Tourism Resources Research Articles

THE FUTURE OF FOOD CULTURE FROM HOMO SAPIENS TO HOMO VIDENS: A STUDY ON QUICK RECIPE VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Preparation of meals, presentation, table rules and special occasion meals are passed down from generation to generation by the family and the environment and passed on to the future. For this reason, food cultures differ from society to society. Food culture, which is a proof of the cultural richness of humanity, is an important resource for gastronomy tourism. Due to the increasing use of internet technology, mobile devices and social media tools by people today, it should be considered that social media tools have a significant impact on learning food culture and transferring it to future generations. Starting from this point, this research aims to examine the application behavior of the recipes in the quick videos shared on social media by the users within the scope of the theory of planned behavior. In this research, TikTok and Instagram were chosen as social media applications. As a result of the research, it was found that the behavioral control, attitude and subjective norm perceived by the participants regarding the quick recipe videos published in these applications had an impact on their intention to apply these recipes, and the intention affected their behavior in applying these recipes. Furthermore, it was understood that the feeling of trust towards the chefs had a partial mediating role between intention and behavior.

Exploring the Integrated Development of Culture and Tourism in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area

This study seeks to examine the present status, advantages, and various challenges encountered in the advancement of culture and tourism in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, in light of their deep integration. Additionally, the study aims to provide specific strategic recommendations to address these issues. Through a combination of qualitative analyses and case studies, this study provides a comprehensive interpretation of the distribution of cultural and tourism resources, integration mechanisms and policy environment in the Greater Bay Area. The investigation reveals that while the cultural and tourism industry in the Greater Bay Area has exhibited diversification and offers significant opportunities for collaboration, there remain substantial challenges in terms of resource integration and regional coordination. The integration and expansion of the cultural and tourism sectors represent a demanding yet rewarding journey. By fully tapping into their respective cultural characteristics and tourism resources, and strengthening regional collaboration and policy support, the Greater Bay Area is anticipated to evolve into a globally recognized exemplar of integrated cultural and tourism development, exerting a profound and enduring influence on the regional economy.

Spatial Mismatch of Tourism Resources and Tourism Economy in Guangxi, China

This study analyzed the spatial mismatch between tourism resources abundance and tourism economy development level in Guangxi, China. tourism resources abundance index, tourism economy development index, gravity model, and tourism spatial mismatch index were used. The results show that: (1) The spatial mismatch between tourism resources and tourism economy was obvious in Guangxi. The gravity center of tourism resources abundance was northeast-southwest, and the gravity center of tourism economy was southwest-northeast-southwest. (2) The degree of tourism spatial mismatch was different among the cities. The tourism spatial mismatch indexes in 3 cities had been consistently greater than 0, and they were always less than 0 in 4 cities. The other 7 cities were in a positive and negative alternating state. (3) The level of tourism spatial mismatch would change. There were a total of 6 cities that had basically remained in their original state, while the other cities had undergone certain changes.

Exploring rural resident attitudes toward tourism live stream in rural destinations: an integrated model

ABSTRACT Tourism Live Stream, a fusion of new media technology and traditional tourism, has garnered scholarly attention mainly from the perspectives of consumers and suppliers. This study, uniquely, addresses the gap by investigating the attitudes of residents in tourist destinations toward tourism live stream, shedding light on untapped areas for future research. As custodians of local tourism resources and active participants in tourism activities, the viewpoints of residents hold paramount significance for the local implementation of tourism live stream. Employing a structural equation model, researcher examined a sample of 384 residents from rural Chinese tourist destinations, integrating attitudes, place attachment, tourism perception, and tourism participation. The findings underscore that residents’ perceptions of the benefits and costs brought about by tourism live stream exert substantial influence on their attitudes toward it. Additionally, residents’ attitudes toward the local tourism industry and their level of tourism engagement also play pivotal roles in shaping their attitudes.

Evaluation of Tourism Resource Attraction Based on Cultural and Tourism Census and Crowd-sourcing Data

Evaluation of Tourism Resource Attraction Based on Cultural and Tourism Census and Crowd-sourcing Data

View Preferences and Tourism Attraction Resources at Mangrove Guraping Tourism Objects, North Oba District, Tidore City, North Maluku Province

Mangrove forest tourism is a form of tourism activity by traveling around the mangrove forest area and enjoying all the uniqueness contained in it. The choice of a tourist location as a tourist destination is greatly influenced by tourist preferences and ecotourism resources are closely related to attractiveness. Elements of attraction include natural beauty, the abundance of prominent resources, the uniqueness of natural resources, the integrity of natural resources, the choice of recreational activities, and the diversity of natural resources. The aims of this research are: determining tourist view preferences and determining tourist attraction resources at the Guraping mangrove ecotourism object, North Oba District, Tidore Islands City. The data collection process includes field observations, distributing questionnaires, interviews, tourist view preferences and potential tourism resources. The research results showed that the preference for tourist views of the Guraping mangrove tourist attraction was that the mangrove forest landscape obtained the highest SBE value, while the village landscape obtained the lowest SBE value. Potential ecotourism attraction resources that can be developed include mangrove forests with fauna/diversity, bays and beaches, fish ponds and villages with social culture.

Evolution and influential factors of inbound tourist flow network in China: a two-mode network perspective

ABSTRACT Different from existing studies focusing on tourist flow networks at the destination level, this study adopts a two-mode network analysis to identify the network structure, market groupings, and evolution of inbound tourist flows from 13 major origin countries to 31 destination provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) in China. Furthermore, the quadratic assignment procedure (QAP) method is applied to analyse the influential factors of the formation of market groupings in the network. The results show that: (1) The connections within the destination-destination network and the origin-origin country network show a fluctuating increase trend. (2) Eastern provincial destinations occupy important positions in the network, and central and western destinations have played increasingly important roles in recent years. (3) Japan, South Korea, and the United States are the most important origin countries, and markets in Europe and Oceania have great potential. (4) Two market groupings led by Russia and Asian countries are relatively stable, while other origin countries have no specific regional preference. (5) Geographical distance exerts the most significant impact on the formation of market groupings, followed by tourism resources, economic development, and traffic accessibility.

Research on the Enhancement of Chongqing Cyberpunk Cultural Tourism Experience under the Background of Culture and Tourism Integration

As a new trend in tourism and cultural development, the integration of culture and tourism is capturing the zeitgeist with its unique charm. In this context, various regions have explored distinctive cultural tourism resources and created unique tourism brands through in-depth exploration and innovation of local culture. Chongqing, with its unique geomorphological features and distinctive architectural style, retains the deep flavor of traditional Chinese culture while cleverly integrating the futuristic sense of modern technology. This combination aligns perfectly with today’s popular Chinese cyberpunk style, making Chongqing an ideal place for the development of cyberpunk cultural tourism. This article investigates the history of cyberpunk culture and its current development status in Chongqing through a literature review. It then discusses the feasibility of developing cyberpunk cultural tourism in terms of social and cultural development needs and market demand. Based on a survey of cyberpunk tourists’ experiences, the article deeply analyzes the existing problems of cyberpunk cultural tourism in Chongqing and proposes corresponding experience enhancement strategies, aiming to provide references for the development of cyberpunk cultural tourism in Chongqing Municipality.

Research on Wulong Tourism Service Experience Based on Network Travelogue

This paper analyzes 1,662 travelogues about the Wulong tourism destination from the Mafengwo platform using literature research and network text analysis. The goal is to identify the driving factors affecting Wulong’s tourism service experience and suggest improvements. By extracting high-frequency words and analyzing emotions from the travelogues, tourists’ conceptions and perceptions were identified and the factors affecting the tourism service experience in Wulong were summarized into six categories: tourism resource attractions, tourism transportation, tourism facilities and digital services, cultural charms, special cuisines, and environmental ambiance. Tourists’ emotional perceptions of Wulong are primarily positive, with negative perceptions mainly related to unsatisfactory tourism facilities and digital services in the Wulong scenic area. This study helps the Wulong tourist destination understand the issues and deficiencies in tourists’ service experiences, providing significant guidance for improving service quality and offering data support for service marketing and optimization.

Adaptive evolution and dynamic mechanism of resort socioecological system in tourism cities: The case of Qinhuangdao, China

Resort socioecological systems (SESs) have changed significantly worldwide because of rapid urbanisation and tourism development. Exploring the dynamics and driving mechanisms of resort SES at different stages is beneficial for understanding urban adaption to future pressure, creating elaborate strategies for tourism innovation, and achieving sustainable resort development. Therefore, this study proposed the Adaptive-TALC model as a novel analytical framework for resort evolution, using Qinhuangdao Resort as an empirical case study. The results revealed that 1) from 1979 to 2023, Qinhuangdao tourism resort had been gradually transformed from a simple socioecological system based on natural resource utilization to a complex adaptive system integrating natural and human resource utilization, 2) governance systems played a pivotal role in resort evolution, and business utilized digital technology to innovate resort products, thereby accelerating system renewal and reorganisation, and 3) within the context of panarchy, Aranya's holiday products serve as a model for local businesses to improve and innovate their products and ultimately promote Qinhuangdao's sustainable development. This study contributes to theories of tourist destination evolution by providing a novel framework for the cognition of the tourism resource sustainable utilization in resorts and provides insights into innovative approaches such as nature-cultural hybrid solutions, adaptive urban planning, and digital tourism, enabling tourism cities to enhance their adaption and mitigate potential risks.

Spatial Synergy between Tourism Resources and Tourism Service Facilities in Mountainous Counties: A Case Study of Qimen, Huangshan, China

Under the influence of mountainous terrain, the spatial synergy between tourism resources and tourism service facilities has emerged as a pivotal factor affecting the overall efficiency enhancement of regional tourism destinations. In order to explore the synergistic effect of the two, taking Qimen County as the study site, this study utilizes Point of Interest (POI) data of tourism resources and tourism service facilities. It constructs a fine-scale multidimensional spatial synergy methodology based on grid vectorization to conduct scenario-based comparative analyses of altitude and population density. The objective is to elucidate the effects of fine-scale tourism development synergy and propose enhancement strategies. The findings are as follows: (1) The vertical zonation of mountains has led to a widespread, decentralized distribution of natural tourism resources in mid-to-high-altitude areas, while humanistic tourism resources in low-altitude urbanized areas exhibit a granular, clustered distribution. These contrasting scenarios manifest a polarization, making it difficult to achieve supply–demand matching of the layout pattern of tourism service facilities along transportation routes. (2) The spatial gradient effect of the synergy between the two in mountainous counties is significant, with a higher synergy level in core towns and obvious misalignment in peripheral areas. (3) Altitude and population density are critical factors influencing the supply of tourism service facilities. Through scale aggregation guidance and cost–benefit mechanisms, the spatial distribution can be classified, stratified, and optimized to better serve resource development. This study provides valuable insights into understanding laws governing development and utilization within mountainous county areas for academic research purposes.

Architectural Heritage Buildings and Tourism Sustainability in Karangasem Bali

Objective: This study aims to explore and understand the interrelationships between cultural tourism and architectural heritage sites through tourist image and perception. These interrelationships must balance community needs, available resources, executive efforts and regional planning while protecting the environment. Theoretical Framework: Historic buildings are considered important elements in cultural heritage, and architecture is further considered to be one of the most important aspects that attract tourists. As a significant part of cultural heritage and tourism resources, architectural heritage is the most important commemorative, secondary architectural buildings and its natural and artificial environments in ancient areas and characteristic villages. Method: This study's method is based on mixed-method research, which is known as triangulation. This approach entailed gathering initial data, conducting interviews and surveys, and creating house maps. Traditional architectural documentation tools, such as drawings, plans, sections, elevations, and photographs, are required in all three process stages. Results and Discussion: Bali has a diversity of forms and varieties of traditional architecture. East Bali, part of the Karangasem kingdom called puri during the Mindle era of Bali, has preserved several unique architectural masterpieces. In this context, architectural heritage is critical in increasing property values. Preserving architectural heritage is considered environmentally friendly for cultural tourism. Research Implications: This study explores to what extent heritage architecture can be utilized as cultural heritage ideally and efficiently. This can be achieved by building sustainable restoration of archaeological and heritage sites to achieve sustainable heritage tourism. Originality/Value: This research utilizes experiments in countries with cultural heritage to obtain lessons, values and concepts that contribute to achieving an efficient program for sustainable tourism development based on the preservation of heritage areas.

Spatial Differentiation Characteristics, Driving Mechanisms, and Governance Strategies of Rural Poverty in Eastern Tibet

Rural areas in Tibet, with its complex terrain, fragile ecology, and poor facilities, are subject to a combination of social–ecological system elements, facing the typical risks of recurrent, marginal, and potential poverty. At present, the spatial differentiation and driving mechanism of rural spatial poverty risk in Tibet are not clear, which adversely affects the formulation of differentiated and precise governance strategies. Thus, based on the social–ecological system perspective, 967 poor rural villages in eastern Tibet were taken as an example, using intelligent techniques such as random forest, geographic detector, and multi-scale geographically weighted regression to identify the spatial differentiation characteristics and the driving mechanism of poverty. The results indicated that (1) the high poverty incidence of rural areas in eastern Tibet showed a scattered block distribution, of which approximately 37% of the villages presented a spatial distribution characterised by a high degree of clustering of the high poverty incidence. (2) Topography and the level of public facilities were key factors influencing the poverty levels of rural areas in eastern Tibet, in which the coupling explanatory power between the construction land slope index (CLSI) and several poverty-causing factors was high. (3) Geological disaster, land surface temperature, CLSI, traffic accessibility, livestock resources, cropland per capita, and tourism resources differentially drove the poverty incidence of rural areas in eastern Tibet, forming spatial partitions dominated by the risks of potential, marginal, and recurrent poverty. For different partitions, differentiated governance strategies of upgrading ecological environments, optimising geographical locations, and revitalising social resources were proposed to provide references for solving the problem of relative poverty in the new period.

RESEARCH ON THE MOTIVATION OF RURAL TOURISTS IN ANHUI PROVINCE FOR RURAL TOURISM

This paper mainly analyzes the development trend of rural tourism in Anhui Province in recent years, so as to study the pull of tourist attractions in Anhui Province on tourists, and for tourists themselves, the external driving force of rural tourism behavior in Anhui Province. From the perspective of the spiritual and cultural value of tourism, tourism is of great significance to cultivate sentiment, soothe mood and cultivate aesthetics. Through some previous literature, it can often be found that tourism motivation research is only a small part of a large category of tourism behavior research, so in-depth study of tourists' motivation, what is the significance of the tourism industry for the entire tourism behavior? This research adopts the research method of quantitative analysis, sets up 34 items, collects questionnaires in Huangshan, Anhui Province, and analyzes the tourism motivation of rural tourists by collecting and analyzing 298 valid questionnaires. The findings suggest that it is necessary to strengthen management, integrate tourism resources, pay attention to the personal safety of tourists and environmental protection of scenic spots, create well-known brands, and take the path of sustainable development in the development of Anhui's tourism industry. Improving the visibility, infrastructure construction, ecological environment protection, and characteristic product development and marketing of "Anhui rural tourism" is one of the major trends in the future development of Anhui's tourism industry.

The Evolution of Small Town Spa Resorts in the Global South: The Historical Pathway of Montagu, South Africa

An important resource for small town tourism is maximising the local advantage of natural mineral springs. Only a small international literature exists on the evolution of spa resorts with scant writings for the Global South. For small town South Africa the histories of spa tourism mostly are unrecorded. This article addresses this knowledge gap by investigating the historical development of one spa tourism resort, namely Montagu in the Western Cape. Archival and documentary sources are utilised to analyse the tourism development of this small town from its formal establishment in the early 1850s to the closing apartheid years during the late 1980s. It is shown that Montagu’s rise was part of the wider growth of South Africa as a health destination which was anchored upon its assets of climate and mineral springs. The thermal springs of Montagu put the town on the tourist map resulting in its declaration as a health resort and emergence as a popular holiday destination. By the time of the apartheid period Montagu was becoming a more leisure-tourism dominated and a less health focussed destination.

Spatio-temporal variation and influencing factors of aero-sports tourism internet attention in Shaanxi Province, China

Despite China's building into a leading sporting nation and sport-tourism integration high-quality development strategy in the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, existing tourism studies seldom concern sport-tourism integration, especially their spatial hot spots and evolutional trend based on geospatial big data. This study aims to probe into the spatiality and the underlying mechanism of sport tourism through internet attention data in 2015, 2018, and 2021 by social network analysis, with a specific focus on aero-sports tourism. Shaanxi Province is chosen as the study site given its advantages of rich aero-sports tourism resources and various aero-sports modes (e.g., sky diving, paragliding, etc.). The results are concluded: (1) At the provincial scale, the aero-sports tourism internet attention shows a pattern of “strong in the middle and weak in the north and south”. (2) At the regional scale, the sub-group clusters within the three specific regions (Shanbei, Guanzhong, and Shannan) of Shaanxi Province turn to be inter-regional clusters. Guanzhong region, especially with Xi'an as the core, is dominant in connecting its peripheral area. Since 2016, the radiation effects of the Guanzhong Region have shown a homogeneous trend of yearly growth and effect strengthening, yet become loosely connected with a heterogeneous trend in 2021 due to the COVID-19 epidemic. (3) At the city scale, the core area of aero-sports tourism internet attention expanded from Xi'an and Xianyang to Yulin and Baoji from 2015 to 2021, resulting from urban economic strength and aviation flight camp club development. (4) The number of general aviation manufacturers, tourist attendance, and tourism revenue significantly affect aero-sports tourism internet attention.

Cultural tourism as a factor in the sustainable development of rural areas

The article considers cultural tourism as a factor of sustainable development of rural areas on the example of the Ust-Aldansky district in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The main factor in this development is the historical and cultural heritage, which contributes to the attractiveness of the area. The object of the study is cultural tourism, the subject is the specifics of its development in the regions of new development on the example of the Ust-Aldansky district, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). A brief analysis of the concept and features of cultural tourism is given. The relevance of the research is due to the need to study the specifics of the development of cultural tourism in the Ust-Aldansky region. The development of the tourism industry in this region involves, first of all, the effective use of tourism resources. Museum collections are of particular importance in the development of cultural tourism. One of the interesting places to visit is the Ust-Aldan Regional Museum of Local Lore. The museum’s expositions allow guests to plunge into the history of this place of Yakutia and better understand its unique cultural and historical heritage. Cultural and historical heritage is a term that designates many similar types of tourism, including historical, religious, ethnic, folklore, anthropological, event, artistic, museum and architectural. All of them are «culturally oriented» because they are connected by common interests and motives of travelers, as well as the use of common cultural and historical resources. Recommendations have been developed to improve cultural tourism in order to promote the work of the museum.

The Image of Cruise Tourism is Dislocated and Regulated from the Perspective of Tourism Gaze Based on the Differentiation and Harmony of OGC and TGC Images

Tourist gaze is an interactive two-way behavior of observation and experience. From this theoretical perspective, based on the coding analysis of occupation-generated content (OGC) and tourist-generated content (TGC), this paper studies the differentiation and harmony of cruise ships in the South China Sea, explores their image dislocation and proposes regulatory measures. The results show that in the emotional dimension, positive emotions are the main proportion of the two evaluations, showing a trend of positive> neutral > negative. In terms of the objects of concern, both can be divided into five dimensions: cruise services, cruise companies, cruise products, shore tourism and operation management. In terms of image dislocation, firstly, in terms of advertorial vocabulary, OGC tends to standardize objective presentations, and the richness and emotional color of words are weak; Secondly, in terms of focusing on dimensions, OGC pays more attention to showing the high-quality tourism resources and feelings of family and country of Nanhai Cruises, and the communication content is more diversified and the communication structure is more stable. TGC is more inclined to show the main role of "people" in the process of conveying the cruise tourism experience in the South China Sea, focusing on cruise catering, cruise accommodation, cruise service and operation management. Finally, combined with the IPA model, relevant control measures are put forward for the image dislocation of cruise ships in the South China Sea from four aspects: the continuation area, the oversupply area, the opportunity development area and the key improvement area.

Геоэкологические методы оценки динамики береговой линии на Черноморском побережье Кавказа

Over the past few decades, the degradetion of coastal marine areas has become an acute problem for the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. The negetive effects of climete change are more pronounced in the subtropics, where sea levels rise and the frequency and intensity of storms increase. In addition, insufficient efforts to mitigete anthropogenic impact have accelereted the degradetion of bio resources. The work is devoted to the issues of increasing the reliability of coastline forecasting by improving the methods of using GIS technologies. Meterials and methods. Radar topographic mission (SRTM) deta were used to creete a digital elevetion map. In addition, archival remote sensing images of the earth (taken by setellites: Corona, Spot-1, Sentinel 2, Landset 8–9), as well as images from the Google Earth detabase, were digitized. The SAGA geo-informetion system was used to process the images, and three-dimensional spline interpoletion in the Gnuplot software was used for subsequent processing of the obtained elevetion deta. Results. The article presents the results of absolute values of coastline displacements of the Sochi Black Sea region reletive to the basic reference points (1985), as well as the values of the coastline displacement rete in the study area (109 km) for the period from 1985 to 2021. It was found thet coastal erosion of the Black Sea increases nonlinearly, while the maximum value of its average displacements (in the 109 km section) over 36 years was about 24.2 m. The abrasion rete for the entire time period is about 0.67 m/year. The total displacement of reference points of the coastline in the local section no. (8–9) over 36 years of observetions can exceed the average value for the entire 109-meter study area by more than 50 % (1.04 versus 0.67 m/year). This allows us to estimete the degree of development of abrasion processes of the coastline over a period of 36 years, which will allow us to predict future changes in the coastal environment and prevent negetive consequences. Conclusion. The results of the study provide a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of the coastline along the entire length of Greeter Sochi, including the rete of abrasion/accretion processes, the spetial position of segments with different degrees of degradetion of the coastal environment and temporal varietions in the processes under study. The results prove the non-linear neture of coastal processes, demonstreting changes in areas more susceptible to erosion over time and the impact on coastal ecosystems. The study uses remote sensing images and GIS technology to creete a comprehensive coastal zone detabase, with Greeter Sochi as an example. This detabase will contribute to improving the quality of future coastal protection projects, as part of the master plan for the resort city of Sochi, providing a more informed and effective approach to coastal zone management. Resume. As a result, it was found thet coastal erosion in the studied section of the Black Sea coast increases nonlinearly, while the average displacement of the 109 km long coastline over 36 years is 24.2 m, and the abrasion rete for the entire time period is about 0.67 m/year. As economic development expands from Sochi to Lazarevskoye, the load on the coastal environment is expected to increase. Therefore, if appropriete measures are not taken in the identified degradetion zones, these territories may face complete unsuitability for the integreted reproduction of tourist resources.

An Emerging New Tourism Destination: Geographic Resources and Tourism Potential of the Province of Masbate (Republic of the Philippines)

The Masbate Province surrounded by the Sibuyan Sea, Visayan Sea and Samar Sea, is located in the central part of the Philippine archipelago and includes 3 large islands (Masbate, Ticao and Burias) and many smaller islands. All the islands within the borders of Masbate Province are just one part of the Luzon Islands Group in terms of physical geography; also in terms of political geography and administrative geography, they are located within the “Bicol Administrative Region”. In terms of administrative structure, there are 20 districts, 1 city (Masbate City) and 550 Barangays in the Masbate Province. Even though the Masbate Province has rich natural resources and mines, great agricultural and fishing potential, it has so far failed to achieve the desired success in international tourism. In this study, Masbate, Ticao and Burias, which are the largest islands of the Masbate province, are investigated and analyzed separately and both their geographical features, tourism potential and tourism attractiveness of these islands are accounted for. In this article, the main accommodation facilities, major nature reserves, islands and beaches within the borders of Masbate Province, as well as natural and cultural tourism attractions are examined; additionally, the tourism advantages and disadvantages of Masbate Province are addressed. The main purpose of the study is to introduce the tourism resources, cultural riches and natural beauties of the Masbate Province, which actually is not very popular among the international tourists, to the readers, both to popularize the name of the Masbate Province to the global tourism markets and offer new holiday options for the inquisitive tourists.