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Contesting the Commercialization and Sanctity of Religious Tourism in the Shaolin Monastery, China
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 145-159 - 2017
Kam Hung, Xiaotao Yang, Philipp Wassler, Dan Wang, Pearl M.C. Lin, Zhaoping Liu
AbstractThe Shaolin Monastery annually attracts millions of visitors from around the world. However, the overcommercialization of these sacred places may contradict the values and philosophies of Buddhism. This study aims to comprehensively understand the balance between commercialization and sanctity, engaging with 58 Chinese practitioners and educators in seven focus groups. Participants articul... hiện toàn bộ
Exploring Visitor Experiences, Activities and Benefits at Three Religious Tourism Sites
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 17 Số 5 - Trang 471-481 - 2015
Nigel W. Bond, Jan Packer, Roy Ballantyne
AbstractThis research examines and compares the experiences of visitors (N = 534) to three different Christian religious heritage sites: Canterbury Cathedral, the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and the Glastonbury Abbey Christian pilgrimage festival. Employing the activity, setting, experience and benefit framework, the findings indicate that the three religious sites attract visitors who seek d... hiện toàn bộ
Pro‐Poor Tourism in a First World Urban Setting: Case Study of Glasgow Govan
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 15 Số 5 - Trang 443-457 - 2013
Richard Butler, Ross Curran, Kevin D. O’Gorman
ABSTRACTThis research investigates pro‐poor tourism (PPT), which has only been considered in a third world context, in a first world country, determining whether PPT principles are being used to alleviate poverty in a developed location, Glasgow Govan, in Scotland. The research develops and applies a new PPT principles tool to regeneration projects in the area and reveals a significant level of PP... hiện toàn bộ
Addressing the Measurement of Tourism in Terms of Poverty Reduction: Tourism Value Chain Analysis in Lao PDR and Mali
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 16 Số 4 - Trang 368-376 - 2014
Frederic C. Thomas
ABSTRACTAlthough tourism obviously contributes to the economic growth of developing countries, the idea that it can be an efficient tool to alleviate poverty does not always receive unanimous support. The absence of a consensual methodology to measure the employee pro‐poor income impact of tourism has had a negative impact on two major levels: on research, to begin with, and on the acknowledgement... hiện toàn bộ
Segmenting Chinese Backpackers by Travel Motivations
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 16 Số 4 - Trang 355-367 - 2014
Ganghua Chen, Jigang Bao, Songshan Huang
ABSTRACTThis study examined travel motivations of Chinese backpackers and classified Chinese backpackers according to their travel motivations and related demographics. The study identified four motivation factors driving Chinese backpacker travels: social interaction, self‐actualization, destination experience and escape and relaxation. K‐means cluster analysis further identified three distinct C... hiện toàn bộ
Testing a cultural tourism typology
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 45-58 - 2003
Bob McKercher, Hilary du Cros
AbstractThis paper tests further a cultural tourism typology based on the interface between centrality of cultural tourism as a trip motive and the depth of experience. Five types of cultural tourist are identified that represent five benefit‐based segments. The segments are tested against a variety of trip, demographic, motivational, preferred activity, awareness, cultural distance and activity v... hiện toàn bộ
A Typology of Technology‐Enhanced Tourism Experiences
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 16 Số 4 - Trang 340-350 - 2014
Barbara Neuhofer, Dimitrios Buhalis, Adele Ladkin
ABSTRACTExperiences constitute the essence of the tourism industry. While the literature has recognized the recent impact of technology on experiences, its empirical exploration remains scarce. This study addresses the gap by empirically exploring five leading industry cases to generate a holistic understanding of technology‐enhanced tourism experiences. The main contribution of this paper lies in... hiện toàn bộ
Space, function, and vitality in historic areas: The tourismification process and spatial order of Shichahai in Beijing
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 20 Số 3 - Trang 335-344 - 2018
Fang Wang, Jianing Li, Fengyao Yu, Hao He, Feng Zhen
AbstractIn the development of historic areas, functions change following socioeconomic transformation. Nowadays, tourism is popular in historic areas. We examined this to understand the internal motivation, spatial logic, and functional transformation of a historic area to sustainably maintain its vitality. For Shichahai in Beijing, the selected study area, space syntax and kernel density analyses... hiện toàn bộ
A nexus of linear and non‐linear relationships between tourism demand, renewable energy consumption, and economic growth: Theory and evidence
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 20 Số 1 - Trang 38-49 - 2018
Cem Işık, Tarik Doğru, Ercan Sirakaya Turk
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between tourism development, renewable energy consumption, and economic growth in the United States, France, Spain, China, Italy, Turkey, and Germany using an innovative bootstrap panel Granger causality model. The results show that tourism development and economic growth are interdependent in Germany; whereas tourism development in... hiện toàn bộ
Mapping landscape values and development preferences: a method for tourism and residential development planning
International Journal of Tourism Research - Tập 8 Số 2 - Trang 101-113 - 2006
Greg Brown
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