Tourism Destination Attractiveness: Attractions, Facilities, and People as Predictors

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Vengesayi ◽  
Felix T. Mavondo ◽  
Yvette Reisinger
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Destination Attractiveness

scholarly journals GASTRONOMY TOURISM AND DESTINATION BRANDING: THE STUDY OF MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANTS IN CROATIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 211-225
Author(s):  
Matea Hanžek ◽  
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Gordi Sušić ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
The World ◽  
Destination Attractiveness

This paper explores the role of Michelin-starred restaurants and their chefs as change-makers and advocates of successful gastronomy tourism destination branding in Croatia. In this qualitative research, in-depth surveys were conducted with all of the seven chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants in Croatia. These restaurants are: Draga di Lovrana, Boškinac, Monte, Pelegrini, LD Restaurant and 360° located in Zagreb, Lovran, Novalja, Rovinj, Šibenik, Korčula and Dubrovnik. Results of research uncover whether and which are the significant forms of activities that Croatian Michelin-starred restaurants implement in order to enhance destination attractiveness and by that influence placing Croatia on the world gastronomy map, creating stronger gastronomy destination brands.

Importance-Performance Analysis of Tourism Destination Attractiveness

2022 ◽  
pp. 231-254
Author(s):  
João Ferreira do Rosário ◽  
Maria de Lurdes Calisto ◽  
Ana Teresa Machado ◽  
Nuno Gustavo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Stakeholder Perceptions ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Destination Attractiveness ◽  
Digital Strategy

This chapter presents an importance-performance analysis to evaluate the ability of a destination's attributes to attract tourists through tourism stakeholder perceptions. In this case, one of Europe's larger destination cities, Lisbon, was considered. It departs from the proposition that tourists are not the most knowledgeable about a destination while the evaluation of a destination's competitiveness from the supply side perspective is scarce. This stakeholder feedback approach to identifying a destination's attributes to attract tourists showed that only 7 of the 40 attributes (five of them related to accessibility and technological infrastructures as municipality responsibility) fall in the IPA grid Concentrate Here quadrant, results that are consistent with the recently received Best City Destination and Best City Break World Travel Awards. This research shows the relevance of multiple stakeholders' feedback to evaluate a city's attributes, including the feedback about the city's need to improve its technological offer through an integrated digital strategy.

scholarly journals The Exponential Growth Pattern of Consumer Well-Being and Tourism Destination Attractiveness: A Study of the Digital Tourism Destination of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Hasudungan ◽  
Eka Ardianto ◽  
Redha Widarsyah
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Growth ◽  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Polynomial Growth ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Consumer Welfare ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Destination Attractiveness

This research aims to explore the connective patterns of 7 dimensions of tourism consumer well-being (environmental altruism, spiritual attunement, inspirational mindfulness, bio-psychological aspect, entrepreneurship, social connectedness, and cultural identity) to induce more tourism growth attractiveness in visiting the digital destination of the My Trip My Adventure (MTMA) Labuan Bajo YouTube platform. The study stems from a postmodern approach where the virtual world and reality are eroded in digital technology development. This study enriches that postmodern perspective by elaborating on 7 dimensions of tourism consumer welfare and the 4 V’s of digital technology innovation (volume, variety, velocity, and veracity). This study collected comments, replies, and ‘like’ expressions on YouTube from October 2016 to October 2019 from the My Trip My Adventure (MTMA) Labuan Bajo YouTube platform. The researchers then analyzed through thematic analysis and social network analysis. This research confirms the polynomial growth pattern from the 7 dimensions of tourism consumer well-being. In general, the pattern goes up from environmental well-being to inspirational mindfulness. Then, it descends to biophysical well-being. It is because to have exponential growth; tourism needs to be absent temporarily. Suddenly after that, the growth goes up in terms of social and cultural well-being. The findings can benefit tourism practitioners in orchestrating their 7 dimensions of tourism consumer well-being as destination orchestrators.

Towards a symbiotic wildlife tourism destination attractiveness and sustainability framework for national parks in Kenya.

2021 ◽  
pp. 164-178
Author(s):  
George Ariya
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Lake Nakuru ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Wildlife Tourism ◽  
Destination Attractiveness ◽  
Sustainability Framework ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract This chapter presents a wildlife tourism destination attractiveness and sustainability framework based on relevant destination attractiveness attributes and sustainability indicators. The framework was tested at Lake Nakuru National Park (LNNP) in Kenya. Attractiveness was categorized into four dimensions that included wildlife resources, park accessibility, cost of attractions and park image. As the findings indicated, there was direct positive effect of all four dimensions. A relatively low effect was recorded with regard to park image, which is likely to have contributed to low satisfaction experience, future behavioural intentions and park ecological value. In addition, among the repeat visitors' responses, the majority agreed there was increased wildlife disappearance, increased difficulty in sightseeing key wildlife attractions at LNNP, invasive new species within the park, changes in wildlife grazing grounds, infrastructure damage and increased visibility of litter inside the park.

THE EVALUATION OF MUNICIPAL TOURIST TAX AWARENESS: THE CASE OF THE CITY OF PORTO

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-398
Author(s):  
Ana Pinto Borges ◽  
Elvira Vieira ◽  
Sofia Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Generalized Linear Models ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Destination Attractiveness ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
The City

Purpose – Evaluation of the municipal tourist tax awareness by tourists visiting the city of Porto, in order to test their knowledge and assessment about it and estimate the consequences on the city’s level of competitiveness, as a tourism destination. Design – This paper integrates the main literature review by using microdata, considering 2.139 answers, which were collected through direct interviews to tourists. Methodology – We use a logit and a generalized linear models. Findings – A little more than half of the tourists have already been aware of the tourist tax, depending on their sociodemographic characteristics, and almost 70,7% classifies the tax as “acceptable”. Two key variables stand out: level of education and nationality of the tourist. The tax is competitive and to guarantee the destination attractiveness it is highlighted that, if the revenue is invested to benefit tourism, providing improved quality services, the demand from the tourists whose profile was already identified, will not possibly be affected. Originality of the research – This study fulfils two gaps: i) the evaluation of the tourists’ awareness regarding the tax application and its assessment, according to their sociodemographic characteristics; and ii) the analysis of the destination’s level of competitiveness.

Methodological Proposal Focused on the Intangible Resources Diagnosis of Intellectual Capital for Tourism Destination

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 739-748
Author(s):  
Quadrini Fabiana Andrea ◽  
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Abraham Cynthia Anahi
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Innovative Activity ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Intangible Resources

The purpose of this paper is to develop and deepen one of the research lines that since 2010 the research team has been working on. It is related to one of the objectives set forth in the schedule of the research project “Management of the intellectual capital and innovation for tourism destination: a way to boost sector competitiveness”, which is being developed. The aim is to design and present a method that let make a diagnosis of intangible resources of intellectual capital for tourism destination and show its positive relation with innovative activity.

Culinary tourism on Cape Breton Island

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erna MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Culinary Tourism ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Cape Breton ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
World Class ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Developed World

Cape Breton Island is a well-known North American tourism destination with long-standing attractions such as the Cabot Trail and more recently developed world-class offerings such as the Cabot Links Golf Course. Tourism contributes significantly to Cape Breton’s economy, particularly since the mid-20th century as traditional resource-based industries have declined. In the 21st century, culinary tourism has become increasingly important to expand the island’s tourism offerings and to provide “authentic” tourism experiences. This study examines local-food tourism in Cape Breton to illuminate its cultural and economic significance. I conducted interviews with food producers, restaurateurs, government representatives, and tourism executives. I also consulted websites and policy documents and compared local stakeholders’ experiences and perspectives with official tourism strategies. Promoting culinary tourism raises questions of power, autonomy, inclusion, and accountability. My study accentuates possibilities for aligning economic and ecological goals to create resilient communities, foster equitable social and ecological relations, and establish Cape Breton as a culinary tourism destination.

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