scholarly journals The groundwork of casino gaming in Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Jean Ling Lee
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Casino Gaming ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tourism Resource

Casino gaming is often considered as an important source for the development of a tourism industry; it can generate instant revenues, tourists, and job opportunities. The purpose of this study is to determine the accurate direction of developing the casino gaming market in Taiwan. The six factors for developing casino gaming business are geography environment, accessibility, human resource, tourism resource, tourist market resource, and the social aspect. In accordance with the findings of this study, Matsu might not be an appropriate place to develop the casino gaming as a result of too many limits on geography environment, accessibility, human resource, tourist market resource, and social aspect.

Two decades of evolution in tourism competitiveness: a co-word analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda de Paula Aguiar-Barbosa ◽  
Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki ◽  
Metin Kozak
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consensus Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Models ◽  
Social Side ◽  
Integrative Concept

PurposeThe objective of this study was to analyze the evolution of tourism competitiveness over the years, ascertaining the state of the art and the degree of consensus among scholars on its constituent elements to propose an integrative and updated concept.Design/methodology/approachA set of 130 definitions on tourism competitiveness formulated between 1999–2018 was analyzed and segmented into three periods, allowing its historical evolution to be ascertained. It is a qualitative and quantitative exploratory research that uses a combination of techniques, namely, content analysis, analysis of co-words and consensus analysis.FindingsThe results indicated a low use of elements such as the quality of life and the environment in the authors' definitions during 1999–2018, although these elements were present in the first concept of tourism competitiveness by Crouch and Ritchie (1999, 2003). Another finding of this study shows a reduction in the analysis of tourism competitiveness based on the supply and demand side. Nowadays, the research tends to turn on the basis of the population directly affected. It also reveals the enrichment of the theoretical corpus with new lines of research arising and new groups of scholars of the subject, consequently a new frontier in tourism competitiveness.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors recommend deepening the analysis in each category of conceptual elements of tourism competitiveness to identify the origins of the low consensus. The authors also suggest conducting further research on the largest invisible schools of thought on this subject to understand their relations and perspectives, and thus to advance in the theoretical streams of the field. Finally, it is imperative to develop research on new models and monitors of tourism competitiveness that meet its renewed concept and integrate dimensions to consider the perspective of supply, demand, tourists and residents, as well as not excluding the economic bias but including the social side.Practical implicationsOwing to the fact that monitors of tourism competitiveness have practically no variables related to the social, most of the surveys are carried out from the supply or demand perspective, leaving the resident distant from the process. In this way, the results allow authors to indicate that new models of competitiveness measurement should be formulated based on the vision of the community impacted by tourism, i.e. a new version of tourism competitiveness not based on productivity but rather on the social aspect.Originality/valueThe findings of this study contribute to the field literature by offering an integrative concept of tourism competitiveness based on the elements with a higher level of consensus among researchers. Furthermore, the results accentuate a worrying fact regarding the operationalization of this concept, as the theoretical basis is not expressed in the monitors of competitiveness. Thus, nor it is possible in the management of the tourism industry.

scholarly journals TOURIST DESTINATION AS AN OBJECT OF RESEARCH OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2058-2067
Author(s):  
Nilufar Kh. Komilova Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Economic Geography ◽  
Basic Concept ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Geographical Region ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tourist Demand

 This article describes the basic concept of "tourist destination" in the tourism system, its content and essence, the definition given by various scholars, that destination is a geographical region with a certain attractiveness for tourists. The definitions of the concept of "destination" proposed by the authors in scientific sources are based on the division into four groups according to their important aspects: territorial, economic, social, administrative. While the assessment of the concept of "tourist destination" in the regional context is based primarily on the criterion of "dependence" on the specific geographical location of the region, economically tourist destination is considered as a specific destination for tourists and is considered an economic category. one is that there is a tourist demand. While the social aspect is the interpretation of a tourist destination as a specific socio-geographical place, it is conceived that any system is governed by forces of a natural nature as a subject of management that characterizes the concept of a tourist destination. The article also touches on the concept of "tourism industry" and the work on the development of tourism in Uzbekistan today.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN ECOTOURISM AND IMPLICATIONS ON SOCIAL IN LANGKAWI ISLAND, MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-187
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fakruhayat Ab Rashid ◽  
Muhammad Aslam Abdul Aziz ◽  
Azimah Abd Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The ecotourism sector in Malaysia is a tourism industry that can give various impacts in various aspects such as economic, social, and environmental. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the factors and effects of local community involvement in the ecotourism industry on Langkawi Island. A total of 160 questionnaires were distributed randomly to the community around Chenang Beach and Pekan Kuah, Langkawi Island. Data obtained through questionnaires were analyzed using the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Among the types of data analysis used by the researcher in the effort to test the objectives of the study are such as reliability analysis, frequency analysis, and descriptive analysis. The results of this study found that the factors of local community involvement in the ecotourism industry on Langkawi Island are heavily influenced by variables such as the source of income (56.30%), employment opportunities (38.80%), poverty eradication (1.90%), and want to increase purchasing power population (3.1%). Meanwhile, the results of the analysis of the impact of local community involvement in the ecotourism industry on Langkawi Island found that most respondents chose to have an impact on social such as opening job opportunities to increase income (mean = 4.48), and be able to attract more tourists (mean = 4.55). KEYWORDS: Ecotourism, factors, effects, Langkawi Island, SPSS

Climbing

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The Social ◽  
Almost All

This chapter examines the social aspect of the interwar arts. It demonstrates that the genuinely innovative were almost all dependent on personal patronage to support the early stages of their career. The necessity of clientage relationships influenced what was achieved, since the patrons’ interests could not be discounted. Cultural capital was exchanged for social opportunity and financial support. This also gave particular opportunities to gay people of both genders.

Buddhist Business and Benevolence in Leh, Ladakh

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Indian Himalayan Region ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Donor System

Due to a burgeoning tourism industry in the Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh, Buddhist monasteries now have lucrative means for generating income through tourism-related business and financial support from international sponsors and local business owners. Where previously Buddhist monasteries were dependent on the donations and labour of the lay community, currently, with the accumulation of surplus wealth, many Buddhist leaders of prominent monasteries have begun flipping this donor system around. Throughout this article, I look at how Buddhist monastic leaders have invested surplus economic resources into philanthropic projects as a way to ‘give back’ to the wider community. I argue that the philanthropic initiatives by Buddhist leaders in Ladakh help to position Buddhist monastics as taking a leading role in the social and economic transformation of the region, thus working to push back against processes of secularization that threaten to decrease the influence of Buddhist monastic institutions.

scholarly journals Quality and Sustainability Indicators of the Prefabricated Wood Housing Industry—A Chilean Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8523
Author(s):  
Rosemarie Garay ◽  
Francis Pfenniger ◽  
Miguel Castillo ◽  
Consuelo Fritz
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Acoustic Insulation ◽  
Standards Compliance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gas Consumption

Wood industrialization provides a contribution to timber-based building. The Chilean market is based on attributes such as the experience and trust of companies. The sales price, meeting deadlines and quality are attributes that have motivated buyers. There are more attributes to assess that are important for the client and market country: building materials and safety, sustainability, and environmental assessment. Some of these valuations are provided by certifications such as life cycle analysis, reduction of energy, water, gas consumption, thermal, acoustic insulation, fire resistance, etc. The objective is to propose an evaluation tool using sustainability indicators for prefabricated lumber-based buildings, using technical benefits of wood as an option for manufacturing prefabricated structures. They constitute references that can be integrated with international construction standards and with it, a process of improvement of the current standards for the housing solution and protection of the environment. The methodology is based on standards compliance levels, according to current, voluntary, or referential regulations, seeking to differentiate the market offer of prefabricated homes through quality indicators, benchmarking and sustainability. The results are an evaluation model synthesized into three tables according to the category evaluated: materials, products, or structures. It concludes that, to meet demand, the market must adapt its offer to new requirements where it does matter how the housing is produced, not only in the economic aspect, but also its impact on the social aspect and the environment and what it offers in terms of quality of life. The lumber-based building sector needs sustainability attributes indicators to potentiate the companies and start a differentiation business.

Analisis Kelayakan dan Strategi Bisnis Gula Aren Premium Gunung Halimun-Salak

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Hartonoadi Wahyudi ◽  
◽  
Jimmy Jimmy ◽  
Kendy Leyona Artha ◽  
Prasetyo Adi Yudhistira Wahyu Seto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Marketing Operation

The research purpose is to identify the feasibility of premium arenga sugar originated from Conservative Forest of HalimunSalak. This Business is based on the social issue that occurs in the community due to sales decrease of arenga sugar as the main source of income. This research is also intended as based for strategy related to marketing, operation, human resource, and finance. The research methods are direct observations, expert interviews, taste panels, dan focus group. With the IDR 16 bio, this business resulted in NPV more than 0 (Rp 36.233.793.890), IRR (45%) bigger than WACC (12%), and Payback period 3,5 years. These results exceed the shareholder's expectation so that the business is worth to be realized.

scholarly journals EMPAT SRIKANDI KULINER BALI: PERAN PEREMPUAN DALAM PEMBANGUNAN PARIWISATA BERKELANJUTAN1

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Darma Putra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The World

This article discusses the role of women in supporting sustainable tourism development in Bali by promoting Balinese cuisine to the tourism world. To date, studies on the role of Balinese women in the tourism industry have looked mainly at women as ordinary workers or professionals. In fact, Balinese women operate as culinary entrepreneurs who have not only been successful in introducing Balinese cuisine to the world of tourism but have opened up job opportunities for men and women alike. The data presented in this article was collected through observation of four leading Balinese women who run successful local culinary outlets or restaurants offering local dishes, and is complemented by interviews and other published sources relating to their business activities. The four pioneering women surveyed are Men Tempeh of Gilimanuk (West Bali) serving chicken betutu, the suckling pig restaurant manager Ibu Oka in Ubud, the owner of Made’s Warung Ni Made Masih, and the catering company owner Ibu Warti Buleleng, based in Denpasar. This article concludes that these four Balinese culinary heroines or srikandi have successfully managed to preserve and promote Balinese dishes to the world of tourism while contributing to the sustainable development of Balinese tourism by providing opportunities for tourists to experience local cuisine.

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