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Conceptualizing and contextualizing overtourism: the dynamics of accelerating urban tourism
Jan Henrik NilssonFrom the background of the dramatic increase of urban tourism, framed by the concept of overtourism, the purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss current dynamic processes…
Building a destination image: images of exclusiveness and refuge
Bruna de Castro Mendes, Airton Jose CavenaghiThis paper aims to highlight the political influences that account for the destination image of a tourist city: Campos do Jordão, São Paulo State, Brazil. The study took into…
The supply and design of different types of venues for business events
Emma NolanHosting business events is no longer the preserve of hotels and purpose-built conference and exhibition centres. Today, visitor attractions, theatres, museums, universities and…
Public-space tactical intervention as urban tourist allure
Aristeidis Gkoumas, Federico D’OrazioThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the art-based project of Full Llove Inn as a tactical urbanism intervention and urban tourist attraction. The project consisted of an…
Tourist profiles and attitudes: a comparison between cities in a different phase of the life cycle
Josep-Francesc Valls Giménez, Gina Pipoli, Paulo Rita, Itziar Labairu-TrenchsThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the different typologies of tourists that appear in cities that are in a different position within the destination life cycle. Barcelona…
Does slowness bring social change through Cittaslow?
Fulden Nuray Kucukergin, Yuksel OzturkThe preservation of social structure in slow cities has not been adequately examined in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine social change perceptions of…
Modeling the relationship between service quality, destination attachment and eWOM intention in heritage tourism
Ashutosh Pandey, Rajendra SahuThis paper aims to empirically investigate the relationship between service quality (SQ) in heritage tourism, destination attachment (DA), and electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM…
How does a destination’s food image serve the common targets of the UNESCO creative cities network?
Gökhan Yılmaz, Doğuş Kılıçarslan, Meltem CaberAs one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization initiatives, the creative cities network (CCN) declares the cities that are creative in the contexts…
Formula 1, city and tourism: a research theme analyzed on the basis of a systematic literature review
Romain Roult, Denis Auger, Marie-Pierre LafondThis paper aims to draw up the state of scientific knowledge in the field of Formula 1 with relation to tourism and urban studies.
Anatomy of successful tourism shopping districts
Bob MckercherThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the factors that make tourist shopping districts successful.
Unusual venues for business events: key quality attributes of museums and art galleries
Vladimir Antchak, Eleanor AdamsThis paper aims to identify the key quality attributes a museum or art gallery should possess and enhance to become an attractive business event venue.
Transglobal leadership approach to sustainable tourism competitiveness at tourism sector-engaged MSMEs through integrated human resource performance and responsible marketing
Adya HermawatiThis study aims to examine the effect of transglobal leadership on quality of work life (QWL), job involvement, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and human resource (HR…
Renegotiating organisational crisis management in urban tourism: strategic imperatives of niche construction
Abrar Faisal, Julia N. Albrecht, Willem J.L. CoetzeeThis paper aims to respond to the strong calls for interdisciplinary solutions to address the many and varied challenges that major disasters create in urban (tourism) spaces, and…
Cape Town’s gay village: from “gaytrified” tourism Mecca to “heterosexualised” urban space
Chris Hattingh, Juan-Pierré BruwerThe purpose of this paper is to ascertain the factors that led to Cape Town’s gay village to transform from a “gaytrified” tourism mecca to a “heterosexualised” urban space, from…
Congestion, popular world heritage tourist attractions and tourism stakeholder responses in Macao
Hilary Du Cros, Weng Hang KongThe purpose of this study is to offer advice to the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government regarding the tourist and traffic flow concerning how these contribute to…
A benefit segmentation framework for a nature-based tourism destination: the case of Kruger, Panorama and Lowveld areas in Mpumalanga Province
Lesedi Tomana Nduna, Cine van ZylThe purpose of this study is to investigate benefits tourist seek when visiting a nature-based tourism destination to develop a benefit segmentation framework.
Towards a model of Latin American tourist cities? The case of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Víctor Damián Medina, Andrés Niembro=Taking as a case study the city of San Carlos de Bariloche – in northern Patagonia, Argentina – this paper aims to compare its urban structure with previous urbanization models…
Contextualizing the issue of touristification in Asia
Nagathisen Katahenggam, Victor WeeThis paper aims to intend to contextualize touristification with a focus on Asia. It argues that touristification in Asia extends beyond physical transformation and is used as a…
The end of over-tourism? Opportunities in a post-Covid-19 world
Edward KohThis paper aims to examine the issues faced by cities known for their struggles with over-tourism, before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Opportunities to overcome over-tourism…
Soft innovation in hotel services: case of Izmir City
Ige Pirnar, Yasemin Celik Kamali, Engin Deniz ErisThe purpose of this paper is to figure out the impacts of soft innovation in the city hotels in general, whereas the focus is on figuring out if there exists a difference in…
Marketing local food and cuisine culture online: a case study of DMO’s websites in Egypt
Mohamed E. Mohamed, Mahmoud Hewedi, Xinran Lehto, Magdy MaayoufGiven the increased importance of food in tourists’ travel experience, the purpose of this paper is to explore the current and future potential of local food and foodways in…
Transforming the guest–host relationship: a convivial tourism approach
Xinran Lehto, Dori Davari, Soona ParkThis study aims to provide a fresh perspective toward understanding the forces that exist in the guest-host dynamic and thereby contribute to the guest–host relationship…
Merchants’ response towards urban tourism development in food markets
Rotem Mashkov, Noam ShovalIn an age when a tourist’s gaze is more involved in the daily lives of locals, it is evident that traditional food markets are being rediscovered as a space for recreation. Yet…
Image perception of surf tourism destination in Brazil
Sabrina da Rosa, Francisco Antonio dos Anjos, Melise de Lima Pereira, Marcos Arnhold JuniorThe purpose of this paper is to measure the image of surf tourism destination, Praia do Rosa, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in order to examine the complex relationship between…
The impact of tour services on international tourist satisfaction in Elmina, Ghana
Alexander Kofi PrekoThe purpose of this paper is to present specific tour services that influence international tourist satisfaction (ITS) and behavioural intentions (BIs) utilising…
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hybridEditors:
- Prof Andres Coca-Stefaniak
- Prof Alastair Morrison