International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 5 Issue 1

Destination brand components

Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan, Ramzi Nekhili, Clifford Lewis

This study matches destination brand components with motives and identifies those components that are most important for the consumer during various stages of the decision…

Organizational networks, migration, and intercultural relations in Trieste, Italy

Evgenia Bitsani, Androniki Kavoura

The present paper is part of a study associated with the migration phenomenon and the formation of intercultural social and economic relations which emerged in Italy in the…

Globally marketing authenticated places

Linden Dalecki

The paper explores authentic places, personalities and products from a range of academic and professional frames.

Joining the in‐crowd: symbols for backpacker identity

Russell R. Currie, Tamara Campbell‐Trant, Sheilagh Seaton

The authors of this paper examine the role of the guidebook as a symbol and the implications of symbols in relation to tourist behaviors. The objective of the researchers is to…

Service quality of Macao's world heritage site

Penny Yim King Wan, Elizabeth I. Man Cheng

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the service quality of Macao's World Heritage (WH) site as perceived by visitors involving both tourists and local residents.

Rubbish emergency impact on in‐bound tourism demand and on the number of visitors to museums

Alfonso Siano, Mario Siglioccolo

This study aims to assess whether or not the weight of the impact of the recent rubbish emergency in the Province of Naples (Italy) causes a temporary impact inbound tourism…

Make it memorable: customer experiences in winter amusement parks

Terje Slåtten, Christian Krogh, Steven Connolley

This empirical study aims to investigate the potential of customer experiences in the tourism industry to influence emotions and thus create positive mental imprints.

Chinese philosophy and tourism development: a case study of Hangzhou

Yi Wang

This study aims to evaluate the correlation of Chinese philosophy to the process of tourism development. The current Chinese philosophy involves three influential ideologies…

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh