scholarly journals Sustainability reporting among Swedish tourism service providers: information differences between them

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sörensson ◽  
A.-M. Jansson
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Tourism Service

Effectiveness of Travel Social Media Influencers: A Case of Eco-Friendly Hotels

2021 ◽  
pp. 004728752110194
Author(s):  
Payal S. Kapoor ◽  
M. S. Balaji ◽  
Yangyang Jiang ◽  
Charles Jebarajakirthy
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Federal Trade Commission ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Argument Quality ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Tourism Service ◽  
Primary Channel

With social media becoming the primary channel for travelers to acquire travel-related information, tourism service providers are increasingly partnering with social media influencers (SMIs) as part of their digital marketing strategy. The present study investigates the effectiveness of SMIs by examining the role that two message factors—argument quality and sponsorship status—have on travelers’ perceptions of a hotel’s commitment to sustainability and their intention to stay at the hotel. Results from four studies show that when eco-friendly hotels sponsor SMIs, an attribute-value message is more effective than a simple recommendation message in influencing travelers’ perceptions and intentions. Given the latest Federal Trade Commission regulations regarding sponsorship disclosure practices, the findings offer valuable insights for tourism providers using SMIs. The study findings suggest that SMIs should create sponsored messages that provide rational and objective information about the hotel’s sustainability practices to stimulate travelers’ related cognitions and persuade them to patronize the hotel.

scholarly journals Editorial

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. v-vi
Author(s):  
Joby Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Coastal Tourism ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Tourism Service

Atna, Journal of Tourism Studies (AJTS) has offered a platform for the publication of quality articles on research and learning in tourism over the years, thus reading out to researchers and professionals in the field. The Journal has continued to make serious inroads to understand the varied aspects and issues related to the study of tourism. Scholars, with the submission of excellent articles and reviewers through their critical feedback have helped to enhance the quality of the articles published. We are grateful to all authors and reviewers for helping AJTS to build a quality journal among the travel and tourism community in our country. The scholarly contributions featured in the current issue range across such wide areas, as Tourism Development, Local Community and Tourism, Coastal Tourism, Human Resource Management in Tourism, Tourism Management and Heritage Tourism. “A Study on Creation and Development of Wine Tourism Circuits in Maharashtra, by Anupama Kotur Kaddi examines the most important considerations for the creation of wine tourism circuits and analyses the opinions of wine tourism service providers on the creation and development of wine tourism circuits in the wine regions of Maharashtra. Local Community Involvement in Tourism: A Content Analysis of Websites of Wildlife Resorts, by Nagarjuna G reports on the various activities and practices adopted by wildlife resorts for the development of the local community. “Sustainable Coastal Tourism: A Community Perspective,” by Joseph P D and Pakkeerappa P examines the indicators of coastal sustainability from the perspective of the local community along the selected beaches of Dakshina Kannada.  Cheryl Venan Dias and Venan Bonaventure Dias try to identify the human resource issues which are prevalent in the micro, small and medium travel, tourism and hospitality enterprises in their article “A Shift from Work-Life Balance to Work-Life Choices: A Study on Tourism Professionals in Goa”. 

Perceived Economic Impact of Religious Tourism: The Case of Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Felicity N Ncube ◽  
Oliver Chikuta
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Tourism Service

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the perceived economic impact of religious tourism in Zimbabwe. The research objectives were (1) to determine the nature of religious tourism in Zimbabwe, (2) to determine the key success factor for economically viable religious tourism in Zimbabwe, (3) to ascertain the perceived economic contribution of religious tourism, and finally (4) to propose strategies for economically sustainable religious tourism in Zimbabwe. Methods: The research adopted a qualitative approach and was descriptive in nature. The study focused on Harare and the study population was made up of a cross-section of tourism service providers in Harare, religious leaders, and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority. Purposive sampling was used for service providers and as well as religious leaders. Results: The research findings revealed that there are a lot of religious tourism activities that take place in Zimbabwe, particularly Harare, and normally take the form of pilgrimages, religious conferencing, healing and deliverance nights, and worship. The perceived economic value derived includes employment creation for the locals, an increase in foreign currency generation, and an increase in sales revenue. The research findings also show that for religious tourism to be economically sustainable there is a need for government involvement, re-packaging of the product, and investment in local infrastructure. Implications: Zimbabwe Tourism Authority and the private sector need to take the religious tourism market seriously and make deliberate efforts to harness this growing market.

Wind farms in the Icelandic highlands: Attitudes of local residents and tourism service providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 104173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rannveig Ólafsdóttir ◽  
Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Tourism Service

The meanings of solo travel for Asian women

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 1047-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Chiao Ling Yang ◽  
Mona Ji Hyun Yang ◽  
Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Essentialism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Positive Meaning ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Tourism Service

Purpose This study aims to explore the meanings of solo travel for Asian women, focussing on how Asian women construct and negotiate their identities in the heteronormalised, gendered and Western-centric tourism space. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with 35 Asian solo female travellers from ten Asian countries/societies and analysed using constructivist grounded theory. The interpretation was guided by a critical stance and intersectionality lens. Findings The findings show that solo travel provides a means for self-discovery but the path was different for Asian women, for whom the self is constructed by challenging the social expectations of Asian women. Western-centric discourse was identified in the participants’ interactions with other (Western) travellers and tourism service providers, as well as in the ways these Asian women perceive themselves in relation to Western travellers. In addition to gendered constraints and risks, the findings also reveal the positive meaning of being Asian women in the gendered tourism space. Research limitations/implications By labelling Asian women, the study risks adopting an essentialised view and overlooking the differences within the group. However, this strategic essentialism is necessary to draw attention to the inequalities that persist in contemporary tourism spaces and practices. Originality/value This study investigated Asian solo female travellers, an emerging but under-researched segment. It provides a critical examination of the intersectional effect of gender and race on identity construction for Asian solo female travellers. This study shows the need for a more inclusive tourism space.

scholarly journals Strategies for Development of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Meditation-based Health Tourism in Nepal: Using SWOT Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-107
Author(s):  
Bishnu Prasad Khanal ◽  
Tetsuo Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Tourism Service

Now health tourism based on yoga, Ayurveda and meditation is growing sector in Nepalese Tourism. Health tourism as one of the most important forms of tourism is not an exception and preparing strategies for its development will not be possible without considering its specific and extraordinary environment. The objective of preparing and is writing this research paper is to formulate suitable strategies for health tourism development in Nepal. This study uses a qualitative approach. We conduct 38 semi structured interviews with related stakeholder’s of health tourism in Nepal, including health service providers, tourism service providers (as enterprise), and government officials. It was carried out in 2017 in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, and Pokhara. For strategy formulation, we employ the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis method to examine the internal and external factors comprehensively, in terms of health tourism development in Nepal. The strategy to the health tourism development will be considered in terms of four relations: strengths-opportunities (S-O), weaknesses-opportunities (W-O), strengths-threats (S-T), weakness-threats (W-T). The results of this study show that the strategy in health tourism development in Nepal, it is necessary to work on policy and regulation, promotion and branding, introducing the quality standards for health products and service as well as to establish the institutional support in order to successful implementation for the strategy of the health tourism development in Nepal.

The Characteristics and Motivations of Expatriate Tourism Service Providers on the Costa del Sol, Spain

Anatolia ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
GRAHAM MOWL ◽  
TONY BLACKWOOD
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Tourism Service

scholarly journals Diagnóstico de las actividades turísticas que se realizan en el Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba, Veracruz

UVserva ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Carreto ◽  
Socorro Menchaca ◽  
Katrin Sieron
Keyword(s):  
Access Control ◽  
National Park ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
The Other ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Tourism Service ◽  
The One ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
And Training

En este estudio se diagnosticó la situación actual de las actividades turísticas que se desarrollan por los prestadores de servicios turísticos de la región del Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba (PNPO), Veracruz, mediante la determinación de las variables e indicadores para evaluar el cumplimiento del Plan de Manejo 2015.Las variables analizadas incluyen las actividades turísticas, infraestructura, servicios turísticos, visitantes, prestadores de servicios, vigilancia y seguridad, cobros de derecho para ingreso al PNPO y estrategias de conservación. Los resultados muestran que existe un cumplimiento en la mayoría de las variables y sus respectivos indicadores que se midieron. El incumplimiento se centra en los aspectos de control de acceso de los visitantes y el registro y capacitación de prestadores turísticos por una parte y por otra la realización de actividades que no se consideran de bajo impacto. Por lo anterior, el estudio muestra la necesidad de establecer recomendaciones para hacer más eficiente el desarrollo de las actividades turísticas bajo los lineamientos que integran el Plan de Manejo, así como la gestión y manejo de los programas relacionados con la protección y conservación del PNPO.Palabras clave: Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba; Plan de manejo; diagnóstico; actividades turísticas; prestadores de servicios turísticos AbstractIn this study, the current situation of tourist activities developed by the tourism service providers of the region of the Pico de Orizaba National Park (PNPO), Veracruz, was analyzed by determining the variables and indicators to evaluate the compliance with the 2015 Management Plan of the (PNPO). The variables analyzed include tourism activi­ties, infrastructure, tourist services, tourist vi­sitors, and providers of tourism services, sur­veillance and security, charges for entry to the PNPO and conservation strategies. The results show that there is compliance in most of the variables and their respective indicators that were measured. The non-compliance is focu­sed on the aspects of access control of visitors and the registration and training of tourism providers on the one hand and on the other the performance of activities that are not considered low impact. Therefore, the study shows the need to establish recommendations to make more efficient the development of tou­rist activities under the guidelines included in the Management Plan, as well as the manage­ment of programs related to the protection and conservation of the PNPO. Keywords: Pico de Orizaba National Park; Management plan; diagnosis; tourist activities; Tourism service providers 

scholarly journals Young tourists’ attitude towards domestic tourism: a study on Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-129
Author(s):  
Mahbub Parvez ◽  
Md. Jahid Bin Kashem
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Main Product ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Tourism Service

Bangladesh is a country with numerous natural attractions, which is the main product of tourism. Currently, the domestic tourism is increasing in Bangladesh rapidly, in which young tourists are the main contributors, as they have high interest and leisure time in exploring tourist destinations. Therefore, it has raised questions on the worthiness of carrying out a study about the attitude, travelling pattern, and the satisfaction level among the young Bangladeshis toward domestic tourism to analyze their contribution to Bangladeshi tourism industry. This study employed a survey questionnaire to collect data, which was adapted from standardized measures. A total of 571 respondents who has been randomly selected from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, was involved in the study. The completed questionnaires were analyzed to measure the variables of the study and test the assumptions to achieve the objectives of the study. This study found that the travelling pattern and tour planning of the young tourists vary with regard to their occupation. In addition, the results of the study also portrayed their preferred destinations and activities in the tourist areas and their positive opinion regarding their travel experience. This study provides information to the policymakers, tourism service providers and researchers to satisfy their needs and foster the domestic tourism in Bangladesh.

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