced their return intention through their destination satisfaction process.
Implications: Destination managers and tourism organizations particularly service organizations need to take into account of the satisfaction levels and the level of experience of urban visitors to enhance their revisits.
Novelty: The findings of this research have provided to the understanding of valuable practical information about visitors experiences while in urban destinations. This information could be used in promotional strategies, product development, and urban planning frameworks should be geared to meet destination demand and sustainable urban tourism development.
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Susanti, Wiwik Dwi, and Adibah Nurul Yunisya. "The Potential Development Analysis of Kampung City Toward Special Interest Tourism (Art, Culture, and Architcture) In The City Of Malang (Case Study: Heritage Village, Malang City)." Sinektika: Jurnal Arsitektur 19, no. 1 (February 17, 2022): 22–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.23917/sinektika.v19i1.15726.
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Special interest tourism is currently developing and becoming one of the favourite destinations for tourists. One of the conceptual developments of special interest tourism is by developing urban villages. The urban village is one of the miniatures of Indonesia which contains various kinds of cultural wealth, history, social values, etc. The Kayutangan heritage village is one of the urban villages developed by the Malang City Government as a special interest tourist destination in the middle of Malang City. The character of the urban village is enriched with historical, architectural, art and cultural values which have not been explored and optimized as a special interest tourist destination. The heritage village only emphasizes the colonization infrastructure legacy while other potentials have not been explored optimally. Through this qualitative research, the other four potentials (historical, architectural, art, and cultural values) will be explored in detail and provide educational values for the Kayutangan urban village tourism.
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Pinheiro, António José, and Fernando Paulino. "Urban tourism and World Heritage: relations and effects of the classification." PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 20, no. 5 (2022): 1243–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2022.20.084.
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"The World Heritage classification emerges as a universal form of validation and dissemination of the heritage value, being a relevant tool for the communication of tourist destinations. The aim of this article is to understand the effects of the World Heritage classification on urban tourist destinations, by confronting the theoretical fundaments of urban tourism and patrimonialization with case studies that seek to evaluate the objectives and results of the World Heritage classification in these places. The different studies reviewed do not allow for a common generalized conclusion but enable to identify some destinations where the World Heritage seal has become an important factor in increasing the notoriety of the tourist destination, and, also, to recognize cities that have several factors that appeal to the visit, where the classification is not proven to be a determining factor in the attraction process for the destination."
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Arikan, Irfan, Ilker Ünsever, and Salma Halioui. "Importance of Tourism Paradox, Tourism Equinox and Tourism Detox for Urban Environments." Acta Economica Et Turistica 2, no. 2 (December 1, 2016): 221–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aet-2016-0019.
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AbstractWhen looking at the increase of tourism in a destination, it can be said that tourism is a valuable part of the economy. The proposal offered by today’s competitive paradigm: that higher the number of tourists visiting a city, the higher the income, sounds good at first. The increased number of tourist arrivals gives the appearance of increasing desirability of the city. Parallel with the increased tourism activities, new buildings, new lifestyles, foreign capital and new socio-economic relationships appear rapidly and replace the traditional ones. However, there will be a huge amount of social, cultural, economic and environmental problems faced by the local people as well as the tourists the city. Tourism paradox is the name given to the phenomenon where tourism industry destroys natural and cultural environment in a destination that is necessary for tourism activities. On the other hand the balance, which does not change and disturbs the social and economic relations at the destination is called “tourism equinox”. Therefore, spatial reorganization and urban regeneration play a crucial role for the marketing of cities and this transformation action affects all infrastructure facilities, restorations of old buildings, reorganization of historical zones, and revitalizing the architectural style of the cities. New projects and approaches to solve the problems caused by the growth of urban populations and to establish healthy sustainable tourism destinations are becoming more important than ever. Tourism detox is a treatment that is intended to remove harmful substances from these destinations. This paper investigates the influence of tourism paradox and tourism equinox on urban environments in relation to tourism activities and the protection of natural and cultural resources with the help of tourism detox. It primarily relies on qualitative research to understand the main futures of tourism paradox, equinox and detox taking the physical and environmental aspects of urban environments into consideration. As research methodology a literature review and the sources of secondary data were used.
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Stetic, Snezana, and Dario Simicevic. "Role of specific geographic landscapes in city break destinations." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 89, no. 1 (2009): 95–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd0901095s.
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Urban tourist destinations or City Break destinations are representing one of main destination products on tourist market. City Break destinations are big cities, administrative, economic and political centers of states and regions. These cities are 'open' 24 hours per day, seven days in week. Inside these tourist destination we can find different range of products (culture, entertainment, recreation, leisure, history, modern infrastructure). In these destinations season is not present and it lasts trough out the year. Promotional campaigns in City Break destinations are truing to create distinguished images in tourists mind as also as on investors, consumers and future residents. They emphasize advantages that those cities are delivering to their consumers, but often we forget that all these cities are having specific geographic landscapes. In the era of limiting of mass tourism to preserve resources for future generations and emphasizing the importance of sustainable development for tourism perspectives, the importance of specific geographic landscapes inside urban destinations for their further development as tourist destinations an their overall development is slightly neglected.
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Chan, Chung Shing, Mike Peters, and Birgit Pikkemaat. "Investigating visitors’ perception of smart city dimensions for city branding in Hong Kong." International Journal of Tourism Cities 5, no. 4 (December 9, 2019): 620–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-07-2019-0101.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the perceptions of visitors in terms of multiple aspects of smart cities to allow wise decisions to be made about smart tourist destinations by municipal governments and tourism authorities. Design/methodology/approach This study takes a sample of inbound visitors (n=205) from Hong Kong as an empirical questionnaire-based survey on visitors’ perceptions of these smart city attributes, which are collected from literature, and framed in Cohen’s Smart City Wheel. Findings This paper identifies the distinctive factors for branding Hong Kong as a smart city. The results from the factor analysis identify four factors for determining what a smart city is from the perspective of visitors, namely, the quality of a smart society: energy consumption in an urban environment, smart city governance and smart city livelihood. The first two factors further become the determinants of a successful smart city brand considered by visitors, which contribute to their locational decisions and thus the strategies and policies of smart destination branding. Research limitations/implications The results obtained can serve as insights for tourism policy makers and destination marketers when considering significant information and communication technology, or other smart and sustainable attributes for city branding (e.g. Buhalis and Amaranggana, 2014; Marine-Roig and Anton Clavé, 2015), as well as common investment and resource allocation for shared benefits in similar metropolises. Practical implications The smartness factors represent important dimensions of urban smartness as prioritized areas for further development, innovation and marketing of tourism industries and enterprises in Hong Kong, as a mature urban destination incorporating the branding of a proposed smart district as a strategy of urban development. Originality/value Smart urban development and tourism development have increasingly become inseparable, especially when visitors utilize cities as tourist destinations but share other urban resources and spaces with local citizens. Unlike the development of smart tourist attractions, smart tourist destinations should have a wider scope of smartness. A smart tourist destination may carry similar and overlapping characteristics of smart cities, which may be interpreted by visitors and may eventually affect their perceived image of a city.
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Foronda Robles, Concepción, Ana María García López, and Irene Navarro Franco. "The redistribution of the Tourism Flow in Destination (TFD) from spatial-temporal concentration. Seville is flowing." Investigaciones Turísticas, no. 23 (January 24, 2022): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/inturi2022.23.1.
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This research seeks to interrelate the spatial-temporal behaviour of tourists in the historic centres of urban destinations with the evolution and configuration of Urban Tourism Precincts, based on the analysis of tourist flows and the delimitation of the different tourist areas. For this purpose, the city of Seville was used as a case study, since it is the third urban destination in Spain with the highest number of visitors and overnight stays per year. In terms of methodology, direct observation techniques and GPS tracking technology are used to quantify and track groups of tourists in route, thus obtaining the different types of Tourist Flows in Destination and Tourist Zones. This study shows that tourism is growing and that it has become evident beyond the traditional concentration of visitors in the historical centres. A process of redistribution of flows with territorial repercussions on the use of public space is under way.
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Qin, Jing, Ci Song, Mingdi Tang, Youyin Zhang, and Jinwei Wang. "Exploring the Spatial Characteristics of Inbound Tourist Flows in China Using Geotagged Photos." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 20, 2019): 5822. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205822.
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As important modern tourist destinations, cities play a critical role in developing agglomerated tourism elements and promoting urban life quality. An in-depth exploration of tourist flow patterns between destination cities can reflect the dynamic trends of the inbound tourist market. This is significant for the development of tourism markets and innovation in tourism products. To this end, photos with geographical and corresponding metadata covering the entire country from 2011 to 2017 are used to explore the spatial characteristics of China’s inbound tourist flow, the spatial patterns of tourist movement, and the tourist destination cities group based on data mining techniques, including the Markov chain, a frequent-pattern-mining algorithm, and a community detection algorithm. Our findings show that: (1) the strongest flow of inbound tourists is between Beijing and Shanghai. These two cities, along with Xi’an and Guiling, form a “double-triangle” framework, (2) the travel between emerging destination cities in Central and Western China have gradually become frequently selected itineraries, and, (3) based on the flow intensity, inbound tourist destination cities can be divided into nine groups. This study provides a valuable reference for the development of China’s inbound tourism market.
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Li, Juchen, Xiucheng Guo, Ruiying Lu, and Yibang Zhang. "Analysing Urban Tourism Accessibility Using Real-Time Travel Data: A Case Study in Nanjing, China." Sustainability 14, no. 19 (September 25, 2022): 12122. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141912122.
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This study aimed to evaluate the spatial accessibility of tourism attractions in the urban destination city. An analytical framework for assessing urban tourism accessibility at different spatial scales was proposed to provide references on the interaction of urban transport and tourism systems. In addition to the travel time-based measure, a modified gravity model integrating the tourism destination attractiveness, urban transport system characteristics, and tourist demand distribution was developed to evaluate tourism accessibility in this study. Real-time travel data obtained from the Web Maps service were used to take the actual road network operation conditions into consideration and improve the accuracy of estimation results. Taking Nanjing as an example, the analysis results revealed the spatial heterogeneity of tourism accessibility and inequality in tourism resource availability at different levels. Road transport service improvement plays a dominant role in increasing tourism accessibility in areas with insufficient tourism resources, such as the outskirts of the destination city. As for areas with abundant attractions, authorities could pay attention to destination attractiveness construction and demand management in addition to the organization and management of road network operations around attractions during holidays. The results of this study provide a potentially valuable source of information for urban tourism destination management and transport management departments.
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Swanson, Kathryn. "Destination brand love: managerial implications and applications to tourism businesses." Journal of Place Management and Development 10, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 88–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpmd-11-2016-0073.
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Purpose In an increasingly competitive marketplace and with homogenization of destination brands occurring alongside globalization, enticing tourists to travel at all, let alone to a particular destination, can be a significant challenge. This paper aims to address this issue through exploration of the utility of the concept of brand love in the context of tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach The investigation of the problem involved three large cities in the USA and utilized a variety of qualitative research methods, including tourist interviews, photos and collages. Additionally, the research included key informant interviews. Findings In total, 13 themes through which participants articulated their love were identified through thematic analysis of the tourist data, and these themes were drawn together in a model of destination brand love. Furthermore, three types of destination brand love were identified, and these coincide with three words for “love” in the Greek language. Practical implications The most significant managerial value of the article’s findings likely would come from tourism destination marketing organizations determining what type(s) of love is/are (or could be) prevalent among that destination’s most loyal tourists. Steps to do this are provided. Originality/value The complexity in tourists’ relationships with, and feelings of love for, destinations and their brands that this research has revealed demonstrates that there is opportunity for deeper understanding of how and why tourists come to love a destination and its brand. With this more complete knowledge, marketers would be better prepared to foster and grow brand love among their destinations’ tourists, resulting in increased visitation and revenue.
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Афанасьев, Олег, Oleg Afanasev, Александра Афанасьева, and Aleksandra Afanaseva. "DESTINATION STORITELLING AS MODERN TOURISM TECHNOLOGY." Service & Tourism: Current Challenges 11, no. 3 (September 4, 2017): 7–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.22412/1995-0411-2017-11-3-7-24.
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The article is devoted to the storytelling as a relatively new marketing technology for tourist destinations. Tourism storytelling is defined as an integrated marketing technology for promoting tourism destinations through narrative information: legends, myths, fables, urban stories and tales. Tourism narrative become a self-contained attractor, supplementing or even replacing traditional objects of tourist interest. It can be realized through a variety tourist consumption
tools. The most important among them are material products (souvenirs, travel guides, etc.), figurative-symbolic objects (street art, iconographic documents, multimedia formats), verbal means, online resources, etc. The authors offer the concept of a “storytelling destination” as an attractive object for tourists, in the marketing promotion of which the technology of storytelling prevails. The article defines the city storytelling tourism place and describes the phenomenon of post-travel storytelling.
The authors also accomplish a detailed review of foreign publications on the problems of storytelling and its role in the tourist destinations development, consider some cases of the world’s and Russian storytelling destinations and separate mechanisms for their operating (cases of Kaliningrad, Borovsk, St. Petersburg, etc.).
The article characterizes the tourism storytelling as a marketing technology, its and some tools. It is determined that finding out or creating legends and their using in the marketing tourism places is one of the most common technologies of tourism storytelling. The authors present the classification of technologies of storytelling and legend in active tourism.
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Candrea, Adina Nicoleta, Cristinel Constantin, and Ana Ispas. "Tourism market heterogeneity in Romanian urban destinations, the case of Brasov." Tourism and hospitality management 18, no. 1 (June 2012): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thm.18.1.4.
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This paper is set on the context of tourism marketing and it investigates the concept of segmentation as an important tool in the management of urban tourism destinations. Segmentation presumes the existence of heterogeneity among customers in the market, and has received considerable support within the tourism literature while urban tourism has been the object of intensive research for several years. Based on a quantitative research, the present study, aims to provide a deeper insight into the typology of tourists visiting Romanian urban tourism destinations, with a focus on the city of Brasov. The survey reveals that the studied sample can be grouped into different clusters according to their socio-demographic and travel characteristics. As the results demonstrate that each of the identified tourists segments has different profiles, the implications for destination management are discussed. Recommendations are also highlighted in order to assist destination managers to formulate marketing strategies adapted to the different market segments, aiming to better position Brasov as an urban destination on the competitive national and international market.
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Önder, Irem, Karl Wöber, and Bozana Zekan. "Towards a sustainable urban tourism development in Europe." Tourism Economics 23, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 243–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354816616656247.
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The development of indicators and metrics systems has been identified as being of paramount importance by many tourism boards and international tourism organizations. This article discusses the bottom-up, micro-level approach of TourMIS, which is a platform for exchanging tourism statistics among tourism organizations, for collecting measures of sustainable urban tourism development. The authors provide a synthesis of various frameworks for sustainable tourism indicators for subnational regions and cities, concluding that it is more feasible to analyse existing sustainable tourism indicators than to introduce new measures lacking in direct practical applicability for the organizations. The application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) for benchmarking urban tourism destinations is then demonstrated by assessing measures available in TourMIS. Findings include inefficiency scores that suggest both managerial and political implications. Furthermore, the concept of a virtual reference destination assisting managers and politicians to analyse their destination’s strengths and weaknesses is introduced.
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Amore, Alberto, and Hiran Roy. "Blending foodscapes and urban touristscapes: international tourism and city marketing in Indian cities." International Journal of Tourism Cities 6, no. 3 (May 21, 2020): 639–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-09-2019-0162.
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Purpose Gateway cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are central in the tourist experience to India, yet the official government authorities and destination marketing organizations tend to underestimate the potential of these destinations to prospective and returning international tourists. In particular, there is little empirical research on urban tourism, food tourism and city marketing in the aforementioned cities. This paper aims to explore the scope for the promotion of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as food urban destinations. Design/methodology/approach For the purposes of this study, a case study methodology using content analysis was developed to ascertain the nexus between food and tourism in the three observed cities. Materials were gathered for the year 2019, with a focus on brochures, tourist guides, websites and social media accounts for Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. A two-coding approach through NVivo was designed to analyse and report the findings. Findings The findings of the study suggest that the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata fall short in positioning themselves as food urban destinations. Moreover, the study reports a dissonance between the imagery of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata portrayed to international tourists through induced images and the food-related experiences available in the cities. This divide reflects a pattern in destination marketing in India observed in previous research. Research limitations/implications The exploratory nature of this study calls for more research in the trends and future directions of food tourism and urban marketing in Indian cities. Moreover, this study calls for further research on the perceptions of urban food experience in Indian cities among international and domestic tourists. Practical implications A series of practical implications can be drawn. First, urban and national destination marketing organizations need to join efforts in developing urban marketing campaigns that place food as a key element of the urban experience. Second, cities worldwide are rebranding themselves as food destinations and Indian cities should reconsider local and regional culinary traditions as mean to reposition themselves to food travellers’ similar niche segments. Social implications The quest for authenticity is central in the expectations of incoming tourists. Moreover, the richness and variety of local and regional food in the cities analysed in this study can enhance urban visitor experience, with obvious economic and socio-cultural benefits for the local businesses and residents. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind to provide preliminary evidence on the nexus between food and tourism in Indian cities. Building from the literature, it developed a conceptual framework for the analysis of food tourism and urban branding and shed light on a currently overlooked aspect of incoming tourism to India.
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Chen, Xu, Jun Li, Wenxin Han, and Shudong Liu. "Urban Tourism Destination Image Perception Based on LDA Integrating Social Network and Emotion Analysis: The Example of Wuhan." Sustainability 14, no. 1 (December 21, 2021): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14010012.
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Tourism destination image perception aims to depict the urban tourism image from the perspective of the perception of tourists, which, therefore, sheds new light on the advancement and innovation of urban tourism. The model proposed in this study can effectively describe the image perception of a tourism destination, with its research conclusions providing a vital referential basis for the sustainable development of urban tourism. Combined with LDA, we construct the research framework of tourism destination image perception and then take the online comments of popular scenic spots in Wuhan on Ctrip Travel as an example. The results show that four aspects are included in tourists’ perception of the city image of Wuhan: experience, history culture, leisure service, and tourist destination. Among them, the social network of the experience dimension is most closely related. In addition, emotion analysis illustrates that tourists’ emotional tendencies tend to be positive under the four perceptual dimensions.
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Perles-Ribes, José, Ana Ramón-Rodríguez, Luis Moreno-Izquierdo, and María Such-Devesa. "Competitiveness and overtourism: a proposal for an early warning system in Spanish urban destinations." European Journal of Tourism Research 27 (March 1, 2021): 2707. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v27i.2137.
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The tourism industry is undergoing accelerated changes that pose significant challenges for both destination and business managers as well as for researchers of the tourism phenomenon. Two of these challenges that are particularly relevant are the emergence of the sharing economy and its influence on the degree of overtourism perceived in the tourist destinations. This paper addresses the subject through the use of machine learning techniques. The findings show that machine learning techniques are especially well-suited tools for dealing with these kinds of tourism issues. The findings also show that for the Spanish case, tourism competitiveness is a key predictor of overtourism
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BERDIBEKOVA, Amina, Guldana SADYKOVA, Sholpan ALPEISSOVA, Lyazzat PARIMBEKOVA, and Zhanar ZHANABAYEVA. "Prospects for the Formation of a Smart Destination as a Determining Factor in the Modernization of Urban Infrastructure and a Means of Sustainable Urban Tourism Development in Kazakhstan." Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 13, no. 8 (December 31, 2022): 2222. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505/jemt.13.8(64).14.
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New requirements of society for the provision of tourist services are shaped by informatization and the transformation of society into one of modern technology. The value of the innovative component of tourist service provision, modernization of priorities in the consumer market, communicative interaction with consumers using the latest technology, and other components call for new approaches and methods in the formation of the complex of relationships in tourist destinations. In this, of importance is the need for scientific research into the formation of a smart destination of the megapolis as a certain factor in the modernization of urban infrastructure. The purpose of the study is to discover prospects for the formation of a smart tourist destination of the metropolis as a decisive factor in the modernization of urban infrastructure and the means of sustainable development of urban tourism. Analysis of research results points to the key technological developments used in smart tourist destinations, as well as the universal mobile travel applications most relevant in Kazakhstan's megacities. The authors conclude that smart tourist destinations can function as the components (elements) of smart cities, giving opportunities for the formation and promotion of the tourist product and the development of urban infrastructure.
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Pulido-Fernández, Juan Ignacio, Pablo Juan Cárdenas-García, and Isabel Carrillo-Hidalgo. "Explaining tourism expenditure based on trip characteristics in emerging urban-cultural destinations." Tourism Review 72, no. 1 (April 18, 2017): 68–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-09-2016-0040.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine, through a microeconomic analysis, the extent to which trip characteristics influence tourism expenditure in 14 emerging urban-cultural cities in Andalusia (Spain). Design/methodology/approach This analysis was carried out using an ordinary least squares method, which measures influence on tourism expenditure based on the trip characteristics of tourists visiting emerging urban-cultural cities. For this, the authors used 3,030 surveys conducted on tourists who, in 2013, visited 14 emerging urban-cultural cities in Andalusia (Spain). Findings It was confirmed that certain trip characteristics – type of accommodation, length of stay, trip planning and internet use – determine tourism expenditure in these destinations. The findings provide stakeholders in these destinations with information for the implementation of policies aiming to increase revenue in destinations where tourism development levels are still in their infancy and where, therefore, there are many unexploited opportunities. Originality/value First, this study identifies those trip characteristics which influence tourist expenditure in emerging urban tourist destinations. These destinations, to date, had not been previously analysed in expenditure segmentation studies. Second, aside from the factors traditionally analysed in scientific literature, other trip-specific variables were considered; these relate to the means by which tourists familiarise themselves with their destination and the way in which they plan their trip (use of the internet), as the rise of new technologies has radically changed tourism.
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Gohar, Amir. "Tourism and Urbanization, An Interconnected Evolution." Sustainability in Environment 6, no. 3 (August 23, 2021): p96. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/se.v6n3p96.
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While there is extensive literature on the evolution of tourism and the urbanization process, the interlinks between these two evolutions are not yet fully explored; maybe because they are separate disciplines, or taught independently of each other. This research navigates the spatial dimension of travel evolution alongside the attendant expansion of the urbanization process. It defines the nexus between tourism as a global demand and the physical infrastructure that accommodates such a force. The built environment, manifested in both its urban forms and its systems of mobility, is shaped by, and has been shaping, many factors including tourism. Using comparative narratives that describes tourist curiosity, the tourism routs and the tourism destinations across time, this work further explores the historical relationship between urbanization and tourism by emphasizing how the evolution of each has influenced the other. Itanalyzes different eras and identifies how the tourist, the travel mode and the destination have influenced each other through time. Considered one of the world's oldest tourist destinations, Egypt is used here to demonstrate the interlocking relationship of tourism and urbanization. The research concludes that appreciating these two phenomena in isolation proves challenging insofar as the evolution of tourism through time can not only be attributed to the tourism demand but also to the shape and form of the destination and the mobile systems available in each era and locale.
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Fyall, Alan, and Brian Garrod. "Destination management: a perspective article." Tourism Review 75, no. 1 (August 30, 2019): 165–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-07-2019-0311.
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Purpose Destinations are focal points for tourist activity and thus for the study of tourism. They are, however, notoriously difficult to manage due to their complex systems of stakeholders. Such complexity implies that destinations are driven by a wide range of forces in their internal and external environments. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the diversity and depth of the challenges at play in destination management and, in doing so, review the primary contributions in the field. Design/methodology/approach This is a "perspective" paper (i.e. critical literature review). Findings The study of destinations remains an area of active research interest, with the many challenges that arise from within and external to destinations offering much food for thought with respect to their longevity as viable, sustainable and competitive places for tourists to visit. For the future, the need to view destinations as part of a wider system is paramount with them being inescapable from debates on urban planning, economic inequality, transportation and housing and the omnipresence of all things “smart”. Such debates need to incorporate both tourists and resident communities, as the well-being and quality of life of both groups is under threat in many destinations, particularly heritage and culturally rich city destinations around the world, where the term “overtourism” is increasingly heard. Research limitations/implications This study has implications for the integrated and more holistic management of tourist destinations. Practical implications This is a "perspective" paper, so it does not offer individual practical implications for destinations. Moreover, it offers a concise and precise summary of core studies in the field and provides a platform for a more future-looking critical debate on the sustainable management of tourist destinations. Social implications Looking ahead, destinations need to be considered as part of a wider system, one that is inclusive of urban planning, economic inequality, transportation and housing, and “smart” initiatives among others. Most importantly, the views of tourist and resident communities need to be considered and incorporated into future planning at the destination level with wellbeing and quality of life indicators being used to identify the real benefits of tourism to both communities. Originality/value Integrated and holistic forms of destination management is the way forward, with the exponential growth of technology, as well as the need to manage the exchange of knowledge and data at the destination level, critical to the sustainability of the competitive destination long into the future.
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Ben-Dalia, Sharon, Noga Collins-Kreiner, and Arza Churchman. "Evaluation of an Urban Tourism Destination." Tourism Geographies 15, no. 2 (May 2013): 233–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2011.647329.
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Ahmad, Rafiq. "Tourism and struggles for domination: Local tourism communities and symbolic violence in Kashmir." Tourist Studies 22, no. 1 (November 14, 2021): 61–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14687976211058755.
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Community-based tourism development in rural tourist destinations is hindered by the complex interplay of power struggles between the State, hoteliers, travel agents, local tourism players, host community and activists. Following Bourdieu’s ‘epistemologically reflexive’ sociology of everyday life, including his concepts of ‘capital’, ‘habitus’ and ‘field’, I examine the power relations between the Indian State, the regional government, the armed forces, private urban hoteliers and travel agencies, religious corporations, local tourism service providers (e.g. the ponymen and taxi operators) and the host communities operating at the tourism destination of Pahalgam in the Himalayan territory of the Indian-administered Kashmir. Drawing on ethnographic material collected during June–September 2017 and October 2018, I analyse the power relations in the context of a growing political conflict in the region. The central question this article addresses is how and to what extent these actors, particularly the Indian State, engage in contestations for dominance, insurrection and subversion over Pahalgam tourist destination. Theorising the embodiment of ponywālā1 habitus, I demonstrate that ‘subaltern’ dispositions of the ponymen and their corresponding tourism practices of offering pony rides to tourists and pilgrims create boundaries within the destination ‘field’ of Pahalgam. Subsequently, I aim to show that such dispositions cultivate internalised beliefs or doxa among local community players, thus limiting their access to capitals (economic, social, cultural and symbolic) and ensuring the (re)production of their dominated position in the destination field of Pahalgam.
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Santamarta Espuña, Lluís. "Tourism&Theatre. To be or not to be?" Tourism and Heritage Journal 1 (October 16, 2019): 132–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/thj.2019.1.8.
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This project seeks to study the TourismTheatre phenomenon. The main proposal of the research is to highlight strategies of how an urban destination can make, from its inherent theatre products and theatrical culture, a tourist attraction.The methodology undertaken has been an exploratory search of qualitative information thanks to exhaustive in-depth interviews with theatrical and tourism professionals and companies. Currently, London and New York are the most successful examples of TourismTheatre destinations. However, examples from other western destinations are devising alternatives strategies.Surprisingly, the conclusion that the project has unearthed is that tourism accessibility is the key to TourismTheatre phenomenon. In destinations where theatre is not yet a tourism attraction, tourist managers should focus on making the art form more reachable for tourist consumption (content accessibility, communication campaigns, distribution channels, etc.). Thus, the creation of a tourism accessibility company applied to theatre could be the most feasible strategy to adopt.
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Vu, Huy Quan, Jian Ming Luo, Gang Li, and Rob Law. "Exploration of Tourist Activities in Urban Destination Using Venue Check-In Data." Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 44, no. 3 (November 18, 2019): 472–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1096348019889121.
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Understanding the differences and similarities in the activities of tourists from various cultures is important for tourism managers to develop appropriate plans and strategies that could support urban tourism marketing and managements. However, tourism managers still face challenges in obtaining such understanding because the traditional approach of data collection, which relies on survey and questionnaires, is incapable of capturing tourist activities at a large scale. In this article, we present a method for the study of tourist activities based on a new type of data, venue check-ins. The effectiveness of the presented approach is demonstrated through a case study of a major tourism country, France. Analysis based on a large-scale data set from 19 tourism cities in France reveals interesting differences and similarities in the activities of tourists from 14 markets (countries). Valuable insights are provided for various urban tourism applications.
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Damanik, Erond Litno, Daniel H. P. Simanjuntak, and Daud Daud. "Cultural heritage buildings for urban tourism destinations: portraits of Siantar, Indonesia, in the past." F1000Research 10 (July 9, 2021): 554. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.48027.1.
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Background: This study was motivated by the failure to use historic buildings, plantations heritage, and modernization of Siantar. The problem is focused on the optimization of historic buildings, icons for urban tourism destinations. The study contribution is useful for the protection, utilization, and development of cultural heritage buildings into a tourist destination in urban areas. More specifically, the study aims to explore and discuss the optimization of urban tourism to support economic and territorial growth. Methods: The study was carried out qualitatively with a pragmatic methodological approach according to the tourism paradigm. The study departs from the colonial archives: photographs, maps, notes, and field research focused on the identification, significance, and contribution to urban history. The data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. Raw information was reduced and coded according to the relevance of the study. Data are combined into categories and themes reflecting descriptive analysis, classification, and interpretation. Data validation was done through triangulation strategies, member checking, rich descriptions, and saturation. Results:The Historic Tours of Siantar and Its Surroundings, the findings of this study were carried out in three stages; development based on national consensus in law, utilization into public space, appreciation for managers, and management incentives, and determining urban tourism designs. Conclusions: Utilization of cultural heritage buildings for urban tourism destinations reflects the urban with plantation characteristics, portraits of cities in the past, packed into urban tourism experiences.
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Gomis-López, Joan Miquel, and Francesc González-Reverté. "Smart Tourism Sustainability Narratives in Mature Beach Destinations. Contrasting the Collective Imaginary with Reality." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (June 22, 2020): 5083. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12125083.
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This article contributes to the analysis of the relationship between urban renewal processes and sustainable development in mature beach destinations and the adoption of smart tourism. It takes as its case study Spanish destinations taking part in publicly-funded projects and plans designed to convert them into so-called “smart destinations” (SD). Its chief goals are to identify, through the Delphi technique, the smart tourism narrative behind the drive for creating SD, as well as to see how good a fit this is with the strategic positionings of mature destinations seeking to halt their decline or take on a new lease of life by introducing sustainability measures. Based on a review of the existing literature, we perform a critical analysis of this narrative to expose the contradictions arising when it is applied as a tool for urban renewal based on the implementation of sustainability strategies. The results aid with progress in two directions. Firstly, the article contributes new conceptual elements on the role of SD in the urban transformation of tourist destinations as a response to the challenges of global competitiveness. The second contribution, which is applied in nature and based on the study of a variety of Spanish tourist destinations, analyzes the impact the application of smart tourism-based technological solutions may have upon sustainability. Specifically, it examines the actions of different mass tourism beach destinations and discusses their actual ability to foster renewal in the field of tourism and offer solutions for overcoming urban sustainability problems. Lastly, it offers some recommendations for mature beach destination managers interested in implementing smart tourism projects based on sustainability criteria.
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Bertocchi, Dario, Nicola Camatti, Silvio Giove, and Jan van der Borg. "Venice and Overtourism: Simulating Sustainable Development Scenarios through a Tourism Carrying Capacity Model." Sustainability 12, no. 2 (January 9, 2020): 512. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12020512.
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Overtourism problems, anti-tourist movements and negative externalities of tourism are popular research approaches and are key concepts to better understand the sustainable development of tourism destinations. In many of the overtourism narratives, Venice is considered to be one of the most relevant cases of overtourism and therefore has become a laboratory for studying the different conflicts that emerge when tourism numbers continue to grow and the quality of the tourism flow continues to decline. This article is therefore focusing on Venice and on one of the possible solutions to mitigate the negative impacts of tourism represented by the concept of a tourist carrying capacity (TCC) in an urban destination. The aim of this paper is to discuss alternative methodologies regarding the calculation of the TCC, and to apply a fuzzy instead of a ‘crisp’ linear programming model to determine the scenarios of a sustainable number of tourists in the cultural destination of Venice, looking for the optimal compromise between, on the one hand, the wish of maximizing the monetary gain by the local tourism sectors and, on the other, the desire to control the undesirable effects that tourism exerts on a destination by the local population. To solve the problems related to tourism statistics and data availability, some uncertainty in the parameters has been included using fuzzy numbers. The fuzziness in the model was introduced on the basis of questionnaires distributed among both tourists and residents. By applying the fuzzy linear programming model to the emblematic case of Venice, it was shown that this approach can indeed help destinations to understand the challenges of sustainable tourism development better, to evaluate the impact of alternative policies of overtourism on the sustainability of tourism, and hence, to help design a strategy to manage tourist flows more adequately
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Corte, Valentina, Chiara D’Andrea, Iris Savastano, and Pina Zamparelli. "Smart Cities and Destination Management: Impacts and Opportunities for Tourism Competitiveness." European Journal of Tourism Research 17 (October 1, 2017): 7–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v17i.291.
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In the latest years, the smart city theme has been widely discussed in both city planning and academic studies from various perspectives, i.e. technology, sustainability, management and tourism. This is mainly due to the urgency of rethinking the city because of the rapid population growth and the urbanization increase. These challenges are triggering many cities to find smarter management ways. Nonetheless, only a limited number of studies investigated systematically the smart cities phenomenon and its impact on tourism. In this research, we try to understand the smart city concept considering the strategic role of technologies as opportunities in the smart tourist destination, trying to fill the literature research gaps by identifying how cities have to manage urban planning to be labelled as “smart”, what can be the applications of smart strategies to tourism, what resources/capabilities smart cities need to possess to catch opportunities and face challenges coming from the tourism market, how the smart city planning and its tourist applications can enhance destinations competitiveness. The empirical analysis tests four successful smart cities: Milan, Singapore, London and Johannesburg. The final part includes some reflections on the integration of tourism development with city planning and its effects on urban smartness.
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Pasquinelli, Cecilia. "Building from scratch? An “inner connectivity” framework for soft urban tourism development." International Journal of Tourism Cities 2, no. 3 (August 8, 2016): 248–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-05-2016-0010.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define a framework for urban tourism development, providing a rationale for tourism planners pursuing a competitive, sustainable and inclusive tourism destination model for urban settings. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework is proposed, discussed and exemplified in a specific geographical context. Findings The soft urban tourism development framework adopts a place-based approach to tourism destination building and suggests an integration method grounded in tourism urbanicity. Research limitations/implications The proposed tourism development model is based on theoretical premises. Empirical research should test the potential and pitfalls of this approach. Practical implications The proposed framework is a cognitive tool for strategy making in those cities that either need to radically re-envision city tourism or are attempting to build an urban tourism destination from scratch. Originality/value The paper contributes to the urban agenda in tourism studies. It proposes a framework emphasising the urban character of tourism and exploiting the multifunctionality of urban contexts for competitive niche tourism development.
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Jojic, Sonia. "City Branding and the Tourist Gaze: City Branding for Tourism Development." European Journal of Social Science Education and Research 5, no. 3 (December 1, 2018): 150–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ejser-2018-0066.
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Abstract For many years now the topic of city branding has gained a significant interest in both the academics and policy maker’s specified fields. As many cities tend to compete globally in attracting tourism, investment or talents, the concepts of brand strategy has been increasingly adopted from the commercial filed and has been applied to the urban development, regeneration and quality of life of cities. Nevertheless, city branding helps in increasing the status of the place as touristic destination, residential, or business location. As many places are mainly branded as touristic destinations, urban tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of worldwide tourism market. Thus this article intends to explore the essence of city branding related to tourism and John Urry, “Tourist Gaze”; city image, and the relationship between city branding and its residents.
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Zhang, Weiwei, and Lingling Jiang. "Effects of High-Speed Rail on Sustainable Development of Urban Tourism: Evidence from Discrete Choice Model of Chinese Tourists’ Preference for City Destinations." Sustainability 13, no. 19 (September 25, 2021): 10647. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131910647.
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In China, the opening of high-speed rails (HSR) brings significant changes to the source-destination spatial distance, the accessibility of destinations, and the spatial structure of tourist flows in each region, exerting varied HSR effects on different types of cities. Against this backdrop, it is meaningful to deeply explore tourists’ preference for city destinations in the light of HSR effects. The exploration could contribute greatly to the planning, marketing, management, and sustainable development of urban tourism. This paper takes Xiangtan and Yueyang as typical cases of the diffusion effect and the corridor effect of HSR. Firstly, the factors affecting destination choice were identified, and the attribute levels were configured, forming multiple virtual alternatives. Next, questionnaire surveys were carried out to collect tourists’ selections between each pair of alternatives. Further, a discrete choice model was constructed to assign a weight to each factor, reflecting its importance to tourists’ decision-making regarding their destination selection and to disclose the law of tourists’ preferences for destinations. The results showed that (1) Under the HSR diffusion effect, the top three factors affecting tourists’ preference for destinations in Xiangtan are convenience, connection time, and popularity; under HSR corridor effect, the top three factors affecting the tourists’ preference for destinations in Yueyang are reputation, convenience, and leisure and reception facilities (LRFs). (2) The destination preference is closely associated with personal features like gender, income, occupation, and fellow travelers. Tourists with different personal features give different attention to the various influencing factors. The research findings provide a reference for the sustainable development of urban tourism.
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Maksin, Marija. "Challenges, responses and partnership for achieving sustainable tourism and heritage preservation." Spatium, no. 22 (2010): 11–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/spat1022011m.
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The process of globalization has created the situation where the expectations of tourists are the same both with respect to the quality of services in all destinations and with respect to the authencity based on local attractions and experiences, which should be unique and different for each destination. The key element in maintaining destination attractiveness is the protection and presentation of natural and cultural heritage and its sustainable utilization for tourism development. The sustainability concept is of equal importance for long-term tourism development, destination competitiveness and heritage protection. The paper deals with the main challenges to achieving sustainable tourism and points to some key responses to them. Participation, cooperation and partnership should be a vital prerequisite for the implementation and performance of sustainable tourism and heritage protection. This attitude has been tested on several examples of good practice in heritage protection and the sustainable development of tourism destinations in Serbia. .
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Sugimoto, Koun, Kei Ota, and Shohei Suzuki. "Visitor Mobility and Spatial Structure in a Local Urban Tourism Destination: GPS Tracking and Network analysis." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (February 12, 2019): 919. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030919.
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Visitor mobility is an important element for facilitating sustainable local economics and management in urban tourism destinations. Research on visitor mobility often focuses on the patterns and structures of spatial visitor behavior and the factors that influence them. This study examines the relationship between visitor mobility and urban spatial structures through an exploratory analysis of visitors’ movements and characteristics, which were collected from surveys with global positional system (GPS) tracking technologies and questionnaires. The Ueno district, one of the most popular tourism destinations in Tokyo, Japan, was selected as the study area. For local stakeholders, the low accessibility levels between this district’s park zone and downtown zone have become a major destination management issue. We compared visitor movements and flow networks in various places from different major trip origins (railway stations) by using several analysis techniques (GPS log distribution, spatial movement sequences, and network analysis), and examined physical and human factors that caused the different mobility patterns. The results demonstrated that physical factors, including major transport hubs (railway stations), topography, commercial accumulation, and POI distribution, affected intra-destination visitor behavior, and segmented visitor markets into different main zones. Such findings could inform future destination management policies and planning in local urban tourism destinations.
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Abbas, E. "Towards A New Scenario for Sustainable Coastal Tourism “The role of the Internet of Things (IoT) application for Smart Sustainable Destination”." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1113, no. 1 (December 1, 2022): 012028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1113/1/012028.
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Abstract This paper investigates an analytical study about the impact of applying the Internet of Things (IoT) as a smart management approach on enhancing the sustainability of tourism destinations and its foreseeable future evolution as a smart management approach. The idea that develop such smart technologies can be a promising approach that different destinations can adopt to solve some of current tourism’s challenges and its negative impact on the urban environment especially coastal sensitive environment. Therefore, the study used the Delphi technique to determine the opinions of experts regarding the smart tourism destination approach and new management tools; their advantages, limitations, and expected effects on the management process, in addition to the marketing and branding of coastal tourism destinations. This anticipative analysis highlights the potentials of the impact of IoT in the coming years, which could help in identifying the substantive elements that could shape this future scenario of destination management, by building a bridge between scientific knowledge and practical development plans, and how a systematic model for smart destinations can facilitate the management process for stakeholders.
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Scott, Noel, and Chris Cooper. "Innovation for sustainable urban tourism: some thoughts on best practice." Revista de Administração Pública 44, no. 5 (October 2010): 1171–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-76122010000500008.
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This paper examines a series of strategic initiatives that have been undertaken by Tourism Queensland (TQ), a State Tourism Organization in Australia, to develop tourism and in particular to develop networks in tourism destinations. This paper firstly examines the nature of sustainable urban tourism (SUT) and discusses approaches to defining it. It suggests that developing SUT requires a generic approach to improving sustainable tourism operations amongst all suppliers in an urban area. Further, this approach suggests that best practice in marketing and policy development can be adopted to attract tourists to a SUT destination and examples of this approach are provided.
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De Carlo, Manuela. "A model for destination strategy assessment: an analysis of Italian urban destinations." International Journal of Tourism Cities 1, no. 2 (May 5, 2015): 103–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-08-2014-0005.
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Purpose – This study aims to develop and validate a scale for the assessment of the quality of the meta-management process that helps urban destinations to identify potential improvement in their strategy and possible paths to enhance destination competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – In particular, through an empirical analysis of all the Italian cities with tourism certification (138 urban destinations), a model is proposed, linking specific portal functions to the achievement of six meta-management processes (product development, segment selection, customer relation management, promotion, destination image and brand management and management of distribution channels). Through a comparison with a competitive set of excellent international destinations, the study identifies priorities for competitiveness enhancement. Findings – The results of the study contribute to the ongoing debate on destination competitiveness and destination web site evaluation. Originality/value – From the managerial point of view, the model helps destination managers to control destination strategy and create consensus among all the stakeholders on the actions to achieve them.
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Davies, Nick, Luke Blazejewski, and Graeme Sherriff. "The rise of micromobilities at tourism destinations." Journal of Tourism Futures 6, no. 3 (February 3, 2020): 209–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jtf-10-2019-0113.
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Purpose This paper aims to identify the need for research that focuses on micromobilities at tourist destinations, charting their recent expansion and exploring development challenges. Design/methodology/approach This discussion draws together recent evidence and studies that are directly and indirectly related to the rise of micromobilities. It identifies and critically analyses the trend going forward, its potential benefits and challenges, and offers several areas of future study. Findings Micromobilities relates to a new umbrella term that includes, but is not limited to, walking, cycling (both existing modes), e-bikes and e-scooters (new modes). The proliferation of new micro-modes in urban zones at destinations can be viewed positively in terms of their potential to increase sustainable urban mobility and therefore destination attractiveness; but also negatively in terms of potential space issues, accessibility and sustainable implementation. Destination developers and stakeholders should therefore consider carefully how to successfully integrate micromobilities into sustainable transport systems. Originality/value This paper addresses a trend that is extremely prominent at many destinations but largely absent from academic study and that is also being described by commentators as key to sustainable futures at destinations.
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Zagnoli, Patrizia, and Elena Radicchi. "Do Major Sports Events Enhance Tourism Destinations?" Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research 47, no. 1 (December 1, 2009): 44–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10141-009-0031-z.
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Do Major Sports Events Enhance Tourism Destinations?A growing number of destinations are utilizing sport events as a strategic tool for revitalizing and re-qualifying themselves. The aim of this paper is to explore the value of sport events in enhancing the "quality" (in terms of image, tourist attractiveness, quality of life, etc.) of a tourist destination. This assessment is based on a case study analysis regarding the effects of sport initiatives adopted by a number of cities and countries in Italy, Europe and worldwide. The findings suggest that sport events can have different implications for host destinations: from fostering an economic and social urban "regeneration", to putting a city on a worldwide tourist map, or even changing the unequal participation of a country in the global economy.
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Zhang, Xuhui, Chen Zhang, Yanan Li, Ziyu Xu, and Zhenfang Huang. "Hierarchical Fusion Process of Destination Image Formation: Targeting on Urban Tourism Destination." Sustainability 13, no. 21 (October 26, 2021): 11805. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132111805.
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Image has been widely accepted as a combination of perceived elements that are commonly discrete and static ones. ‘Discrete’ means that the elements are treated as separate ones with each other, with no interactions among them. ‘Static’ means that the elements would not be changed into other forms in the process of destination image formation. This study, thinking outside the box, tries to explore destination image formation through perceived elements and take their interactions and corresponding changes into account. Machine learning, as the core of artificial intelligence, is applied for data analysis in this study. Urban tourism destinations are targeted because of their variety and abundance of perceived elements. Data are collected from both interview and questionnaire surveys of tourists. Through several phases of analysis, this study finally finds that perceived elements do interact with each other and change into new forms level by level in tourism destination image formation. Specifically, there are four levels from bottom to top in the whole process of destination image formation, i.e., the individual-landscape layer, compound-atmosphere layer, dual-factor layer, and overall-image layer. In the bottom stage, elements are commonly numerous, separate, and concrete. With the interactive effects of the elements, they integrate with each other and generate some new forms in higher levels, which would be more general and abstract. Based on the findings, the dynamic fusion process and pyramid hierarchy of destination image formation are disclosed. This study explores destination image formation from a new perspective, considering perceived elements within a dynamic, synthetic system, and therefore provides practical insights into destination image construction in a more comprehensive and targeted way.