Scientific Tourism Research Articles

Utilizing Digital Citizenship in Developing Skills of Tourism Human Resources: An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Students from the College of Tourism Sciences - Karbala University

Utilizing Digital Citizenship in Developing Skills of Tourism Human Resources: An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Students from the College of Tourism Sciences - Karbala University

The Urgency of Mixed Methods Studies in Tourism Research For the Development of Tourist Destinations and Attractions: A Practical Application in Tanjungpinang City, Indonesia

Many literature reviews have found that most tourism and hospitality industry research uses quantitative methods; this implies the dominance of the positivist paradigm, which only observes the surface of a case. Tourism science is complicated because it has a multiplier effect involving social, economic, political, technological, cultural, religious, and other aspects with different complexities, so to get an in-depth study, it must be analyzed with a different approach. This study claims to obtain relevant and unbiased findings in formulating development strategies in the tourism industry; the analysis must be carried out through testing (quantitative) and observation (qualitative). This study describes how to apply mixed methods and the process of mixing data. The researchers used tourism data in Tanjungpinang City for matching practice as a case study. Using the concurrent triangulation model and the IFAS EFAS approach, which is a balanced analysis of quantitative and qualitative mixtures, then reanalyzed by sorting out internal and external problems to produce an IE matrix. The data collection method used is questionnaires, interviews, and observations. The quantitative data were analyzed using the percentage technique, and the qualitative using the Miles and Huberman technique. The results describe the tourism potential that can be developed to become a tourism icon of Tanjujgpinan City, namely art, culture, and natural attractions, but the supporting infrastructure still needs to be improved. The IE analysis produces a matrix in cell II, namely the grow and built strategy; this strategy can help tourism planners determine the right direction of development and strategy.

Intellectual capital and its role in enhancing the position of university professor through scientific tourism

السياحة العلمية هي موضوع سفر الباحثين الى مناطق الجذب العلمي والسياحي. من خلال زيارة واستكشاف المعالم العلمية في الجامعات والمختبرات، بما في ذلك المتاحف والمراصد والجامعات. لذا يشير الإطار الوظيفي والمعرفي لراس المال الفكري إلى أن الأساتذة الباحثين والمعرفيين يعملون على مستويين منفصلين هما الوظيفي والمعرفي ويدعم كل منهما الآخر. وتعد أساس السياحة العلمية هو تلبية الاحتياجات التعليمية والثقافية والترفيهية لمجموعة من الباحثين المهتمين بالمؤتمرات العلمية لتعزيز الراس المال الفكري. والجزء الرئيسي من السياحة العلمية هو الرحلات التي يقودها الخبراء في مجال علمي معين كان تكون دورة او مؤتمر او ندوة علمية وجذب الباحثين لها من خلال استخدام البنية التحتية لسياحية المشتركة (الفنادق ومؤسسات تقديم الطعام والنقل والعروض الثقافية ومراكز الترفيه) بالإضافة إلى أنهم يستخدمون أحدث التقنيات السمعية والبصرية للندوات والتجارب. تتزايد أهمية السياحة العلمية اليوم وتعد أسرع مجالات السياحة تطوراً إلى جانب السياحة الترفيهية لذا يظهر بحثنا أبعادًا مختلفة لسياحة المؤتمرات او العلمية عن طريق انواعها. نقدم دراسة حالة لمؤتمر علمي دولي أقيم من قبل مؤسسة Schwlar بالتعاون مع جامعة اكانديز في تركيا مع إشارة إلى مؤتمرات أخرى. جرى البحث من منظور بعض من النظرية الأنثروبولوجية النظامية للسياحة وعلم اجتماع السياحة ومفهوم السياحة للرحلة غير الترفيهية والتسويق للسياحة العلمية. وتوصلنا الى ان السياحة العلمية هي مثال مثير للاهتمام للجمع بين ميزات العديد من أنواع السياحة والعلم. بالإضافة إلى الأغراض العلمية البحتة، عند تفسير هذا النوع من سياحة، يجب على المرء أن يأخذ في الاعتبار أبعاد تحقيق الذات، والحوار ثقافي والعلمي والترفيهي للراس المال الفكري كما هي موجودة في توصياتنا للبحوث المستقبلية.

Mapping And Positioning Of Learning Materials In Tourism Studies In Indonesia

Background: The debate about tourism science has entered a new chapter with the Declaration of Tourism Science on August 24, 2006 in Jakarta which states that based on various studies, tourism has met the requirements as a science based on the philosophy of science. Tourism has now developed into a subject of knowledge that deserves to be discussed scientifically to produce scientific knowledge (science).
 Purpose: the purpose of compiling study materials related to the existing science in the Tourism Study Program and determining the positioning of the study program compared to study programs related to existing tourism. This research is a follow-up to the determination of the nomenclature of tourism study programs in 2017 and 2019.
 Method: This research is located in a number of tourism destinations that have experienced different developments at each stage. The research will be conducted in the area of Bali Province as a tourist destination that has experienced a stage of development
 Results:. The development of teaching materials needs to be carried out systematically based on interrelated steps to produce useful teaching materials. Tourism in Indonesia has existed since the Dutch colonial era precisely since 1910-1920 with the issuance of a decree of the Dutch Governor General named VTV (Vereneiging Touristen Verker) the start of travel activities to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia- present). The Field of Tourism Work according to the standard classification of Indonesian business fields (KLBI) in 2020 is included in the group of arts, entertainment and recreation. In general, the Decree of the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number 257 / M / KPT / 2017 concerning the Name of the Study Program in Higher Education, study programs related to tourism are included in the group of applied science clusters. The scope of the study refers to tourism development efforts consisting of the development of tourism destinations, industrial development, marketing development and tourism institutional development. Related to the application of the scope of tourism studies, it is generally divided into 2 fields of education, namely vocational education and academic education.
 Conclusion : The scope of what study materials are used in learning tourism science in existing conditions is more about tourism planning, tourist trips and management of accommodation and restaurants. Tourism science consists of 3 main groups, namely policies, territories and tourism businesses. The scope is more about how tourists, local communities and tourist activities are carried out

Mapping And Positioning Of Learning Materials In Tourism Studies In Indonesia

Background: The debate about tourism science has entered a new chapter with the Declaration of Tourism Science on August 24, 2006 in Jakarta which states that based on various studies, tourism has met the requirements as a science based on the philosophy of science. Tourism has now developed into a subject of knowledge that deserves to be discussed scientifically to produce scientific knowledge (science).
 Purpose: the purpose of compiling study materials related to the existing science in the Tourism Study Program and determining the positioning of the study program compared to study programs related to existing tourism. This research is a follow-up to the determination of the nomenclature of tourism study programs in 2017 and 2019.
 Method: This research is located in a number of tourism destinations that have experienced different developments at each stage. The research will be conducted in the area of Bali Province as a tourist destination that has experienced a stage of development
 Results:. The development of teaching materials needs to be carried out systematically based on interrelated steps to produce useful teaching materials. Tourism in Indonesia has existed since the Dutch colonial era precisely since 1910-1920 with the issuance of a decree of the Dutch Governor General named VTV (Vereneiging Touristen Verker) the start of travel activities to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia- present). The Field of Tourism Work according to the standard classification of Indonesian business fields (KLBI) in 2020 is included in the group of arts, entertainment and recreation. In general, the Decree of the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number 257 / M / KPT / 2017 concerning the Name of the Study Program in Higher Education, study programs related to tourism are included in the group of applied science clusters. The scope of the study refers to tourism development efforts consisting of the development of tourism destinations, industrial development, marketing development and tourism institutional development. Related to the application of the scope of tourism studies, it is generally divided into 2 fields of education, namely vocational education and academic education.
 Conclusion : The scope of what study materials are used in learning tourism science in existing conditions is more about tourism planning, tourist trips and management of accommodation and restaurants. Tourism science consists of 3 main groups, namely policies, territories and tourism businesses. The scope is more about how tourists, local communities and tourist activities are carried out

The role of geodiversity and geoheritage in tourism and local development

Abstract Geodiversity and geoheritage play an increasingly important role in the tourism industry, although visitors’ interest in natural phenomena is much older than these two, relatively modern concepts. This chapter reviews several key issues emerging at the interface of geoheritage and the needs and expectations of the tourism industry, both tourists and service providers. Specific themes discussed include evaluation of geodiversity and geoheritage resources for tourism purposes, problems of interpreting Earth heritage for the general public, accessibility issues related to conservation, and the role of geoparks and allied initiatives in fostering local development. More general overviews are supplemented by case studies, illustrating each theme. These are taken from various localities globally, from Europe, South America and Oceania. It is concluded that the coverage of thematic studies at the interface between geoheritage resources and tourism science is uneven. Inventories and assessments of geoheritage and geodiversity sites for geotourism are widely reported and new resources for geotourism development are commonly explored, whereas much less is known about the actual perception of geoheritage values among visitors and the quality and effectiveness of their interpretation. Likewise, the positive impact of geotourism on local economies seems to be more hypothesized or anticipated than actually demonstrated.

Mapping of Scientific Tourism Objects and Attractions in Bogor City

Bogor City is one of the popular urban tourism destinations in West Java Province, Indonesia. This city has a history that is closely related to the development of science and technology, especially the life sciences. Bogor City is a habitat for the growth of various centers of knowledge. The development of science in Bogor city is the starting point for the development of scientific institutions, both research and education, especially in the field of agriculture in a broad sense. Until now, it is not known how significant the potential of Bogor City as a scientific tourism destination is. This paper aims to publish the results of mapping scientific tourism objects and attractions in Bogor City. The research method used is descriptive quantitative questionnaires and spatial mapping through Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The results showed that the potential for scientific tourism in Bogor City could be divided into five classifications, i.e., historical and cultural tourism, educational tourism, research tourism, scientific adventure tourism, and Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and Exhibition (MICE) tourism. The diversity of scientific tourism potential can become a new tourism concept trend to be developed in the city of Bogor in particular and other areas in Indonesia in the future.

Evaluation and Prediction Model for Ice–Snow Tourism Suitability under Climate Warming

Studying the changes in tourist comfort is significant for improving the comfort of the tourism experience and for local tourism economies in the context of global warming. An evaluation and prediction model for ice–snow tourism suitability was constructed to objectively evaluate the suitability of ice–snow tourism environments and provided scientific tourism guidance for tourists. In this study, a comparative analysis was conducted on the monthly average temperature of the Jilin Province (China) over the past 40 years. The results show that in the last ten years, Jilin Province became hotter in the summer half-year and colder in the winter half-year. The corresponding climate comfort index (CCI) rose in the summer half-year and dropped in the winter half-year. The analysis showed that it was no longer suitable to evaluate the tourism experience in winter with the CCI alone. By comprehensively considering the CCI, the index of clothing, and the effects of precipitation, an evaluation and prediction model was constructed for an ice–snow tourism suitability index (ISTSI). The ISTSI comprehensively considered the influences of the environmental temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation, as well as subjective human initiatives. The test results show that the ISTSI can quantify the degree of comfort of ice–snow tourism and objectively reflect the changes therein. The evaluation process was simpler than the previous methods.

관광학의 학문적 정체성 탐색을 위한 일고

Tourism science has emerged as a field of study to establish an academic identity, as the global tourism industry has undergone remarkable growth. Nevertheless, tourism theory and methodology remain fragmented and underdeveloped as a field of study. This paper examines the current status of tourism research in relation to academic identity criteria and discusses its future course. For tourism studies to have an academic identity, it must have a distinct research object and a body of knowledge that is not universally shared with other disciplines. In addition, the study must include theories and concepts that can effectively organize the body of professional knowledge, as well as academic field-specific research methods. Also, academics must be transmitted from one generation to the next via specialized education by institutionalizing universities, departments, and professional associations. Tourism has an academic community, and there are active theoretical discussions, but there are still no scientific identities, such as distinct theoretical systems and methodologies. Thus, this study emphasizes the significance of inter-disciplinary research to generate tourism knowledge that is notably lacking and calls for a variety of research approaches and perspectives.

The Role of Virtual Museums in Restarting Tourism Post- Covid19

Virtual museums are designed as interactive websites in which information is communicated smoothly by allowing the possibility of 3Dvirtual tours in the museum and obtaining information through a database. These websites represent virtual entities in order to display a number of museum holdings that exist in different places with the possibility of commenting on them. Additionally, these museums rely on digital audio and visual technologies created on the Internet with the aim of promoting a museum. It is possible that this museum does not have a real presence on the ground to preserve artifacts like paintings, pottery, and sculptures and the like.
 The current study explores this new boom (the era of electronics, computers, the international information network, e-mail and other achievements and developments that made it easier for people to obtain high speed and accurate information about any place, from their homes). The use of modern technologies has an important and pivotal role in distinguishing the work of the tourist guide, especially by relying on virtual reality techniques that contribute effectively to simulating the natural reality of tourist attractions. The main aim of this study is to focus on how to improve virtual museums to help people with special needs and qualifying tourist guides in the use of modern technologies, scientific tourism, and educational, academic and artistic museums. These museums contain an integrated virtual electronic guide that contains all the information related to tourist attractions and archaeological sites that could be useful for tourists.
 The research then investigates potentialities of working to increase the average number of nights of residence, by expanding the base of tourist attractions of all kinds to overcome the problem of seasonality and reducing the prices to encouraging incentive tourism and holding carnival shows to attract tourists to spend more days and nights in the tourism destination.
 This research first examines relevant literature on possibility to develop virtual museums’ important and pivotal role in spreading the culture of tourism and the development of the tourism processes from the traditional towards the modern style that depends on artificial intelligence techniques. Findings revealed that modern technologies have an important and pivotal role in the development of tourism and facilitate the processes of museums to integrate practical reality with virtual reality. The study provides recommendations that could encourage more tourists to enjoy their visit and improve marketing efforts, to increase the number of visitors of tourist destinations.

Тourismology in Ukraine and the world: historiography of research

The article is devoted to the consideration of the main challenges in the world that faced the process of forming the theory of tourism. Historical genesis testifies that tourist practices take their beginning in ancient times. They present themselves as a “traveling” as the practice of opening new countries, new “lands”. And therefore, there is no random characteristic of man-nomad, a person who opens new worlds of life, enriching himself, his outlook, entering a dialogue with another: world, society, culture, etc. To date, genesis (grenesis) – origin, occurrence; The process of creating and becoming tourism is the use of innovations that positively affect not only the process of promotion, sale of a tourist product or providing tourism services, but also on the country’s economy as a whole. The main stages and trends in the development of tourism science are analyzed, the study of the prerequisites for the emergence of the theory of tourism and the definition of its place in the system of scientific knowledge about tourism. Panelizovano versions of the concepts “Tourism”, “Tourismoznazvasty”, “Tourismology”. It is determined that tourism is not a separate science, but a scientific interdisciplinary field or a set of general and applied sciences about tourism and tourism. Modern tourism is one of the leading and most dynamic areas of the world economy, thanks to which facilities and infrastructure are developed taking into account local cultural, political and historical traditions. It is concluded that due to tourism in the modern world, intercultural communication is becoming possible on a global scale. However, tourism represents life in a diversity of his diversity, concentrating on a short period of time, characterized by certain goals and the thickness of their advance. At the present stage of the development of the tourism industry, scientific comprehension of tourismology, the formation of the theory of tourism and modern “tourist consciousness”, subjects of tourist process – an urgent need for time. The correctly created image of a tourist firm, its product, increases its need for a modern tourist market.

Contexts of Networking and Travelling in the Light of Buddhist “Wisdom” and Life Philosophy—Management of Accessibility and Barrier Generation in Tourism

The modern science of thinking in networks and the interpretation of human activities made in networks are almost as old as the science of tourism, or as this paper calls it, travel science. The basic background of the paper is provided by the accessibility scrutiny performed in travel science and frequently referred to in the article. The paper is definitely of a theoretical focus; it is a research methodology mix of emptiness and life philosophy, and also hermeneutics, meant to inspire a discussion and evoke thought. The paper is not based on empirical data, given that it is a review paper; however, the analysis of this limited set of data supports the scientifically verifiable relevance of this specific philosophical scrutiny as well, i.e., the theoretical framing in the classic sense is manifested through this special philosophical and hermeneutical dimension: it implicitly frames the thoughts of the authors, the fundamental objective of which is to induce more in-depth and sophisticated discourses on the correlation of networks and accessibility. The authors observe that their brief theoretical research may lead to a few surprising conclusions for the future, and hope that they have met the academically relevant expectations that they defined.

Considerations on spa, spa tourism and some related terms definitions and positioning

ABSTRACT This opinion piece was inspired with how several authors, including those whose works were focused on historical perspective of spas and balneology, used the term spa without any definition and/or without any reference to this word’s origin. Therefore, we have compiled the opinions of several authors that we have considered as the most relevant with regard to the etymology, definitions and positioning of the word, respectively the term “spa”, as well as with regard to defining and positioning the related term “spa tourism” and some other related terms relevant to it (i.e. “health tourism”, “medical tourism” and “wellness tourism”). Apart from selected academic authors, we have also considered the opinions of the most relevant umbrella organisations in spa tourism. The aim of this opinion piece is to contribute to an ongoing debate in tourism science related to the lack of consensus in defining the term “spa” and positioning spa tourism.

Reorientasi Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Berbasis Whole Language untuk Mahasiswa Pariwisata di Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat

<p><em>The goal of This study to analyze Arabic learning and materials taught at the Faculty of Tourism. This study is designed to find Arabic teaching materials that are in accordance with the science of Tourism students. This study assumes that tourism Arabic must contain themes related to tourism science so that the direction of language learning emphasizes more on the needs of students. This research is a development research with a qualitative and quantitative approach. This research was conducted through three stages: introduction, development and implementation, data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interviews and documentation studies. The results showed that the Arabic language material at the Faculty of Tourism still contained grammatical structure material prepared for Arabic language practitioners. This research produces Arabic teaching materials that suit the needs of students with title "al Arabiyah lissiyahah". These teaching materials contain tourism themes such as ta'aruf, Kampung Sarugo, the beauty of the universe, lodging in hotels. The structure of the material in this teaching material uses the whole language principle, starting with KI, KD, Indicators, followed by conversation material, Arabic text, language proficiency exercises, games, mahfuzhat, meaning of vocabulary for midterm assignments and final semester assignments. Based on the responses of language and media experts, this teaching material is considered very good.</em></p>

『관광학연구』에 게재된 관광 행동 연구 동향 분석

This study examined 52 research trends related to tourism behavior published between 2012 and 2021 in the Journal of Tourism Sciences, Korea's only class-one tourism journal. The purpose of this research is to examine and identify trends in tourism behavior research published in the Journal. The analysis confirmed that the number of studies directly related to tourism behavior was on the decline overall. In the analysis by research topic, purchasing behavior, sharing behavior, and civic behavior were the most widely published, followed by behaviors related to sustainability and tourism information search behavior. In terms of methods, 86.5 percent of tourism behavior studies used quantitative methods, indicating that Korean tourism researchers continue to favor quantitative methods. However, in order to fully comprehend the behavior of tourists, more qualitative and mixed methods must be used. Because research was conducted on a variety of topics each year, specific research topics by year of publication were not identified. In addition to these main topics, studies on the behaviors of disabled tourists and risk perception studies are mentioned. Based on the results, this study presented the future tourism behavior research directions using diverse research methodologies.

호텔·외식 분야 소비자행동 연구의 지식의 흐름

In order to confirm the academic progress of the contemporary perspective of the Journal of Tourism Sciences on hotel and restaurant customer behavior, the trend of research was analyzed by comparing it with the International Journal of Hospitality Management. For detailed purposes, first, the subject of the study on hotel and restaurant customer behavior and the subject through keywords analysis were classified, and second, the keyword network was analyzed to see which topics were related to core keywords. Third, the qualitative contents of the research corresponding to each topic were analyzed by checking the subject analysis trends, and fourth, the overall flow of knowledge in customer behavior research in the domestic, foreign hotel, and restaurant fields was analyzed. Hotel and restaurant customer behavior studies from 2002 to 2021 were refined in 186 cases in the Journal of Tourism Sciences and 272 cases in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. As a result of the analysis, the most frequently covered topic in the Journal of Tourism Sciences was the study on 'relationship', including the keywords of 'customer', 'relationship', 'satisfaction', 'service quality', and 'loyalty'. In the International Journal of Hospitality Management, research on 'well-being and incivility' is the most classified and includes keywords such as 'employee', 'well-being', 'incivility, 'service', and 'behavior'. Keywords such as 'satisfaction', 'consumer', 'relationship', and 'loyalty' were consistently treated as important topics over 20 years in both journals, while 'family', 'family restaurant', and 'coffee shop' were confirmed in Korea and 'green' and 'eco-friendly' were confirmed abroad.

국내·외 관광자 행동연구의 비판적 검토

This paper offers the right direction of the research in the field of tourism through comparing two major academic journals such Journal of Tourism Sciences and Tourism Management. The purpose of this paper is to compare the behavior of domestic and international tourists through content analysis. The study's findings suggested that domestic tourists behave differently than those traveling on an international level. First, studies of international tourists' behavior are more extensive than those of domestic tourists. Second, a tourist behavior study focuses on individuals' psychological aspects in tourism contexts. Visitors on international vacations tended to be more recreational and environmentally conscious than domestic tourists. Third, studies of international tourists' behavior used quantitative and qualitative research methods. The study's findings will provide us with necessary materials to get started in the right direction of tourism research. Future study will focus on mixed research methods and longitudinal approaches in order to identify a variety of phenomenon in the fields of tourism.

The Development of Scientific Tourism in Mountain Regions: Challenges and Issues for Territories in Transition

The Development of Scientific Tourism in Mountain Regions: Challenges and Issues for Territories in Transition

COMPETENT ENVIRONMENT OF THE TOURIST COMPLEX

The dynamic nature of the tourism sector depends on the ever-increasing requirements for professional qualifications and training. The variety of types of tourism requires an adequate educational level and professional qualifications of future specialists and managers. Their professional training begins in higher education institutions in order to approve them in the process of implementation and career development in tourism. Competences in the modern science of tourism play the role of the main factor determining the success of tourism development in a particular destination. In this competence, they act as the main quality of destination management as well as a determining element of the external and internal environment of the tourism industry. Competence is considered as a complex integrative quality, which includes both substantive (knowledge) and procedural (skills) components that allow to effectively perform professional activities, independently solve production problems, answer questions. Thus, the competence is a set of competencies. Professional competencies are a determining factor for effective professional behavior and competitiveness in the tourism market. They help maintain the traditional rhythm of tourism, as well as making non-standard decisions in problematic situations. It is proved that the competent environment of the tourist complex includes government agencies, labor force, intangible tourist resources, consumers. The paper analyzes the relationship between the elements of the "national diamond" and competencies in relation to the tourist complex. It is noted that the competencies of related industries of the tourist complex indirectly affect the success of its operation. The problem of competencies in tourism education and science as a result negatively affects the ability to defend the corporate interests of the tourism industry in all areas. Keywords: competence, competency, professional competence, professional qualification

Equivalence Assessment Method of Forest Tourism Safety Based on Internet of Things Application.

With the continuous development of the society, China's economy and technology have been greatly improved, and network technology has also been widely used in life. In China's forestry management, the use of Internet of Things technology has gradually formed a model, which has greatly helped the economic benefits of forests. In addition, with the rapid development of the tourism industry, the number of tourists has increased sharply, the tourism infrastructure and tourism management are relatively lagging behind, and tourism safety accidents have occurred from time to time. However, the application of IoT technology in forestry is still in its infancy, with a small scope of application and low technical level. Aiming at the uniqueness of forest management, this paper proposes the development direction and application planning of IoT in forest resource supervision and service, forest fire prevention and control and service, ecological environment monitoring, and forest tourism supervision and service. In addition, this paper also discusses the acquisition technology of geological disasters, air quality, meteorological conditions, passenger flow conditions, and traffic flow mainly involved in tourism safety from the macroperspective of the Internet of Things. At the same time, the specific application of these technologies in tourist attractions is discussed to provide some technical reference for the realization of scientific and safe tourism management.