Memorable tourism experience in the context of astrotourism

This paper examines current literature on edible insect consumption in western culture through an inductive lens, addressing environmental, nutritional, food security, anthropological and psychological aspects of the topic. Findings show that western aversion towards edible insects is deeply psychological and cultural, mostly ignoring the pleasure dimensions such as taste, texture and flavour. The nature of the problem appears to be predominantly social. Results suggest that a beneficial route of introducing edible insects into the western diet could be formed through a societal perspective. Tourism and hospitality can potentially play a big part in the edible insect development. For instance, food as a tourism product can attract visitors from different backgrounds whilst food consumption as a tourism experience subliminally promises an experience of novelty and potential newfound pleasure in food. Food as an integral part of various cultures and local heritages entails local dishes that can be considered ‘cultural artifacts’ and their consumption symbolises the consumption of ‘other’. Tourism experiences can expose an individual to lasting personal change, self-discovery and intellectual development. Hence, taking into consideration that acquiring new cultural knowledge increases openness to experience, it is possible that tourism could contribute to adopting the practice of insect consumption in the western cultural sphere.

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An aesthetic approach to the tourism experience in a museum : Visitors' interviews at Kimchungup museum

International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research ◽

10.21298/ijthr.2017.05.31.5.107 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 107-120

Author(s):

Young-Min Song ◽

Jun-Soo Kang

Keyword(s):

Museum Visitors ◽

Tourism Experience

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The Perception of Job-related Motivators When Choosing a Career in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry – A Comparative Study Between Polish and Spanish Students

International Journal of Management and Economics ◽

10.1515/ijme-2017-0014 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 84-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Aleksandra Grobelna

Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Rapid Growth ◽

Career Paths ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Staff Turnover ◽

Motivating Factors ◽

Tourism Experience ◽

Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽

Tourism And Hospitality

AbstractThe recent rapid growth of the tourism and hospitality industries raises a question about the quantity and quality of the workforce needed in these sectors. In the tourism/hospitality industry, where most services are delivered directly by employees, competitive advantage is primarily attained through people (employees), who are perceived as an integral component of tourism experience. This creates challenges for an industry suffering from high rates of staff turnover, especially of young employees who leave their jobs after graduation, choosing other career paths.This study presents the job related motivators that students found important when considering their future careers, and investigates the extent to which those motivators can be found in the tourism and hospitality industry. Is the industry able to offer the motivators that will keep the employees willing to choose this particular path? We focus on two groups of potential employees – Polish and Spanish students. The study reveals that both groups generally do not believe that a career in the TH industry offered these motivating factors. We also contrast and compare both groups’ perceptions in this area.

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The Factor Structure of Medical Tourist Satisfaction: Exploring Key Drivers of Choice, Delight, and Frustration

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research ◽

10.1177/1096348020987273 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109634802098727

Author(s):

Josip Mikulić ◽

Damir Krešić ◽

Maja Šerić

Keyword(s):

Medical Tourism ◽

The Other ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Tourist Satisfaction ◽

Tourism Experience ◽

Key Drivers ◽

The One ◽

Medical Tourist ◽

Shed Light ◽

Three Factor

The current study intends to contribute to a better understanding of the medical tourism experience. In particular, this study uses data from a survey-based study conducted on a sample of 1,209 medical tourists in Croatia. On the one hand, this study aims to explore and shed light on the decision-making process of medical tourists, and, on the other hand, to reveal which elements of both the medical institution and the destination where it is located, have largest potentials to drive medical tourist delight and/or frustration, in accordance with the three-factor theory of customer satisfaction.

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The Overview of the Conservation and Renewal of the Industrial Belgian Heritage as a Vector for Cultural Regeneration

Information ◽

10.3390/info12010027 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 27

Author(s):

Jiazhen Zhang ◽

Jeremy Cenci ◽

Vincent Becue ◽

Sesil Koutra

Keyword(s):

Textile Industry ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Service Industry ◽

Industrial Heritage ◽

Industrial History ◽

Tourism Experience ◽

Industrial Civilization ◽

The City ◽

Protection And Renewal ◽

Cultural Regeneration

Industrial heritage reflects the development track of human production activities and witnessed the rise and fall of industrial civilization. As one of the earliest countries in the world to start the Industrial Revolution, Belgium has a rich industrial history. Over the past years, a set of industrial heritage renewal projects have emerged in Belgium in the process of urban regeneration. In this paper, we introduce the basic contents of the related terms of industrial heritage, examine the overall situation of protection and renewal in Belgium. The industrial heritage in Belgium shows its regional characteristics, each region has its representative industrial heritage types. In the Walloon region, it is the heavy industry. In Flanders, it is the textile industry. In Brussels, it is the service industry. The kinds of industrial heritages in Belgium are coordinate with each other. Industrial heritage tourism is developed, especially on eco-tourism, experience tourism. The industrial heritage in transportation and mining are the representative industrial heritages in Belgium. There are a set of numbers industrial heritages are still in running based on a successful reconstruction into industrial tourism projects. Due to the advanced experience in dealing with industrial heritage, the industrial heritage and the city live together harmoniously.

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