Changes in tourists’ perception of well-being based on their use of emotion regulation strategies during vacation

ABSTRACT

Based on the theoretical foundation of emotion regulation, this exploratory study aimed to examine changes in tourists’ perceived well-being and to determine whether these changes were due to use of emotion regulation strategies (ERSs) during their vacation. This study used travel diaries to record tourists’ use of ERSs on a daily basis, and also measured tourists’ perceived well-being one day before and after their vacation. Results indicated that tourists had significantly higher perceptions of well-being after vacation, and those who used ERSs were more likely to indicate a higher sense of well-being after vacation. The results provide new insight into which aspects of tourists’ subjective and psychological well-being can be boosted by taking vacations and how these aspects may be enhanced by using different ERSs.     

Shopping value,tourist satisfaction and positive word of mouth: the mediating role of souvenir shopping satisfaction

We propose new insights into key satisfaction outcomes for souvenir retailers, such as positive word-of-mouth recommendations, seeking deeper comprehension of overall tourist satisfaction determinants, by analysing the mediating role of tourist souvenir shopping satisfaction. We apply variance-based structural equation modelling by means of partial least squares to a sample of 408 tourists all of whom had purchased souvenirs. The results suggest that tourist shopping satisfaction partially mediates the relation between shopping value and positive word of mouth, while tourist shopping satisfaction completely mediates the relation between shopping value and overall tourist satisfaction. The results and their implications are then discussed to arrive at pertinent conclusions on tourist souvenir shopping satisfaction.     

旅游地纪念性礼品茶包装设计的新思考

伴随着旅游业大发展,旅游地纪念性礼品茶行业也蓬勃兴起,但各个茶叶品牌的发展却良莠不齐。在各旅游景区的茶叶市场,品牌意识薄弱、包装同质化、过度包装的问题成为普遍现象。在生态设计理念下,礼品茶走品牌化、系列化之路是包装设计的发展趋势。     

The development of tourist art and souvenirs — the arc of the boomerang: from hunting,fighting and ceremony to tourist souvenir

This paper examines the history and development of tourist art and souvenirs and discusses the reception of such artefacts, alongside works of fine art, within the museogallery system. Beginning with the relationship between cultural tourism and anthropology, it identifies common links between ethnographic artefacts, works of fine art and souvenirs collected in Australia during the latter half of the 20th century. Approaching these objects from the discipline of art history, this research takes as its priority the formal qualities of the artefacts and charts the transition of the boomerang, among other Aboriginal artefacts, from functional tool designed for hunting, to a marker of people and place made for sale as a tourist commodity. Other questions addressed in this research are as follows: What, other than size and price, attracts tourists to certain souvenirs and not others? Where is their final resting place and what meaning is attached to them through the narrative appended by the maker and by the consumer? How is it effected by the resulting location of display? Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

初探黑龙江旅游纪念品之现状

黑龙江地区旅游资源十分丰富,但旅游纪念品却品种单一,无法满足国内外游客的需求。开发对策是：政府扶持,加大宣传;创新产品,挖掘内涵;加强管理,规范市场。     

旅游纪念品的创意研究——以合肥市为例

旅游纪念品是旅游地宣传自身形象,提高旅游经济效益,丰富旅游者旅游经历的重要途径,对旅游业的发展起着推动作用。旅游纪念品的创意是其核心的生命力,应从无形内涵和实物形态来发挥创意,注重城市符号的提炼与运用并注重开发途径的创造。     

羌族民族文化动漫创意产品的开发——创新旅游纪念品开发成功因素

近年来,国家加快发展旅游产业,完善旅游市场法制建设,依法治理和规范旅游市场秩序,但是仍然存在产品品种单一、同质化严重等许多问题,尤其是羌族旅游纪念品市场发展举步维艰。通过动漫创新产品的开发,势必对旅游纪念品市场注入更多活力,也将极大推动旅游市场的发展;通过动漫形象进行旅游纪念品开发是旅游纪念品设计与生产销售最主要的手段;以动漫形象开发的旅游纪念品是推进旅游经济发展重要的出路。旅游纪念品的民族文化特征越突出,文化内涵越高,它的价值就越高,越受人们的青睐。因此,在进行羌族动漫人物工艺品、建筑工艺品等设计方面注重挖掘羌族民族文化元素,注重产品的创新设计,是创新旅游纪念品开发成功的重要因素,是打造旅游地区良好形象和树立品牌效益的基础,是推动羌族旅游纪念品市场良性发展的基本要素。     

南京旅游纪念品市场存在的问题及开发对策

南京旅游市场上蕴含地方特色并具有吸引力的旅游纪念品不多,这与南京旅游业的快速发展,游客需求的多样性不相适应。开发独具金陵特色,有较高文化审美价值、制作精巧的旅游工艺品和纪念品,对活跃旅游商品市场,促进旅游经济的发展,塑造各旅游区的良好形象都有着重要的意义。     

Tourist perceptions of souvenir authenticity: an exploration of selective tourist blogs

Authenticity is a well-researched concept in tourism studies and has been an important theme during the past decades. However, literature specifically concerning souvenir authenticity in the context of tourism is limited. Handicrafts were originally made to fulfil the needs of communities such as pottery for carrying water and storing food. With the advent of tourism, changes occurred in the functions and forms of artworks and artisans began to change their crafts based largely on tourists' expectations of what souvenirs should be. The current study examined travel blog posts to understand tourist perceptions of souvenir authenticity using constructivist grounded theory. Fourteen international travel blog posts between June 2007 and February 2012 were analysed. Bloggers from Canada, USA, and England blogged about their trips to Indonesia, Croatia, Brazil, Canada, Spain, Turkey, Russia, Italy, Senegal, France, Peru, USA, Belgium, and Argentina. Four themes emerged describing authenticity: (1) using local materials at the destination, (2) crafting by hand and produced locally by artist, (3) displaying artist's signature or hallmark, and (4) uniqueness costing more, but higher quality and better design. Further analysis illuminates that constructivist authenticity is subjectively based upon individual connection to an object, their social networks, preconceived notions, and cultural biases.     

Tourists' Perceptions of Aboriginal Heritage Souvenirs

Heritage souvenirs are an indispensable part of indigenous tourism and the authenticity of indigenous heritage is a vital aspect of such tourism. This study adopts a mixed methods approach to explore the perceived authenticity of glass bead souvenirs of the Paiwan Tribe in Pintung County, Taiwan. The study explores differences in the evaluations of authenticity among stakeholders and the factors that influence perceptions of authenticity. An understanding of tourists' perceptions of indigenous heritage offers valuable information for the creation of indigenous souvenirs and for reviving the promotion of indigenous culture.