scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of Wine Tourists’ Perspective on Tourism Infrastructure in Wine Regions of Maharashtra

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupama Kotur Kaddi ◽  
Paramita Suklabaidya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Exact Nature ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Wine tourism in Maharashtra is slowly but surely evolving and entering into the ‗growth phase‘. Tourism infrastructure development is one of the primary steps in tourism product development process; therefore there is a need to assess the quality of existing tourism infrastructure in the wine tourism regions in Maharashtra so as to promote and further the growth of the wine tourism product in Maharashtra. It is important to understand the exact nature or type as well as importance of tourism infrastructure from the wine tourists‘ perspective for an enhanced and overall wine tourism experience. This paper is based on a study undertaken with two objectives:(a) to study the importance of various tourism infrastructure facilities in wine tourism growth; (b) to analyse the gap, if any, between the expected and the actual quality of critical tourism infrastructure in wine regions in Maharashtra as perceived by the tourists. For the purpose of this study, twelve (12) most critical tourism infrastructure facilities were identified and  questionnaire was prepared on the same.  The respondents to the questionnaire are the wine tourists as this paper aims to understand the perception of the wine tourists on tourism infrastructure facilities at the wine tourism destinations in the state. This paper is aimed at forming the basis for further research on wine tourism management in Maharashtra. The paper will try to suggest a roadmap for ‗need based infrastructure development‘ for a sustainable growth of the wine tourism destinations in Maharashtra based on the findings of the study.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI DAN EKSPEKTASI WISATAWAN TERHADAP KOMPONEN DESTINASI WISATA LAKEY-HU’U, KABUPATEN DOMPU

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizal Kurniansah
Keyword(s):  
Likert Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Travel Agents ◽  
Average Rating ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
Program Components

This study aims to determine the key components of tourism destinations Lakey-Hu’u, Sumbawa Island.It also examines the perceptions and expectations of tourists to the quality of the components, and describes the improvised program of the Lakey- Hu’u components.Data were collected through observation, interviews, and questionnaires which then analysed using theory component of the tourism product and the theory of perception.The results showed that the decisive component of tourism destinations Lakey-Hu’u include attractions, amenities, accessibility, ancillary, and community involvement.Based on the analysis of the Likert scale rating on the perceptions and expectations of the quality of tourism destinations Lakey-Hu’u component, the average rating was already good, improvisation program components that get listed on the main handling quadrant I, among others: a parking lot, a lifeguard, ding repair, the condition of transport modes to the location and completeness of the information through the Internet, travel agents, tour brochures or information.

scholarly journals A Study on Significance of Backwater Tourism and Safe Houseboat Operation in Kerala

2020 ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Jiju Jose ◽  
P. S. Aithal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Responsible Tourism

The Backwaters of Kerala are historically important. The backwaters and interconnecting navigable canals have made a number of rural tourism destinations with matchless beauty.These backwater systems were once Kerala’s own trade highways.The major component of backwater tourism is houseboat cruising.The State has sensed the potential of backwater tourism in nowadays.Mass tourism movement in this sector caused for the multidimensional impacts on the economic,socio-cultural and bio-physical environment.Being an Eco-tourism product, backwater tourism needs sustainable and responsible tourism practice. Considering the need for the sustenance of the houseboat operation as a unique tourismproduct,it is mandatory to ensure the quality of facilities and services. In this paper, the researcher is trying to focus on the importance of backwater tourismin Kerala. Also giving special attention to identify various aspects of safe houseboat operations and the issues related. The major issues related to houseboat operation are lack of infrastructure,issues of licensing,issues of safety, environmental issues, and lack of quality services.In this study, the researcher is highlighting the need for the sustenance of the house boating by giving effective recommendations to reduce the negative aspects.

scholarly journals Areas of Concern of the Tourism Activities Implementation

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Valentyna Boiko ◽  
Alina Myroshnychenko ◽  
Anna Kolodiazhna
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
International Standards ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Industry Development ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Local Levels

Current condition, problems and prospects for the domestic tourism industry development are studied. The main aspects hindering the tourism industry development in the country are considered and require further solutions. The current normative legal acts regulating issues in the field of tourism are considered and the attention is focused on the lack of correlation between the normative regulation of the branch and the share of revenues from the provision of tourist services in the country's GDP. It is determined that further reorganization and development of tourism in our country is not possible without the active support and direct intervention of the state. The authors proposed the measures, the implementation of which will help harmonize national standards in the field of tourism and resorts with international standards and help improve the quality of the national tourism product. It is proved that the development of the tourism industry directly depends not only on strengthening state regulation of tourism at the national level, but also at the regional level, especially since the tourism management system at the regional and local levels in decentralization in Ukraine is far from perfect. Emphasis is placed on the need to implement EU legislation in the field of tourism and resorts, which contributes to the improvement of tourism legislation and developed recommendations for the implementation of mechanisms for tourism development in the country.

History of State Regulation of Tourism Industry in Ukraine in the Later Half of XX to the Beginning of XXI Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Iryna Malatsai
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Material Base ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
History Of

The article is devoted to the study of the history of state regulation in the tourist sphere in Ukraine, as a component of socio-political and economic development of the country. The peculiarities of the management of the industry at the time of Ukraine’s joining the USSR along with the presence of a bureaucratic and controlling apparatus were determined. The article focuses on the study of the history of the formation and development of state regulation of tourism commencing with the proclamation of Independence to the present. The need for a well-considered and competent approach to determining the place and role of the tourism industry in the current challenges is emphasized. At present, it is the acknowledged fact that in many countries of the world the tourism industry has long been established and is steadily developing, having a material base and providing work to millions of people, which undoubtedly positively influences the development of individual states. In Recent years, building of market economy model in our country requires the development of fundamentally new approaches to the formation of effective regulatory mechanisms in the field of domestic tourism. There is a number of problems in Ukraine that do not contribute to the development of the tourism sector, leading to significant destruction of economic and social relations in tourism industry. The reasons for the inefficient realization of the competitive advantages of Ukraine’s unique resource potential are the lack of a comprehensive system of public tourism management in the regions; subordination of establishments for temporary accommodation of tourists as well as sanatorium-resort, health and recreational establishments to different ministries and departments; imperfection and «scattering» of the legal framework; slow rate of growth of investments in the development of the material and financial facilities of tourism industry; lack of state support and a comprehensive approach to the promotion of the national tourism product in the domestic and international market of tourism services; insufficient level of information infrastructure development; imperfection of the database regarding tourist destinations etc.

Marketing identity of Croatian Danube Basin as a tourism destination

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-186
Author(s):  
Marcel Meler
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Danube Basin ◽  
The Past ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
The Future ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
The Republic

The purpose of a characteristic identity of Croatian Danube Basin is, among other things, to transform this region from an object into a subject of all events, not only in Croatia but also on a broader political and economic scale. In terms of time, the identity of Croatian Danube Basin can, of course, be observed as connected with the past, with the present or with the future. This paper sets forth a possible future identity of Croatian Danube Basin, based on the tenets of the past and of the present and supported by a strategic theoretical organization of exploiting and directing the natural, social, human and other resources; an additional part of this paper discusses also the region’s tourist identity. The author especially emphasizes the unmistakable quality of natural and other attractive resources of Croatian Danube Basin, their polyvalence with other tourism destinations in Eastern Croatia, as well as their integrability within the total tourism product of the Republic of Croatia.

Systematization of the smart city civil engineering infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-779
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
K.A. Semyachkov ◽  
K.V. Zhunusova
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Economic Innovation ◽  
Civil Engineering Infrastructure ◽  
Functional Transformations

Subject. This article explores the basic elements of the engineering infrastructure of smart cities. Objectives. The article aims to systematize theoretical descriptions of the engineering infrastructure of a smart city. Methods. For the study, we used a logical analysis and systematization. Results. The article highlights the main areas of infrastructure development of smart cities. Conclusions. Improving process management mechanisms, optimizing urban infrastructure, increasing the use of digital technologies, and developing socio-economic innovation improve the quality of the urban environment in a digitalized environment. And improving the efficiency of urban planning and security, studying its properties and characteristics, and forming an effective urban information system lead to its functional transformations.

KUALITAS PELAYANAN DALAM PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR DI KECAMATAN CIAWI, KABUPATEN BOGOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Muhamad Alfian ◽  
Nandang Saefudin Zenju ◽  
Irma Purnamasari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
National Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
National Unity ◽  
The People ◽  
Driving Wheel ◽  
Alternative Routes ◽  
The City ◽  
Quality Infrastructure

Infrastructure development is an integral part of national development and the driving wheel of economic growth. Infrastructure also has an important role in strengthening national unity and unity (Bappenas: 2009). The banjarwaru, banjarwangi, and telukpinang highways are the access roads traversed by 8 villages including alternative routes for the cicurug-sukabumi area. This road is always passed by the people who headed to the city. Therefore, the benefits of this road is very important because it is often passed from the cicurug-sukabumi area due to the diversion of traffic flow so that the intensity of high road users.In this study the author uses the theory of Ridwan and Sudrajat. Quality of service is the level of incompatibility between expectations with customer desires and also the perceptions of these customers. Quality of service here can be assessed by looking at the dimensions. These dimensions include the quality of service, the ability of officials, and service convenience. During the observation to the community through the survey to direct approach with the community, most people complained that the development service to build the kecamatan should be further improved and the results of this study showed that the Quality Assessment of Service in Road Infrastructure Development in Ciawi Sub-district Bogor Regency is categorized Fair Good this is because the assessment of the quality of development services by the Subdistrict Apparatus itself and from the community assess the ability of District Officers still have to be improved in conducting the service and its implementation.Keywords: Service Quality, Infrastructure Development.

Edible insects and their acceptance in Western Societies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pijus Jauniskis ◽  
Eleni Michopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
Insect Development ◽  
Edible Insect ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

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.

A Framework for Non-Nominal Visualization and Perceived Quality Evaluation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ola Wagersten ◽  
Karin Forslund ◽  
Casper Wickman ◽  
Rikard So¨derberg
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Functional Quality ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
System Solution ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Variation Simulation ◽  
Support Evaluation

Perceived Quality clusters different aspects that influence the customer’s perception of non-functional quality on a product that are perceive through senses. All together those aspects and the harmony between them reflect the producer’s ability to control product parameters and thereby also mirror the functional quality of the product. High Perceived Quality cannot be added to the product at the end of the developing process. Project prerequisites, system solution, factory capability etc. are criterion to succeed. Therefore, it is important to be able to evaluate Perceived Quality early in the process when product system solutions and architecture are defined, although data maturity is low. This paper presents a comprehensive framework to manage and support evaluation of Perceived Quality aspects in a product development process. The framework is based on an industrial process in combination with recent research within the field. The framework focuses on activities that can be performed at different stages in the developing process based on maturity of the CAD or styling data. For example, if the styling data is divided into different components by split-lines it has reached higher level of maturity then styling data that not has been divided. Consequently, the choice of applied method is based on data maturity, regardless phase in the developing process. The framework contains methods based on several different simulation and analysis techniques. Design methods, Computer-Aided Tolerancing and FEA based non-rigid variation simulation are represented in the framework.

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-106 ◽  
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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