Tourist Movement Research Articles

Tourism management in national parks: \u0160umava and Bayerischer Wald (Bavarian Forest) in the Czech-German borderland

Along the Czech-German border there are four national parks, two Czech and two German, arranged in cross-border ‘pairs’. This article focuses on the southern ‘pair’ formed by the parks of Šumava and Bayerischer Wald (Bavarian Forest). The aim is to evaluate and compare tourism organization in their areas, taking into account selected aspects of management: the network of hiking trails with its related infrastructure, transport accessibility, a typology of tourist centers, as well as directions and destinations of tourist movements. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the availability of geographical space for tourists is much greater in the German than in the Czech national park, and the tourism infrastructure is clearly more extensive there, including the network of tourist trails. This is mainly due to the longer and fairly uninterrupted development of tourism in this area. Šumava National Park can be identified as a model in terms of how to adjust the directions of tourist movements and the layout of the tourist trail network to the needs of natural environment. On the basis of observations in both national parks, it is possible to indicate various solutions that, after appropriate adaptation, may bring benefits to other protected areas.

THE TOURISTS’ SPATIAL BEHAVIOUR AND TOURIST MOVEMENT PATTERN IN MUAR JOHOR

Unsystematic transportation system and accessibility, fewer tourism packages supply, and disorganised digital marketing strategy in destination management are the factors of the limitation of the tourist movement in a destination. Therefore, this research aims to determine the characteristics of the tourist’s spatial behaviour and tourist movement pattern in Muar, Johor. This research implemented a qualitative method through the semi-structured interview, which involved seven respondents who visited Muar, Johor. The result shows the characteristics of tourists’ spatial behaviour and tourist’s movement pattern has a significant interaction in investigating visiting characteristics, spatial data and movement. In the context of the macro-level movement pattern, the findings indicate that Muar has the potential to be developed as a one-day trip and three days one-night trip destination. Hence, it has positively affected tourism destination management to improve the travel package for domestic and international tourists. The main contribution of this research is to apply the mutual understanding of the tourist movement concept among visitors in investigating the complex visitor movement during travel related to the physical environment factor such as attractions, route and accessibility, and mode of transportation influenced by tourists’ spatial behaviour. This study can also be a primary reference for Muar local authority and destination management to ameliorate many aspects of creating an efficient tourist movement considering sustainable development in the urban heritage area.

Pemanfaatan Sistem Informasi Geografi dalam Menerapkan Pariwisata Cerdas di Kawasan Gunung Nona

This study is to uncover the spatial potential that includes landscaping and areas in the Mount Nona Tourism Spasial, Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Data collection methods by field survey, literature review and documentation. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, processed using Arcgis 10.5. The results showed that the Mount Nona Tourism Area has fulfilled aspects of 4A tourism products, namely Attractiveness, Amenity, Accommodation and Comfort. While the potential for landscaping is located in the area of ​​5,219 ha which is administratively located in the Tanete, Mindante, Batu Noni, Bambapuang and Rosoan villages. The topography starts with a minimum height of 140 masl and a maximum of 1,540 masl. Villa Bambapuang, Dante Pine, Buttu Macca, Mandu Site, Goa Japan and Outbond Bambapuang. The movement of tourists throughout 2018-2019 are in all tourist attractions in the Mount Nona Region, with the highest hotspots. This study discusses the Regional Government for the Gunung Nona Tourism District District in the Provincial and National Tourism Development Strategic Plan.

Using mobile technology to track wine tourists

Understanding how tourists behave when visiting a destination is invaluable information for businesses. Despite the prevalence of wine tourism and its economic contribution, prior research has typically used surveys which produce coarse data. In this study, we used an innovative mobile phone app with integrated survey and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to examine the movements of wine tourists within an Australian wine region. This method offers a finer grained spatio-temporal approach for understanding wine tourist behaviour and has implications for the marketing and planning that occurs within wine regions.

Sustainable Tourism as a Driving force of the Tourism Industry in a Post-Covid-19 Scenario.

The tourism industry is probably one of the most affected by the crisis caused by Covid-19. It is the responsibility of politicians, tourism professionals and researchers to look for solutions to revive this important industry. This article shows how the development of Sustainable Tourism can help in the sustenance of the tourism industry, since one of the premises on which Sustainable Tourism is based is the non-overcrowding of tourist destinations (essential factor in the current context). Considering this argument and the existing regulations on lockdown rules, social distancing and meet up, it is considered that the practices in Sustainable Tourism can become a potential solution to stimulate tourist movements and help the revival of the tourism industry. Therefore, more specifically, the main objective of this article is to know tourist´s perception among about Sustainable Tourism and to determine which factors help its development. In this sense, the use of structural equation models in a research of 308 tourists has determined how factors related to the tourists’ attitude, motivation and perceived benefits provided by the development of Sustainable Tourism increase the intention to consume this type of tourism.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11205-021-02735-2.

Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Querétaro, Mexico: An Example of Sustainable Tourism

The importance of tourism in the economy and development, from countries worldwide and specifically to Mexico, makes it increasingly necessary to carry out tourism activities and create sustainable policies that reduce the impacts of the mass movement of tourists. The work aims to present the different actions carried out in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Querétaro, Mexico that allow it to offer ecotourism activities and develop sustainable projects, which benefit the surrounding communities and allows the tourist a low impact approach with nature. Promoting a sustainable entrepreneurship model by consolidating economic development with biodiversity conservation.

Measuring environmental and landscape-related potential for tourism development in rural areas and assessment of its co-occurrence with tourist movement: The case of Poland

Abstract The assessment of assets regarding their potential for tourism development is a well-recognised aspect of quantitative geographic research. This paper confines such matters to environmental and landscape-related attributes. The methodological objective is to propose a synthetic index for holistic measurement of a complex system of assets at the local level for Poland’s rural areas, followed by its empirical verification. The natural and landscape-related potential of a given area is perceived broadly, as the aspects involved are diverse and complementary: the quality of the landscape, the value of the environment, forest cover, relief, accessibility to surface waters and local bioclimate. The cognitive advantage of this research project is attained by confronting this index against a measure of tourist movement, as well as classifying rural areas by means of combining both dimensions. A considerable number of communes in Poland are characterised by relatively high potential, albeit they are not being exploited for tourism development to a correspondingly large degree.

The synergistic effect of natural disaster frequency and severity on inbound tourist flows from the annual perspective

The impacts of natural disasters on inbound tourism have recently received growing attention due to the increased frequency of natural disasters. Previous literature has reached different conclusions on the effects of disaster severity and frequency, and few studies have considered both the severity and frequency of natural disasters in the same statistical model. The synergistic effect of these two attributes of natural disasters is unrevealed herein. To enhance the current knowledge, this paper assesses the impacts of both the severity and frequency of natural disasters on the inbound tourist flows of destination countries from an annual perspective. We integrate 258,401 bilateral tourist movements and 9892 natural disasters in 177 countries between 1995 and 2018 and analyze the data using a panel regression. The results show that disaster severity deters tourists from visiting destinations, but disaster frequency indicates a positive effect. We also identify the positive moderating effect of disaster frequency.

COVID-19 전후 제주도 내비게이션 데이터를 이용한 주민 및 관광객의 이동밀도 및 목적지 군집분석 비교

This study attempted to overcome the limitations of existing studies that were limited to estimation or intention of movement through big data analysis of movement that occurred in Jeju Island. In addition, we examined the differences in the movement of residents and tourists through the density analysis and cluster analysis to see what difference the change before and after the coronavirus. To this end, the origin and destination data of T map navigation users from June 2019 to May 2020 were analyzed. The analysis showed that the area of dense areas in the movement line was expanded, confirming that the origin and destination had become more diverse since the coronavirus. For clustering, clusters occurred in similar areas before and after coronavirus. However, the number of destinations that failed to form a cluster was higher after coronavirus, indicating that various activities and visits to shops were made within similar areas. By combining the above results, this study is expected to be used as auxiliary data for policy strategy establishment related to administration and tourism in Jeju Island.

A Methodological Workflow for Deriving the Association of Tourist Destinations Based on Online Travel Reviews: A Case Study of Yunnan Province, China

Insights into the association rules of destinations can help to understand the possibility of tourists visiting a destination after having traveled from another. These insights are crucial for tourism industries to exploit strategies and travel products and offer improved services. Recently, tourism-related, user-generated content (UGC) big data have provided a great opportunity to investigate the travel behavior of tourists on an unparalleled scale. However, existing analyses of the association of destinations or attractions mainly depend on geo-tagged UGC, and only a few have utilized unstructured textual UGC (e.g., online travel reviews) to understand tourist movement patterns. In this study, we derive the association of destinations from online textual travel reviews. A workflow, which includes collecting data from travel service websites, extracting destination sequences from travel reviews, and identifying the frequent association of destinations, is developed to achieve the goal. A case study of Yunnan Province, China is implemented to verify the proposed workflow. The results show that the popular destinations and association of destinations could be identified in Yunnan, demonstrating that unstructured textual online travel reviews can be used to investigate the frequent movement patterns of tourists. Tourism managers can use the findings to optimize travel products and promote destination management.

TOURIST POTENTIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF BOHEMIA IN THE PERIOD OF THE FIRST REPUBLIC

Summary. Purpose. The article analyzes the history of the development of the tourist potential of Czechoslovakia (1918–1938) on the example of the Bohemia region. The author considers the historical process of formation of the tourist infrastructure of this territory and its positive impact on the development of the "tourist movement", which eventually became a kind of patriotic, cultural and economic life of Czechoslovak society. Research methodology. During the study, the author was guided by the principles of positivist history. The following scientific methods were used to solve scientific problems related to the complex analysis of the study of the tourist potential and infrastructure of the Czechoslovak region of Bohemia during the First Republic (1918–1938), in particular: logical and analytical, generalization method, systematization and classification method, method deduction and induction, method of synthesis and analysis, method of comparison, method of historicism, etc. Scientific novelty. For the first time in Ukrainian historiography, the historical process of formation and development of the tourist potential of Bohemia is considered, which began in the Middle Ages and reached its heyday at the turn of the XIX and XX centuries. The article comprehensively considers the factors that contributed to the emergence of "summer" and resort tourism in the Czech lands. Also, the author analyzes the history of the tourist "heart" of Bohemia – "Czech Paradise". Conclusions. It has been proven that the tourist potential of Bohemia has developed over many centuries and was represented during the First Republic by the Czech Paradise Reserve, numerous historical, cultural and natural monuments, as well as significant recreational resources. The presence of thermal springs in the western Czech lands contributed to the emergence of health resorts and tourist resorts in the Karlovy Vary region, which have remained popular to this day.

Relationship between the Geotourism Potential and Function in the Polish Part of the Roztocze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve

The Polish part of the Roztocze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve area is characterized by diversified geotourism resources with relatively high value. However, their potential seems not to be fully used in the current product offer. The aim of the study was therefore to assess the spatial variability of the geotourism potential and function and to determine their interrelations in view of further development of geotourism in the Roztocze TBR and the perspective of creation of the “Kamienny Las na Roztoczu” geopark. The study was carried out with the use of the taxonomic method of multidimensional comparative analysis consisting of calculation and analysis of general, total, and partial indices of the geotourism potential and function in 22 communes. The results showed the highest total indicator of geotourism potential in two communes, i.e. Józefów and Krasnobród, and the highest value of the total geotourism function index in Krasnobród. The results of the analysis of the relationships between the geotourism potential and function indicate that the geotourism resources and products are fully used in terms of the development of the function only in Krasnobród commune. In turn, the value of the total geotourism function index in the Zwierzyniec commune exceeds the geotourism potential indicator, which implies that this area is overloaded by tourist movement. The total indicators of geotourism potential in the other communes, especially Józefów, Krasnobród, Lubycza Królewska, and Susiec, indicate the possibility of more intensive exploitation of geotourism resources in preparation of interesting products in compliance with the principles of sustainable development and, consequently, the development of the geotourism function.

Using Geotagged Social Media Data to Explore Sentiment Changes in Tourist Flow: A Spatiotemporal Analytical Framework

Understanding sentiment changes in tourist flow is critical in designing exciting experiences for tourists and promoting sustainable tourism development. This paper proposes a novel analytical framework to investigate the tourist sentiment changes between different attractions based on geotagged social media data. Our framework mainly focuses on visualizing the detailed sentiment changes of tourists and exploring the valuable spatiotemporal pattern of the sentiment changes in tourist flow. The tourists were first identified from social media users. Then, we accurately evaluated the tourist sentiment by constructing a Chinese sentiment dictionary, grammatical rule, and sentiment score. Based on the location information of social media data, we built and visualized the tourist flow network. Last, to further reveal the impact of attractions on the sentiment of tourist flow, the positive and negative sentiment profiles were generated by mining social media texts. We took Beijing, a famous tourist destination in China, as a case study. Our results revealed the following: (1) the temporal trend of tourist sentiment has seasonal characteristics and is significantly influenced by government control policies against COVID-19; (2) due to the impact of the attraction’s historical background, some tourist flows with highly decreased sentiment strength are linked to attractions; (3) on the long journey to the attraction, the sentiment strength of tourists decreases; and (4) bad traffic conditions can significantly decrease tourist sentiment. This study highlights the methodological implications of visualizing sentiment changes during collective tourist movement and provides comprehensive insight into the spatiotemporal pattern of tourist sentiment.

ТУРИЗМ ТА ТРУДОВА МІГРАЦІЯ НАСЕЛЕННЯ В КОНТЕКСТІ МІЖНАРОДНОЇ ІНТЕГРАЦІЇ УКРАЇНИ

International processes of globalization are intensifying labor migration. With the proclamation of independence in Ukraine, migration processes, especially labor, have significantly revived, and obtaining a visa-free regime has greatly simplified the international mobility of its citizens. In this regard, studies of the relationship between tourist activity and labor migration of the population of Ukraine are updated. A comparison of the essence of the concepts of “migration” and “tourism” indicates the presence of common essential features, in particular the moment of movement. This makes tourism one of the types of migration and a classification unit of international migration. Other common features are due to certain aspects of migration and tourist movements, their functions. Despite these common features, tourism and migration are not identical. It is more appropriate to consider tourism as a form of human resource movement that makes it similar to migration, and such a variety as international tourism can serve as an incentive for further migration, primarily labor or educational, legal or illegal. It is determined that increasing the spatial activity of human resources to change their socio-economic characteristics, expanding worldview and accumulation of knowledge, as well as the transformation of forms in international movement of these resources cause diversity of actions and relationships that indirectly affect the movement of individuals. This, in turn, leads to a combination of tourism and migration processes both in terms of their essence and practical implementation. It is established that the main modern issues of the international movement of human resources, some forms of which are migration and tourism, are: international conceptualization and unification of terminology, optimization of accounting methodology, development of new multilevel systems of management and regulatory influence. Key words: international human resources movement; tourism; labor migration; illegal migration; integration.

Spill Over of Novel Covid-19 Pandemic on Punjab Tourism

The paper purposes to describe the spread of Covid-19 in Punjab, pre Covid-19 period, its effects on Punjab Tourism, and also put forwards a set of recovery measures for tourism sector. The data used is secondary in nature, collected from news broadcasted by several media outlets, various journals, newspapers, articles and official website of Punjab Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, WHO. The study investigated that the outbreak of the global pandemic Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease -2019) pandemic is an unprecedented shock to the state’s tourism industry. The Punjab Tourism was in a prospering state before Covid-19 struck. With the prolonged country-wide lockdown, global economic downturn and associated disruption of movement of tourists, the Punjab tourism industry is facing an extended period of decline. The study indicates the effects of Covid-19 in Punjab Tourism and also extends the preventive measures to tackle the pandemic. Although, the length of the impact will depend upon the duration and gravity of the health crisis, the duration of the lockdown and the manner in which the situation unfolds once the lockdown is lifted yet the situation can be tackled by adopting the suggestive recovery measures.
 Key words: COVID-19 Pandemic; Punjab Tourism; Tourists Arrival; Spill Over; Recovery Measures.

Istraživanje zadovoljstva gostiju halal restorana kroz onlajn ocene na TripAdvisor-u

Providing halal products is one of the key factors in the lives of members of the Islamic faith. The physical and economic availability of halal food has an important place in the decision-making process about the movements of Muslim tourists. Currently, the Halal market is rapidly expanding, contributing to an increase in the number of the Muslim population and their travels. The main goal is to analyse the satisfaction of halal restaurant guests expressed through online numerical ratings. Authors used automated techniques for collecting guests' ratings. Restaurants that were analysed were chosen by selecting the criteria "halal" on TripAdvisor. Information about the origin of reviewers and gender are also collected. The paper also tries to answer the question whether the origin of guests and type of halal restaurants have an influence on their satisfaction with services in selected facilities. The results indicated the presence of significant differences in guest's satisfaction among different types of restaurants. One of the possible limitations of this research is an insufficient number of evaluating criteria for expressing a satisfaction which are available on TripAdvisor for analysis that is more precise.

GIS in Tourism: A Review of Tourists’ Movement Behaviour

Tourism is a wide, spirited, dynamic and growth-oriented industry. It has a great impact on strengthening a country's economy, creation of employment, development of the country etc. However, the tourism industry is facing many challenges such as lack of graphical tourists guides and maps, deficiency of digital information for tourism facilities, lack in understanding tourist behaviour, poor travel experience, destination management and many more. Moreover, the information regarding the movement and behaviour patterns of tourists plays a major role in widening the tourism industry. In this context, the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies help to better understand the spatial pattern and behaviour of tourists. The enhancement in such types of technologies related to tourist tracking has empowered more exact traveller social information than ever before. In this manuscript, a review and comparative analysis have been conducted on the movement patterns of tourists and their behaviour across various destinations.

State and perspectives of gastronomic tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Case of Herzegovina region

Gastronomic tourism represents an important aspect in the tourism environment and is often a central segment of the tourist experience. The paper aims at analysing gastronomic tourism offer in the Herzegovina region (Bosnia and Herzegovina), taking into consideration its natural and cultural characteristics, and providing recommendations for its improvement. Primary data were collected by face-to-face interviews carried out with rural tourism stakeholders, managers of tourist organizations, owners of catering facilities, winery owners and local food producers as well as a survey with visitors (tourists). Field research was conducted in July 2019 in seven cities and/or municipalities of the Herzegovina region (Mostar, Trebinje, Capljina, Ljubuski, Bileca, Nevesinje and Gacko). The first part of the paper illustrates Herzegovina as a destination rich in natural and cultural attractions with a focus on traditional cuisine. In the second part, based on the research results, the situation is assessed and recommendations for the future development of gastronomic tourism are given in order to improve the existing tourist offer. Many actors in tourism (e.g. hotels, restaurants, local community, etc.) have realized the importance of gastronomy as a catalyst for the movement of tourists and stimulation of local, regional and national economic development. Typical products, such as domestic food and wine, have been given an adequate function to characterize the tourist offer and represent in many cases the main attraction. Herzegovina region is recognizable by its traditional cuisine, which represents an important asset for the future development of gastronomic tourism. Education and raising the awareness of all actors as well as local communities about gastronomic tourism is paramount for the sector development. Local entrepreneurial endeavours can benefit from connection and exchange with partners from Europe to create a recognizable gastronomic destination in the tourism market.

Air pollution in Ukraine: a view from the Sentinel-5P satellite

The study presents analysis of current air pollution state over Ukraine including remote regions and uncontrolled Ukrainian territories; features of NO2, SO2, and CO spatial distribution and seasonality under the influence of local anthropogenic emissions. The research is based on Sentinel-5P satellite data for the period of November 2018 – January 2020. Despite the increasing traffic emissions, the industrial emissions still greatly influence the air pollution in Ukraine. Sentinel-5P coverage allowed detecting a number of cities with huge anthropogenic NO2 and SO2 emissions, where ground-based measurements are absent. Uncontrolled territories on the east part of Ukraine still negatively affect air quality in the region due to the activity of coal-fired thermal power plants. The study indicates significant air quality changes during the heating season in winter and open burning in March – April. There were found differences in NO2 seasonal variability over clean remote regions and industrial zones. The paper analyzes features of shipping emissions during the tourist season for Ukrainian coastline of Black and Azov Seas, showing huge negative impact of chaotic movements of tourists boats near the Dzharylhach National Nature Park.

Positive Impact of COVID-19 on Environment Due to the Reduction of Tourist Movement

Positive Impact of COVID-19 on Environment Due to the Reduction of Tourist Movement