... the different sexual practices of visitors and their evaluation of the importance of those practices for current and future tourism at the destination. Finally, an analysis of variance was performed to compare significant differences in attitudes towards tourist behaviour and the attachment to Salou among...

...Federico Schimperna; Rosa Lombardi; Zhanna Belyaeva Purpose This paper aims to pinpoint the technological transformation impact on food as the cultural phenomenon for destination brand identity and management as the novel approach for the stakeholder causal scope (SCS) analysis in culinary tourism...

.... Design/methodology/approach A case study was conducted for five municipalities in one of the most significant tourism regions of Portugal – the Algarve – based on a systematic investigation of relevant laws, regulations and electronic platforms. Official statistics were compiled and analyzed...

...Ana Ma Castillo Canalejo; Juan Antonio Jimber del Río Purpose The main purpose of this research was to develop a universal model to evaluate the perceived value of tourism services and satisfaction with, and loyalty to, destinations from the consumers’ perspective and demonstrated the model’s...

...Andrew Mason; Rebecca Scollen Purpose This paper aims to discuss the role of a grassroots initiative in engaging local people in an innovative place-making fringe festival. Festivals such as the Carnival of Flowers are a major tourism event for regional cities like Toowoomba and contribute...

... according to their own sources, over 75 per cent of children live on welfare. Cathy Parker can be contacted at: c.parker@mmu.ac.uk 03 09 2016 06 09 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Tourism Place...

...Brian Jones; Shirley Beresford Purpose – This paper aims to look at the nature of the relationship between the marketing of the contemporary visual arts, cultural tourism and city and urban regeneration. This exploratory study of the marketing of the contemporary visual arts in Leeds has, as its...

...Thomas Doxiadis; Dionysia Liveri Purpose – The purpose of this paper demonstrate the strong branding correlation between tourism and the landscape, and show that good design can have a positive influence on both. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between a tourist destination's...

...Ares Kalandides; Jaime Hernandez‐Garcia Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the contribution of informal settlements to a tourism strategy and to city branding. It takes the case of Medellin, Colombia, which in recent years has developed several projects in their barrios using...

...Erick T. Byrd; Larry Gustke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of decision tree analysis in the identification of stakeholders based on their participation in tourism and political activities in a community. Design/methodology/approach A survey was sent to tourism...

... managed and developed. Fashion Retailing Retail trade Business performance Tourism Italy Noemí Martínez‐Caraballo can be contacted at: noemar@unizar.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 The relative scarcity of luxury retail trade in western cities until about...

...David Leaver; Ruth A. Schmidt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature of music‐based tourism in the context of the childhood locations of music icons from the 1950s and 1960s. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley are selected and fieldwork is carried out...

... port to a tourism, arts and entertainment precinct. Primary data are collected through semi‐structured interviews with representatives from local interest group. Secondary data are also collected from a range of government and non‐government sources. Findings The findings of this paper are twofold...

.../approach The first part presents a general framework of brand and destination branding in the field of tourism research. The empirical study was carried out in selected Alpine tourism destinations. In the first stage the authors identified the main representatives of stakeholders in two Austrian tourism...

...Manuela De Carlo; Silvia Canali; Annette Pritchard; Nigel Morgan Purpose To create a competitive edge in today's tourism marketplace, cities seek to differentiate themselves and create a positive image. Yet, there is little consensus about city branding processes and few case studies. This paper...

...Leonard A. Jackson Purpose The purpose of this research was to explore residents' perceptions of special event tourism at a destination. Specifically, the research examined residents' perceptions of the social, economic and environmental impacts of special event tourism on the destination...

... branding strategy which can be applied in a real world context to maximize returns for the destination. Brand management Dubai Marketing Tourism Brand image Worldwide destinations are spending an estimated US$1,480 billion on attracting tourism through both capital and government...