Boat Tours Research Articles

Mekhong Cruise Servicing along the Mekhong River in Luang Prabang Heritage City, Luang Prabang Province

This research study to providing boat tours along the river. The Luang Prabang Provincial Boat Association has 3 locations: Ban Don Nui Port, Luang Port and Wat Nong Port. The case study of Wat Nong Port which includes to study the satisfaction of tourists to the service of guided tours along the Mekong River. It is a quantitative and qualitative study in collecting data from 180 questionnaires, using descriptive statistics and giving actual meaning from data analysis to be accurate and precise. The results of the study on the satisfaction of tourists to the service of guided boats along the Mekong River from the analysis of the results of the study shows that tourists are satisfied with all 7 aspects: there is satisfaction of tourists to the service of the guided boat, an average of 3.98, the confidence of customers in the service of the guided boat is at a very high level, an average of 3.92, there are physical things offered to tourists who come to use the service at a very high level, an average of 3.77, the service of the staff towards the satisfaction of the tourists is at a high level, an average of 3.66, the satisfaction of the service of the staff inside the boat is at a very high level Average 3.59, satisfaction with other service charges of tourists is at a high level, average 3.67 and things that should be improved in the service of boat tours along the Mekong River at a high level, average 3.47. Also, the customer also offers to make a map to show the location of the boat service for convenience, providing information throughout the travel period and saving time in finding the place.

An exploratory study on the adaptation strategies of longtail boat tour operators to an evolving marine business landscape: a case study of Phuket Island, Thailand

ABSTRACT In Thailand's marine tourism, longtail boat operators play a vital role in local economic growth, cultural heritage preservation. Recognizing their significance, it is important to support these operators by understanding their adaptation to the fast changing business landscape. This study investigates the situation and adaptation strategies of longtail boat tour operators in Phuket, Thailand. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather data and discuss the findings’ implications. Findings indicate a resurgence in tourism and a corresponding increase in revenue, driven by a sense of optimism and renewed investment among boat operators. Amidst this rebound, operators exhibit different service design strategies, with some retaining traditional business practices. However, the emergence of new domestic and foreign competitors in marine tourism has prompted a shift towards community empowerment. Simultaneously, the study underscores the pressing issue of business succession. The reliance of traditional maritime skills and the transfer of the skills across generations is at risk due to the younger generation's employment preferences. Emerging environmental challenges, such as climate change and unseasonal weather, further complicate the situation, along with increased water traffic. This research enhances understanding of how longtail boat tour operators adapt to business challenges, offering insights for stakeholders and policymakers in marine tourism.

The Influence of Product Design, Price, and Promotion on Purchasing Decisions on Phinisi Ship Tour Packages in Labuan Bajo and Service Recovery as Mediation

Labuan Bajo is one of the tourist areas visited by many tourists, of course, competition between companies is very tight. Company management competes to offer the best service to please tourists. This research aims to analyze the influence of product design, price, and promotion on the decision to purchase Phinisi boat tour packages in Labuan Bajo and service recovery as mediation. The number used in this research was 36 through saturated samples. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire. Technique analysis data using SEM-PLS. The research results show that product design has a positive and significant effect on service recovery for phinisi boat tour packages in Labuan Bajo. Price has a positive and significant effect on service recovery for phinisi boat tour packages in Labuan Bajo. The promotion has a positive and significant effect on service recovery for Phinisi boat tour packages in Labuan Bajo. Product design has a positive and significant influence on the decision to purchase a Phinisi boat tour package in Labuan Bajo. Price has a positive and significant effect on the decision to purchase a phinisi boat tour package in Labuan Bajo. The promotion has a positive and significant effect on the decision to purchase a phinisi boat tour package in Labuan Bajo. Service recovery partially mediates the influence of product design on the decision to purchase a Phinisi boat tour package in Labuan Bajo. Service recovery partially mediates the influence of price on the decision to purchase a Phinisi boat tour package in Labuan Bajo. Service recovery partially mediates the influence of promotions on the decision to purchase Phinisi boat tour packages in Labuan Bajo.

Tourism suitability and community perception on development of the Cengklik Reservoir tourism, Boyolali Regency

Cengklik Reservoir is one of the water and waterfront tourism destinations in the Boyolali Regency which has an area of 327,44 ha. The condition of Cengklik Reservoir is currently undergoing revitalization and tourism development. The purpose of this study was to analyse the suitability of reservoir waters as a tourist attraction based on the Tourism Suitability Index, to determine the perceptions of tourists’ potential in the reservoir, and community perceptions of tourism development in the reservoir. The research was conducted in March - April 2023. The research methods used a case study with quantitative analysis to calculate the value of the Tourism Suitability Index and qualitative analysis to determine the perception of tourism potential from 30 tourist respondents and tourism development from 30 community respondents. Results of the TSI calculation of the Cengklik Reservoir for boat tours amounted to 2.40 (suitable) and fishing amounted to 3.00 (very suitable). The tourists’ perception of the Cengklik Reservoir as well as the community’s perception of tourism development were rated positively. These results indicate that the Cengklik Reservoir is suitable for tourism which is supported by the community’s perception of the tourist developmentKeywords: Cengklik Reservoir; Tourism Development; Tourism Potential; Tourism Suitability Index.

The Elements of Military Propaganda and Myth-Making in the Synopsis of the Sarapul – Tchaikovsky Boat Tour

The Elements of Military Propaganda and Myth-Making in the Synopsis of the Sarapul – Tchaikovsky Boat Tour

Pembentukan Pokdarwis Serta Pendampingan Prosedur Keselamatan Kerja dalam Pengelolaan Wisata Perahu di Kelurahan Degayu Kota Pekalongan

Degayu Village is one of the areas affected by tidal floods in North Pekalongan District. Most of the rice fields of the residents of Degayu Village are currently submerged by 1-1.5 meters of tidal water which has forced some residents to change their profession from farmers to fishermen, anglers, fishing net craftsmen, and so on. However, with their new jobs, many residents find it difficult to adapt, resulting in a decrease in family income. For this reason, the Kelurahan government is trying to take advantage of the rice fields that have been submerged in water to become a potential for boat tourism so that economic growth can improve again. The tours offered are boat tours along the water while enjoying the natural scenery of the north coast. However, the results of in-depth interviews with several informants as well as direct observation of the location found the following problems; there are no work safety standards or procedures for boat tourism, for example, there are no life jackets and personal protective equipment for boats passengers and drivers, there is no rescue team in the event of an accident, no first aid facilities are available, and there is no tourism awareness group that manages the tourism potential properly. Well, besides the potential for boat tourism, there are also many other potentials that can be maximized, such as floating culinary tours, water bikes, mangrove parks, and so on. For this reason, it is necessary to form a tourism awareness group that is trained in tourism management both from an economic and work safety perspective.

Pengembangan Potensi Wisata Berbasis Partisipasi Masyarakat Lokal Di Desa Jelantik Kecamatan Jonggat Lombok Tengah

Jelantik Village is one of the 13 (thirteen) villages in Jonggat District. Jelantik Village has various undeveloped tourism potentials including beautiful river channels, geotourism tourism potential, shadow puppet art cultural tourism, bicycle tracks with beautiful views of rice fields, and has the Jelantik Dam (Telaga Ijo) which has stunning views. Among the tourism potentials in Jelantik Village, the Jelantik Dam has the most potential to attract tourists. Some of the advantages of the Jelantik Dam include beautiful scenery, fresh air, easy access from the main Praya-Mataram road and culinary delights. The purpose of this activity is the arrangement of the Telaga Ijo area. The methods used in this activity are site surveys and questionnaires. A site survey is conducted to determine the physical condition of the dam and the people around it. Meanwhile, a questionnaire was given to visitors to get an overview of tourists' wishes. The survey results show that the Jelantik Dam is flanked by rice fields, has a beautiful view of the trees surrounding the lake. Communities around the dam support the development of the dam. Based on the questionnaire, tourists want boat tours, bicycle paths around the lake, spots for selfies, parking lots, additional berugak, trees for shelter, additional sales stalls, sports facilities and facilities for horse riding around the lake. The conclusion of this area arrangement activity is as a reference in the development and construction of facilities and infrastructure that support tourism activities at the Jelantik Dam (Telaga Ijo).

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic process on yacht operators: Application on a marina in Antalya

Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, it has had a noticeable negative impact on many sectors and markets, especially the health sector. Although the large scale consequences have not yet been fully determined, the pandemic; started to change business life, personal priorities and habits. Curfews and encouragement of people not to leave their homes disrupted yachting activities. For this reason, one of the business lines most affected by the pandemic in the world has undoubtedly been the marine tourism sector. In countries with many sub-areas for marine tourism, such as Turkey, also in the yachting business sector has experienced a significant decline compared to last years. In this study; the level of exposure of yacht businesses which daily tour organizer and operating in X Marina where in Antalya the one of the most important and sought-after holiday destinations of Turkey, from the COVID-19 pandemic process has been tried to be revealed. In the study, quantitative research method was used and face to face survey technique was used. The most important limitation of this research is that it has been conducted only on yacht enterprises and daily boat tour operating in a single marina. Research results were analyzed with SPSS package program. In the analysis made, it is understood that especially the entrepreneur boat operators are concerned about the future and they are in a pessimistic picture. They stated that if COVID-19 continues, they can quit entrepreneurship and sell their boats and switch to another line of business.

Surfacing, Voicing and Signalling Freedom in Relational Performance: Cheryl L’Hirondelle and Camille Turner’s Freedom Tours

The marking of colonial narratives mapped as histories onto Canada are reinforced on almost every boat, train, or rail tour in Canada. In Freedom Tours (2017) for LandMarks2017/Répéres2017, by artists Cheryl L’Hirondelle and Camille Turner the artists disrupted these entrenched histories hosting two sailings with tour narration. Thes narrated tours featured narratives that stemmed from Cree worldview and Caribbean diasporic perspectives. In L’Hirondelle and Turner’s work they built an architecture of songs unsung and stories untold in a temporal space- a boat tour in the waters in and around the Thousand Islands National Park. In this text I revisit the process of working with these artists to reveal the ways in which their work while being joyous also signaled the ways in which colonial histories drown out Indigenous, Black and People of Colour narratives in Canada. The historic settler alteration of waterways and borders within the Thousand Islands National Park has meant that some islands, previously visited by Indigenous people to harvest maple sap, are no longer above water. In this paper I want to be that island resurfacing sweet syrup, rising in these unstable waters to offer truths to Canada’s colonial narrative.

Hydraulic analysis of Semarang River in supporting the drainage channel as water tourism

The Semarang River is a flushing channel located in the Semarang River Drainage Sub-System and has the potential to be used as a water tourism area with the concept of Historical River Front City Walk. The planned water tourism area is in the form of procuring boats in the Kota Lama area, which is a historic area in the city of Semarang. This analysis aims to hydrology and hydraulics model of the Semarang River using SWMM 5.1. The method is carried out by observing the existing conditions of the study area, determination of flood discharge plans, and hydraulic analysis. The analysis starts from the Simongan Weir Bridge upstream of the Semarang River to the Berok 2 Bridge, which is located in the Kota Lama area. The results showed the intensity of rainfall designed 25 years is 155.7 mm/hour with the capacity of the Semarang River in existing and planning conditions can still accommodate the flood discharge plan, and a weir with a height of 1 m is needed to maintain the water level in boundary condition so that boat tours can operate optimally.

The Effect of Social Media on Boat Tour Sales within the Scope of Fethiye's Destination Marketing: Private Tour Captains Perspective

Üretici ile tüketicinin sanal bir platformda buluşmasının olanaklı hale gelmesiyle birlikte, sosyal medyanın işletmeler ve kurumlar tarafından tanıtım ve pazarlama amacıyla kullanımı da yaygınlaşmıştır. Turisti hem destinasyona hem de rekreatif faaliyetlerine çekmek için sosyal medyayı etkin bir şekilde kullanan işletmelerden biri de özel tekne turu işletmeleridir. Böylece, sosyal medyanın Fethiye’de tekne turu satışlarına etkisinin özel tur kaptanları bakış açısıyla ortaya konulması amaçlanan bu çalışmada, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinde sık kullanılan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Görüşme formu 61 katılımcıya kolay ulaşılabilir durum örneklemesi ile uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler NVivo 10 programıyla analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, sosyal medya kullanımının özel tekne turları satışı açısından önemli olduğunu ve özellikle Facebook’un kaptanlar tarafından çoğunlukla kullanıldığını ön plana çıkarmaktadır. Çalışma sonucunda sosyal medya ve özel tekne tur satışlarıyla ilgili diğer sonuçlara da yer verilmiş olup konuyla ilgili literatüre ve uygulamaya yönelik öneriler geliştirilmiştir.

A Few Moments with Turtles: The Value of Freshwater Chelonians as Watchable Urban Wildlife Spectacles

The high valuation of urban green spaces is obvious, given the lost economic opportunities their preservation requires. With more and more of the world's human population moving to urban areas, experiences with urban wildlife are becoming increasingly important for maintenance of people's connection to and concern for the natural world. Turtle watching provides an opportunity to connect urban residents with charismatic species that engender positive aesthetic responses from the public. In Erie, Pennsylvania, the Presque Isle Partnership is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing visitor experiences at Presque Isle State Park. The park is a sandspit peninsula on Lake Erie that has abundant turtle populations in its sheltered bays and interior wetlands, particularly its populations of the common map turtle, Graptemys geographica. The common map turtles of Graveyard Pond have long been one of the park's signature wildlife spectacles. A basking aggregation that can exceed 100 turtles in late spring and early fall is enjoyed by visitors to a shoreline picnic area, canoeists, kayakers, and guests on the park's pontoon boat tours. In 2012, the Partnership funded construction of a handicapped-accessible turtle observation deck with fixed binocular viewfinders and informative signage. Total material cost for the project was $20,466 (∼ $22,922 in 2020 US dollars); labor for construction was donated by local industry. Since its construction, the observation deck has become a popular stop for park visitors. Similar projects would be suitable for many urban areas in the United States and many other countries with watchable turtle populations and would enhance urban residents' encounters with urban turtle populations.

An Ecoacoustic Snapshot of a Subarctic Coastal Wilderness: Aialik Bay, Alaska 2019

I recorded the ambient sounds at three locations in the wilderness of Aialik Bay in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska between 25 June and 21 September 2019. My aim was to capture an ecoacoustic snapshot of the coastal soundscape to provide a comparable baseline for evaluating wilderness characteristics defined by the Wilderness Act of 1964. I visually and empirically characterized the Aialik Bay wilderness soundscape using the acoustic metrics of soundscape power (normalized watts/kHz) and Normalized Difference Soundscape Index (NDSI) from 5373 five-minute recordings, combined with visual and aural spectral examination of 4386 recordings. Soundscape power exhibited similar patterns across frequency intervals with sound sources primarily occurring in the low-frequency (1–2 kHz) and mid-frequency (2–5 kHz) intervals. Significant differences within frequency intervals between sites suggested the presence of distinct sonotopes. Low-frequency sounds were dominant across all three sites with peak soundscape power values across study days and 24 h timeframes attributed to wind and occasional periods of technophony emitted from commercial tour boats and private boating activities. Low-frequency geophony from wave action was ever present. Technophony exhibited some predictable patterns consistent with the timing of sightseeing boat tours. Peak values of soundscape power at mid-frequencies were attributed to the geophony of rain. Although biophonies were less common than geophonies, the choruses of songbirds were prevalent in July and promptly occurred daily between 0300 and 0600. Biophonies generally declined over the course of the day. All sites displayed negative NDSI values over most study days and consistently negative values over 24 h time frames, indicating a soundscape primarily influenced by low-frequency geophony and periods of technophony. However, NDSI values showed patterns and peaks similar to biophonies at mid-frequency intervals indicating biophony was still a notable contribution to this geophony-dominant soundscape. Despite the acoustic footprint of motorboat noise detected at all sample sites, the soundscape of the Aialik Bay wilderness was dominated by the natural sounds of geophony, biophony, and occasional periods of natural quiet indicative of a wilderness only partially impacted by technophony.

Employing waterborne autonomous vehicles for museum visits: a case study in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a culturally rich city attracting millions of tourists. Popular activities in Amsterdam consist of museum visits and boat tours. By strategically combining them, this paper presents an innovative approach using waterborne autonomous vehicles (WAVs) to improve the museum visitation in Amsterdam. Multi-source urban data including I Amsterdam card data and Instagram hashtags are used to reveal museum characteristics such as offline and online popularity of museums and visitation patterns. A multi-objective model is proposed to optimize WAV routes by considering museum characteristics and travel experiences. An experiment in the Amsterdam Central area was conducted to evaluate the viability of employing WAVs. By comparing WAVs with land transportation, the results demonstrate that WAVs can enhance travel experience to cultural destinations. The presented innovative WAVs can be extended to a larger variety of points of interest in cities. These findings provide useful insights on embracing artificial intelligence in urban tourism.

Nature-based tourism development in coastal wetlands of Sri Lanka: An Importance–Performance analysis at Maduganga Mangrove Estuary

Understanding visitor satisfaction is vital for ensuring the long-term sustainability of nature-based tourism experiences at high demand coastal destinations. The Ramsar listed Maduganga Mangrove Estuary (MME) on the west coast of Sri Lanka is such a destination. With the aim of enhancing the sustainability of tourism at MME, a self-reporting structured questionnaire and Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) were employed to explore visitor satisfaction with 16 attributes of the popular nature-focused boat tours. Respondents rated ‘to be in a natural setting’ as their main motivation for visiting this destination (73%), followed by ‘to use free time’ (60%), and ‘to be with family or friends’ (60%). Relaxing/fun/enjoyment (90%), enjoying boat rides (85%), and photography (73%) were the most popular activities reported by visitors. Respondents were generally satisfied with their boat tours, however, there was opportunity to enhance visitor satisfaction. Gap Analysis IPA identified nine instances where respondents ranked the performance of attributes as being significantly below their expectations (i.e. Performance < Importance). Respondents rated ‘cleanliness of the river’ as the worst performing attribute of their tour. ‘Feeling safe’ on the boat tours, ‘information about visitor safety’, interpretive aspects of the experience and the amount of wildlife seen also performed below visitor expectations. The novel application of IPA to quantitatively assess visitor expectations and attribute performance at the internationally significant MME coastal wetland reported in this case study demonstrates the contribution this technique can make to enhancing visitor satisfaction and management actions to ensure the sustainability of nature-based tourism in Sri Lanka. Management implicationsIPA can help to inform the operation and management of nature-based tourism in coastal wetlands. Government agencies need to establish standards and monitor compliance regarding the quality of boat tour operations. Operators need to ensure delivery of interpretive information and conduct tours that minimise negative impacts on wildlife. This case study provides insights regarding delivery of tours and wildlife conservation at coastal wetlands in Tropical Asia.

Dolphin watching tourists in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil: knowledge and conservation

The components of interpretation and education in whale/dolphin watching tours, besides providing leisure to the participants, are involved in the satisfaction and creation of an environmental awareness. This study aimed to understand the perception, learning and tendency to conservation attitudes of the participants of dolphin-watching in Fernando de Noronha (FN). Were applied 140 questionnaires with tourists after participating in dolphin watching tours in FN. Participants living in the southeastern region of Brazil (57.9%) and with College education (88.6%) were the majority among respondents. Although the dolphin is the main marketing figure for tourism in FN, “sun and beach” tourism was the most cited reason for the trip. The satisfaction declared by respondents was high for both the “Dolphins's Deck” (viewing platform) (94.4%) and the boat tour (83.1%). Respondents visiting the “Dolphins's Deck”, where the educational component is most evident, tended to provide more correct answers related to knowledge and legislation towards dolphins protection in FN. The opportunity to observe a charismatic animal in a natural environment, as occurs with the spinner dolphin in FN, makes it easier for tourist guides and managers to access the affective component of tourists. Providing clear and objective information for tourists may promote long-term changes in their behavior and attitude and contribute to the spinner dolphin protection and to the archipelago preservation.

Managing Service Systems via Disguised Queues: The Role of Retaliating Customers*

ABSTRACTTourist attractions, such as observatory decks, boat tours, and museums, have recently started to manage their operations via hiding some parts of their waiting lines, which we will refer to as queue disguising behavior. If customers are not aware of these disguised parts of the queues, firms can potentially boost their revenues by using queue disguising strategy. However, it is not obvious that firms benefit from disguised queues when customers retaliate after experiencing that the queue management tactics led them to make erroneous decisions. Our goal in this article is to investigate the impacts of the retaliatory customer behavior on firms' queue disguising decisions and profits. In the absence of retaliating customers, we find that the optimal queue disguising strategy yields only negligible profit improvements, relative to letting customers observe the entire waiting line. One, then, may expect that the queue disguising should not be a profitable strategy in a system with retaliating customers. We establish that this intuition is only true for firms incurring negligible holding costs. If keeping customers in the queue is sufficiently high for a firm, we, surprisingly, find that the firm achieves sizable profit improvements via queue disguising in the presence of the retaliatory behavior. More interestingly, we show that these benefits become more pronounced as the holding cost increases, in contrast to the case without retaliating customers. Our results, then, suggest that firms that are subjected to nonnegligible holding costs should employ the queue disguising strategy only while facing retaliating customers.

Tactile comics, disability studies and the mind’s eye: on “A Boat Tour” (2017) in Venice with Max

ABSTRACT Positioned at the intersection of disability studies and urban comics studies, this article explores the artistic form, content and social engagement of the tactile comic ‘A Boat Tour’. Though the comic’s credited author is Max (a.k.a. Francesc Capdevila Gisbert; Barcelona, 1956-), it was nonetheless developed through a collaborative process as part of the Catalan contribution to La Biennale di Venezia. Using both braille and a form of haut-relief braille-like texture, the comics sensory representation of a boat tour experience is significant on two levels: first for its contributions to a transnational disability culture and its general avoidance of the problems common in disability representation; and second for its innovations within the tactile comics form. These innovations are explored in the context of scholarship on the Iberian comic, the wordless and tactile comic, and accounts of visual impairment understood as a social construction. In particular, the work of Georgina Kleege, including her recent book More than Meets the Eye, demonstrates that the distance routinely established between visual art and the experience of visual impairment is itself an ableist construction.

Grebeg Sudiro as a form of Harmonization of Ethnic Javanese and Ethnic Chinese in Sudiroprajan Village, Surakarta

Local wisdom is a form of the culture of the past should be continuously used as a handle for a living. Culture in Indonesia since ancient times become habit in behave in society. The existence of the culture surrounding this society will bring a unity in diversity and become its own characteristics within the community. For example, as we will describe are Grebeg Sudiro which is acculturation of Javanese and Chinese culture. This research uses qualitative-descriptive research methods. The purpose of the use of this method is to uncover the facts, circumstances, phenomenon, variable, and circumstances that occur when doing research. The source we got using the method of interview, observation and literacy. Grebeg Sudiro was a tradition of celebration to welcome the Chinese new year or Imlek in Surakarta, Central Java. Grebeg Sudiro was born as a form of preservation of harmony between ethnic happens in Kampung Sudiroprajan. Grebeg Sudiro contains a number of activities, such as the ceremony of the Umbul Mantram, the Carnival culture, race copyright Creations Lanterns, decorative River boat tour of Pepe, bazar, Sudiroprajan and potential on the cover with the celebration Fireworks.

What Is Lost and What Is Gained: A Travelogue of Tours of Hydro-Affected Communities in Northern Manitoba

In 2014, Peter Kulchyski and Ramona Neckoway began touring hydro-impacted Ininew communities. This now annual hydro tour is an intense seven-day circuit filled with long drives, boat tours, discussion, revelation, outrage, and—above all—kindness and generosity. Relationships on the hydro tour involve engagement with bush dispositions, with ways of life developed in and through an engagement with the temporalities, spatialities, subjectivities, languages, and knowledges of egalitarian gathering and hunting peoples. In the city, hydroelectricity is taken for granted; it is seen through the possessive, instrumental rationality that underlines people’s roles as workers and citizens. This contrasts with the face-to-face encounters between community- and urban-based activists, artists, and academics that occur during the hydro tours. Those participating may witness Ininew performances and embodied practices that are both culturally specific and fundamentally human. The relationships developed on the hydro tour enact performances of care and vulnerability in which ethical concern responds to festering social wounds. Perceiving vulnerability and responding to it with care is labour, the work of relationship. Distribution of social wealth is unequal, raced, and gendered, yet it can be transformed through caring practice; such transformations require Ininew leadership.