Tourism Perspective Research Articles

Examining the practices and success of community-based tourism: A study at Barru Regency, Indonesia

Community-based tourism (CBT) is a way to encourage the community to get involved in tourism, and its success depends on the level of participation. Although many academics have discussed CBT, such a concept needs evaluation related to its implementation and how the community benefits. This paper aims to (1) identify the practices of CBT and factors affecting the conduct of beach tourism; (2) evaluate the success of CBT from the perspective of the local people. This paper employs the conceptual framework of success criteria for CBT by utilising qualitative data from in-depth interviews and observations at Ujung Batu Beach, Barru Regency. The research reveals that the practice of beach tourism consists of two, approaches: existing condition management and proposed people management. Six factors affect the conduct of tourism: boat parking by the fishermen, waste management, limited community participation, the natural condition of the coastal area, the existence of the local organisation and the availability of facilities. There should be more efforts to achieve the goals of CBT, including support from the coastal residents, promotion of uniqueness and environmental conservation. This paper contributes to advancing the knowledge of CBT from the perspective of beach tourism.

Circular Economy and Tourism: A Bibliometric Journey Through Scholarly Discourse

This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of the integration of circular economy principles into the tourism industry, utilizing 181 articles. Employing Scientific Production Performance Analysis and Network and Cluster Analysis, this research explores key dimensions such as authorship, sources, countries, institutions, and keywords. The findings revealed a growing body of literature focusing on the link between circular economy and tourism, although this connection is in its early stages. From circular economy perspective, waste management and recycling dimensions emerge as the most prominent aspects contributing to the discourse in tourism studies. Conversely, from the tourism perspective, nearly all facets of tourism concepts appear receptive to a circular economy, regardless of whether the studies pertain to tourism development or management. In conclusion, this study enriches our scholarly understanding of how circular economy principles intersect with tourism. It guides researchers toward key areas of interest, shaping future exploration for this dynamic scientific relationship.

Circular Economy and Tourism: A Bibliometric Journey Through Scholarly Discourse

This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of the integration of circular economy principles into the tourism industry, utilizing 181 articles. Employing Scientific Production Performance Analysis and Network and Cluster Analysis, this research explores key dimensions such as authorship, sources, countries, institutions, and keywords. The findings revealed a growing body of literature focusing on the link between circular economy and tourism, although this connection is in its early stages. From circular economy perspective, waste management and recycling dimensions emerge as the most prominent aspects contributing to the discourse in tourism studies. Conversely, from the tourism perspective, nearly all facets of tourism concepts appear receptive to a circular economy, regardless of whether the studies pertain to tourism development or management. In conclusion, this study enriches our scholarly understanding of how circular economy principles intersect with tourism. It guides researchers toward key areas of interest, shaping future exploration for this dynamic scientific relationship.

Tourism and Irresponsible Leisure: Policing the Vaping Landscape in Southeast Asian Countries

Vaping (also known as electronic cigarettes) has taken the world by storm and is now a multi-million-dollar global industry. Yet, government policies and regulations do not keep pace with the segment’s explosive growth. Some countries have banned the sale of such products outright, though others have enforced rules surrounding its circulation. Nevertheless, vaping products appear easily accessible through online sales channels and often fall into the hands of a younger market segment. Vaping is considered a national issue among many countries, due to rising rates of youth adoption and addiction. The rise of vaping can be explained by its framing as a more desirable alternative to traditional tobacco products, as well as its range of flavours to suit different peer, and subculture groups. Nonetheless, this viewpoint traces the development of vaping in several Southeast Asian countries and the development of several government policies and regulations. Related to responsible tourism, this viewpoint explores the scenarios of vaping-induced tourism and support for or against such a development. Framed through the lens of a narcotics-induced tourism lens, this viewpoint argues how vaping can be classified as a form of irresponsible leisure in tourism, drawing upon its social and environmental negative outcomes. Future strategies and actions are proposed to help countries stem the tide of vaping, especially from an inbound tourism perspective.

Navigating Time: A Comparative Analysis of Senior Tourists’ Intentions and Length of Stay in Italy Pre-, during, and Post-COVID-19

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid global health crisis, which shocked the tourism industry by closing borders and reducing tourism demand. This study aims to analyze the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on senior Italian tourism. If, on the one hand, seniors represent, from a tourism perspective, one of the most promising markets for the near future; on the other hand, they are the population that has most suffered the consequences of the pandemic event. Drawing on national statistical data, this study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the holiday intentions and length of stay of senior Italian tourists in Italy. The proposed methodological approach evaluates both travel intentions and length of stay by comparing the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic periods. It breaks down the decision-making process into two phases (to go on holiday or not, and length of stay) and is based on the estimation of a probit model with sample selection, which provides a more accurate approach to addressing the complex decision-making dynamics surrounding travel during pandemic periods, offering greater precision in modeling the factors influencing travel intention and length of stay. The results show a strong correlation between the decision to travel and the length of stay in the period before the pandemic. However, during the post-pandemic period there is a change in dynamics, where other factors gain importance in determining the length of stay regardless of the decision to travel.

Dual Approaches of Tourism’s Impact on Post-Trip Well-Being

We propose a dualistic framework embodied by interconnected hedonic and eudaimonic approaches that reveals the long-term benefits of tourism on well-being. We adopt a transformative tourism perspective to propose the eudaimonic approach and draw on spill over theory to identify the hedonic approach. The two approaches to post-trip well-being promotion were examined using time-lagged data collected via three survey waves from 208 Chinese tourists. The results indicate that, eudaimonically, the meaning in life experienced in tourism triggers authentic living after returning home, while hedonically, positive emotions during the trip foster post-travel satisfaction with tourism, both of which facilitate long-term well-being. This study not only contributes to tourism and well-being literature by establishing novel paths through which tourism can fulfill its underestimated potential for sustained well-being benefits, but also adds to diverse alternative fields pertaining to existential authenticity, spill over theory, and transformative tourism.

Development trends and perspectives of sustainable tourism in Kakheti region.

Development trends and perspectives of sustainable tourism in Kakheti region.

Delineating wine tourism experiences in Ningxia, China: a supply–demand perspective

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between wine tourism experiences (i.e. winescape, winery service quality, winery brand differentiation and tourist motivation) and tourist behavioral intentions (satisfaction, loyalty and revisit intention) from both demand and supply perspectives in Ningxia, China, by using the SERVQUAL model and the self-determination theory.Design/methodology/approachThe research comprises two studies with an exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach. Study 1 adopted semi-structured interviews with winery owners and managers to explore the factors related to wine tourism experiences that influence tourists’ tourism experience. The results from the Study 1 leads to Study 2, which used a survey to explore wine tourist experiences and their behavioral intentionsFindingsThis study provided important information regarding the factors that influence wine tourists experience in Ningxia wine region from the perspectives of supply and demands sides. Frist, this study confirmed the various factors influence wine tourism experiences in Ningxia based on the results from Study 1 (supply perspectives). Second, by further investigation in the Study 1, this study integrates the SERVQUAL model and the self-determination theory as fundamental theoretical frameworks in Study 2 to analysis the tourist perspectives. Third, as results, the authors finally confirmed the theoretical frameworks of wine tourism in Ningxia based on dual supply-demand perspectives.Originality/valueThe integration of multiple research approaches enriches the research findings and provides a more robust understanding of the wine tourism experiences in Ningxia.

Tourists' perception of health tourism before and after COVID‐19

AbstractHealth tourism has received increasing attention from academic researchers from a global perspective. Although mainland China (hereafter referred to as “China”) has long been recognized as a health tourism destination, its health tourism development is still in its infancy stage. Hence, to minimize the aforementioned gap, the present study explored the perception of health tourism and effective health tourism promotion methods from the perspective of tourists before and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. The major findings of this study showed that tourists perceived wellness tourism and medical tourism as critical activities/components after the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Characterisation of Hungary's regional tourism and economic performance between 2004 and 2022 in the light of EU funding

The objective of the study is to show the regional differences in Hungary in terms of economic determination and tourism performance. The overdominance of Budapest can be identified in most socio-economic indicators. The consequence of the capital's "hydrocephalus" is that Hungary's peripheral regions have developed serious economic challenges, and reducing regional disparities in these areas is key. From a tourism perspective in particular, the capital's hydrocephalus is also an opportunity, as the spill-over effect can increase the popularity of other destinations in the country. The Balaton and Western Transdanubia regions are the main beneficiaries of this effect. In addition to the analysis of regional disparities, the study also looks at the impact on tourism of the crisis periods caused by the 2008 global economic crisis and the pandemic that unfolded in 2020-2021, which led to a historic low in the tourism sector, notably the pandemic, by analysing longer time series data. The balance between international and domestic tourism is key to the resilience of tourism to the crisis. Multi-directional tourism can reduce exposure to external factors and contribute to the stability of the tourism industry.

Research on the Perception and Dissemination of Tourist Attraction Images in Tourist Cities under Cross-Cultural Backgrounds: Data from International Tourists’ Online Reviews

This paper investigates the perception and dissemination strategies of tourist images in tourist cities from the perspective of international tourists with cross-cultural characteristics, coming from different countries. It selects 13 tourist cities in Jiangsu Province, China, as case studies. By analyzing online review data from international tourists entering the country, the study examines both positive and negative perceptions of tourist attraction images. The results reveal that the language and volume of the reviews reflect the origins and scale of the international tourists, while the content of these reviews indicates their preferences for tourist attractions. A comparative analysis of the review data suggests that there are differences in the perceived images of tourist cities. The conclusions of this study suggest that tourism city managers, tourism business operators, and local residents can make efforts to improve the city’s tourism development. These improvements can be achieved by utilizing international media platforms to disseminate tourism images, enhancing the quality of tourist attraction operations, and strengthening cultural exchanges in tourism.

ARBAEEN PILGRIMAGE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS FROM 2010 TO 2022

The traditional trek to Karbala by pilgrims is a traditional and historic ceremony that has taken place for more than 13 centuries. Religion is always connected to people, and people in turn have their own religious convictions. When we talk about religion we are not talking about a religion, but about the religious context and faith. People's faith results in meetings and pilgrimages to give thanks and to make new requests. In this way people travel to sacred places according to their beliefs, thus forming religious tourism. It is known that religious tourism is important in the religious, cultural, and historical aspects and for the economic and social development. It is necessary to evaluate the different elements that the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, provides fromthe perspective of faith and religiosity tourism, as well as economic, through the scientific publications published in academic journals. Thus, this study aimed to investigate and identify the authors who are researching on the subject, as well as their view on the importance of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage". As for the methodological aspects, this is a research with a quantitative approach, and bibliometry was used as a research strategy. The search was conducted in August 2022, in Google Academic, using as a search term the keywords "Pilgrimage and Arbaeen", which appear in the title and/or abstract and which were published in academic journals. The search period was from January 2010 to August 2022. In the search performed, 480 articles were located. To compose the final sample, only articles with at least 10 citations were considered; 34 articles were found. Being that 4 articles had more than 100 citations which are from the authors: (Memish et al. 2019), (Ghodrati and Ebrahimi 2020) ,(Bielecki, et al.2020):(Shahzad et al. 2020) (Abdulredha, et, al 2018). The concentration of which articles that were cited more than 100 times, is between 2018 to 2020. We suggest further mapping studies with only the word "Arbaeen".

Digital Model Innovation of Leisure Sports Development in the Convergence Perspective of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Abstract “Sports-tourism integration” is becoming an important way and trend for the development of leisure sports and cultural tourism industry, and is also an important pillar for pulling local economic development. The research focus of the article is to measure the coupling and coordination level between leisure sports and cultural and tourism integration using the entropy weight method and to discover the factors affecting the coupling of the two. With the data related to the development of leisure sports and cultural and tourism integration in City A in the 10 years from 2014 to 2023, the comprehensive development level of leisure sports and cultural and tourism integration in City A in the past 10 years, as well as the coupling and coordination level of the two, are obtained. In 2014-2023, the 10 districts in the tourism demonstration county of city A can be roughly divided into three levels, and the district with the best level of development of recreational sports is district E, with an average composite index of 0.521. The level of development of the integration of culture and tourism in the 10 districts is also markedly different, and the district with the best level of development is the district I, with an average composite index of 0.606. The analysis leads to the coupling and coordination degree of leisure, sports, culture, and tourism industries in the tourism demonstration county of city A. The average value of the coupling and coordination degree of the culture and tourism industry is between 0.3 and 0.6, and the gray correlation degree is X6>X2>X3>X9>X4>X1>X5>X8>X7 in descending order.

Tourist Motivational Perspective Analysis of Selected Accredited Homestay in Banaue, Ifugao: Basis for a Proposed Marketing Model

Homestay today is on the rise and has become one of many tourist attractions in the world. The context of homestay tourism is described as a double-edge sword because even when communities succeed in operating a homestay program, this success comes at the price of diminished authenticity, greater dependence on tourism, and enhanced social and economic inequalities. This study focused on four motivational perspectives of tourists in staying at traditional hut homestays of Banaue, Ifugao. A study aimed to determine the motivational drivers of tourists and identify problems on attractiveness, promotion, and definition of traditional hut homestay concept. Tourist motivation leads to better goals by establishing the right picture of tourist satisfaction focusing on the business which later increases business success. Descriptive method was used to describe the demographic and sociographic profile of the tourists. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used. A self-made survey questionnaire was administered to 135 tourists and interview was conducted among tourists, homestay owners, and managers. Findings indicated that the tourists were extremely motivated in terms of humanistic perspective or hierarchy of needs. Moreover, social perspectives were important for the tourists especially on the sense of belongingness with the host family. In essence, this study shed light on the motivational perspectives of tourists which led to the proposed experiential Ifugao culture tourism marketing model for homestay program.

Turning crisis into chances: Tourism entrepreneurs’ timing strategies amidst emergencies

PURPOSE: Nowadays enterprises operate in a very turbulent environment characterized by frequent, significant, and often unpredictable changes. Such conditions, including crises, force enterprises to take quick actions to adapt to changing conditions. The aim of the paper is to identify chances and timing strategies used by tourism entrepreneurs in conditions of large-scale emergencies (such as COVID-19) and show how they can serve organizational resilience. METHODOLOGY: Qualitative research was conducted in the form of 12 individual in-depth interviews and 4 focus group interviews with 22 representatives of selected industries in the tourism sector. The concept of chance management and timing strategies is used to present how, according to our interviewees, changes in the environment caused by the pandemic contributed to the survival and development of their entities in the tourism market. FINDINGS: The research findings showed that changes caused by the pandemic allowed entities to identify several chances. These chances mainly concerned the introduction of changes to the offer (accelerating previously planned changes and enabling the introduction of unplanned changes). Moreover, they provided the chances to use held digital competences and time to think about the company’s development strategy, as well as establishing and developing relationships with stakeholders. Additionally, our research identified four timing strategies used by tourism entrepreneurs in the time of crisis, i.e. chance-grasping strategy, chance-entraining strategy, chance-riding strategy, and chance-creating strategy. IMPLICATIONS: Tourism enterprises are highly exposed to operating in crisis conditions. Therefore, chance management can be very useful in their activity and our research findings can be also useful regarding its theoretical and practical implications. From the theoretical point of view, we show how the concept of chance management (in particular timing strategies) can be useful for analyzing the reactions of tourism entrepreneurs to changes in times of crisis and taking advantage of opportunities arising from crisis situations. From a practical point of view, we show what strategies, depending on entrepreneurs’ subjective assessment of the current and future conditions for implementing changes, can serve organizational resilience in times of crisis. ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: This paper fills a research gap related to the use of the concepts of chance management and timing strategies from the perspective of tourist enterprises resilience, previously not used in this context and to a limited extent used in the general management literature so far.

Analysis of academic research data with the use of ATLAS.ti. Experiences of use in the area of Tourism and Hospitality Administration

Qualitative data analysis in academic research is a challenge. In this context, the use of tools such as ATLAS.ti has emerged as a potential solution to improve the understanding and management of data in the analysis of in-depth interviews. The main objective of the research was to analyze the perspectives of Tourism and Hospitality Management students on the use of ATLAS.ti in the analysis of interviews in qualitative research. The methodology employs a qualitative approach and a descriptive-interpretative design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and focus groups directed to 40 students of the X cycle who conducted this approach in their research to opt for the bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality Administration during the years 2022 and 2023. The findings reveal that the use of ATLAS.ti in qualitative data analysis is highly beneficial, facilitating the coding, organization, and identification of emerging patterns in in-depth interviews. The relevance of its effective use in qualitative analysis is highlighted, improving data management, and understanding of participants' perspectives. It is concluded that it is a valuable and effective tool in this context, although the need for researchers to acquire a deep understanding of the tool and receive adequate training is emphasized. It is suggested that they focus on continuous training in its use and constant practice of its advanced functionalities, especially in areas such as coding and code creation, to achieve a deeper interpretation of qualitative data

A Study of the Performativity of Waverley from Literary Tourism Perspective

A Study of the Performativity of Waverley from Literary Tourism Perspective

Sustainable Tourism Perspective of Wildlife Conservation Areas: A Case Study in Nepal

The conservation of biodiversity is a critical issue all around the globe, which is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, including several endangered species. Tourism has been identified as a potential catalyst for the enhancement of the value of biodiversity and the promotion of conservation in modern development paradigm. However, there is a need to examine the opportunities and challenges of using tourism for these purposes. This research used a mixed qualitative study approach for data collection. The researcher has used document review, case study, FGD and expert opinion poll methods in order to capture the in-depth understanding on the issue. The SWOT analysis was used to identify the current status of sustainable tourism in Nepal and its potential for biodiversity conservation. The study found that Nepal has made significant progress in promoting sustainable tourism practices and biodiversity conservation. The government has implemented various policies and regulations to promote ecotourism, such as the establishment of national parks and conservation areas. However, there are still weaknesses that need to be addressed, such as poor waste management, insufficient infrastructure, and lack of awareness among tourists and locals about the importance of biodiversity conservation. The study highlights the need for a more strategic and collaborative approach to tourism development in Nepal that prioritizes biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods. Furthermore, the study suggests that research is needed to identify the potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity in Nepal and develop adaptation strategies for the tourism industry. The research provides insights into the sustainable tourism perspective of biodiversity conservation in Nepal and highlights the need for collaboration among stakeholders to promote sustainable tourism practices and biodiversity conservation in Nepal. The findings suggest that tourism can play a positive role in biodiversity conservation, but this will require careful planning, effective management, and close collaboration between stakeholders in the tourism and conservation sectors.

Comparative analysis of decision tree and support vector machine algorithm in sentiment classification for birds of paradise content

This research aims to analyze public sentiments towards National Geographic's content on the bird of paradise from the perspective of nature-based tourism. The method utilized is CRISP-DM, comprising stages of business understanding, data understanding, modeling, evaluation, and deployment. Focusing on sentiments expressed in response to National Geographic's Bird of Paradise content, this study seeks insights into how the public perceives and values nature-oriented tourism experiences. Comparing the results of DT and SVM algorithms with and without the SMOTE reveals noteworthy differences in classification performance. Without SMOTE, both DT and SVM exhibit relatively lower accuracy and AUC values compared to their counterparts with SMOTE. For DT, adding SMOTE substantially improves accuracy (from 92.44% to 95.20%) and AUC (from 0.517 to 0.956), indicating enhanced classification accuracy and model robustness. In addition, SVM demonstrates significant performance gains with SMOTE, achieving notably higher accuracy (from 92.12% to 98.63%) and AUC (from 0.617 to 0.999). The significantly higher values across various performance metrics for SVM underscore its effectiveness in handling imbalanced datasets and accurately classifying sentiment data. Therefore, researchers and practitioners may consider leveraging SVM for sentiment analysis tasks in similar contexts to achieve optimal classification results and enhance decision-making processes.

PECULIARITIES OF ASTRO – TOURISM

Dark sky tourism or astro-tourism is a journey of tourists in order to obtain astronomical knowledge and outdoor activities. The article will give a definition of astro-tourism, components of astro-tourism, the main aspects of astro-tourism and how to use them and the article will talk about the place of astro-tourism in the Republic of Kazakhstan and offer prospects for its development. This article deals with the essence, components, aspects and peculiarities of dark sky tourism, stargazers and dark sky tourism as an existing type of tourism, history and economic impact of dark sky tourism. Also, it points out a guide for a night sky and celestial objects as indicators of the road for tourists, some features of International dark sky locations and perspectives of dark sky tourism in Kazakhstan.