... tourism development at Al-Juhfa. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative study uses purposive interviewing to recruit informants. Data was collected using semi-structured interview and open-ended questions. Eight semi-structured interviews were made and a list of open-ended questions...

...Nada Hammad; Syed Zamberi Ahmad; Avraam Papastathopoulos Purpose This paper aims to investigate residents’ perceptions of tourism’s impact on their support for tourism development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using self-administered...

... projecting onto the official destination websites. Design/methodology/approach – The text-based content analysis builds on a random sample of one-third of the tourism development plans and the respective official tourism websites of sub-provincial prefectures in China. Terms (originally phrased...

... in Langkawi Island. The paper also provides insights on how future planning should be directed in more sustainable and responsible ways to position the island. Originality/value – The paper delivers a comprehensive understanding on the tourism developmental process of Langkawi Island, besides...

...Avital Birna; Kenneth F. Hyde; Anna Farmaki Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance the conceptualisation of dark tourism by evaluating both the supply‐side drivers for dark tourism development and the demand‐side motivations for visiting two dark heritage sites in Cyprus. Design...

... and images (McWatters, 2008 , p. 36). Susan Carson is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: sj.carson@qut.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Tourism Walking Literary trails Australia Brisbane Community Government policy Tourism development In September...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Meetings incentives conventions and exhibitions sector Segmentation Motivation (psychology) Socio‐demographics Taiwan Tourism development Market segmentation The meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector emerges as one...

... Reducing dimensions Regional origin influence Tourism development Attitudes National cultures Turkey Effective tourism marketing requires that managers understand not only what people do on vacation but also factors affecting leisure travel decisions. Businesses taking into account customer...

... This article originally appeared in Volume 4 Number 4, 2010, pp. 287-98, International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Tourism development Best practice Cross-cultural studies Individual perception...

... Destination image building Destination branding Country branding Tourism development The general branding literature is fragmented and lacks a model that describes brand building activities of the company (Wallström et al., 2008). Destination branding research, in particular, is also...

...Yi Wang Purpose This study aims to evaluate the correlation of Chinese philosophy to the process of tourism development. The current Chinese philosophy involves three influential ideologies: Chinese Confucianism, Chinese communism and Western capitalism, which significantly affect people's...

... tourism development has to the Shandong province in China. This study offers insights into different perspectives by gender and culture. Marianne Bickle can be contacted at: bickle@mailbox.sc.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Tourism development Social factors Attitudes...

... difference in itself that is seen as the source of misconceptions. A different but somewhat complimentary step in the scrutinizing of the concept of cultural misconception is the perception of this concept as rooted in antagonistic social and cultural strategies in regards to tourism development...

...Keith G. Brown; Jenny Cave; Fredrick M. Collison; Daniel L. Spears Purpose This paper aims to focus on evaluating what cultural, heritage, and historical resources exist in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and how these resources can advance tourism development and marketing. Design...

...‐Ward (2004, p. 278) argue that researchers need to venture outside the “core system:” Sustainable development Tourism development Tourism Marketing United States of America There was discussion about marketing being about ‘collaborating with customers and partners,’ but that (language...