International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 9 Issue 3

Competitive strategies in the US theme park industry: a popular media perspective

Tayllor Lillestol, Dallen J. Timothy, Rebekka Goodman

This paper aims to examine the competitive strategies employed by two of the largest theme park operators in Florida, based on a content analysis of popular media articles about…

Preserving the cultural identity of a World Heritage Site: the impact of Chichen Itza’s souvenir vendors

Ady Milman

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the Maya-descent souvenir vendors in sustaining the socio-cultural heritage of Chichen Itza, a United Nations Educational…

Tourist satisfaction with factory tour experience

Cheng-Fei Lee

The purposes of this study were to identify the sector-specific destination attributes as antecedents of tourism satisfaction in the context of industrial tourism and examine…

“Back of house” – focused study on food waste in fine dining: the case of Delish restaurants

Sylvain Charlebois, Amy Creedy, Mike von Massow

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key determinants of back-of-house-based food waste in food service outlets. This case study focuses on Delish restaurants, a…

Perceived brand salience and destination brand loyalty from international tourists’ perspectives: the case of Dead Sea destination, Jordan

Luai E. Jraisat, Mamoun N. Akroush, Ruba Jaser Alfaouri, Laila T. Qatu, Dina J. Kurdieh

The purpose of this paper is to examine an integrated model of perceived brand salience, perceived brand quality, perceived brand image and perceived brand loyalty in the Dead Sea…

Assessment of residents’ attitude towards ecotourism in KwaZulu-Natal protected areas

Bola Olusola Adeleke

The purpose of this paper was to assess the attitude of residents towards ecotourism in KwaZulu-Natal protected areas. It also determined how barriers to ecotourism trips could…

Perceived performance appraisal justice in Egyptian chain hotels

Mohamed A. Nassar, Michel Zaitouni

This paper aims to examine the relationships between perceptions of organisational justice, perceived competence of supervisor and perceived supervisory support (PSS) in hotel…

Studying the effect of spiritual leadership on organizational performance: an empirical study in hotel industry

Reza Salehzadeh, Javad Khazaei Pool, Jafar Kia Lashaki, Hasan Dolati, Hadi Balouei Jamkhaneh

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of spiritual leadership on organizational performance based on the balanced scorecard (BSC).

Accessing the economic value of night view of bridge using contingent valuation method: the case of South Korea’s Han-River bridge

Seungmin Nam, Sae-eun Park, Hong-Chul Shin

The purpose of this paper is to estimate an individual’s probability of preservation of the night view of Han-River bridge tax using the contingent valuation method (CVM) and to…