33 research outputs found
Recommended from our members
Tourism Product Involvement and Information Search
One of the major factors influencing consumer decisions to purchase a product or service is information sources about the product or service. Awareness of a particular product or service and resulting purchase decisions largely depend on the information consumers are able to gather and the credibility of such information. Often, purchase decisions that are considered risky or about which consumers have more uncertainty result in information search. Travel purchase decisions generally have attributes that encourage consumers to engage in information search. Numerous factors may influence a consumer\u27s information seeking behavior. Several researchers suggest one factor influencing information search is a consumer’s level of product involvement. This purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between product involvement and information search with respect to a tourism destination. A survey was conducted with prospective travelers to a destination in the U.S. Results suggest there is a relationship between involvement and information search, with more involved travelers having an interest in more information about a destination
Recommended from our members
The Effect of Travel Magazine Features and Photos on Tourist Decision Making
It has been claimed that travel experience is generally pleasure-based and consumed through images such as photographs and stories. It is often assumed that travel oriented publications such as travel magazines have substantial effects on people’s travel decisions, however the influence of these informal information sources has not been investigated to any great extent. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of feature stories and photos in an ongoing source of information, a travel magazine, on travel decisions. For the current study, a path analysis was conducted to validate the hypothesized relationships (Figure 1), which assumes that the feature stories and photos have an influence on enhancing the interest in traveling in Arizona and on the perceived helpfulness of the magazine during ongoing information search, which can lead to influence on travel decisions and evaluation of the magazine as a source of travel information
Recommended from our members
The Effect of the Fulfillment of Hedonic and Aesthetic Information Needs of a Travel Magazine on Tourist Decision Making
Recommended from our members
Perceived effects of Volunteer Tourism in Rio de Janeiro’s favela Community of Rocinha: Working towards Best Practice in Sustainable Tourism
The purpose of this study in progress is to begin to investigate: (a) the differences between mass tourism, favela tours, and volunteer tourism within Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (b) to identify if members of the community perceive the differences between these types of tourists within their community; (c) to identify if community residents perceive volunteer tourism as beneficial or detrimental to their community; (d) and to identify why NGOs use volunteer tourism as a community development strategy in the community of Rocinha. The method of the future study will be constructed using a semi-structured, open-ended interview questionnaire with qualified informants, and participant observations on volunteer projects with several nongovernmental organizations. It is expected that this proposed research will have significant management implications for volunteer tourism management and community development strategies
Recommended from our members
Photo elicitation in tourism research: investigating the travel experiences of study abroad participants
Photo elicitation is a natural research technique for the field of tourism as most tourists take photographs to document their travel. Viewing photographs can often enhance memories and the impact of photos on memory is especially useful in the interview process. Among other benefits of the photo elicitation method, a participant may answer questions in greater detail when presented with a photograph as the photo can help the mind recall experiences more clearly and deeply (Cederholm, 2004; Clark-Ibanez, 2004). This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of the photo elicitation method, how the method was used in a study on the travel experiences of study abroad participants, and a discussion on the impact of the method on the study
Recommended from our members
Local residents’ perceptions about tourism development
Local residents are important stakeholders in tourism development. Their positive quality of life should be considered and ensured while destinations try to satisfy tourists and earn benefits from tourism. This paper examine residents’ perspectives at tourism destinations, specifically, the relationship between residents’ satisfaction with their quality of life related to tourism impacts and their support for tourism. The research site is a popular destination in the Southwest of the USA. Data were collected using a mail-back resident survey. The results of a structural equation modeling approach confirms the hypothesis that residents’ satisfaction with quality of life affects their level of support for further tourism development. However, the indicators and sub-constructs attributing to the residents’ satisfaction with quality of life could be varied, depending on features of each destination and demographics of the residents
Recommended from our members
Overtourism: Sustainable Tourism Plan and Stakeholder Involvement
Overtourism with its negative impacts on tourism destinations is a threat to sustainability. Heavily visited destinations around the world have applied different methods to keep the problem in control such as capping the number of visitors, de-marketing, and changing visitors’ behaviors. However, tackling overtourism requires a systematic approach through planning and involving stakeholders. This on going case study examines the process of developing, implementing and monitoring sustainable tourism plan with a focus to diagnose overtourism and develop solutions in a popular destination. Data has been being collected through field trips, participant observation, review of project documents, and in-depth interviews. Findings will be useful for destination management in the context of overtourism and contribute to improve stakeholders’ involvement management framework in literature.
Keywords: overtourism, tourism stakeholders, sustainable tourism plan, MSIM framewor
Recommended from our members
Resident Attitude towards Tourism – The State of Knowledge
As residents’ attitudes toward tourism are influenced by how tourism is perceived to impact their communities both positively and negatively, the study of resident attitudes toward tourism has been an important area of research in the field for a number of years. After nearly 30 years of research, many insights can now be gained about resident attitudes toward, and subsequent support for, tourism. This paper presents an overview of the current state of research, frames it for the managerial perspective and makes suggestions for where the research should move from this point
Recommended from our members
Paintbrushes to Pruners: Tourism Professionals with a Purpose
Volunteer tourism research has studied individual motives to participating in development work overseas. There is, however, an absence of research examining what influences corporate or individual employees to volunteer for tourism related activities as ambassadors or representatives of their organization within their own country. Twenty-three interviews were conducted with tourism professionals attending the November 1 and 2, 2015 Tourism Cares event in Williams, Arizona (a town adjacent to the Grand Canyon). Findings suggest tourism professionals’ motives to volunteer (personal, relationship building and social responsibility) have linkages to the common good approach. Study implications can be beneficial for employee-volunteer management, and business ethics, as well as contribution to corporate social responsibility, sustainable tourism, and volunteer tourism research.
Key Words: Corporate social responsibility, Individual social responsibility, Volunteer tourism, Sustainable tourism, Corporate volunteer programs, Business ethics, Common good approach