scholarly journals THE COMMITMENT OF CRUISE TOUR OPERATORS TO THE TOURIST SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE ALGERIAN LAW (COMPARATIVE STUDY)

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 56-79
Author(s):  
Khouadjia Samiha HANENE
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cruise Ship ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Marine Transport ◽  
Passenger Ships ◽  
Residence Location ◽  
Responsibility System ◽  
Tour Operator

Marine transport has developed worldwide. As a result, the design of passenger ships has improved since they are considered the main residence location of passengers and tourists. Thus, ships have become floating hotels, where recreational activities, leisure and celebrations are found. This has turned cruise tours have into a lucrative business. Alongside the boom that marine tourism has witnessed as one of the most dynamic sectors in the tourism industry, tragic events, that cannot be ignored, took place. One of these events was the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in 2012 that caused many deaths and injuries among passengers and tourists on board. This event evokes the question of the responsibility of cruise tour operators, its range and its limits. In contrast with the Egyptian and French laws that distinguish between the responsibility system of the tour operator and that of the marine transporter, the Algerian law does not make any distinction between the two systems, resulting in legal shortcomings in the case of damage that affects tourists. This latter is subject to the marine transporter legal system concerning commitment and responsibility, where the damage must be in relation to the use of the ship, which implies that bodily and material damages are not included, resulting in the decrease in the protection expectation level of the tourist consumer. In addition to the above, the lack of a distinction between the two responsibility systems leads to the multiplication of law sources and to the difficulty of its legal characterization that helps in determining the responsibility of the professionals held responsible for the tourist safety and committed to their security.

AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF PLANNED CRUISE SHIP ITINERARIES AND VOYAGES IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Weber ◽  
Jackie Dawson ◽  
Emma Stewart ◽  
Andrew Orawiec
Keyword(s):  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Cruise Ship ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Ship Traffic ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Cruise Ships ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Cultural Experiences

There is limited data on marine tourism traffic (cruise ships and pleasure craft) and on-shore locations visited by cruise ships in the Canadian Arctic. Marine tourism vessels represent 11.8% of all vessel voyages transiting within the Canadian Arctic, which is significant as these vessels "go off the beaten path" seeking out natural and cultural experiences. Given the vast landscape of the Canadian Arctic, as well as the fact that not all on-shore sites require a permit to visit, there is uncertainty as to where marine tourism vessels are disembarking passengers onto land. This research utilizes databases with information on marine tourism voyages (i.e. ship traffic) from 1990-2019 and shore locations from 2008-2019 to better understand the current scale and scope of the sector. Data on marine tourism voyages was acquired from the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Archive and shore location information were compiled from planned publicly available cruise ship itineraries. The results show that marine tourism vessels and related shore activities have been steadily increasing over time, while also illustrating and highlighting the infancy of the Canadian Arctic marine tourism industry as a total of 150 unique on-shore locations have been advertised to tourists from 2008 to 2019 with a minimum of 44 different on-shore locations advertised each season. This paper advances and improves our understanding of the marine tourism industry and is vital for the management and planning of a sustainable tourism industry that ensures both respect of the northern ecosystems and environment and the rights and traditions of Indigenous northerners.

Consumer Protection in Jordanian Discount Sales: A Comparative Study with the Legislations of France, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Tariq Kameel ◽  
Fayez Alnusair ◽  
Nour Alhajaya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Consumer Rights ◽  
Market Protection ◽  
Market Intervention ◽  
Constituent Elements ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract This article compares consumer protection in the framework of discounts with the constituent elements of such sales and the relevant methods of protecting consumer rights, according to French, Emirati, Jordanian, and Tunisian legislation and judicial practice. The findings shed light on the operation of consumer rights and market protection, and argues that each legal system has developed divergent means to attain the same goal. While some legal systems have organised sales with detailed rules, others have engaged in very limited market intervention; in the latter case, consumers are prevented from enjoying an important set of rights, as consumer rights and market protection are determined by the merchants.

scholarly journals PERILAKU WISATAWAN PANTAI NGURBLOAT DAN NGURSARNADAN ERA NEW NORMAL TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN BERWISATA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-127
Author(s):  
Ida I Dewa Ayu Raka Susanty ◽  
Melissa Justine Renjaan
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
Travel Decisions

ABSTRAK Wabah COVID-19 di seluruh dunia telah membuat dunia terhenti, dan pariwisata menjadi yang terpuruk dari semua sektor ekonomi utama di seluruh dunia tak terkecuali Indonesia. Pulau – pulau kecil di Indonesia timur yang menggantungkan perekonomian dari segi pariwisata bahari juga terkena dampak besar akibat situasi pandemi. Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara adalah salah satunya. Pelonggaran terhadap aktivitas industri pariwisata dimulai sejak diumumkannya masa new normal oleh pemerintah. Dua destinasi unggulan Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara yakni Pantai Ngurbloat dan Ngursarnadan memulai aktivitas pada kawasan wisata dengan jumlah pengunjung yang didominasi oleh wisatawan lokal. Tingginya wisatawan lokal yang berwisata, menunjukan kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap aktivitas berwisata sangat tinggi. Perilaku wisatawan terhadap keputusan berwisata dalam masa new normal dapat dipicu oleh berbagai faktor. Proses pengambilan keputusan wisatawan dalam berwisata ke destinasi wisata pantai Ngurbloat dan Ngursarnadan sangat penting diketahui oleh stakeholder atau pengelola kawasan wisata Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan pengaruh perilaku wisatawan secara simultan terhadap keputusan berwisata, pengaruh secara parsial perilaku wisatawan terhadap keputusan berwisata serta faktor yang paling menonjol mempengaruhi keputusan wisatawan dalam berwisata pada Pantai Ngurbloat dan Ngursardanan. Metode pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara dengan analisa regeresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa faktor budaya, sosial, pribadi dan psikologis secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap keputusan wisatawan berkunjung ke pantai Ngurbloat dan Ngursarnadan. Sedangkan, pengaruh secara parsial hanya pada faktor sosial, pribadi dan psikologis berpengaruh terhadap keputusan wisatawan untuk berkunjung ke Pantai Ngurbloat dan Ngursarnadan. Faktor yang paling dominan mempengaruhi keputusan berwisata wisatawan adalah faktor psikologis dengan nilai Koefisien sebesar 0.497 Kata Kunci : Perilaku Wisatawan, Keputusan berwisata, Pantai Ngurbloat, Pantai   Ngursarnadan ABSTRACT The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the world to a standstill, and tourism has been the worst affected of all major economic sectors  in the entire world as well as Indonesia. In eastern Indonesia, the economy of small islands depends on the marine tourism sector which has been affected by the pandemic. Southeast Maluku Regency is one of the islands affected by pandemic. The government has suspended the activity of tourist and travel. The tourism industry is gradually starting to recovery and improve. reopened tourist areas in Southeast Maluku Regency have begun in August 2020 with the COVID-19 health protocol. Two leading destinations of Southeast Maluku Regency, Ngurbloat Beach and Ngursarnadan Beach, started activities in tourist areas with the number of visitors dominated by local tourists. The purpose of this study was to know and explain the influence of tourist behavior simultaneously on travel decisions, the partial influence of tourist behavior on travel decisions and the dominant faktor influencing the decision of tourists in visiting Ngurbloat and Ngursardanan Beaches. The results of this study showed that cultural, social, personal and psychological faktors silmultan influence the decision of tourists visiting Ngurbloat  and Ngursarnadan Beach. Meanwhile, the partial influence is only on social, personal and psychological factors on the decision of tourist to visit Ngurbloat and Ngursarnadan beach. The most dominant factor influencing the decision to travel is the psychological factor with a coefficient value of 0.497 Keywords: Tourist Behavior, Travel decisions, Ngurbloat Beach, Ngursarnadan Beach

scholarly journals Monitoring the effects of tourism on whale shark Rhincodon typus behaviour in Mozambique

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Haskell ◽  
Andrew McGowan ◽  
Anna Westling ◽  
Adriana Méndez-Jiménez ◽  
Christoph A. Rohner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Whale Shark ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Transient Behaviour ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Focal Species ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Aggregation Site ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Breeding Status

AbstractThe whale shark Rhincodon typus is a popular focal species in the marine tourism industry. We analysed 689 encounters with at least 142 individual sharks during 2008–2010 to assess their behaviour in the presence of swimmers at Tofo Beach, Mozambique. Sharks varied in size (estimated 3.0–9.5 m total length) and the majority (74%) were males. The sharks displayed avoidance behaviours during 64.7% of encounters. Encounter duration decreased significantly, from 12 minutes 37 s with undisturbed sharks to 8 minutes 25 s when sharks expressed avoidance behaviours, indicating that interactions with tourists affected the sharks’ short-term behaviour. However, during the 2.5-year study period we found no trend in the mean encounter duration, the overall expression of avoidance behaviour or the likelihood of an individual shark exhibiting avoidance behaviours. Potential effects of tourism may be mitigated by the non-breeding status and transient behaviour of sharks at this aggregation site.

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