Tourism Stakeholder Assessment - Presentation

The Tourism Stakeholder Assessment Project was undertaken partly in response to anecdotal evidence regarding inconsistencies with branding, lack of strategic direction, and regional cooperation that affects the overall competitiveness of the tourism industry in Humboldt County, CA. The goal of the project was to better understand the state of the tourism industry in Humboldt County and what steps can be taken to keep improving the industry. The presentation contains results presented at a public meeting in spring 2019

Resident Attitude Towards Tourism in Humboldt County California

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate both resident attitudes toward tourism in general and resident attitudes towards cannabis tourism in Humboldt County, California. The survey was of adult individuals residing in any part of Humboldt County, California. Between March 2017 and August 2017, county residents were targeted to complete the survey either through an in‐person or online questionnaire

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

The Impact of Visualization and Expectation on Tourists’ Emotion and Satisfaction at the Destination

As tourist satisfaction is a clear goal in the tourism industry it is important to examine the consumers’ psychological process during the pre or post consumption experience including visualization, expectation, emotion and satisfaction of the destination. The current study seeks to show how novelty seekers who engage in visualization create expectations about a destination, and how it can enhance their positive arousal and emotion about the overall trip, ultimately leading to satisfaction with the destination. Managers should recognize how satisfaction, motivation, visualization, expectation, arousal and emotion are associated in order to provide a satisfying experience to tourist

Cannabis Tourism in Humboldt County - Moving Forward

There are a host of issues that may influence the growth of cannabis tourism including for example state and local regulations, resident opinions about cannabis tourism, adequate infrastructure to support tourists, and the fact that cannabis remains illegal federally (Lovelace, 2019). Three years after recreational cannabis sales started in California, this report explores cannabis tourism as an industry in Humboldt County, California. This study involved personal interviews with seven individuals including tourism officials, tour guides, local business owners and entrepreneurs. Multiple topics related to cannabis tourism were explored during the interviews, including for example changes in tourists and tourism visits, impacts on retail dispensaries, adequacy of infrastructure to support cannabis tourism entrepreneurs, as well as other barriers to entry in the industry

Cannabis, Communities, and Place: (Re)constructing Humboldt’s Post-Prohibition Present

Since 1990, many Cal Poly Humboldt faculty and students have made cannabis the focus of scholarship and learning. This work has been shaped by the political, economic, and cultural legacies of cannabis in Humboldt County. Scholarly interest spans multiple dimensions of cannabis cultivation, commerce, consumption, and related social issues. As a multidisciplinary team of scholars, Cal Poly Humboldt faculty affiliated with the Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR) have also shaped the Bachelor of Arts in Cannabis Studies that will launch in Fall 2023. This is the first social science degree program in the United States with this orientation. In this article we trace the origins of cannabis scholarship and learning at Cal Poly Humboldt from a period of domestic cannabis prohibition to the recent period of industry legalization. We also provide an overview of the BA program links to local and state policy and other contexts. Finally, we discuss cultivation communities and strategies of resilience in the context of economic turmoil as a result of legalization

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

Willow Creek, California Tourism Analysis

The primary objective of this study was to introduce and recommend different strategies for the city of Willow Creek, California to increase tourism post-Covid-19. After extensive research, the report outlines various opportunities that the Recreation 365 class, Tourism Industry Management, believe will help Willow Creek in their efforts to attract their target audience

Azimuthal anisotropy of charged jet production in root s(NN)=2.76 TeV Pb-Pb collisions

We present measurements of the azimuthal dependence of charged jet production in central and semi-central root s(NN) = 2.76 TeV Pb-Pb collisions with respect to the second harmonic event plane, quantified as nu(ch)(2) (jet). Jet finding is performed employing the anti-k(T) algorithm with a resolution parameter R = 0.2 using charged tracks from the ALICE tracking system. The contribution of the azimuthal anisotropy of the underlying event is taken into account event-by-event. The remaining (statistical) region-to-region fluctuations are removed on an ensemble basis by unfolding the jet spectra for different event plane orientations independently. Significant non-zero nu(ch)(2) (jet) is observed in semi-central collisions (30-50% centrality) for 20 <p(T)(ch) (jet) <90 GeV/c. The azimuthal dependence of the charged jet production is similar to the dependence observed for jets comprising both charged and neutral fragments, and compatible with measurements of the nu(2) of single charged particles at high p(T). Good agreement between the data and predictions from JEWEL, an event generator simulating parton shower evolution in the presence of a dense QCD medium, is found in semi-central collisions. (C) 2015 CERN for the benefit of the ALICE Collaboration. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Peer reviewe