Opinions Of Visitors Research Articles

GASTRONOMİ TURİZMİNE İLİŞKİN TURİST GÖRÜŞLERİNİN KÜLTÜRLER ARASI KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

This study aims to specify the opinions of visitors coming to Cappadocia from different nationalities on gastronomy tourism, their behaviours and attitudes towards local food and beverages. The sample of study consists of 401 tourists from different contries visiting Cappadocia. The data of this study is obtained by a questionnaire developed by researcher. In the data analysis, absolute and percent value, mean, standard deviation and variance analysis are applied. Tukey test is used for the aim of determining which groups have caused the difference within groups in which a difference is found as a result of variance analysis. Acording to the results, it is determined that more than half of the visitors coming to Cappadocia have come from Asian countries; cuisine culture for the visitors is more significant than from another continents in choosing holiday destination; the visitors coming from Europe prefer mostly luxury or fast food restaurants; the rate of tasting local food and beverages for visitors from each one of the three continents is low

Investigating the impact of large carcass feeding on the behavior of captive Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) and its perception by zoo visitors

Naturalistic feeding methods, such as the provision of whole carcasses to zoo animals, are potentially controversial because zoo visitors might not approve of them. However, since several species of zoo animals feed from large carcasses in the wild, this food type could benefit their welfare in captivity compared to other less-natural food types. Scavengers in particular almost exclusively live on carcasses in nature; therefore, their welfare in captivity could significantly depend on the opportunity to express behaviors related to carcass feeding. In this study, we assessed the frequency of carcass feeding for vultures in North American zoos and investigated the effect of different food types on the behavior of zoo-housed Andean condors (Vultur gryphus). We also evaluated the opinion of North American zoo visitors about carcass feeding. Our results show that small whole carcasses (rats, rabbits) are part of the diet of vultures in most North American zoos, but large whole carcasses (ungulates) are rarely fed. Our behavioral study indicated that Andean condors appear to be more motivated to feed on more natural food types, which also seem to physically engage the birds more and occupy them longer. Most zoo visitors approved of carcass feeding for captive vultures over a range of prey animals, and the majority would also like to observe the vultures eat. Collectively, our results demonstrate that carcass feeding, particularly with larger prey, potentially enriches both zoo-housed vultures as well as the visitor experience.

Student Project: Interpreting Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: a Case Study of Interpretation Panels at a Range of Gardens in Britain

This article examines how interpretation panels communicate plant conservation to garden visitors. The focus of the study is on interpretation themes and stories, messages conveyed, and textual and visual devices used. Special attention is paid to how the information on Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation is presented. The case study focused on interpretation panels at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and its three Regional Gardens. An assessment of the display panels at RBGE was carried out for visitor opinion and perception and these were replicated and compared with similar panels in three other gardens in the UK. The results of these assessments and a brief study of visitor behaviour contributed to a set of suggestions for future interpretation provided here. This article is an extract from the author’s HND Specialist Project written for the RBGE Diploma in Horticulture with Plantsmanship in June 2013.

Student Project: Interpreting Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: a Case Study of Interpretation Panels at a Range of Gardens in Britain

This article examines how interpretation panels communicate plant conservation to garden visitors. The focus of the study is on interpretation themes and stories, messages conveyed, and textual and visual devices used. Special attention is paid to how the information on Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation is presented. The case study focused on interpretation panels at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and its three Regional Gardens. An assessment of the display panels at RBGE was carried out for visitor opinion and perception and these were replicated and compared with similar panels in three other gardens in the UK. The results of these assessments and a brief study of visitor behaviour contributed to a set of suggestions for future interpretation provided here. This article is an extract from the author’s HND Specialist Project written for the RBGE Diploma in Horticulture with Plantsmanship in June 2013.

Visitor Opinions of Human Evolution in the Milwaukee Public Museum

Museums have the opportunity to present human evolution to a wide range of visitors, yet few appear to exhibit this topic in an unflinching manner. In a survey conducted at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM), the vast majority of visitors thought a human evolution exhibit was appropriate for the museum. However, a small number said any discussion of human evolution would mandate the presentation of Biblical creation as well. Museums have an obligation to meet visitor demands as best they can, but doing so for this particular group would mean compromising scientific fact. With respect to the Milwaukee Public Museum, we have identified that label text within the human evolution exhibit is effectively accommodating religious viewpoints. Although the MPM is not the first museum to take this approach, the longevity of this label without public outcry is notable in light of recent events at other museums—most remarkably, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. We consider here the differences between the approaches taken by each museum and whether religious accommodation is a viable approach for museum professionals to consider when exhibiting evolution-related content.

Kondisi Pariwisata Berkelanjutan di Bidang Sosial Budaya Berdasar Pengalaman dan Harapan Pengunjung di Pantai Tanjung Papuma, Jember

Jember becomes famous since the event of Jember Fashion Carnaval (JFC) which has been started since 2003. Along with the success of the JFC, Jember takes this moment to introduce the region as an attractive tourist destination in addition to JFC. Papuma beach is now a tourist icon of Jember. This beach offers a unique natural beauty as a combination of beach and forest. In the development of sustainable tourism, there are three pillars to note and they are environmental, economic and social. The purpose of this study is to determine the opinion of visitors to the state tourism Papuma Beach. This study uses descriptive qualitative approach by taking a more specific social dimension as an indicator, that is visitor satisfaction. In this study, beachgoers are asked to describe their experiences in Papuma Beach, by asking them some indicators, such as the existence of public transport, attraction, amenities, access, ancillary services, and experiences.

Understanding how resource deployment strategies influence trade show organizers’ performance effectiveness

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine how the deployment of market-based resources influence trade show (TS) organizers’ performance effectiveness as measured with exhibitor and visitor attendance levels. To this end, the study synthesizes several market-based resources including TS longevity, TS webpage interactivity, industry association support, exhibition duration and exhibition area, and investigates how their deployments affect TS attendance levels. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional dataset was compiled on 79 TSs by searching a variety of online sources. Organizers’ performance effectiveness was measured using TS attendance levels. The extent to which organizers deployed market-based resources was likewise quantified using hard data. A series of regression models was estimated to isolate the effect of the market-based resources on TS attendance levels. Findings – The results demonstrate the existence of positive relationships between market-based resources and TS attendance levels which are characterized by diminishing returns. More specifically, the authors found that as the amount of the deployment of the market-based resources increases, their incremental contributions to TS attendance levels become smaller. Practical implications – The findings offer comprehensive managerial insights about how organizers can improve their attendance levels by carefully deploying market-based resources. Originality/value – The few available works that try to address the question of why some TSs are well attended while others are not rely on the opinions of exhibitors and visitors. This study attempts to address the same question from the organizers perspective, and, in so doing, it contributes to the spares literature on TS management from the organizers perspective.

PERAN MEDIA RELATION DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN EVENT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KINERJA DI BIDANG PUBLIC RELATIONS

ABSTRAK
 Media relation is a part of public relation. It is one essential work how to build and create the good relation with media in order to inform and to prepare the event, media relation starts from how to arrange data base of event and finally asking the visitor opinion and comment by distributing the questionnaire. Media relation ask visitors and exhibitors comment or opinion during the event. They ask how the service given by the organizer during the event. Public relation officer s not only do the media relation, but he or she must b able to write article, do confirmation to media, welcome media site visit and make documentation of event. Public relation must be able to formulate the public opinion. The public opinion is very important for decision maker, so that si why it is very important for them to understand and to formulate the information. The position and the activity media relation is very important, because the event is the great moment forevent organizer to promote theirself by communicating, interacting, showing and exhibiting their products. Media relation on event is very important, because the public will get the information of event from media
 Key word: Media Relation, Media Relation Officer, Public Relations, Event,Database, Kuesioner, Media Cetak, Media Elektrionik, Nesw Portal, Deadline.

TOURISTS IN CANSIGLIO FOREST, ITALY – CASE STUDY ABOUT FORESTS VISITORS AND THEIR OPINIONS

The development of the recreational use of forests demands a greater understanding of the profile, preferences and opinions of visitors to these forests. A questionnaire survey was h o ld in Cansiglio forest in northern Italy, which has become a very famous recreational area where many people come to spend their leisure time. The objective of this paper is to ascertain specifics about forest visitors, their preferences of fo rest structure and shape, and their other opinions, e.g. about regional problems with red deer. Results showed, among other, that almost ¼ of respondents were bikers, the rest were hikers, and the majority was from nearby cities and villages. Most of respo ndents go to forests from six to eleven times per year, more than ½ of them are satisfied with this frequency of forest visits. Knowing which type of forest visitors gene r- ally look for and what kind of activities they want to enjoy there is very important information and useful for management in research areas.

Comparative analysis of utilisation of open space at neighbourhood level in three Asian cities: Singapore, Delhi and Kuala Lumpur

Planners and urban designers place high value on public open spaces, because of the latter's contribution to the quality of life and social interaction of residents in an urban development. Many urban theorists consider open space as an important component of a healthy urban environment. It is well established in the literature that the utilisation of public space varies from context to context. This article investigates whether the utilisation of open space at the neighbourhood level is more associated with the physical and functional properties of open space or if it varies across different cultures and contexts of cities. This research adopts the method of comparative analysis, involving three case studies from different cultures, and climatic and geographical contexts. In each of these three cities, the opinions of residents and visitors about public open space were obtained and observation surveys were conducted to measure the utilisation of these spaces. The research found that the utilisation of public space at various levels of neighbourhood significantly differs between cities because of the local context, such as culture, social values and climate, instead of just being due to the physical and functional properties of open space.

Perception of Visitors’ Environmental Impacts of Ecotourism: A case study in the Valley of Butterflies protected area, Rhodes Island, Greece

Visitor management is considered important for the sustainable development of protected areas as the presence of visitors may cause negative impacts on wildlife and vegetation. Within this framework, visitor impacts and perceptions are considered critical for decision-making and planning of future management regimes. This paper resumes opinions of visitors of the Valley of Butterflies in Rhodes Island, Greece, a very popular tourist destination in both national and international level, with more than 300,000 visitors per year. These opinions record perceptions on the environmental impacts of eco-tourism in the Valley and are necessary for the formulation and implementation of a visitor management strategy in the area. Descriptive statistics are estimated, as well as a probit model exploring factors affecting visitors’ satisfaction. Results call for more information and education of the visitors about the Valley’s conservation and ecological value, better facilities and services provided, site hardening and a better policy of prices.

Implications for place attachment in coastal Reserve management

This study determined the characteristics of North Carolina Coastal Reserve and North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (jointly referred to as Reserve) visitors, visitor opinions of site conditions, visitor understanding of site management objectives, and patterns of visitation. The latter were investigated to obtain a proxy of place attachment and its effects on knowledge of ownership and perceptions of management. Data were collected on demographics, use patterns, visitor perceptions, and visitor knowledge during the period of 25 May-28 October, 2007. Visitors were educated, wealthy, older, racially homogeneous, and frequent returnees. The majority of respondents supported existing management activities and the implementation of additional use restrictions should site conditions deteriorate. Data indicated that respondents were unaware of which agency manages the Reserve sites or its mission. These findings suggest that management needs to engage in more education of the visiting public. Sensitizing the public to the mission of the Reserve and increasing place attachment could decrease negative visitor impacts.

Researching opinions of exhibitors and visitors of the event 'Spring of Novi Sad': By gender and educational level

Researching opinions of exhibitors and visitors of the event 'Spring of Novi Sad': By gender and educational level

Interaction of foreign visitors of the EXIT music festival with domestic visitors and local population

The EXIT Music Festival has been held annually in Novi Sad since 2000. Owing to its excellent organization, it has become popular among the youth population around the world. Moreover, it succeeded in attracting a large number of foreign visitors after long years of their absence in the streets of Novi Sad, which also created a basis for the research of their relations with the local population and the interrelation of their cultural and social influence. The paper presents the evolution process of the Music Festival with a special emphasis on the opinions of both foreign and domestic visitors about their mutual interrelations, as well as the opinion of the local population about the foreigners visiting Novi Sad during the EXIT Festival. A questionnaire conducted in 2006 on two sets of samples, one of 200 respondents in the EXIT campsite, and the other of 100 inhabitants of Novi Sad also suggest a starting point for further research in the aforementioned interaction among the visitors, as well as for a study of the relationships between the local population and the festival visitors. This was also the aim of the paper. .

Exploring Visitor Acceptability for Hardening Trails to Sustain Visitation and Minimise Impacts

Protected natural area managers are challenged to provide high quality recreation opportunities and ensure the protection of resources from impacts associated with visitation. Development of visitor use facilities and application of site hardening practices are commonly applied tools for achieving these competing management objectives. This study applies stated choice analysis to examine visitor opinions on acceptability when they are asked to make tradeoffs among competing social, resource and management attributes in backcountry and frontcountry settings of Acadia National Park. This study demonstrates that asking visitors about recreation setting attributes uni-dimensionally, a common approach, can yield less informative responses. Analyses that considered direct tradeoffs revealed more divergent opinions on acceptability for setting attributes than a unidimensional approach. Findings revealed that visitors to an accessible and popular attraction feature supported trail development options to protect resource conditions with unrestricted visitor access. In contrast, visitors to a remote undeveloped island expressed stronger support for no or limited trail development and access restrictions to protect resource conditions.

Travel Blogs and the Implications for Destination Marketing

This study explores travel blogs as a manifestation of travel experience. Visitor opinions posted on leading travel blog sites were analyzed to gain an understanding of the destination experience being manifested. Travel blogs on Charleston, South Carolina, were collected through the three most popular travel blog sites and three blog search engines. Blogs were analyzed using semantic network analysis and content analysis methods to ascertain what bloggers were communicating about their travel experiences. Results revealed that major strengths of the destination were its attractions: historic charm, Southern hospitality, beaches, and water activities. Major weaknesses included weather, infrastructure, and fast-service restaurants. Qualitative results demonstrated that travel blogs are an inexpensive means to gather rich, authentic, and unsolicited customer feedback. Information technology advances and increasingly large numbers of travel blogs facilitate travel blog monitoring as a cost-effective method for destination marketers to assess their service quality and improve travelers' overall experiences.

Questionnaire-based social research on opinions of Japanese visitors for communication robots at an exhibition

This paper reports the results of questionnaire-based research conducted at an exhibition of interactive humanoid robots that was held at the Osaka Science Museum, Japan. The aim of this exhibition was to investigate the feasibility of communication robots connected to a ubiquitous sensor network, under the assumption that these robots will be practically used in daily life in the not-so-distant future. More than 90,000 people visited the exhibition. A questionnaire was given to the visitors to explore their opinions of the robots. Statistical analysis was done on the data of 2,301 respondents. It was found that the visitors’ opinions varied according to age; younger visitors did not necessarily like the robots more than elderly visitors; positive evaluation of the robots did not necessarily conflict with negative evaluations such as anxiety; there was no gender difference; and there was almost no correlation between opinions and the length of time spent near the robots.

Health visitors’ perceptions of nurse prescribing: a qualitative field work study

This article details the findings of a study on the perceptions and opinions of health visitors towards nurse prescribing. The study was undertaken in a primary care trust in the north of Britain. Following a pilot study, eight prescribing health visitors from different areas of the trust were interviewed on their own perceptions of nurse prescribing. Several themes emerged from the interviews, including the belief that nurse prescribing led to an increase in workload for the health visitors, but also that it has provided a better level of service to patients.

Population screening for anaemia in the inner city

ABSTRACT Objective An evaluation of the effectiveness and acceptability of a screening programme for anaemia linked to routine child health surveillance. Design A community‐based study of the screening process with re‐evaluation after treatment and again 9 months later, supported by a questionnaire study of the opinions of GPs, health visitors and parents. Setting Child Health clinics and GP surgeries in an area of Birmingham with high levels of deprivation and ethnic minority groups. Subjects All 625 children turning 21 months of age during a 2‐month period who were resident in the study area. Main outcome measures Attendance for screening, haemoglobin result, compliance with medication, and post‐treatment haemoglobin. Results Sixty‐three per cent of the target population attended for blood screening. 46% of 365 children tested were anaemic (Hb < 110 g/L). The thumb‐prick blood test was acceptable to children, parents and health visitors. Two months of iron therapy was effective in raising haemoglobin by a mean of 15.5 g/l, but one‐third of cases were noncompliant with oral iron. At 30 months of age, haemoglobin tended to fall in those previously not anaemic at 21 months from a mean of 122.2 to 115.5 g/l, and 33% who had been successfully treated later relapsed. Conclusions The effectiveness of the programme from the public health perspective was reduced by nonattendance. Nevertheless, it could identify and treat anaemic children successfully. Despite shortcomings, we feel that screening is a useful adjunct to ongoing primary prevention of anaemia.

The indicator performance estimate approach to determining acceptable wilderness conditions

Using data from a study conducted in the Cranberry Wilderness Area of West Virginia, United States, this paper describes how a modified importance—performance approach can be used to prioritize wilderness indicators and determine how much change from the pristine is acceptable. The approach uses two key types of information: (1) indicator importance, or visitor opinion as to which wilderness indicators have the greatest influence on their experience, and (2) management performance, or the extent to which actual indicator conditions exceed or are within visitor expectations. Performance was represented by calculating indicator performance estimates (IPEs), as defined by standardized differences between actual conditions and visitor preferences for each indicator. The results for each indicator are then presented graphically on a four-quadrant matrix for objective interpretation. Each quadrant represents a management response: keep up the good work, concentrate here, low priority, or possible overkill. The technique allows managers to more systematically and effectively utilize information routinely collected during the limits of acceptable change wilderness planning process.