Participation In Tourism Research Articles

PERCEPTION OF THE NECESSITY OF DIGITAL INNOVATIONS APPLICATION AS AN ELEMENT OF HEALTH PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALITY SECTOR FUTURE

Hospitality, which suffered a huge blow during the Covid-19 period and had to adapt its operation to pandemic measures, heads for its recovery. Innovation is one of the ways to get out of an unfavourable situation having in mind that health risks can represent a significant factor affecting participation in tourism. The paper specifies the perception of the necessity of digital innovations application as health protection factor and sustainable mean of hospitality sector development. It shows how of tourism participant in domestic condition of Slovak republic perceive the need of their application to hospitality services. Through the questionnaire method it examined opinion of domestic visitors in hospitality and its direction towards the digitization of services in this sphere, and subsequently tested by Mann-Whitney and Kruskall-Wallis tests. The results show that Slovak tourists treat digital innovation in hospitality services as the ones, that are a necessary part of tourism services portfolio. Their specifics can also be defined in terms of health protection. They can act as an element of health protection by eliminating contact among individual tourism participants. At the same time, they also perceive them as a means that tends to keep the hospitality industry alive even in the post-pandemic period.

Re-examining the participation and empowerment nexus: Applications to community-based tourism

The centrality of community involvement in tourism activities has been widely recognized globally by practitioners and stakeholders alike. Within this recognition community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives have been widely accepted as a favorable form of tourism activity—especially when promoting pro-poor and sustainable strategies for marginalized communities. Arguably, the success of CBT initiatives is underpinned by the participation of communities in the planning, development, and managing processes that bring them about. Supporting these assumptions is the theoretical link between participation and empowerment, where community participation leads to the empowerment of community members. Over the years, however, existing studies have also provided ambivalent accounts suggesting the complexity of these relationships is not well understood. As several studies have pointed out, tourism participation does not invariably and naturally result in empowerment. In contributing to the existing discourse, this study explores the nexus between participation and empowerment by proposing a revised participation-empowerment model. The resulting model suggests that while communities require some level of empowerment to participate effectively in CBT, through continuous interaction they can increase their level of participation along with their level of empowerment.

Analisis Persepsi Dan Sentimen Wisatawan Dalam Instagram Sebagai Masukan Pengembangan Pantai Klayar Kabupaten Pacitan

Social media is a digital technology that is useful as a forum to share various tourist opinions. It influences perceptions towards tourism destinations. This perception can contain information needed by other tourists and tourism destination stakeholders to make decisions. This study aims to identify and analyze tourist sentiment based on perceptions on Instagram regarding the Klayar Beach in Pacitan Regency and identify responses and strategies for destination managers. This type of research is a descriptive analysis research using a qualitative approach. The techniques used for data collection in this study were observations and interviews. Data was obtained from tourist comments on Instagram social media regarding the Klayar Beach Pacitan Regency. The data used in this study were obtained from the Instagram account @pacitanku from June 2021 to June 2022. The tourist perception data was then processed using RStudio with the R programming language. The opinions on Klayar Beach can be classified the natural beauty of Klayar Beach, Access to Klayar Beach, Tourist Experience, Revisit Intention, Disappointment, Klayar Beach Facilities and Infrastructure. Furthermore, the results of media content to social media managers, trying to meet the needs of tourists and taking advantage of tourist participation in Klayar Beach marketing promotions.
 Keywords: Digital Marketing; Social Media; Perception

Slow tourism motivations: a factor/cluster segmentation approach

ABSTRACT Market segmentation has become a valuable instrument in planning appropriate marketing strategies. Therefore, the overall purpose of this study is to explore slow tourists’ characteristics, revealing the differences in their motivations using a factor/cluster market segmentation approach. The sample population for this study consisted of tourists who have visited the Choke Mountains ecovillage in Ethiopia. Data were collected from international and domestic samples. Through factor analysis, the push and pull motivation factors were derived from 45 motivation items. As a result of cluster analysis, both samples were segmented into four distinct segments, i.e. escape seekers, want-it-all seekers, novelty seekers and passive seekers. The most significant contribution of this study is a theoretical understanding with empirical results using the new factors (i.e. motivation segmentation) in the context of the concept of slow tourism. This study helps destination managers in planning appropriate marketing strategies. The implications will be useful for destination development and marketing organisations as part of developing sustainable strategies that are in line with the specific needs and experiences of slow tourism participants.

Empowering people with visual disabilities through rural tourism: the benefits of nature activities and how the various travel constraints can be overcome

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to identify the main constraints faced by people with visual disabilities (PwVD) when visiting a rural destination, as well as the benefits sought through their participation in rural tourism. Furthermore, this study also intends to identify the main strategies used by PwVD to overcome the barriers encountered in rural destinations. A triangulation of qualitative methods was used to collect and analyse data, comprising various online forums and blogs posts related to the tourism experiences of PwVD, together with fifteen semi-structured interviews conducted with Portuguese PwVD. The results reveal that PwVD find rural destinations compelling and that they look for sensorial stimuli in nature as a means for self-development and relaxation, while the lack of public transport and accessible information dissuades PwVD from seeking rural tourism experiences. These constraints are often overcome with the use of various smartphone apps, the aid of travel companions, or the help of residents. Based on the results obtained in this study, a set of guidelines is proposed to improve the level of accessibility of rural tourism destinations, contributing to the empowerment of PwVD.

The Relationship Between Awareness and Commitment to Participate in the Green Tourism Model of Local Communities: Evidence from the Hmong People Community in Lao Cai Province - Vietnam

Purpose: This study explores the impact of green tourism on the Hmong community in Lao Cai province, Vietnam, including their awareness of sustainable tourism principles and factors influencing their engagement. It aims to provide practical recommendations to enhance understanding and commitment to sustainable tourism, contributing to the existing knowledge and offering insights applicable to other regions and communities interested in promoting green tourism. Theoretical framework: The theoretical framework for this research draws upon concepts and theories from sustainable tourism, community development, and environmental psychology, explicitly focusing on community participation and empowerment in tourism development. It explores the impact of the Hmong people's awareness, involvement in decision-making, and sense of ownership over green tourism initiatives on their commitment to participate in the green tourism model. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a mixed-methods approach, a quantitative survey, to collect data from 200 Hmong individuals in Lao Cai province in early 2022. A thorough literature review accompanied the survey design, distribution, collection, and analysis of responses. By utilizing this approach, the research aims to comprehensively understand the Hmong community's awareness and commitment to participating in the green tourism model in Lao Cai province, Vietnam. Findings: The study's findings show that green tourism's environmental and sociocultural benefits positively influence the Hmong community's awareness and commitment to sustainable tourism practices. However, economic benefits were not significantly associated with public perception, indicating a greater emphasis on cultural heritage conservation than financial gains. These results highlight the significance of involving local communities in decision-making and offering tangible benefits to foster their active engagement in sustainable tourism initiatives. Research, Practical & Social implications: This study makes two significant contributions to the existing knowledge. Firstly, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the impact of green tourism on local communities, particularly the Hmong community in Vietnam. Secondly, it highlights the vital role of community participation in sustainable tourism development. The findings recommend policymakers' active involvement of local communities in decision-making and the provision of tangible benefits for their engagement in sustainable tourism practices, promoting their commitment to sustainable tourism. Originality/value: Being the pioneering study on this subject in Vietnam, this research holds a unique significance in raising awareness and fostering commitment among the Hmong community regarding their participation in green tourism within Lao Cai province. Furthermore, the study's findings can serve as a valuable resource for shaping policies and programs that actively involve the Hmong community in green tourism, leading to mutual benefits for the community and the local region.

Scientific Training Model of Sports Tourism Based on Nonlinear Differential Equation

Abstract This paper establishes a scientific training model for sports tourism based on the nonlinear differential equation. This paper takes sports tourism as the research object. Then the nonlinear differential equation method is used to model communication, access, risk assessment and transparency. Then this paper analyzes and discusses how to improve residents' participation in sports tourism sports projects. Finally, this paper finds that the method has a good application prospect in the analysis and modeling sports tourism basketball projects by experimental simulation.

An Analysis of Latent Demand in Language Tourism

Studies on language tourism have been scarce. Existing research has focused on language tourists and their experiences. However, no study has approached nonparticipants and latent demand in language tourism. Latent demand refers to demand that cannot be satisfied due to particular constraints, and despite the interest of the individual. Yet, the characteristics of latent demand in this type of tourism remain unknown, as well as the constraints that impede the participation of these potential language tourists in language tourism. The present study aims to fill this gap in knowledge by identifying: a) the characteristics and constraints of latent demand in language tourism; and b) which factors predict the intentions of becoming a language tourist. This study comprises a sample of 1,462 nonparticipants in language tourism. Statistical quantitative data analysis (including a binary logistic regression method) was performed using SPSS. Among other findings, we concluded that several predictors increased the odds of intending to participate in language tourism (e. g., being single, being able to speak English, being enrolled in higher education), while others decreased it (lack of interest, lack of a travel companion, family commitments). Analyzing nonparticipants with high potential is key to remove constraints to their participation in language tourism.

Analyzing Tea Tourism Products and Experiences From India and Turkey

Tea is considered an important symbol of expression of socio-cultural heritage, community bonding, ethnicities, and customs to strengthen local place identity. Tea tourism offers an engaging and enduring gastronomic experience due to the active participation of tourists. This study aims to identify the key destination tea tourism products or experiences. This study uses a qualitative research approach to identify the prime tea tourism products and experiences from two important tea-growing nations, i.e., India and Turkey, ranked second and fifth in global tea production, respectively. The research findings present four main categories: facilities, activities, tours, training, Observation, and twenty-five sub-categories relating to tea tourism products and experiences. This study also strives to discover the contribution of tea tourism products or experiences in the tours conducted by Indian and Turkey travel agencies. This study is one of the first studies to examine the selected elements of tea tourism at the destination. The results will contribute to several theoretical and practical implications concerning tea tourism in tea-producing countries. The study will also offer essential insights into how travel agencies may use tea tourism products and experiences efficiently in packaging their tours.

Research on Climate Change and Water Heritage Tourism Based on the Adaptation Theory—A Case Study of the Grand Canal (Beijing Section)

Water is at the forefront of climate change and is seen as a major channel through which the effects of climate change are felt. The function of water heritage is closely related to the water bodies on which it depends. Under climate change, the conservation and tourism uses of water heritage resources are facing impacts and challenges. Taking the Beijing Section of the Grand Canal of China as a case, this research applied the adaptation theory to explore the impacts of climate change on heritage tourism of the section of the Grand Canal in Beijing. It was identified that changes in the temperature and the precipitation formed climate-related stimuli to tourism along the Canal from 2012 to 2021 in Beijing. Second, from the supply side of tourism, policies were formulated at a national or municipal level to respond to the changing climate and its impacts on the Canal and its tourism uses. Natural-based solutions (NbS) have been applied to rehabilitate the ecosystem of the Canal, contributing to the enhanced tourism landscape, and providing opportunities for ecological education. Third, from the demand side, high tourism participation along the Canal was examined during the high-temperature years. Meanwhile, the increasing tourist needs for water spaces and activities were observed with evident seasonal patterns. Accordingly, suggestions for climate adaptation of the Grand Canal from a tourism perspective were proposed. For heritage conservation, actions of ecological restoration and monitoring should be further implemented. To assist in the climate adaptation and sustainable development of Grand Canal tourism, suggestions are proposed to enhance the overall tourism planning, increase water accessibility, and heritage interpretation for tourists.

Millennials as potential creative tourists in South Africa: a CHAID approach to market segmentation

ABSTRACT Creative tourism has recently emerged as an important area of tourism development, particularly in the Global North. In the Global South, studies of the profile of creative tourists and their motives for partaking in creative tourism are limited. This paper investigates creative tourism demand among South African millennials, analysing what motivates their participation and developing a descriptive consumer profile. CHAID analysis was used for segmentation, revealing a group with a high participation intention and a second group with a low probability of creative tourism participation. Creative tourism intentions were linked to knowledge acquisition, skills and escape motivations, and demographic characteristics including relationship status and gender. Respondents were more likely to participate in domestic rather than international creative tourism, indicating the potential for creative tourism development in South Africa. The findings could help managers and policymakers meet the needs of creative tourists, addressing shortfalls in product development, experience design and marketing.

Does rural tourism reduce relative poverty? Evidence from household surveys in western China

Debates on whether tourism has pro-poor effects remain imperative and unsettled owing to the discrepancy of research perspectives, estimation techniques, data source, study regions, and variables designs, etc. With the eradication of absolute poverty in China, the focus of tourism-relative poverty nexus could get deeper insights into the poverty reduction efficacy of tourism development in developing countries. This study examines the impacts of rural households’ tourism participation on relative poverty using the survey data from 22 pro-poor tourism villages located in western China and the endogenous switching probit (ESP) model. The results show that participating in rural tourism reduces both objective and subjective relative poverty. However, it has no direct effect on subjective poverty, but exerts an indirect effect by decreasing objective poverty. Furthermore, heterogeneous effect analysis shows dual impacts. On the one hand, it brings reduction of relative poverty probability for tourism participants; on the other hand, it exacerbates the relative gap by individual endogenous capital endowments and narrows the gap by exogenous targeted poverty alleviation (TPA) policy interventions. Our findings extend theoretical significance of the pro-poor tourism arguments by clarifying the pro-poor effects and the pathways of rural tourism on both objective and subjective relative poverty at the household level. It also provides empirical evidence for improving the current anti-poverty policy related to rural tourism in China.

Influence of online engagement of WeChat functions on tourist participation behaviour and leisure travel in Shanghai

ABSTRACT Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, there has been increased participation in online interactivities as offline travels are limited, and tourism recovery has been delayed. This study used a modified non-recursive unidirectional regressive model to understand the influence of marketing communication on behavioural participation influenced by online functions from WeChat (Moment, Subscription, Channel, and Mini-Program) and intention variables (Subjective Norm, Affection, and Perceived Value) for tourist participation. Overall, 173 valid e-questionnaire feedbacks were received, and the data were processed using SPSS.26 to test the empirical hypotheses using manual path analysis for model fitting. The inductive research findings can help interpret general questions for managerial applications as they fulfil the requirements of identifying potential tourists and actively promote the participation behaviours of subsequent leisure travels. The findings of this study can help enhance the causal relationship between WeChat marketing and leisure travelling participation and internalise the influence of online functionality on intention, which is generally considered an intermediary factor. It combines the impacts of psychological variables and consumer behaviour on marketing management. The modified theoretical model represents a change in marketing strategy and simplifies mass marketing for reviving tourism in Shanghai.

Is homestay service an ideal business opportunity for women?

AbstractHomestay services are one of the booming concepts for local community participation in the tourism industry. Participation of women in community‐based tourism activities is getting attention from academic stakeholders, but the women in the homestay services section need special focus. Hence, this study explores the opinions of female homestay service providers about their experiences in running homestays. In this study, 62 women were interviewed in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The study extracted women's perceptions of homestay service in tourism. A semi‐structured questionnaire, interviews and participant observations were used to collect primary data. Homestay service is found to be an ideal profession for married women as it gives them the opportunity to fulfil other family duties, though it is not a compulsion in all cases. Women were also found to feel a sense of recognition through such participation in tourism. Participating in homestay services was found to be a source of meeting peers, building social networks and a sense of exposure to the outside world. The findings of the study will be insightful for implementing schemes related to women's empowerment and rural development. These findings confirm the mass migration of the rural population towards metro cities can also be curved by engaging more people in tourism and allied businesses locally.

경비원 전문성 향상을 위한 자격제도 도입방안

The qualitative growth as well as the quantitative growth of the Korean private security industry is that the private security is in charge of the function of substantially supplementing the police force in protecting the life, body and property of the people. And that's why it's necessary to study. This study, which presented a plan to introduce a qualification system to improve the professionalism of security guards, drew the following conclusions. First, the security work must be clearly classified and the qualification certificates must be subdivided according to the field and scope of the security work. Second, it is necessary to distinguish between qualifications for private security guard examination. Third, in the evaluation method, not only the department test but also the practical test should be conducted in a complex way. Fourth, evaluation should be conducted through the connection between department and practical course. Currently, the security industry is complexly intertwined with various issues such as scope of work, education, management, and supervision, so a complex study is needed rather than a single study. - It is necessary to make a leap and develop into one specialized field through various research and support, such as deriving job-related education and training subjects, roles and changes of management and supervision institutions, and utilization of security-related professionals. In this case, safety problems such as congestion and terrorism due to the participation of citizens and tourists are emerging. The causes of these problems have also changed as society has diversified, and safety measures for large-scale events involving citizens must also change according to the changing social threat factors.

Legal Protection of Travelers in Religious Tourism Areas According to Law Number 10 of 2009 Concerning Tourism

Tourism is a sector that contributes to the country's foreign exchange, so tourism's participation in saving the country's economy is needed. saving the country's economy is needed. The tourism development process is inseparable from the ability of local governments in managing existing potential. Consumers who visit in tourism are called tourists. The increasing number of tourists visiting the religious tourism which resulted in the spread of religious tourism destinations in various regions of Indonesia itself. itself. However, due to the large number of enthusiastic tourists which resulted in various problems occur in the management of tourism itself, especially in religious tourism areas. The number of requests for legal protection of tourism management is due to the presence of tourists who are harmed in visiting. tourists who are harmed in visiting. For this reason, legal protection is needed for tourists so that the losses experienced are not always charged to tourists. Objective research to find out the legal protection of tourists according to Law Number 10 of 2009 concerning tourism. The research method is normative juridical research, legal materials in the form of primary and secondary legal materials, research collected by literature study and qualitative normative analysis techniques. literature and qualitative normative analysis techniques.

Self-identity and adventure tourism: Cross-country comparisons of youth consumers

This study advances the adventure tourism literature by exploring the role self-identity plays in motivating participation in adventure tourism. It compares the views of Australian, Chinese, Singaporean, and German youth consumers towards a learn-to-surf lesson. Mystery shopper experience testing research was conducted, followed by an online survey of youth consumers. The survey results (N = 1065) found that having a novelty-seeker self-identity, surfer self-identity, and social self-identity positively influenced attitude and intention to participate in this adventure tourism activity. In contrast, considering oneself sporty (sporty self-identity) or a master of the activity (self-mastery) has no significant influence on the attitude to participate. Cross-country comparisons indicate few differences between youth consumers, suggesting market homogeneity and globalisation may be resulting in the congruency of youth consumer identity-based motivations towards adventure tourism. This study has implications for tourism operators and marketers seeking to sell adventure tourism experiences to youth markets.

Comparing Tourism Activity Patterns Influenced by a Tourism Information Source: A Case of the Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

With the development of the internet and mobile devices, tourists have been able to obtain information and then travel to various places or participate in diverse tourism activities in one travel excursion. This study investigates the patterns of tourist participation in tourism activities according to a tourism information source used through a relational approach using a social network analysis (SNA). This study utilizes raw data from 2021 Gyeonggi tourist survey data distributed by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization. Our results indicate different patterns of participation in tourism activities between tourists using online sources and those using offline sources. In addition, the tourism activity distribution patterns of the centralities were hierarchically structured and differentiated depending on the tourism information source. The present study then offers theoretical implications and future study avenues, as well as practical implications, focused on developing tourism marketing strategies and content for the Gyeonggi province, South Korea.

Residents' participation in rural tourism and interpersonal trust in tourists: The mediating role of residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts

Interpersonal trust is a critical psychological factor that reveals the quality of resident-tourist relationship in tourism destinations. However, residents' positive attitudes toward tourists are gradually taken for granted, with research on residents' psychological tendency (i.e., interpersonal trust) in providing tourism services and creating mutually beneficial resident-tourist interaction lagging behind. Based on interpersonal relationship theory and social exchange theory, this study employed a sequential mixed-methods design to examine the formation of interpersonal trust in tourists during resident participation in rural tourism. The dimensions of resident participation (i.e., decision-making, economic, and social participation) and the conceptual model were first identified through qualitative analysis. Subsequently, through the PLS-based structural equation modeling using a sample of 469 residents from Jiuzhai Valley, China, the study suggested that economic and social participation were instrumental in shaping residents' cognitive and affective trust in tourists both directly and indirectly through residents’ perceived benefits of tourism. This study offers implications for academia and destination management to promote sustainable tourism development and social harmony against the crisis of trust between residents and tourists caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Residents’ Perception of Tourism Impact, Participation and Support in Destinations under the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Intermediary Role of Government Trust

Community residents’ support is one of the key factors affecting the development of tourist destinations. A clear understanding of influencing factors and internal transmission mechanisms in community residents’ support for tourism can lend to a theoretical basis and reference for tourism management departments to formulate relevant policies. It is therefore conducive to the rapid recovery and sustainable development of tourism amidst the intermittent outbreaks of COVID-19 pandemic. Taking Guilin as the site for a case study, this study examined the effect of local residents’ perceptions of risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, benefits of tourism and residents’ participation in it, government trust, and support for tourism. In particular, the intermediary role of residents’ tourism participation and the moderating role of government trust has been explored. A total of 383 residents in Guilin City were selected as the sample for hierarchical regression analysis. The results showed that perceived risks had a significant negative impact on support for tourism, but no significant impact on resident participation. Tourism’s perceived benefits had a significant positive impact on both support for and participation in tourism, and residents’ participation played a partial mediating role in the relationship between perceived benefits of and support for tourism. Government trust played a significant moderating role in the relationship between tourism’s perceived benefits and residents’ participation, between perceived benefits and support for tourism, and between residents’ participation in and support for tourism.