Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 7 Issue 5

Successful community-based tourism approaches for rural destinations: The Asia Pacific experience

Vikneswaran Nair, Amran Hamzah

The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the long-term viability of community-based tourism (CBT) as a development tool in rural tourism, and how the best…

Exploring rural tourism and sustainability in Southeast Asia through the lenses of official tourism websites: A benchmarking exercise

Paolo Mura, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif

The purpose of this study is to report the findings of a benchmarking exercise among official tourism websites of five Southeast Asian countries. website benchmarking, namely, a…

The importance of rural communities’ participation in the management of tourism management: A case study from Lesotho

Limpho Lekaota

– The purpose of this study is to analyse the importance of rural communities’ participation in the management of tourism development.

Destination quality and tourists’ behavioural intentions: rural tourist destinations in Malaysia

Sushila Devi Rajaratnam, Vikneswaran Nair, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Uma Thevi Munikrishnan

This study aims to examine the direct influence of perceived destination quality on tourists’ behavioural intentions and the indirect effect through satisfaction, in the context…

Adapting evidence-based intervention in rural tourism policies: Pragmatic benchmarking considerations for tourism business operations in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia

May-Ling Siow, Sridar Ramachandran, Ahmad Shuib, Syamsul Herman Mohammad Afandi

This study aims to assess the possibility of adapting evidence-based policies in the daily operations of tour operators in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. This intervention is…

Sustainable tourism and resulting resident satisfaction at Jammu and Kashmir, India

Kashif Hussain, Faizan Ali, Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan, Parikshat Singh Manhas

This study aims to examine the relative influence of four sustainability dimensions (environmental, economic, socio-cultural and institutional) in predicting resident satisfaction…

Tourism development as a determinant of quality of life in rural areas

Magdalena Anna Kachniewska

The purpose of this paper is to share information on how the advantages of tourism are both a result and a determinant of the quality of life in rural areas. Consequently, it is…

Innovative practices in education to empower rural communities: A case study of a “non-formal education” school in Thailand

Karun Rawat, Frederic Bouchon, Vikneswaran Nair

This paper aims to explore innovative education approaches in a rural area of Thailand and the socioeconomic transformation fostered in that area through community-based tourism…

Benchmarking innovations and new practices in rural tourism development: How do we develop a more sustainable and responsible rural tourism in Asia?

Vikneswaran Nair, Kashif Hussain, May Chiun Lo, Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan

The main aim of this paper is to review the contribution made by this theme issue in responding to the strategic question: “How do we develop more sustainable and responsible…

Editorial

Richard Teare, Vikneswaran Nair, Kashif Hussain, Lo May Chiun, Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan