Diverse Tourism Research Articles

Obstacles to Managing Tourism Natural Resources in Suez Governorate

The study aims to identify the obstacles facing the management of environmental natural resources in the Suez Governorate and to determine the considerations to be taken into account when implementing a plan for managing natural tourism resources. The problem of the study was that despite the availability of many natural and environmental tourism components in Suez Governorate, which makes it able to provide a unique and diverse tourism product, it faces many obstacles that make it need more development efforts to advance it, and therefore the importance of this study stems In highlighting the importance occupied by the management of environmental natural resources, whether it is a mainstay for the development of tourism activity in preserving environmental resources and rationalizing their consumption, and its ability to preserve the elements of the ecosystem in continuity. The study reached several results, the most important of which is that although the Suez Governorate enjoys many components and natural resources that can be exploited for tourism, such as the geographical location and the appropriate climate, it suffers from deterioration and neglect in the natural tourist areas and the surrounding facilities. The study also reached many recommendations based on the results that have been reached, as it is necessary to work on preserving and developing the natural tourist areas and creating new tourism patterns that are more compatible with the needs of the natural environment.

DOES INTERNATIONAL TOURISM PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH? SOME EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA

Realizing an increasing contribution of the tourism sector to global economies, this study intends to enrich the existing tourism literature by empirically exploring the short- and long-run dynamic causalities between tourism and economic growth in Indonesia over the period 1995 to 2017. For these purposes, cointegration, Fully Modified Least Squares (FMOLS), and Granger causality techniques are adopted. The study found a cointegration between tourism and economic growth, indicating the existence of a long-run relationship between the tourism sector and economic growth. In the long-run, tourism has contributed to the promotion of economic growth. Finally, both in the short- and long-run, the study found a unidirectional causal relationship running from tourism to economic growth, confirming the tourism-led growth hypothesis. To enhance Indonesia's economic growth, the tourism sector should be further promoted by making it more attractive, supported by advanced IT facilities, warm hospitality, and diversified tourism objects.

Potensi Pola Perjalanan Wisata Gastronomi di Kota Cirebon

Cirebon has a diverse tourism potential, including historical tourism, pilgrimage tourism, cultural tourism, and gastronomic tourism. The existence of three sultanates, as well as the pilgrimage destination of Sunan Gunung Jati, contributed to the wealth of tourism. The city also has a plethora of gastronomic tourism, which is heavily influenced by the historical tourism of the three sultanates. Currently, the city is not supported by gastronomic travel patterns that its stakeholders have socialized. The author employed a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. Data for this study were gathered through observation and interviews.

The Twilight Effect, post-film tourism and diversification: the future of Forks, WA

PurposeThe visitor economy of Forks now clearly relies upon a niche form of tourism – as fans of The Twilight Saga are drawn to the setting and filming location of the films. The purpose of this study is to consider the process of diversification and subsequently present recommendations that could inform a future diversification strategy for Forks, in preparation for a post-film tourism scenario.Design/methodology/approachThe research methods employed in this study have two interlinked but distinct elements. Firstly, the Twilight Effect in Forks (WA, USA) is considered as an illustrative case study to shed light on the issues facing a destination that has seen a tourism boom as a direct result of popular culture – The Twilight Saga Franchise. Secondly, a scenario thinking and planning approach is applied when considering the “long-view” future of tourism in Forks.FindingsThis article presents a post-film tourism future scenario for Forks; it suggests tourism diversification and a shift towards cultural heritage and wellness. Forks is well placed to afford such tourism experiences, as it offers unique cultural and natural characteristics; furthermore, these could be utilised to create and maintain a distinctive destination image. In doing so a more socially and environmentally sustainable industry can be established, one which supports the local community, including the Quileute tribe.Originality/valueThe article offers original discussions within the film-tourism literature with novel approaches to understanding the management and pre-planning opportunities for destinations that have become popular film tourism locations, with the application of a “Tourism Diversification Model”. The model is adapted from Ansoff Matrix and can be applied as a framework in future studies exploring destination diversification. The investigation of Forks as a post-film tourism case study alone is unique, and the discussions and findings presented are original.

Cognitive Aspect of Studying the Business Tourism Terms

The article deals with the issues of understanding the terms of business tourism in lexical cognition, the largest type of cognitive linguistics, and their cognitive analysis. The cognitive aspect of understanding the terms of business tourism and complete exploration the field, the cognitive study of business tourism terms from the world experience is also an important step in the development of the industry and models of tourism language and language learning are presented. Understanding the term of business tourism, when knowledge is interpreted as a cultural phenomenon, refers to the extent which this form of knowledge conforms to the norms inherent in the culture of a particular social group. The author analyzes the theory of social comparative advantages in business tourism in England, the theories of outstanding western sociologists for the tourism analysis as social phenomenon. In this article the author analyzed the theory of social comparative advantages in business tourism in England, learning the theories of outstanding western sociologists for the tourism analysis as social phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of study about the strategic importance of business tourism in the Southern Region of Uzbekistan (territory encompassing the cities of Andizhan and Honobod), where the presence of a qualified and diverse tourism offer combined with the existence of varied venues and quality accommodation can contribute to provide a valued tourism experience associated with the meetings Industry. This study allows a reflection on the potential of business tourism in the territories where this sector is not always given due attention by local, regional and national tourism bodies. These smaller centers (compared with the main centers of Tashkent, Bukhara, Khiva and Samarqand), relatively close to each other, may find strategic advantages in joint action, considering that these three geographic areas complement each other in the integrated supply of tourism products, experiences, support services and facilities. Primary data was collected through a study with the aim of identifying regional tourism stakeholders' perceptions of the importance and potential of business tourism development and strategies that should be put in place to this end. The results show that stakeholders identify business tourism as a strategic product that should be developed, and indicate some development strategies to be considered in this territory.

PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION OF TOURISM IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD

Problems related to the tourism sector are quite relevant in modern times, and it is necessary to identify solutions to the problems of this area in accordance with the challenges of the time. Especially during war periods, the tourism sector was paralyzed, and it took a lot of time and resources to rehabilitate its activities in the post-war period, to restore the pace of development of this particular sector. Regional economic, political and geopolitical stability play an important role in the diversification of tourism, and I would like to pay more attention to the development and rehabilitation of tourism in the post-war period, which is one of the current problems of the mentioned sphere.[1] I personally conduct this research on regional tourism - on the basis of Caucasus region, especially in Azerbaijan area. The development of regional tourism is a complex process and involves many factors. The development of regional tourism depends not only on the economic and political stability of a country, but also on the existence of geopolitical stability in all countries bordering on that country, as well as on the relations between these countries. Planning, forecasting, management, marketing, socio-economic processes and their impact play a significant role in the development of regional tourism. Factors influencing the development of regional tourism, along with scientific approaches in the work process, practical approaches including international experience are quiet effective as well. Keywords: tourism, war, postwar, postpandemic, development, region, problems, challenges, international experience, etc.

Pengembangan dan Pelestarian Produk Budaya Udeng Kota Batu

Batu City is one of the tourist destinations in Indonesia. In addition to very diverse tourist destinations, Batu City also has cultural characteristics that are very close to the community so that it can be used as an identity. For this reason, this community service focuses on the development and preservation of cultural products found in Batu City. This program associates with the Paguyuban Sangga Braja. This association has a very high concern for cultural products, especially the traditional headband or known as udeng. Udeng designed by the community is based on the history, philosophy, topography and local wisdom of Batu City. Although this udeng has received recognition from the local government, but the information and public awareness about this udeng is still very lacking. In fact, this association expects that this product can be used as a characteristic of Batu City as a tourist city that has a cultural identity. To overcome this problem, the solution offered is to digitalize this batik pattern of udeng and the registration for copyright.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE INDUSTRY OF TOURISM

In the economic field, entrepreneurship is important because it brings a contribution to the economic and social development; it is also mentioned in certain scientific works within the field, thus constituting a generator of innovation and of the capacity of coping with competition. Entrepreneurship may represent the engine of an economy, by bringing along a particular dynamism in economy. The current entrepreneurial reason may be categorised as the most negative period of its history. Tourism represents a system of interests through which a person may occupy their free time, comprising various journeys to different far-away destinations. This industry was founded in order to meet the asset and service demands of tourists once they get to their destination, at certain standards of quality. The size and evolution of national tourism may be influenced by certain relations on the international tourist market, by the orientation of diverse tourist flows, and by a certain degree of worldwide competition.

Reciprocal Relationship among Job Crafting, Work Engagement, Leader-Member Exchange, and Person-Environment Fit: A Study of Tourist Guide in Pakistan

Tourism industry is considered as the main source of overall economic growth in both emerging and developed countries. It plays an important role in the economic development and improving national income. Pakistan is a developing country and it has rich natural resources as well as diverse tourist spots. Currently, tourism industry in Pakistan is gradually developing and it has positive impact on economic growth. In this connection, this study has been undertaken to investigate the reciprocal relationship among job crafting, work engagement, leader member exchange, and person-environment fit in tourism industry of Pakistan. For analysis, primary data has been collected from 306 respondents and linear regression analysis has been employed to test the study hypotheses. Result of the study showed that there exist a positive and significant relationship between job crafting and work engagement. Further it is observed that job crafting strongly correlated with leader member exchange. Result of the study also showed that job crafting positively associated with person environment fit. The findings of the study are important for the policy makers to develop effective policies regarding tourism and employees of tourism sector organizations.

Diffusing Entrepreneurial Innovation and Tourism: An Empirical Evidence of Permaculture

Entrepreneurial innovation and tourism are essential factors in the economic growth of a rural agrarian area. This paper's concept is from Schumpeterian creative destructions' philosophical idea to shift rural communities' mentality from the product-based economy to diverse tourism entrepreneurship. In achieving and sustaining the development of permaculture as a platform for rural agritourism, the social capital theory of collectivism was employed to foster the development that would deliver socio-cultural, environmental, and economic benefits to all stakeholders in the community. This paper employed a descriptive research design to analyze the diffusion of entrepreneurial innovation and tourism systematically; also, to interpret the community's attitude towards the diffusion of permaculture for agritourism. Furthermore, interviews were conducted with the key informant group among the women organization. The paper subjected its participants’ through a non-probability sampling method using cluster sampling in the three barangays of the municipality of Bokod, Province of Benguet. The study results show that the respondents were willing to accept the permaculture for tourism and were willing to commit time to develop and manage the Permaculture project. They were motivated to accept and to participate in the project because they knew the values and benefits that permaculture would bring to the community. Also, while answering contingency valuation questions, the respondent thought about the value and benefits the project would bring. This study will enable communities to develop agritourism through permaculture landscapes in the rural community and, help policymakers in planning sustainable projects to support the community in entrepreneurial innovation. 

Desain Antar Muka Aplikasi Wisata dan Transportasi Sebagai Media Promosi Pariwisata di Surakarta

Solo, a strategic city located on the axis of Central Java, is a city with high tourist and transit destinations because of its diverse tourism. This design uses the design thinking process method, starting from visual identity design, interface design to advertising design. While the data collection method used is a qualitative method in the form of observation, interviews, participatory and documentation analysis. Then for the design of the interface design using the principles of gestalt proximity and similarity. For the design of the ad design, it will use ambient media transit ads as a promotional medium. The result of the design is an online application platform in visual identity design, interface design, and advertising design for the application which is a platform that can help tourists in terms of accessing information and ordering tickets. And the results of the testing process can be used as an iterative process both in terms of application interface design or user experience in order to increase user satisfaction and application user effectiveness in accordance with community patterns in tourism.

Tourism Economy. Mountain Tourism: Quantitative Analysis of Winter Destinations in Romania

Abstract The continuous development of mountain tourism derives from the multiple positive points that the mountain has in satisfying the particularly diverse tourist needs. The strong point is represented by the extremely valuable and complex tourist potential, as well as the variety of natural and anthropic resources. The complementarity of these resources makes the arrangement and development of winter resorts with a useful and attractive profile called ski areas to be more and more common in mountainous areas. The purpose of this paper is to analyze winter destinations in order to conclude whether Romania can create a competitive advantage based on this type of tourism, both at European and global level. We used statistical data for all Romanian resort for sky destination, respectively the total number of practicable kilometers, total number of cableway installations and the accommodation capacity. For the quantitative analysis we used the SPSS 23.0 statistical software and applied the following statistical methods: Person correlations, chi square test and Student’s t test for paired samples. The research results, obtained with statistical methodology, support and highlight the significant differences between the Romanian mountain resorts for winter activities.

Deep Learning-based Mobile Tourism Recommender System

A tourism recommendation system is a crucial solution to help tourists discover more diverse tourism destinations. A content-based approach in a recommender system can be an effective way of recommending items because it looks at the user's preference histories. For a cold-start problem in the tourism domain, where rating data or past access may not be found, we can treat the user's past-travel-photos as the histories data. Besides, the use of photos as an input makes the user experience seamless and more effortless. The current development in Artificial Intelligence-based services enable the possibilities to implement such experience. This research developed a Deep Learning-based mobile tourism recommender system that gives recommendations on local tourism destinations based on the user's favorite traveling photos. To provide a recommendation, we use cosine similarity to measure the similarity score between one's pictures and tourism destination's galleries through their label tag vectors. The label tag is inferred using an image classifier model that runs from a mobile user device through Tensorflow Lite. There are 40 label tags, which refer to local tourism destination categories, activities, and objects. The model is trained using state-of-the-art mobile deep learning architecture EfficientNet-Lite. We did several experiments and got an accuracy result of more than 85% on average, using EfficientNet-Lite as the base architecture. The implementation of the system as an Android application has been proved to give an excellent recommendation with Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) equals to 5%.

ЗАДОВОЉСТВО И ЛОЈАЛНОСТ КАО ПОКАЗАТЕЉИ КВАЛИТЕТА ЕЛЕМЕНАТА ТУРИСТИЧКОГ ПРОИЗВОДА

The continuous expansion and diversification of tourism in recent decades have led to this branch of industry to become one of the largest and fastest growing in the world. Well-planned tourism generates benefits to destinations by increased revenue from tourism and employment. In this connection, the quality of tourism services, and this is the tourists’ satisfaction with the quality of tourism services provided, as a precursor of loyalty, become crucial for the successful development of tourism. The subject of this research are satisfaction and loyalty as indicators of tourism product element quality. The aim of this study is to explore the connection between tourists’ satisfaction with the quality of catering services, accommodation services, transportation services and in terms of the specific tourism event with their age structure and region they visited, as well as the connection between satisfaction of tourists with the quality of the elements of the tourist product and loyalty. In order to achieve this objective, the sample included 381 respondents. Answers that are relevant for the analysis yielded 357 respondents. For statistical analysis, multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant analysis were used. Research results indicated that there were significant statistical differences between the age structure and tourists’ satisfaction, that these also corresponded to the region visited, and tourist loyalty depends on their satisfaction with the quality of elements of the tourist product.

DMZ를 방문한 외국인 관광객의 다관광지 방문패턴 연구:패키지여행객과 개별자유여행객 비교를 중심으로

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to analyze the multi-destination travel pattern of foreign tourists visiting the DMZ, and compare the patterns between package tourists and FIT(free independent tourists). Design, data, and methodology -Using foreign tourist survey data, 901 tourists who visited the DMZ from 2014 to 2017 were analyzed. The demographic characteristics of package tourists and FIT were compared by applying chi-square tests. The multi-destination travel patterns were examined by using association rule mining, one of the data mining techniques. Result - The association rule mining showed that compared to package tourists, FIT visited more diverse tourist attractions in its itinerary. In particular, FIT visited historical tourist attractions and other trendy tourist attractions such as Gangnam stations. Conclusions - The study analyzed the spatial relationship between DMZ and other tourist attractions, suggesting implications for the utilization of DMZ resources and the development of linked tourism resources.

The Impact of Tourism on the Economic Development of Kosovo

The Tourism sector of Kosovo’s Economy is dominated by small and medium economic agents(operators), meanwhile large economic agents(operators) are still under privatisation processes, for this reason there is a necessity for a more favorable sectorial strategy which will provide long term stability to tourism operators, oferring a diverse tourism product portfolio. Based on the methods and models of stabile developments in tourism presented in this paper, tourism operators will find it easier to coordinate with their respective communities and the public sector to promote the clear message to the tourist regarding the tourism products offered of specific tourist destinations. The analysis shows opportunities for the application of, and potential for integration of those operators in the planning of tourism on a significant scale. Following a theoretical review, a model is proposed in the planning of tourism based on their respective communities. To analyse the differences between the theoretical model and practical application, we examine the Tourism Region of the Albanian Alps of Kosovo.The findings in this study highlight the challenges of institutions in seeking to identify appropriate responsibilities and coordination strategies of all agents involved in the processes of the planning and development of a stabile tourism sector. The Tourism Region taken for example in this paper offers critical evaluation on how to help tourism strategists on their approach in the composition of tourism policy with the aim of helping agents (operators) improve their planning and development methods of tourism, in full cooperation of their respective communities, while also giving aid in guiding organizational direction in seeking new tourism regions in Kosovo.

Seasonality in tourist flows: Decomposing and testing changes in seasonal concentration

Abstract This paper shows that changes in timing and magnitude of seasonality in tourist flows can be measured by decomposing the change in the Gini index, a widely used index of seasonal concentration, into two components. One of them tracks the change in the pattern of seasonal fluctuations and the second captures the change in their magnitude. To assess whether changes in the seasonal pattern and magnitude are significant, a technique for testing hypotheses concerning the two components is developed. We examine changes in the seasonal concentration of tourist arrivals in six tourist destinations in the Veneto Region, one of the most tourism-oriented regions in Europe, from 2006 to 2016. The magnitude of seasonality significantly decreased in some destinations with a diversified tourism product, such as Euganean Spas and Lake Garda. The seasonal pattern remained substantially stable for all destinations except Venice, where a non-negligible shift in the seasonal pattern occurred.

FINANCIAL LEVERS AND CONSEQUENCES IMPLEMENTATION OF WORLD EXPERIENCE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN DOMESTIC TOURISM MARKET

Abstract. The article describes the main indicators of the tourist services market in Ukraine and the world, comparing the dynamics of costs and revenues from international tourism; the model of structural restructuring of the tourist services market of Ukraine in the conditions of globalization of the economy is proposed, and the necessity of institutionalization of business activity in the field of international tourism is substantiated, in particular, different variants of strategic alliances that are alternative to Ukrainian tourism business activity are considered. It is proved that at the moment the tourism sector has become indispensable in the lives of a large part of the world’s population, as tourist flows have increased more than 50 times in recent years. In addition, at the beginning of the XXI century the sphere of rest for the volume of income took the third place among the leading sectors of the global economy. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council the share of the tourism industry in 2018 is approximately 10 % of global GDP (according to the forecasts the proportion will reach 11% to 2026), 6.0 % of the world export, that is 0.1% more than in 2017 and in accordance 0.6 % more than in 2016. It is determined that financial resources from tourist flows serve as an important tool for capacity building and economic growth of the world’s leading countries. World experience has substantiated that the creation of a tourism product with high added value is the key to growth of business activity in the tourism business segment, tourism market development, involvement of related industries (financial services, insurance, transport, communications) in the implementation of tourism services.The SWOT analysis shows that Ukraine has a strong potential for the most types of tourist and recreational activities, the use of which is significantly limited by a number of restrictions, to overcome which it should be chosen a clear strategy that would take full account of the use of the strengths of the phenomenon under study. Since the strategic priority of Ukraine’s integration into the world economic space and the reform of the domestic economy is a reorientation to efficiently functioning forms of management, we consider it advisable to start strengthening domestic competitive position in the field of international tourism just on the side of the implementation of world experience in business activities in this area. Keywords: international tourism, financial flows, business activities, diversification of tourism, strategic alliances. JEL Classification F23, L83, C38, М16 Formulas: 0; fig.: 5; tabl.: 4; bibl.: 14..

Rural tourism, biodiversity and sustainable development: complementarity and impact on the well-being of rural population

Methods. In the research, the following methods were used: analysis, content analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, hypothetical, deductive method, modeling method. Results. There is revealed the observance of harmony between economic, socio-cultural, political, environmental aspects is today the strategy of world policy in tourism. The general factors of development of business in a countryside for many countries of the world are defined. Such factors are: integration of rural areas into the global competitive economy; reducing the importance of agriculture as a branch in rural production; socio-economic transformations of rural space; capacity to use the resources of a rural family; compliance with the provisions on cooperation of farms; sustainability of financial and technological support to farmers. It is determined that the European integration vector requires the formation of the principles of structural policy of rural development in Ukraine. However, this policy should be implemented taking into account historical experience, the specifics of cultural traditions, modern practice in tourism. It is determined that the preservation and restoration of biological diversity is important for the diversification of rural tourism. Novelty. The interrelationships and interdependencies of sustainable development of rural tourism, ensuring biodiversity, improving the welfare of the rural population are revealed. Ukraine has significant biodiversity potential and can be considered as one of the powerful reserves for biodiversity restoration in Europe. According to the theoretical analysis of scientific publications (T. Zinchuk, N. Kutsmus) it is revealed that diversification of the rural economy is a strategy to minimize risks: both climatic and biological; reduction of agricultural employment and increasing tensions in the labour market; adverse fluctuations in market conditions and the level of profitability of the enterprise, and thus - the socio-economic stability of the industry and rural development. Practical value. There is a new vector of state policy on sustainable tourism development based on the formation of rural tourism, taking into account the characteristics of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, improving the economic and social condition of the rural population, enrichment of national culture and agro-ecosystem of Ukraine.

Effects of Technology and Sustainable Development on Japanese Translation Industry in Vietnam

As a large city with advantages in tourism infrastructure, Ho Chi Minh City is always considered the leading tourist centre of the country. The most important task of city tourism today is to improve quality and diversify products, making this industry one of the key economic sectors. Tourism potentials and advantages have not been effectively exploited to become a unique and attractive tourism product of Ho Chi Minh City. Some tourists seem to still only consider this as a stopover or transit point because there are large international and domestic routes before reaching other destinations in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City tourism is gradually losing this advantage when key tourist areas are completing international airports and convenient road transport infrastructure. In addition, Ho Chi Minh City tourism has also developed over the past time, but there are not many typical products. Therefore, before losing its advantages and its potential, Ho Chi Minh city should focus on building a unique and diversified tourism product system to attract tourists. This paper analyses the challenges that Ho Chi Minh City is facing and mention some recommendations. The results of the paper through the analysis process show that the tourism industry of Ho Chi Minh City has advantages and disadvantages that need to be overcome in order to build a more sustainable tourism brand.