Increase In Tourism Research Articles

Repercussion effects of consumption by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean tourists in Kyoto: using a regional waste input\u2013output approach

Since the 2003 launch of the Visit Japan Campaign by Tourism Agency, the number of foreign visitors to this nation has climbed significantly, reaching 19.7 million people in 2015, a number 3.8 higher than 2003. The increase in tourists from China, Taiwan, and Korea was especially significant, accounting for 74% of Japan’s total visitors. Although the increased tourism yielded considerable economic benefits, it also stimulated direct and indirect environmental loads. In this study, we evaluated the direct and repercussion effects of visitors from China, Taiwan, and Korea to Kyoto, both economically and environmentally, using a regional waste input–output approach. For this purpose, we first estimated the direct effects which are the visitors’ consumption activities in Kyoto in 2000 and 2014. We found that direct consumption by those tourists increased 10-fold during that period, accounting for ¥134 billion in 2014, while repercussion effects of consumption on production values by those same visitors increased from ¥16 billion in 2000 to ¥176 billion in 2014. As for waste generation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, induced waste requiring treatment increased from 2809 (2000) to 26,856 tonnes (2014), and accompanying GHG emissions increased from 12,000 ton-CO2 (eq.) (2000) to about 144,000 ton-CO2 (eq.) in 2014. To depress the level of waste generation increase and the treatment that accompanies the promotion of tourism, environmental efficiency improvements in the two main industrial sectors related to tourism, “eating and drinking locations” and “lodging,” will be crucial. Additionally, encouraging “food waste,” “waste paper,” and “plastic bag” recycling activities could also prove effective. The results implied that imported goods from other parts of Japan were purchased by Kyoto visitors, which means that visitor consumption in Kyoto stimulated production activities in other parts of Japan, especially in the manufacturing industries.

Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture

The European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) are the most ambitious European cultural partnership project implemented in Europe, if one looks at its scale. In 2012, for the first time in Portugal, a medium sized city was its host. Guimaraes (in the northwest of Portugal) was the city chosen. Three years after hosting the ECOC, it is time to assess what has changed as a consequence of hosting the event, in terms of visitors’ profile and the perception of the city´s attributes. Primary data sources were used, gathered via conducting surveys on tourists in the ex-ante (2010/11) and post-event periods (2015) to Guimaraes. Analytically, statistical methods were used putting in evidence the similarities and /or differences found regarding the visitors’ profiles and perceptions towards the destination´s attributes, when looking at the two time periods being analyzed. In relation to the results achieved, it was concluded that a change in the visitors’ profile to Guimaraes took place (there was a more balance between men and women; a decrease in the amount of tourists aged from 0 to 25 and an increase in those aged from 46 to 65; as well as an increase in tourists with lower schooling levels), aside from a notorious evolution in what regards the perceived city attributes. One believes that the empirical results attained are a valuable source of information for tour operators and, mainly, for city planning and for the managing authorities.

Perceived value and flow experience: Application in a nature-based tourism context

Abstract This study measured environmentally responsible behaviors and destination loyalty of international tourists who participated in an ecotourism tour package at Jeju Island, South Korea. A conceptual model was formulated and empirically tested to examine how tourists perceived values (i.e. quality, emotional, price, and social), flow experience, and satisfaction influence environmentally responsible behavior and destination loyalty. Three hundred responses to a survey of international tourists were collected and the resulting data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings indicated that perceived quality, emotional, and social values significantly affected flow experience and satisfaction. Further, flow experience was significantly and positively related to satisfaction, environmentally responsible behaviors, and destination loyalty. Tourist satisfaction only had positive effects on environmentally responsible behaviors and destination loyalty. Thus, enhancement of international tourists’ value perceptions about eco-travel packages is the first step that will strengthen environmentally responsible behaviors and destination loyalty via increase in tourists’ flow experience and satisfaction levels.

Considering the role of agritourism co-creation from a service-dominant logic perspective

In recent decades, providing production and service simultaneously has remained an unsolved problem in developing agritourism. This study adopted the concept of service-dominant logic, with a service blueprint to assist entrepreneurs in designing agritourism activities that will enhance the tourists' experience within four working farm field experiments. The results showed that agritourism activities with SDL design (experiment B) did not comprehensively enhance the experience of tourists learning agricultural knowledge. The agricultural activities (i.e., experience of rural culture) (experiment C) and other tourist behaviors (i.e., tourists' mutual engagement) (experiment D) were integrated with SDL agritourism activities in order to more effectively enhance the tourists' experience of agritourism and lead to an increase in tourists' intention to revisit and actual purchase of agricultural products. Based on our findings, rural culture and tourists' mutual engagement were critical for agribusiness to integrate the specific characteristics of internal service (e.g., agritourism activities or service strategy).

Economic Impacts from Development of the Coastal Town in Queensland on Tourism and Regional Economy

This paper discusses the impacts of proposed development projects at Emu Park—a coastal town in Queensland, Australia—on regional economy. The input–output (IO) analysis is used to assess the economic benefits to the region. The economic impacts from the construction stage are identified. The ongoing benefits from the projects to the regional economy due to a potential increase in tourists’ visits are investigated. The regional economy will grow more rapidly if the connections among the tourism related sectors and key industries are encouraged. Local procurement strategies can assist in enhancing the benefits from increased tourism to the region.

Does Korean Drama Have a Real Influence? An Analysis of Malaysia Outbound Tourists to South Korea

Korea has recently emerged as one of the top tourism destinations in the world, and a catalyst of its rapidly developing tourism industry is Korean drama. Studies on Korean tourism, which focus on sociocultural and gender-related issues, as well as audience behaviors, have been conducted in the Asian region. However, these studies have been geographically limited to monoethnic countries only. As one of the countries contributing to Korea's inbound tourism, Malaysia experienced a significant increase of tourists visiting Korea. Hence, this study aims to identify the motivation segmentation and overall satisfaction level among Malaysian tourists visiting Korea. Specifically, the study aims to identify the influence of Korean drama in their overall experience. A questionnaire-based survey of these tourists was conducted in Seoul City, and cluster analysis was applied to derive motivation segmentation from the collected data. Afterwards, a characteristic comparison was accomplished between drama- and non-drama-watching tourists. Finally, the overall satisfaction of tourists was determined. Results showed three types of motivation segmentation and revealed characteristic differences between the drama- and non-drama-watching tourists. Furthermore, these segmented motivations manifested significant differences in terms of overall satisfaction. In general, Malaysian tourists perceived Korea as a place for family and social bonding, as well as for relaxation and cultural exploration. Interestingly, Korean drama did not influence the overall tourist satisfaction, although it serves as a cultural platform through which tourists gained familiarity with the destination prior to the trip.

Length of stay and daily tourist expenditure: A joint analysis

In recent years, patterns of tourism consumption have been characterized by reduction of the length of stay that has been tried to counteract by the increase in daily tourists' expenditure or the increase in tourist numbers. To understand the impact of these changes on the travel and hospitality industries this paper undertakes a decomposition analysis between the personal daily expenditure and the length of stay of tourists. The place where the expenditure takes place, by distinguishing in-accommodation and outside-accommodation expenditures, and different expenditure categories including entertainment amenities, restaurants, transport, excursions, gifts and souvenirs and food & drink in supermarkets are considered in the decomposition exercise. Results aim at identifying different tourist segments with different expected impacts on length of stay and daily tourist expenditures, a result that can be of interest for tourism management purposes.

中山道東美濃路における景観資源の現状と特性

As a bypass of the Tokaido road, there exist many convenience and entertainment facilities in Higashi Minoji of Nakasendo road, such as teahouses and Hatago. Before the invention of the automobile, all sections of Nakasendo road were exuberant. Currently, this road is less frequented and its facilities still remain as vestiges. The object of the present study is the Higashi Minoji section leading to Ochiai-Juku from Ota-Juku of Nakasendo road, and the section from Tsumago-Juku to Ochiai-Juku. These sections cover a length of approximately 70km and include Nagiso-machi of Nagano prefecture, Nakatsugawa city, Ena city, Mizunami city, Mitake-cho, Kani city and Minokamo city of Gifu prefecture. Different passes go through the mountains such as Magome-pass, Jumagari-pass, Jusan-pass and Biwa-pass. Up to now, the progress of the development of these districts has been slow. Consequently, a lot of ancient historical landscapes and ambiances still remain compared to Tokaido road. This study focused on the road that connects between the Shukuba. It is important to grasp the status of landscape resources and analyze their characteristics. Moreover, concerning the determination of the landscape plan, local residents should improve the care of Nakasendo road, Minosakamoto station and Nakatsugawa city. Tourists can quickly increase traffic in the region with the new opportunities offered by the Chuo Shinkansen stations. Improving the living environment of local residents can simultaneously improve the touristic environments in the region and the increase of tourists' traffic can also help in unifying the region and creating a new culture. In this study, authors conducted a survey in the Higashi Minoji of Nakasendo road in order to grasp tourists' information related to landscape resources. The conducted survey covered Higashi Minoji and Kisoji as a whole. Authors made a distribution of landscape resources and searched for common features in each section in order to grasp the characteristics of each region. First, in order to study the status of landscape resources in the region, authors collected 33 related materials such as books, pamphlets, maps etc. Then, conducted a six day field reconnaissance survey and eight days of validation survey. This survey helped in improving the authors' knowledge about Higashi Minoji of Nakasendo road and collecting the names of landscape resources and their locations (Figure 2-1 to Figure 2-3). Second, a total number of 474 landscape resources were classified according to their use into five categories. That is to say: "Natural objects", "historical construction material", "symbol", "historic streets' elements" and "ruins". The number and density of landscape resources were counted between the Shukuba and in each one of them (Table 2). Finally, principal component analysis was performed twice in order to clarify the distribution structure of landscape resources. Variables were set in the first analysis as the density of landscape resources in each Shukuba. In the second analysis, the ratio of landscape resources and the paving material of the roads between Shukuba were set as variables (Fig. 4, Fig. 5). In this research, the distribution of landscape resources at the Higashi Minoji of Nakasendo road was identified. Their names, locations and types were also collected and principal component analysis revealed the characteristics of the areas between Shukuba at the Higashi Minoji of Nakasendo road.

Resident Perceptions of Community Tourism in Cape Verde

Community tourism appears to be an alternative that mitigates the negative effects of mass tourism in less developed countries. In this kind of tourism, the attitudes and perceptions of residents play an important role in tourism planning and development. In this article, we analyze the perceptions and attitudes of residents in community tourism in the Island of Santo Antão (Cape Verde), an emerging tourist destination that is currently experiencing a considerable increase of tourists—which is altering the way of life of its communities. The fieldwork was carried out based on a survey of residents. The questionnaire was filled out by a random sample of respondents, with a total of 319 questionnaires obtained. The main results reveal that residents are in favor of tourism development, due to the positive benefits that it can bring, such as the recovery of traditional handicrafts, more investment in infrastructures, and higher quality hospitality and retail establishments. However, in order for tourism on the island to be sustainable and for the residents' perceived benefits to materialize, tourism initiatives need more participation by local residents, public administrators, universities, and nongovernmental organizations.

A Review on Critical Success FactEffect of Tourism on Demand of Hotel Room Type and Its Tariff

Tourism industry is one of the major contributors to the national economy and it is closely related to the development of the hotel industry. Improvement of sub sectors accommodation (hotel) is often related to the increase of tourists to Malaysia. The aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of tourism on demand of hotel room type and its tariff. In addition, tourists’ behaviours were observed to understand demand of hotel room type because they contribute to the development of hotel industry. Four main factors were chosen as the main factors before choosing a hotel that are price, location, facility and accessibility. These factors were analyse using two methods that are descriptive analysis and multidimensional scalling analysis. The result of this analysis showed that tourist chose 2- star hotels and below as their preferred accommodation. Apart from that, this research further analyse hotel room tariff for the hotel type that was chosen by tourists using simple linear regression. This is useful as a simple guideline for hotel industry.

The cooperation model between tourism development and traditional culture: new perspectives on regional context

This study provides new insights on regional context that culminate in a proposed model of the elements determining the development stage of regional cultural tourism. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 regional participants, collecting data on tourist arrivals, investors, and residents' attitudes in the Sanyi region, Taiwan. Responses, especially those who are not economically dependent on the tourism industry, had negative attitudes toward the increase in tourists. Even so, most responses support cultural tourism development and are willing to participate in tourist festivals. Overall, investment responses preferred preserving traditional culture and less commercial activities. Results expressed the sense that developing tourism can also help preserve and allow more visitors a chance to experience the traditional culture. It is shown that Sanyi is in the third stage, advanced commodification, of the process of creative destruction, with signs that it is moving into the fourth stage, early destruction. The model emphasizes that the increasing number of tourists and positive attitudes of the residents can stimulate the introduction of investors and the development stage of regional cultural tourism. Managerial implications are provided for cultural tourism driven economic development and planning.

Стратегическое управление туризмом в регионе: факторы риска (на примере Ярославской области)

The article considers the questions of the important problem of strategic management of tourism in the region — the factors of risk and their assessment. The Yaroslavl region pursues a very active policy concerning the priority branches of social-economic development and it was considered an object of this research. Tourism is one of the most important branches because it develops dynamically. Average annual increase of tourists in the Yaroslavl Region comes to 15,1%, whereas in the Strategy of socio-economical development of Yaroslavl region the planned value was 10,7%. Due to this, detection of the riskfactors and their possible influence assessment is a topical problem, especially in the sphere of tourism.
 The article considers riskfactors that are to be taken into account during the realization of strategic solutions in the sphere of tourism development. Furthermore, there are expert methods proposed to define the impact of various riskfactors on the realization of the strategy. The article also comprises the quantitative assessment of this impact with due regard for realization of various scenarios of development of tourism in this region that were proposed in the project of Strategy of tourism development of Yaroslavl region till 2025. As the quantitative parameter the supposed tourist turnover was used which was calculated in three variants basing on the amount of tourist expenses.
 The authors tried therefore to reveal the riskfactors and define their impact on possible results of strategic management of tourism development in the region.

How do SME owners management information in the Tshwane area, South Africa

The high failure rates of SMEs, due to lack of managerial skills, motivated the lecturers of the Department Marketing & Retail, CEMS, Unisa to initiate training workshops at municipalities in their region. The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) skills development community engagement project SME skills transfer workshops are being presented on a monthly basis with Prof Louise van Scheers as one of the project leaders. The aim of this project is to improve managerial skills of small business owners of the formal and informal sectors in the Tshwane municipality area. In South Africa there has been an increase in the number of small businesses starting up which increase competition amongst businesses. Advertising has been seen as a means to aid these small businesses to differentiate them from the competition. Quantitative was used in the form of survay with managers and owners of small businesses participating in the workshops. The most successful advertising medium used by small businesses in the area according to the conducted research is wall painting. With an increase of tourist to the area, the Internet should be considered a more popular form of advertising. The conducted research established that information management of SME owners are below the normal business standards. The research also indicated that information management, managerial skills and access to finance are the biggest hindrances to growing and managing their businesses better. Unfortunately, the basic structural information that smaller entities like SMEs struggle with together with lack of resources hinder their information management. The conducted research recommends that tailor made business management workshops on information management should be designed, and appoint appropriate and accountable organisations with specific outcome targets.

A Comparative Study and Assessment of Investments in the Hotel Industry in Iran and Turkey (1992-2011)

Investment in the hotel industry, if not the largest, but is one of the most profitable activities in many countries is considered. Comparison of hotel industry with successful countries in the field of tourism and hotel shows a huge gap. In this study the method of GMM, Using time series data from 1992 to 2011 to investigate the factors influencing investment in the hotel sector and Iran and Turkey in the field are compared with each other. The results indicate that GDP and enter the number of passengers and tourists in Iran and Turkey the most important development of the two countries are investing in the hotel industry. The results also indicate The increase of tourists, not only in these two countries, both countries have an increasing impact on the hotel industry, rather, the increase of tourists entering the country Lead to increased investment in the hotel industry in Turkey is higher. Based on exchange rates in both countries are increasing investment in the hotel industry. Swelling of the main factors negatively affecting increasing investment in the hotel industry of the two countries, Turkey and Iran.

Impact of Tourist and One-Day Visitor Arrivals on Economic Growth. Case Study of the Cayman Islands

Abstract The Cayman Islands are one of the SISODs, located in the Caribbean Sea, with a high number of foreign visitor arrivals and a GDP based to a large extent on tourism. They are also considered to be SITE islands and may even be characteristic of the subtype, PROFIT-SITE islands. The aim of the article is to provide an answer to the question of whether the increase in the number of tourist and one-day visitor arrivals1 had a positive impact on the creation of GDP in the Cayman Islands during the period 1983-2011. The hypothesis was that such a correlation should exist and it should be a strong positive correlation, but only between the increase in number of tourist arrivals and increase in GDP. The second question was: which year is the most economically affected by the increase in tourist and visitor arrivals (the same or the following year)? The hypothesis was that the biggest impact is recorded in the year in which the increase in tourist and visitor arrivals occurs (not in the following year). The third question was: has the global economic crisis affected the tourism sector in the Cayman Islands? The hypothesis was that the Cayman Islands were not as badly affected by the global economic crisis as other SISOD countries. The methods used by the author were literature analysis, data analysis and the Spearman correlation ratio.

Aproximación a la identificación de oportunidades para el acercamiento comercial entre las ciudades de Medellín - Colombia y Cuenca - Ecuador, desde la perspectiva del turismo de negocios

El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo hacer un análisis de las fortalezas que presentan las ciudades de Medellín (Colombia) y Cuenca (Ecuador), desde la perspectiva del turismo de negocios. Se analizan las posibilidades de un acercamiento comercial entre estas dos ciudades que han presentado crecimientos importantes no solo en cuanto a cifras de visitantes, sino también en acuerdos comerciales. Por otra parte, destaca los aspectos más relevantes de las dos ciudades que pueden ser tomados en cuenta para futuras estrategias de negocios por parte de las empresas de ambos países ya que estas dos ciudades se presentan como una oportunidad para invertir, más cuando los respectivos gobiernos locales tienen estrategias de desarrollo claramente identificadas y que desde hace pocos años han mostrado resultados interesantes en el incremento de turistas.

A survey for sustainable development of tourism in Nepal

In recent years, the tourism industry is developing rapidly in Nepal, due to political stabilisation and government policy. However, the rapid progress of tourism development and increase of tourists may destroy important tourist resources, such as rich nature, culture and species of wild animals. Sustainable development in the tourist industry is therefore, very important. This research aims to identify the consciousness of local people regarding the development of tourist businesses in their communities. The paper analyses regional characteristics between communities in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, and communities in Chitwan district, well-known for Chitwan National Park. Through a questionnaire, regional characteristics are analysed, and the relevance between the three sectors of economy, society and environment are analysed. Additionally, the awareness of local residents regarding long-term influences of various factors on tourism development are identified, as well as polices and efforts they think local communities should make in the future.

Komunikasi Visual untuk Kampanye Gerakan 3R (Reduce-Reuce-Recycle) di Bandung

Bandung, which known as Flower City and Paris van Java, is a city tourism destination for domestic tourists and international tourists. Bandung becomes shopping and culinary travel destination. The consumption for plastic and garbage increases by the increase of tourists. Bandung suffers for garbage problem. To prevent it happens again to Bandung, it needs a campaign for garbage problem solution. It only takes three steps for decrease the garbage problem. The three steps are ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’. Tourists can help to keep clean and comfort for Bandung environment. The campaign itself can be accessed in internet with smartphone, which is common for young generation. Information can easily spread and hope it becomes a good habit for Bandung tourists.

울릉도 너도밤나무림의 군집구조와 하층식생의 분포특성

This study was intended for Fagus engleriana stand in Is. Ulleung where the disturbance of vegetation has been caused by the exploitation and the increase of tourists. For the effective conservation and management on this issue, this study was conducted provide basic data. The sixteen study sites (<TEX>$20{\times}20m$</TEX>) were installed in the dominant Fagus engleriana stand and the base environment and vegetation were investigated. The Fagus engleriana stand was classified into two groups, The Fagus engleriana stand was classified into two groups, community A is Fagus engleriana-Sorbus amurensis and community B is Fagus engleriana-Acer pictum subsp. Mono by cluster analysis and community A were nothing signigicant by indicator species analysis. Community B were Eight species (Tsuga sieboldii, Camellia japonica, Dystaenia takesimana ect.) significant by indicator species analysis. The diameter class of 16cm to 25cm was 53.7% in population structure of Fagus engleriana, which was the highest and showed inverse J-distribution. Species diversity index (H') of investigated woody layer group ranged from 0.99 to 2.05 and that of under layer group ranged from 1.75~2.59. According to Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMS) analysis, the woody layer was divided into community A developed in the region having relatively high sand content at high altitudes and community B formed at the place having relatively high clay content at low altitudes. Then this classification was significant through Multi-Response Permutation Procedures (MRPP) analysis. The distribution of understory vegetation through Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) was induced by the silt content and cover degree of vegetation layer.

관광 스토리텔링 선택속성이 관광객 만족 및 충성도에 미치는 영향

본 연구는 강원도 관광객의 관광 스토리텔링 선택속성이 관광객 만족 및 충성도에 미치는 영향을 밝히는데 목적을 갖고 연구하였다. 조사대상은 관광스토리텔링을 체험한 강원도 관광객 200명을 대상으로 임의무선표집을 하였다. 분석결과 관광 스토리텔링 선택속성이 관광객 만족에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과 고유성, 매력성, 교육성, 흥미성, 이해용이성, 감성이 통계적으로 유의미한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 관광 스토리텔링을 통한 관광객 만족이 충성도에 통계적으로 유의미한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 관광 스토리텔링을 통해 관광객의 흥미나 감성이 높아지고, 이해가 용이하도록 교육적 효과나 제공될 때 관광객들의 만족이 높아지고 이에 따른 긍정적인 주변에의 구전 및 추천으로 이어져 관광 활성화에 기여할 것을 시사해 주었다. The purpose of this study is to inquire into the effect of tourism storytelling choice attributes on tourist satisfaction and loyalty in Gangwon province. The random sampling was carried out on 200 tourists who experience tourist storytelling in Gangwon-do. First, the effect of tourism storytelling choice attributes on tourist satisfaction showed that the authenticity, attractiveness, educability, playfulness, undertstandability and sensitivity have a statistically significant positive effect on the tourist satisfaction, and the tourist satisfaction through tourism storytelling has a statistically significant positive effect on the tourist loyalty. Consequently, if the educational effect is provided to raise tourists' interest or sensitivity, and facilitate the understanding through tourism storytelling, the increase of tourists' satisfaction will be connected to positive word-of-mouth and recommendation in surroundings, contributing to tourism activation.