International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 8 Issue 1

A phenomenological view of the behavioural tourism research literature

Juergen Gnoth, Xavier Matteucci

This paper aims to discuss a framework in which the behavioural tourism and leisure literature is organised. It seeks to demonstrate the practical use of Gnoth's Tourism…

“This is a piece of coral received from captain Bob”: meanings and functions of tourist souvenirs

Alain Decrop, Julie Masset

Tourists' special possessions are under-studied in consumer research despite their importance in self-identity development. Furthermore, extant studies about tourist souvenirs…

From information-sharing to vacation rental choices – the case of Albufeira, Portugal

Joana Afonso Dias, Antónia Correia, Francisco José Martínez López

This study aims to examine, via social exchange theory and social representations, how online vacation rentals (OVR) connect tourists and owners. It also aims to understand the…

Parents-to-be and future holiday planning: what is it all about?

Lidija Lalicic

The aim of this study is to understand how parents-to-be expect their future holidays with their first child to change accordingly, and most important the reasoning behind this…

Effects of second home tourism on rural settlements development in Iran (case study: Shirin-Dareh Region)

Aliakbar Anabestani

The purpose of this paper is to study the different effects of second home tourism development and its comparative analysis from the view of owners and residents in Shirin- Dareh…

Doing good at a nonprofit tourist attraction

Anna Karin Olsson, Martin Gellerstedt

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the growing field of membership research by applying a relationship marketing perspective on members in tourism settings. Focus is on…

Motorcycle tourism demand generators and dynamic interaction leisure

Diane M. Sykes, Kathryn G. Kelly

Serious leisure and tourism experiences are important to the motorcycle subculture and form the basis for one subculture of consumption. This paper aims to further the…

Factors influencing tourist visitation in marine tourism: lessons learned from FRI Aquarium Penang, Malaysia

Salmi Mohd Isa, Lizana Ramli

To establish tourist visitation to new tourism areas is in most cases dependent on tourists' behavior. Indeed, tourist visitation is considered among the primary components of the…

Culture and Society in Tourism Contexts

Sonja Sibila Lebe

Deviance and Risk on Holiday – An Ethnography of British Tourists in Ibiza

Paolo Mura

Editorial

Andreas H. Zins