Dimensions Of Tourism Research Articles

Elucidating International Travelers’ Tourism Image of Taiwan: A Qualitative Approach

Although Western alien visitors to Taiwan have a unique, well-informed perspective of what appeals to tourists from their countries, little research has been conducted to assess their insights, representing a significant research gap. To fill this gap, this study aims to elucidate how international tourists perceive Taiwan as a tourist destination by collecting detailed qualitative data via in-depth interviews of twenty-four international expatriates. This study illustrated the image differences before and after the visit of international tourists by analyzing the dimensions of tourists’ consensus maps and the changes in their perception of the natural, social, cultural, gourmet food, and Aboriginal image of Taiwan. This study provides a better understanding of how international tourists in Taiwan view its current and potential appeal as a tourist destination, so as to identify ways of attracting new tourists from their cultures. Patterns emerged that suggest new approaches for promoting Taiwan tourism and tourism sustainability which might not occur to Taiwanese tourism professionals due to the interviewees’ unique points of view. This research concludes that the application of cultural promotion strategies, planned tour packages, and improvement of the image of nature, culture, society, food, and Aboriginal people in Taiwan will thereby improve the overall satisfaction of international tourists, building online image, and forming e-word-of-mouth.

Sustainable tourism development in mountain regions. The case study of the Jabel Mesaad, Algeria

The natural environment is one of the most important resources for tourism development. Recently, a new type of tourism has emerged, especially based on nature. A group has emerged in Algeria and elsewhere who prefer to spend their holidays in order to escape the noise and crowds of the city and enjoy the beauty and purity of nature and the diversity of the aesthetics of its landscapes. You can also take advantage of everything related to the specificity of the place and local cultures. Algeria is one of the countries that seeks to achieve this trend. It has great mountain tourism potential that can be exploited to advance and upgrade the sector. Hence the mountain region has made a mecca for visitors according to the unique characteristics of each region. Planning is a frequently used term both in tourism and elsewhere. And "has become a feature of the times" (Abboudi, 2013)
 In this study, we dealt with a topic that aims to identify and limit the most important indicators of mountain tourism in the Jabal Mesaad region using the Delphi technique. This technique was applied through two gradual phases, where the first phase included an open questionnaire question aimed at testing the pulse of experts in determining the indicators they deem appropriate for the development of tourism in mountain areas within the framework of sustainable tourism. After analyzing the various responses received in the questionnaires, we obtained (52) indicators according to the economic, social and psychological dimensions of tourism.
 (39) indicators that comply with the conditions required in the second phase were selected and accepted, including (19) indicators of the environmental dimension dominating the rest of the indicators, followed directly by the indicators of the economic dimension with (10) indicators, then the indicators of the social dimension with (10) indicators. According to the criteria adopted by the World Tourism Organization, we note that all indicators, both quantitative and qualitative, have the characteristics of à good index.

Determining the competitiveness attributes of conference tourism: a South African industry perspective

Determining the competitiveness attributes of conference tourism: a South African industry perspective

Determining the competitiveness attributes of conference tourism: a South African industry perspective

Determining the competitiveness attributes of conference tourism: a South African industry perspective

Dark tourism in the Philippine context: Indicators, motivations, and spectrum

Dark tourism or thanatourism is an emerging area of study in the Philippines. Accordingly, it involves visiting places associated with death and suffering. This study explored the dark tourism indicators and tourist motivations which were used as basis for the creation of the Philippine dark tourism spectrum. The different perspectives of dark tourism or thanatourism were examined to provide a better and deeper understanding of its nature as a form of tourism. In addition, attractions considered as dark in selected cities in Metro Manila were evaluated and identified to have a clear representation of the attributes of dark tourism attached in a particular site or destination. Using an exploratory-qualitative design, structured interviews, FGDs, observations, literature review, and photo elicitation have been conducted to gather pertinent data. Participants in the KII include historians, Department of Tourism (DOT) Officers, church leaders, and tourists; while in the FGDs were DOT accredited guides and tourism faculty members from different colleges and universities in Metro Manila. Content analysis was used in analyzing the data. The findings revealed that history, authenticity, storytelling, and experience are the indicators of dark tourism sites. Moreover, the identified dark sites are Chinese Cemetery, Intramuros, Libingan ng mga Bayani, Luneta Park, and Paco Park and Cemetery. These attractions are visited for educational purposes, remembrance, sightseeing, recreation, family bonding, curiosity, and event venue. The study contributed to the existing knowledge of thanatourism and dark tourism in the Philippines by identifying the indicators and tourist motivations that are very useful in destination planning and management, as well as marketing and promotion. Likewise, the created Philippine dark tourism spectrum provided a deeper perspective and understanding of the nature of dark tourism, which can be utilized by the tourism stakeholders and the academe in evaluating and classifying dark tourism sites in the country.

Investigation of management of international education considering sustainable medical tourism and entrepreneurship

Medical tourism leads to development of economic resources for many countries. This method of tourism has become common in most countries of the world which is one of the dimensions of tourism for development like metal industry or sport industry. The stability and dynamism of country's economy help the development of ecotourism. Furthermore, medical tourism with economic consequences can have significant environmental effects. For this purpose, this research was done to study and evaluate the factors affecting the development of medical tourism in developing countries. The approach governing this research is developmental, and the research method is descriptive and analytical. A multivariate regression test was used to analyze the hypotheses of research, and statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 19.0 software. The ecotourism and economic management can have a global or local roles as suitable tools for sustainable tourism. Ecotourism is often not properly oriented and mainly defined in such a way that the practitioners are far from the declared standards to achieve and succeed in the sustainability process. The current research is descriptive-explanatory which compiled using library documents. The analysis of the path of above factors shows that all factors of price, quality, facilities, and information and communication technology directly and indirectly play a significant role to enhance the medical tourism.

Scientific collaboration and thematic analysis of the tourism industry in the context of COVID-19: a bibliometric approach

PurposeThe main purpose of this research paper is to generate a holistic bibliometric study of the tourism industry and COVID-19 fields, to further investigate the current interests and trends emerging from scientific collaboration and thematic analysis and to identify research gaps that indicate future research directions.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducts several analyses, which include the co-authorship and social network analysis, co-citation and keyword co-occurrence knowledge structures. The authors generate a knowledge map of the leading articles and link them with previous literature to elucidate the debates and consensus in research on COVID-19 and tourism.FindingsResearch interests concentrate in the USA, China, Europe and the Oceania areas, so more cross-continental collaborations are expected among them and with other regions. Popular topics are tourism sustainable transformation, crisis management and multidisciplinary fields like tourism, hospitality, information technology and environmental sciences. This paper also identifies underexplored topics for future investigation on the social, environmental, cultural and governance dimensions of sustainable tourism.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper contributes to guiding tourism researchers in identifying and finding publication references and future collaborations. Moreover, the investigation of knowledge structures could be beneficial for scholars hoping to broaden the current understanding of this field and discover potential for future tourism research, especially in the global pandemic and other severe health crises.Originality/valueThis study enriches the existing literature in the fields of tourism and the pandemic and highlights current interests and research trends exploring scientific collaboration, thematic analysis and knowledge mapping.

Sustainable tourism: analysis of methods and applications in the Indonesian tourism journals

This study departs from an observational study of sustainable tourism research articles published in the Indonesia tourism journals, which was analyzed by content analysis. This study aims to get a complete picture of what and how the manifestation of sustainable tourism research articles in Indonesia has been carried out, especially in methods and its applications. The authors found that tourism journals only occupied a small fraction (0.43%). Twenty-six tourism journals and 304 articles were identified. This study found that most methods used by sustainable tourism researchers generally replicate existing methods; there has been rarely development and or innovation of research methods. Qualitative research far outperforms quantitative and mixed methods, where descriptive qualitative research is the most significant. The application of the study is relatively evenly distributed on the dimensions of sustainable tourism and geographic area, but less on stakeholders and management functions. The authors conclude that the trend of sustainable tourism research published in Indonesian tourism journals is increasing. Tourism researchers are scattered from various parts of Indonesia, but tourism journals in Indonesia have not been able to attracted significant interest of the international research community yet. There has never been an assessment of the journal's methods and applications for sustainable tourism research in Indonesia. Therefore, this paper is beneficial as a reference for sustainable tourism researchers in the future.

Challenges and opportunities of voluntourism conservation projects in Peru's Madre de Dios region

The voluntourism industry has grown and diversified significantly over the past two decades. Scientific attention to voluntourism has focused on voluntourist motivations and outcomes while research on the perceived outcomes and sustainability of voluntourism is sparse. As voluntourism programs increase, it is critical to understand the environmental, economic, social-cultural, and collaborative dimensions that influence outcomes and overall sustainability of voluntourism. This study investigates how voluntourism conservation projects (VCPs) in the Madre de Dios region of Peru interpret their outcomes and the key dimension of sustainable tourism that influence VCPs achieving their outcomes. Through 35 in-person interviews with leaders of 13 VCPs and other local stakeholders, findings suggest that VCPs have diverse social, ecological, and economic outcomes and a VCP's ability to achieve goals of voluntourism and act effectively as a conservation entity can be stifled by limited financial resources, low staff capacity, and pressure to fulfill voluntourist expectations. Results also reveal unique stakeholder relationships, competition among VCPs, and the need to strengthen local engagement. The study provides insights for key dimensions of assessing voluntourism outcomes and enhancing the sustainability of voluntourism initiatives.

The Mediating Effect of Competitive Advantage (CA) on the Relationship Between Digital Marketing Dimensions of Content Marketing (CM) and Recovery Performance Tourism (RTP) in Oman

The present study used the quantitative research approach to examine the mediating effect of Competitive Advantage (CA) on the relationship between digital marketing dimensions of content marketing (CM) and Recovery Performance Tourism (RTP) in Oman. The present study will be used of descriptive analysis is presenting demographic variables, such as gender, age, education level, income through using frequency or percentage, mean, standard deviation, variance, etc. The present study will be applied the structural equation modeling (SEM) for examining of the casual model due to the fact that it is describing the casual mechanism of the mediating effect of competitive advantage on the relationship between digital marketing dimensions especially content marketing (CM) and recovery performance tourism. (RTP) in Oman. The study result identified that the three are significant mediating effect of Competitive Advantage (CA) on the relationship between digital marketing dimensions of content marketing (CM) and Recovery Performance Tourism (RTP) in Oman. The study recommends as the policy guideline for ensuring that the Omani Tourism industry has to focus more on Competitive Advantage (CA) to recovery of tourism sectors and for Recovery Performance Tourism (RTP) in Oman.

The Mediating Effect of Competitive Advantage (CA) on the Relationship Between Digital Marketing Dimensions of Content Marketing (CM) and Recovery Performance Tourism (RTP) in Oman

The Mediating Effect of Competitive Advantage (CA) on the Relationship Between Digital Marketing Dimensions of Content Marketing (CM) and Recovery Performance Tourism (RTP) in Oman

제주섬관광 속성이 지역 브랜드이미지와 지역 브랜드충성도에 미치는 영향

This study was aimed at empirical examination of the influential relationship among island tourism attributes, local brand image, and local brand loyalty of travelers who have visited Jeju Island. The aim is to also suggest practical alternatives that will help the overall management strategy and development direction of major domestic islands. The survey was conducted from June 13 to July 31, 2022, and data coding was performed on 194 data sets out of a total of 220 data sets, excluding 26 sets of unreliable data. Afterwards, SPSS ver.18.0 was used for data investigation. Several conclusions were drawn from the results of this study. First, only attractiveness, convenience, and eco-friendliness had a positive influence on local brand image and local brand loyalty. This shows that Hypothesis 1 and Hypothesis 2 are partially supported. Second, the local brand image positively influenced local brand loyalty. These results suggest that we should gain further understanding of the competency of island tourism attributes reflecting the changed psychology and trends of travelers on local brand image and local brand loyalty. In addition, it will be necessary to draw the loyalty of travelers and revitalize island tourism by developing and managing an integrated Local brand image.

Adapting for Resilience: Exploring the Advent of Virtual Experiences in Pandemic-era Wine Tourism Offerings

When nations across the world were brought to an abrupt hiatus by the ravaging pandemic, the tourism industry was left in a quagmire. Tourism ventures were faced with the option of either suffering through an onslaught of hardships; while hoping to be relieved of it soon or adapting for resilience in order to cushion the blow. If they choose the latter, the conventional playbook of experience offerings and customer interactions had to be reinvented. It was a choice that the wine tourism sectors in America and Europe made; a choice that charted its course towards embracing the attributes of virtual tourism. Wineries curated virtual vineyard tours, hosted virtual tastings and conducted virtual interactions over wine. Although these virtual experiences did not exude the panache of being present in the midst of a vineyard or winery's immersive atmosphere, virtual wine tourism became increasingly popular. This newfound popularity and its outcome of garnering new clientele for wines and wine tours, in turn, boosted competitiveness in virtual experience offerings amongst wineries and wine regions. Despite this phenomenal adaptation of the wine tourism sector for resilience, there have been few peer- reviewed studies examining the enrichment of the sector through virtual experiences during the pandemic. The paper, thereby, explores the trajectory of virtual experiences in the pandemic battered wine tourism sector and the influence of such experiences in shaping consumers’ appreciation of wines and wine destinations. The paper discusses the failings and challenges of incorporating virtual experiences in wine tourism, along with appraising the future forward of using such experiences in the sector. Keywords: tourism digitalisation, virtual tourism, virtual wine experiences, virtual wine tasting, virtual wine tours

Sports indicators affecting the brand

Objective: The purpose of this study was to present a model of sport indicators affecting the brand of the country. Methodology: This is a correlational study and the statistical population of this study is PhD students in sports in Iran (N = 400). Based on Morgan's table, 144 Individuals were selected by random method. In order to achieve the research goals, a comprehensive list of sports indicators was prepared and adjusted and a researcher - made questionnaire was developed. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 15 sports management professors and their reliability was in a preliminary study with 30 subjects and Cronbach's alpha was calculated to be 0.909 . Descriptive and inferential statistical methods such as exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data using SPSS and LISREL software. Results: The results showed that the main variables have eight general dimensions of sport tourism, sport diplomacy, sports investment, sporting-cultural, sports exports, sports people-sports, sports achievements and media sports, and has a total of 50 indicators. Conclusion:According to the results of the research and the identified indicators, the proposed model is a suitable theoretical model for sport indicators affecting the brand of the country.

Summary of the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology.

This brief background highlights Brazil as a 'climate-health hotspot', i.e. a country where climate affects local populations negatively through multiple pathways (Di Napoli et al. BMC Public Health 22(1):1-8, 2022). Knowledge gaps still need to be filled concerning the various climaterelated dimensions of tourism, vector-borne diseases, mortality and morbidity in urban centers in the country (Krüger et al. Int J Biometeorol 66(7):1297-1315, 2022). Motivated by this, the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology (Simpósio Brasileiro de Biometeorologia Humana 2022) was organized and held at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Natal, northeastern Brazil, between July 4 and 8, 2022. The symposium was organized as a hybrid event by a committee composed of researchers acting in different regions of the country, and who had an ongoing research collaboration on matters related to human biometeorology. The event was partly sponsored by the ISB and partly self-supported by the organizers and institutions involved. The symposium aimed to promote the development of the research area on human biometeorology in Brazil in facing challenges imposed by a globally and locally changing climate. To achieve this, the symposium focused on five main topics of discussion: a) climate-driven diseases; b) thermal comfort, urban and architectural biometeorology; c) atmospheric pollution and health; d) climate change; e) climate, health and climate change. This summary highlights the main findings, future research directions, and policy implications in each topic from the presentations and panel discussions.

SIRBİSTAN’DA JEOTERMAL KAYNAKLARIN SAĞLIK TURİZMİNDE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Toplam yüzey alanı 88.000 km2 olan Sırbistan’ın, jeolojik kompozisyonları çok karmaşıktır. Bu karmaşıklık nedeniyle, Sırbistan topraklarında 50'den fazla kaplıca ile 500'e yakın sıcak ve soğuk maden suyu kaynağı olan 1000'den fazla kaynak kaplıca turizminde büyük bir potansiyele sahiptir. Sırbistan mineral içerik çeşitliliği ve şifalı kaynakların sıcaklığı açısından bu doğal zenginlik dalında en zengin ülkelerden biri olduğunu göz önünde bulundurarak bir kaplıcalar ülkesi olarak da tanımlanır. SPA Latince’de Salus Per Aquam” kelimelerinin baş harflerinden oluşur ve “su ile gelen sağlık” anlamını verir. Sırbistan, son derece elverişli doğal kaynaklara rağmen kaplıca turizminin gelişimi için hala gelişmemiş destinasyonlar olarak da kabul edilmektedir. Kaplıcalar, Sırbistan'da turizmin önemli bir boyutunu temsil etmektedir. Sırbistan İstatistik Ofisi’ne göre 2020 yılında toplam turizm gecelemelerinin dörtte biri kaplıcalarda kaydedilmiştir. Son beş yılda kaplıcalara gelenlerin artış oranı %12,7, geceleme sayısı ise %8,7 artmıştır. Bu çalışma, Sırbistan'ın sahip olduğu bu doğal zenginliğin sadece dörtte birinin kullanıldığını dikkate alarak, jeotermal kaynakların sağlık turizminde gelişimi ve kaplıcaların ülke turizminde konumlandırılması hakkında bilgi vermeyi amaçlamıştır. Makalede kullanılan materyaller, bilimsel makaleler, yayınlar, haritalar ve raporlardan oluşmaktadır. Makalede, teorik araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışma sonunda, Sırbistan'ın sağlık turizminin gelişimi için önemli kaynaklara sahip olduğu, sağlık turizminin az gelişmiş alanların ekonomik kalkınmasında önemli bir teşvik faktörü olabileceği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Atribut Destinasi, Persepsi Risiko, Kepercayaan, dan Niat Berkunjung Wisatawan ke Pulau Nusa Penida Klungkung Bali pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

This research aimed to analize tourist satisfaction and trust in influencing tourist behavior intentions of visiting tourists to Nusa Penida Island Klungkung Bali during the Covid-19. The theory of consumer behavior is used with several concepts namely concept of destination attributes, trust, perceived risk, and behavioral intentions of tourists. This research was designed with a quantitative approach with a survey method of 100 foreign tourists visiting Nusa Penida. The data were analized by Partial Least Square (PLS). The results show that tourism attributes have a positive and significant effect on tourist trust revisit intentions. The tourist trust has a positive significant effect on revisit intentions. Perceived risks have a positive and significant effect on tourist trust and revisit intentions. This research foud out that tourists traveling do not want to take the risk in these activities. Based on these results, it can be suggested to increase the role of trust in mediating the relationship between perceived risk and revisit intention.

Attributes of halal tourism during the Covid-19 pandemic: An overview of the perceptions of Muslim tourists in Nusantara

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit industrial sectors very hard, including the tourism industry and halal tourism. The sustainability of the tourism industry must be maintained, so the development of marketing strategies is very necessary. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the effect of halal tourism attributes on tourist loyalty and indirectly through the trust and satisfaction of Indonesian Muslim tourists. This quantitative study involved 504 respondents out of 519 collected. To determine the sample in this study, a judgment sampling technique was used. The analytical tool used is the PLS-SEM to test the effect of the relationship between the variables studied. As a result, the attributes of halal tourism indirectly affect loyalty through the trust and satisfaction of tourists. This means that tourist loyalty manifests itself in returning to visited tourist destinations, recommending others, inviting others to visit visited tourist destinations, and traveling back to visited tourist destinations, even though the entry ticket goes up; it can arise directly as a result of offerings of halal tourism attributes, as well as mediated by the trust and satisfaction of domestic tourists with tourism attributes offered to the tourist destinations they visited during the COVID-19 period.

Comparing older and younger adults' valuation of friendly destination attributes: a mixed-method empirical study

PurposeThe friendliness of a destination is a key factor influencing tourists' destination selection. However, few studies have explored the construct of friendly tourism destinations. The purpose of this study was to establish a typological framework of friendly tourism destinations and compare older and younger adults' valuations of friendly destination attributes.Design/methodology/approachA mixed-method approach was used; in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 tourism stakeholders. Content analysis of the collected data was performed to construct a friendly tourism destination framework.FindingsThe framework consisted of 37 categories, which were classified into six themes: transportation and infrastructure, friendly tourism environments, government policies and tourism promotion measures, tourism products and activities, tourism information services and friendly residents. Furthermore, survey data from 1,153 respondents in Taiwan revealed that older adults valued friendly tourism environments and friendly residents more highly than younger adults did.Research limitations/implicationsThe participants were all from Taiwan; therefore, the results might not be applicable to tourists in other countries or regions. Furthermore, this study only compared the valuations of older and younger adults for the attributes of friendly tourism destinations.Practical implicationsFriendly tourism destination categories can provide a reference for tourists when making travel decisions. The framework provides destination marketers with a new tool for managing friendly tourism destinations. The findings can act as a reference for travel suppliers seeking to improve tourism-friendly services.Originality/valueThis study introduced a multifaceted framework for developing friendly tourism destinations from a holistic perspective. The results contribute to the tourism literature, revealing that younger and older adults have different valuations for the attributes of friendly tourism destinations.

Emotional intelligence: how it influences tourists’ environmentally responsible behaviour

ABSTRACT This study examines how tourists’ emotional intelligence (EI) influences tourists’ environmentally responsible behaviour (ERB). Moreover, this study also proposes a more parsimonious scale to measure EI. The analysis of 395 responses revealed a 16-item (instead of 33-item) EI scale – where four dimensions appeared. The findings show the relationships of those dimensions of EI with the dimensions of ERB. Perception of emotion relating to self positively influences civil, physical and persuasive action but not financial action whereas perception of emotion relating to others positively influences only civil and persuasive action. The impact of other tourists’ EI dimensions on tourists’ ERB is also divergent. These findings leverage literature by offering a parsimonious EI scale and by exploring the relationships between tourists’ EI and the dimensions of tourists’ ERB, which suggest tourism providers for reinforcing specific EI dimensions to promote tourists’ ERB.