scholarly journals How Digital Capabilities Can Influence the Co-Creation of the Yacht-Tourism Experience: A Case Study of Indonesia’s Marine Tourism Destinations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diaz Pranita
Keyword(s):  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Tourism Destinations

The Role of New Media in Facilitating Entrepreneurship in Tourism - Case Study: Promoting Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Dessy Kania
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Foreign Visitor ◽  
Printed Media ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
High Inflation ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Tourism is an important component of the Indonesian economy as well as a significant source of the country’s foreign exchange revenues. According to the Center of Data and Information - Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the growth of foreign visitor arrivals to Indonesia has increased rapidly by 9.61 percent since 2010 to the present. One of the most potential tourism destinations is Komodo Island located in East Nusa Tenggara. With the island’s unique qualities, which include the habitat of the Komodo dragons and beautiful and exotic marine life, it is likely to be one of the promising tourism destinations in Indonesia and in the world. In 1986, the island has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism continuously promotes many of the country’s natural potential in tourism through various media: printed media, television and especially new media. However, there are challenges for the Indonesian tourism industry in facilitating entrepreneurship skills among the local people in East Nusa Tenggara. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (2011), East Nusa Tenggara is considered as one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia where the economy is lower than the average, with a high inflation of 15%, and unemployment of 30%. This research is needed to explore further the phenomenon behind the above facts, aiming at examining the role of new media in facilitating entrepreneurship in the tourism industry in Komodo Island. The results of this study are expected to provide insights that can help local tourism in East Nusa Tenggara. Keywords: Tourism, Entrepreneurship, New Media

scholarly journals Slumming on Social Media? E-Mediated Tourist Gaze and Social Representations of Indian, South African, and Brazilian Slum Tourism Destinations

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Mauro Sarrica ◽  
Isabella Rega ◽  
Alessandro Inversini ◽  
Laura Soledad Norton
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Tourist Gaze ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Intercultural Encounters ◽  
Eye Opening ◽  
Slum Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
The City

Slum tourism is a hotly debated genre of travel. While it may foster intercultural encounters with marginalised “others”, it is also accused of reinforcing stereotypes and exploitation. Both aspects are amplified by the communication through social media of the slum tourism experience, that contribute to challenge or confirm stigmatizing representations of slums and their inhabitants. Based on the theoretical constructs of the tourist gaze and of social representations, this article addresses this particular type of digital contact. A lexicometric approach was used to analyse an extensive corpus of reviews on TripAdvisor (N = 8126). The findings not only confirm common themes already identified by the literature: the eye-opening component of touring poverty and the gatekeeping function of guides; but also show the emergence of context-dependent specificities, such as a hedonistic feature in the Cape Town region; or the integration of favelas within the representations of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Furthermore, the results show the tension between the “othering” and the “sameing” mechanisms, making this tourism practice a space in which shallow and deep tourist gazes interact and co-exist, and are crucially mediated by the gatekeeper of the tours: the guide.

scholarly journals THE QUEST FOR AUTHENTICITY: TOURISM EXPERIENCE IN A PROTECTED AREA OF NATURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 39-49
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Urban Wetland ◽  
Formal Establishment

Authenticity in tourism has now been for many years a particular challenge for professionals in tourism studies. The concept itself is rather vague, but also useful in analysing the supply of selected tourist destinations. The focus of the paper is on the analysis of the elements of authenticity in the selected protected area of nature in Slovenia. As a case study, we chose the Škocjanski zatok Nature reserve, an urban wetland in the immediate vicinity of Koper. The restored and renatured area acts as green oasis and successfully defies various pressures on this sensitive environment already twenty years after its formal establishment. After conducting a field research and interviews with key stakeholders, we find out that the understanding of authenticity is important in order to preserve the biodiversity of the Škocjanski zatok Nature reserve and, consequently, its uniqueness (in the context of tourism development). This should also be the main guideline, and challenge at the same time, for the management in creating an adequate tourist offer.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI SISTEM PENGENALAN WISATA BAHARI BERBASIS WEBSITE KABUPATEN MAJENE

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-132
Author(s):  
Dian Megah Sari ◽  
Asmawati S
Keyword(s):  
Testing System ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Script Language ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
The Sublime ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Tourism Information ◽  
Marine Areas

The area of Majene Regency is dominated by waters and marine areas with many marine tourism destinations so that it is well known in several Majene regency areas but is less explored so that it is not known by some people due to the lack of information facilities, for this reason the implementation of a website in the introduction of marine tourism in Majene Regency is needed. This website application development aims to facilitate users in accessing marine tourism information in Majene Regency. An application designed and invincible with the needs of tourists in order to get information on the tourist destinations you want to visit. The design of this website is carried out using the Waterfall method, built with the Sublime Text 3 script language, PHP and Xampp 7.1 as the database, and the testing system uses a blackbox testing so as to produce a special marine tourism application that is feasible and can be accessed online.

scholarly journals Open Innovation and Social Big Data for Sustainability: Evidence from the Tourism Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquale Del Vecchio ◽  
Gioconda Mele ◽  
Valentina Ndou ◽  
Giustina Secundo
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Social Big Data ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Innovation Processes

This paper aims to contribute to the debate on Open Innovation in the age of Big Data by shedding new light on the role that social networks can play as enabling platforms for tourists’ involvement and sources for the creation and management of valuable knowledge assets. The huge amount of data generated on social media by tourists related to their travel experiences can be a valid source of open innovation. To achieve this aim, this paper presents evidence of a digital tourism experience, through a longitudinal case study of a destination in Apulia, a Southern European region. The findings of the study demonstrate how social Big Data could open up innovation processes that could be of support in defining sustainable tourism experiences in a destination.

Managing visitor experiences in nature-based tourism

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Visitor Experiences ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Abstract This book on visitor experiences in nature-based tourism destinations demonstrates current knowledge using empirical evidence covering six continents. It provides insights into conceptual issues as well as case studies. Content is presented in three main parts: 'Nature-based Experiences in Tourism', 'Managing the Nature-based Tourism Experience' and 'Visitor Experiences and Destination Management'. The book has 16 chapters and a subject index.

Sense of place and meaning attributed to nature as a tool for understanding tourists' experiences in nature-based tourism destinations - the visitor perspective.

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Andrés Ried Luci ◽  
Ana Goytia Prat
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Natural Protected Areas ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Abstract This chapter proposes an alternative model for analysing the tourism experience in nature-based tourism destinations (NBTDs): a qualitative approach that enables interpretation of the complex and hermeneutical nature of tourism experiences. The model rests on three pillars: (i) comprehension of the attributes comprising sense of place (SP); (ii) understanding the links between visitors and the sites where tourism experiences occur; and (iii) interpretation of the perceived benefits of tourism experience in NBTDs. The model was applied in two natural protected areas in Spain and Chile. The findings demonstrate that the model facilitates the identification of meanings that NBTD visitors assign to their experience and enables us to establish links between visitors, tourists and the territory.

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