scholarly journals Impact of Tourist’s Environmental Awareness on Pro-Environmental Behavior with the Mediating Effect of Tourist’s Environmental Concern and Moderating Effect of Tourist’s Environmental Attachment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 12998
Author(s):  
Zeeshan Ahmad ◽  
Nadir Munir Hassan ◽  
Mohammad Nisar Khattak ◽  
Mohamed A. Moustafa ◽  
Mahendra Fakhri
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Rich History

Pakistan has been blessed with rich tourism potential because of its rich history, culture, biological and geographical diversity. Travelers have for quite some time been attracted to Pakistan to encounter a nation that flaunts rugged natural beauty, cultural richness, and unparalleled hospitality. Pakistan has various tourist destinations in the northern areas of Pakistan. Kumrat Valley has become a tourist hotspot in recent times after the prime minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan, visited the valley. To reduce the negative effects on these tourist destinations due to the accelerating increase in tourists, the present study used a quantitative approach to uncover whether there is an environmental awareness–behavior gap among the tourists, with their level of environmental awareness outweighing pro-environmental behavior. Using a sample of 426 tourists who have visited the valley, the analysis of the results indicates that the pro-environmental behavior is positively and significantly affected by the components, environmental awareness, environmental concern, and environmental attachment. Environmental attachment is added as a moderator between environmental awareness and pro-environmental behavior. This study suggests that environmental awareness must be promoted among tourists to ensure that they exhibit pro-environmental behavior.

scholarly journals Pilgrimage Tourism: A Study on Palani Temple, Tamil Nadu

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
C Aruljothi ◽  
S Ramaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Large Country ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
June July ◽  
Pilgrimage Tourism

India is a large country with great traditions, culture, and civilization. India has 4000 years of fertile civilized life with planned cities, monumental temples, mosques and churches,  palaces,  sculptures,  paintings  and  various artistic creations. These scenic beauties have made India one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. The Tourism potential of any country mainly depends on its climate, scenery, historical monuments, arts, tradition, festivals  and  the  society.  If  any  place  or  area  or  spot possesses all these characters and potentials, we may call it  as  a  tourist  centre  or  pilgrim  centre.  Tamil  Nadu,  a southern State of India, is a land of charm with ancient traditions;  the  picturesque  land  of  Tamil  Nadu  has towering temples  with  magnificent  architecture  and sculptures,  art  galleries  and  heterogeneous  natural beauty, existing on the hills and mountains. Tamil Nadu is flooded with different cultural, spiritual and religious centres  like  Madurai,  Rameswaram,  Kanyakumari, Tanjavur,  Kumbakonam,  Trichy,  Kancheepuram, Chidambaram,  Tiruvannamalai  and  Palani.  Religious institutions like temples in Tamil Nadu have been playing a  multifaceted  role in  religious,  social,  economic  and cultural life of the Tamil community. Moreover, temples are  considered  as producers,  land  owners,  trustees,employers,  pilgrim  centres  and  institutions.    There  are studies  conducted  in  cultural  and  spiritual tourism centres, which focus on heritage, culture and the historical aspects.  But  studies  that  focus  on  economic  aspects  of such  centres  are  scanty.  With  this  background,  the authors have made an attempt to study the memories and reminiscence  of  150  Pilgrimage  tourists,  who  visited Palani Temple; one of the Six abodes  of Lord Muruga located in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, with an objective  of  examining  the  social and  economic characteristics  of the pilgrimage  tourists;  and  identify their major problems and suggest ways and means for promoting  pilgrimage  tourism  in  Palani.  The  Primary data has been collected through interview schedules. The interview  schedule  was  pre-tested,  modified and  well- structured, and was used for obtaining information and data from the cultural-spiritual tourists, who are visiting the Palani temple. Secondary data in connection with the Palani temple were also gathered from the office of the Commissioner, Palani temple. Further, the authors have collected  data  and  information  from  150  tourists  who visited  the  Palani  temple  during  June-July  2011.  The tourists  were purposively selected in different spots in and  around the Palani  temple.  For  the  purpose  of analyzing the data, simple tools like ratio, percentage and average were used

scholarly journals A Geospatial Approach to Enhance Point of the Interest and Tourism Potential Centers in Parner Tehsil in Maharashtra, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 186-196
Author(s):  
Vasudev S. Salunke ◽  
Santosh J. Lagad ◽  
Ravindra S. Bhagat ◽  
Nanabhau S. Kudnar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Point Of Interest ◽  
Points Of Interest ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Geographical Point

This study aims to identify geographical points of interest and tourism potential in Parner tehsil of Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra and to highlight the attractive tourist destinations and religious places in the region. To the introduced exact situation and importance of many wonderful, useful distinctive places and geographical point of interest in Parner tehsil. This paper is descriptive in nature and qualitative study based on empirical observations. This study based on primary and secondary data. All natural geographical, historical and cultural tourist centers were visited during study period. Parner tehsil is enriched of geographical, historical, and cultural tourism aspects. Suitable maps were prepared with the help of QGIS and ARC MAP software’s for the ease of tourists. Tourist attractions in the tehsil as is, natural beauty, potholes, caves, temples, ideal village, industries, festivals etc. Even though Nighoj potholes and Vadgaon Darya caves are famous geographical destinations but other places are neglected by tourism industry experts. This paper will also become much helpful for planner, tourists, historians, geographers and archeologists to access remote but well known destinations.

scholarly journals Gastronomical events in the function of promotion of Serbia as tourist destinations

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Miloš Zrnić ◽  
Milan Vujić ◽  
Jelena Košutić ◽  
Maja Obradović ◽  
Ana Obradović
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Special Form ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Specific Experience ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Rich History

Special attention is paid to gastronomic tourism as a special form of tourism that has become increasingly popular in recent years, which makes countries that are not endowed with natural beauty, favorable climate or rich history, become potentially attractive destinations for visitors. Data collection and analysis focused on food and beverage events in Serbia, shows a tendency to increase the number of the same and indicates the possibility of attracting domestic and foreign guests throughout the year. In addition, the authenticity of the region within Serbia makes their gastronomic offer unique, which contributes to creating a specific experience of increasingly demanding visitors and, consequently, the promotion of Serbia in a competitive tourist market.

scholarly journals The Management of Local Wisdom Tourism of Baduy Tribe by Department of Tourism of Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia in Increasing the Number of Tourists

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Hamid Umarella ◽  
Dewi Sad Tanty ◽  
Aprezia Anjanie
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Promotion Strategies ◽  
Tourism Potential

The Baduy Village is one of the tourist destinations located in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia. The Department of Tourism of Lebak Regency manages the tourism potential of the Baduy tribe which is loaded with the local wisdom besides its natural beauty. This study aimed to analyze the management of local wisdom tourism of Baduy tribe by the Department of Tourism of Lebak Regency Banten, Indonesia in increasing the number of tourists. A constructivist paradigm with a case study method was used in this study. The informants were from the Department of Tourism of Lebak Regency and tourists who have been to the Baduy Village. The data collection was done through structured interviews, observations and literature studies. The qualitative data analysis technique was carried out to reveal the tourism management. The research results showed that the tourism management through promotion strategies used segmentation, targetting, and positioning approaches based on geographic, psychographic, and demographic. It also used the promotional media

Strategi Pengembangan Pariwisata Pasca Bencana Tsunami di Kabupaten Lampung Selatan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-257
Author(s):  
Sofyan Sofyan ◽  
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Dian Kagungan ◽  
Nana Mulyana ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Tourism Potential

Lampung is one of the provinces that has a considerable tourism potential in which each region has tourism potential with its own unique attraction in South Lampung regency. However, the Tsunami disaster that struck the coastal areas of Banten and South Lampung on 22 Desemeber 2018, impacted the decline in the number of tourists visiting the archipelago and abroad to tourist destinations by the end of year 2018. Based on the problems raised above, the purpose of this research is to describe and analyze the strategy conducted by the Tourism and culture Office of South Lampung Regency in the effort to develop tourism sector in South Lampung district after Tsunami disaster. This type of research is qualitative research with a descriptive approach. The research informant is determined purpossive. Data collection techniques are conducted with observations, interviews and documentation. Data analysis techniques are carried out with data reduction, data presentation, drawing conclusions and data triangulation. Data is presented and in a descriptive analysis. Based on the results of the research is known that the Tourism and culture Department of South Lampung district has a strategy to develop tourism potential in South Lampung regency. In determining a strategy for tourism development in South Lampung District after the Tsunami disaster pay attention to four basic factors. These four factors are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats with some sectors involved in the tourism development process. The conclusion of this research is based on the SWOT anilisis which produces four strategies i.e. SO strategy, WO Strategy, Strategy ST, and WT strategy

The role of perceived fit in the destination choice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Tojib ◽  
Yelena Tsarenko ◽  
Ting Hin Ho ◽  
Geetu Tuteja ◽  
Sri Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Destination Choice ◽  
Perceived Fit ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
New Destination ◽  
Travel Motivations ◽  
Perceived Attractiveness

As tourism has significant economic and employment impacts, many countries promote new tourist destinations. However, few researchers have examined the mechanisms that influence tourists’ decisions to visit these newly-offered destinations, particularly those not yet in tourists’ evoked set. Drawing upon the push-pull framework and perceived fit theory, this research fills this gap by means of two experimental studies. Study 1 findings show that high perceived fit between travel motivations and destination image positively influences the intention to choose the new destination, and this effect is mediated by the perceived attractiveness of the destination. The findings from Study 2 indicate that the support of the destination community plays a moderating role in this mediating effect. In particular, the perceived attractiveness of the new destination is stronger and leads to the choosing intention only when the local community shows substantial support for the tourism development. Theoretically, perceived fit theory is applied in this research to better understand how the interplay between push and pull factors can explain tourist destination choice. Managerially, the findings can be used by destination marketers to implement effective support strategies when promoting newly-launched tourist destinations.

scholarly journals Discrimination and Health: The Mediating Effect of Acculturative Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5312
Author(s):  
Alfonso Urzúa ◽  
Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar ◽  
Diego Henríquez ◽  
David R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional

There is not much evidence on the effects of south–south migration and its consequences on physical and mental health. Our objective was to examine the mediating role of Acculturative Stress in the association between ethnic discrimination and racial discrimination with physical and mental health. This research is a non-experimental, analytical, cross-sectional study. A total of 976 adult Colombian migrants living in Chile were interviewed. We used the Everyday Discrimination Scale, the acculturative stress scale, and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-12) for health status; we found that racial and ethnic discrimination had a negative effect on physical and mental health. In the simultaneous presence of both types of discrimination, racial discrimination was completely absorbed by ethnic discrimination, the latter becoming a total mediator of the effect of racial discrimination on mental and physical health. Our findings are consistent with the literature, which suggests that there are various types of discrimination which, individually or in their intersectionality, can have negative effects on health.

scholarly journals Perceived Environmental Responsibilities and Green Buying Behavior: The Mediating Effect of Attitude

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Guang-Wen Zheng ◽  
Abu Bakkar Siddik ◽  
Mohammad Masukujjaman ◽  
Syed Shah Alam ◽  
Alvina Akter
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Exploratory Testing ◽  
Green Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

The unsustainable operations of producers account for significant carbon emission and subsequent adverse impacts on nature. This study aims to identify the factors that influence consumers’ green buying behavior. The research focuses on the exploratory testing of theories using standardized questionnaires and interviews. Using a convenience selection approach, questionnaire surveys were used to gather primary data from a sample size of 305. The sample demographic reflects people who often make purchases; data were also obtained from shopping centers and elsewhere. The hypothesis testing of variables measured via five-point Likert scale questions was performed using structural equation modeling. We applied closed-ended questions relating to green buying behavior for the convenience of respondents. The empirical result established the effects of attitude, perceived severity of environmental problems, environmental concern, and subjective norms on Bangladeshi consumers’ green buying behavior. Additionally, it was discovered that attitude mediates the association between the perceived environmental responsibility and green buying behavior. Therefore, the government should play a constructive role in educating the public and promoting green business initiatives through improved coordination and legislative intervention.

BUSINESS-LEVEL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN CROATIAN TOURISM

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
Vinka Cetinski ◽  
Slobodan Ivanović
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Management Concept

There are few activities so susceptible to the impacts of the macro environment as tourism. In conditions of growing uncertainty, the importance of strategic management is steadily increasing. By studying the environment, by anticipating the future development and implication of trends on enterprises, and by developing appropriate strategies at a number of levels, strategic management seeks to actively influence the increase o f competitive advantages o f both the tourist destinations and tourist enterprises. The term “strategic management” implies a set of management decisions and actions that determine the long-term operations o f enterprises within the management system of tourism: guiding the enterprise by anticipating crucial environmental impacts and internal factors. This management concept is based on the assumption that making properly oriented strategic decisions minimizes the negative effects of the environment and creates strategic advantages for enterprises that can be capitalised only in the medium and long term (Čizmar S. (2001) Strateško upravljanje u funkciji učinkovitog razvoja turističkog ugostiteljstva u Hrvatskoj, doctoral dissertation, University o f Zagreb, Faculty of Economics, Zagreb, p. 3). It represents an integrated approach to strategic management that is the most acceptable for the development of Croatian tourism, as long-term positive results, in both market and financial terms, can be achieved by enterprises within the tourism management system of Croatia only by applying an integrated approach to strategic management, by horizontally and vertically linking the elements of all subsystems of the entire management system and by creating partnering relationships. The Croatian model of strategic management should involve the economic optimisation of all subsystems and systems by establishing efficiency not only across all subsystem elements, but through the system as a whole as well. The level of growth in entrepreneurship and innovations will determine the intensity and speed of positive development changes. These changes will also depend on establishing management responsibilities throughout all segments and managements levels of all subsystems, as well as tourism as an integral system. This paper deals with the issues of strategic management at a micro level with special emphasis on the development of responsibility for managing performance and capital investments.

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