The Problem of Motivation in Understanding the Demand for Leisure Day Visits

Abstract

Motivation for leisure travel has been an equivocal aspect of the study of leisure travel. Psychological theory has been useful providing conceptions of tourism motivation based on drives and needs, however, operational problems occur using attitude constructs which have varying degrees of predictive ability. This paper offers an alternative approach to the problems of motivation, taking a pheno-menological approach to the issues, using ethno-methodological techniques in a logical, sociologically grounded analysis of conversational interview data.     

Sustaining urban place-making

Educational travel, a neglected area of study in sustainable tourism, has grown substantially over the last 20 years in part as a response to institutional missions to promote international education, but also as a result of the USA's national security concerns to nurture a global citizenry. Considerable future growth is predicted following the bipartisan Lincoln Commission report and under the pending new legislation in the USA. Our pre-test/post-test study of almost 5% (n = 651 US students) of the entire short-term, US educational travel market to Australia and New Zealand between 2008 and 2009 revealed significant differences between the cohorts of the two programs, both of which focused on sustainable development. The Australia program not only produced significant increases in global citizenship (as measured by scores on consumer behaviors, support for environmental policies, and environmental citizenship) beyond that of the New Zealand program, but any initial differences between the programs were erased following participation. Reasons for the differences in attitude change are discussed. Analysis also noted key differences between students with different political orientations, but no gender differences. Implications for managing educational travel, marketing Australia's and New Zealand's tourism, sustainable tourism planning, and theory advancements are discussed.     

The impact of perceived security and consumer innovativeness on e-loyalty in online travel shopping

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the impacts of perceived security and consumer innovativeness on online travel shopping. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data and a total of 283 questionnaires were used for data analysis. The mechanism of perceived security and consumer innovativeness was then identified. The study results indicate that: (1) higher perceived security increases the perception of website image and trust; (2) consumers with a higher level of innovativeness tend to trust travel websites; (3) website image has a mediating effect between perceived security and trust; and (4) trust has a mediating effect between website image and e-loyalty.     

关于在线旅游企业网络组织的研究

在线旅游企业网络组织不同于在线旅游，它更多的是指以网络技术为媒介将若干有关联的旅游企业结合在一起，通过资源共享来扩展价值空间的组织形式。透过在线旅游这种经济现象研究旅游企业网络组织，将更有利于揭示在线旅游的本质和运行规律，就在线旅游企业网络组织的商务业态、产生原因及运行特征等进行了深入分析。     

近二十年国外旅游目的地品牌化研究述评

随着目的地品牌化对旅游行业的影响更加显著,旅游目的地品牌化逐渐成为研究热点,有很多主题值得进一步探讨和研究,论文对近年来与旅游目的地品牌相关的国外文献进行了归纳和梳理,试图从旅游目的地品牌塑造、品牌营销和品牌价值评估三个方面进行分析和总结,以期对国内旅游目的地的品牌化研究提供一定的借鉴与指导。     

陕西旅游业的市场开拓状况及对策分析

旅游业是陕西省的优势产业。本文从论述旅游业的发展对地区经济的促进作用着手,分析陕西省旅游资源的区位优势和巨大的潜力;从而探讨发展旅游业的相关对策,以便更好的发展陕西旅游业。     

Developing a conceptual framework for slow travel: a grounded theory approach

This paper discusses the sociocultural phenomenon of slow travel and explores and clarifies definitional issues. The 30-year-plus antecedents of slow travel are examined. A literature review shows a concentration on four key features: slowness and the value of time; locality and activities at the destination; mode of transport and travel experience; and environmental consciousness. Links to the slow food and slow city movements are discussed, and evidence that slow travel is an important emergent form of tourism in Europe, accounting for 10% of the holiday market, is provided. A grounded theory approach continues the exploration, involving 23 in-depth interviews with practitioners and academics, which revealed that their core requirements for slow travel centred on slowness, the travel experience and environmental consciousness. There was a lack of consensus about the eligibility of car travel and high-speed rail. Slow travel is seen as a group of associated ideas rather than as a watertight definition; it is a mindset about travel rather than a tangible product and concentrates on lack of speed rather than slowness per se. The conclusion shows it to be a growing part of the sustainable tourism paradigm and proposes a working definition of slow travel.     

导游人员职业权益维护及其利益表达

我国导游员队伍建设出现的矛盾和问题归根结底在于导游人员职业权益的长期缺位,现实表现在三个方面:一是旅行社企业内、外部及境外同行都存在随意侵害导游人员工作岗位行政许可独占权;二是导游人员劳动报酬权、社会保障权难以保障;三是导游人员学习培训权难以维护.导游人员职业权益维护重在措施落实到位,更在于建立健全导游人员利益表达机制.具体措施主要有加强导游总量控制、旅行社企业等级标准与拥有导游队伍情况密切挂钩、旅游者(团)接待档次与陪同导游等级水平相匹配等;拓宽导游人员利益表达渠道则主要靠政府及其部门、导游群体代言人、工会组织、社会舆论监督、旅行社企业社会责任标准认证和民间团体等社会各个方面共同发挥作用.     

基于SCP范式的中国在线旅游服务业实证研究

国内旺盛的商务旅游和自助旅游需求以及互联网的飞速发展催生了中国在线旅游服务业;在线旅游服务业目前正处于其生命周期的快速增长阶段,它的发展已经成为旅游业的一个热点。本文运用产业组织理论的分析框架对在线旅游服务业的现状进行了分析。     

A passenger demand model for air transportation in a hub-and-spoke network

This paper develops an air passenger model that deals with city-pair demand generation and demand assignment in a single framework. Using publicly available and regularly collected panel data, the model captures both time series and cross-sectional variation of air travel demand. The empirical analysis finds that pattern of correlations among alternatives can be described by a three-level nested logit model. Fare, frequency, flight time, direct routing, on-time performance, income, and market distance have significantly effects on air demand. Correcting for the problem of endogenous air fares using instrumental variables yields more plausible estimates of price sensitivity and value of time.