以市场研究促进我国度假旅游发展

旅游业是以需求定义的产业,有效旅游产品的供给必须以对游客需求的切实把握为前提.要开发我国的休闲度假旅游,不能简单照搬以往对传统观光旅游市场的需求特征的研究结论,而必须要全面地了解我国休闲度假旅游市场的客观现状与市场的真实需求,正确判断现阶段我国休闲度假旅游市场的基本特点.     

发展海南休闲度假旅游的探讨与思考

随着社会经济的发展,海南的休闲度假旅游成为旅游业的主要旋律和方向,海南被评为国际旅游岛更是会促进休闲度假旅游的发展.同时对海南休闲度假旅游也提出了更高的要求.从海南休闲度假旅游的现状出发,分析海南休闲度假旅游存在的问题,并在此基础上提出推动海南休闲度假旅游的可持续发展的对策.     

乌鲁木齐市居民休闲度假旅游意愿调查分析

本研究通过对休闲度假旅游者主客观影响因素中出游时间、方式、动机等变量的量表开发,调查问卷设计。采用excel、SPSS数据提炼出主要的影响因素,分析不同旅游消费者在休闲度假旅游意愿上的差异,研究乌鲁木齐市居民休闲度假旅游意愿、旅游偏好等。最后,针对乌鲁木齐市周边休闲度假旅游资源开发现状,提出可行性建议。     

略论山东省滨海度假旅游发展

山东省地处我国北部沿海,海洋旅游资源丰富。目前山东省的海滨旅游业以大众化的旅游为主,而较高层次的休闲度假旅游没有真正发展起来。该文分析了山东省海洋旅游的现状,以及山东省发展高端滨海休闲度假旅游存在的问题及发展优势,并提出了发展建议。     

三大类型解读旅游房地产开发

当旅游度假成为一种生活方式之后,集山水田园景观、休闲度假为一体的休闲旅游也随之应运而生,成为新的房地产开发热点。这为休闲地产开发的大规模兴起奠定了巨大的市场基础。     

关于我国旅游景区规划与资源开发的要点分析

随着我国经济水平的发展，人民生活水平有了明显提高，旅游成了许多人休闲度假的选择，为了更好的推动旅游业的发展，旅游景区的规划与资源开发显得尤为重要．好的规划和开发可以使环境得到有效保护的同时带动当地的经济发展。因而为了更好的对我国的旅游景区进行规划和资源开发我们必须对一些工作环节进行探索和分析，相信只有经过完善的规划之后旅游景区的规划和开发才能获得成功。     

北京郊区休闲度假旅游用地现状及未来趋势研究

文章分析了北京郊区高尔夫球场、滑雪场、度假村和主题公园四大类型休闲度假旅游用地现状及未来增长,认为近期和远期北京郊区休闲度假旅游用地将比2005年分别增长0.62万公顷和1.36万公顷.文章还分析了未来休闲度假旅游用地供给可能性,认为部分用地需求能够得到供给保障,部分用地需求则无法保障.最后提出北京郊区休闲度假旅游用地将呈现出集约化发展、复合化利用和向边界外围周边地区转移三大趋势.     

旅游导向型土地综合开发(TOLD):一种旅游——房地产模式

随着我国旅游发展由观光旅游向体闲度假旅游提升转变,旅游产业与房地产业的紧密结合,产生了较大规模(数十平方千米至数百平方千米范围)的、以旅游吸引物及其配套服务设施为导向的、结合户外运动、会展购物中心、休闲度假地产等多功能、全覆盖的新型土地综合开发模式.本文在观察和调查归纳大量这类开发实例基础上,定义了"旅游导向型土地综合开发"(Tourism-oriented Land Development,TOLD)的旅游-房地产概念.分析发现,TOLD模式通常需要基于地方政府与投资商、房地产与旅游业、公共产品与私人产品的紧密合作或组合机制;其运行表现出"特定主题,多种活动"、"混合市场,依赖腹地"、"娱乐主导,房产支撑"、"高额投资,先入为主"4个基本特征.根据土地利用总体特征,TOLD模式可划分为生态导向型低度开发、文化导向型主题开发、市场导向型多元开发3个类型.     

建设工农业旅游示范点为我省旅游注入新的文化内涵

近年来，我省对旅游产品结构进行了大力调整，改变过去单一的古建观光旅游格局，相继推出了自然生态旅游、红色旅游、休闲度假旅游、科技发展旅游、工农业旅游，初步实现“五位一体”的产品格局。我省对全省的工农业旅游示范点予以评选，将有特色，有市场潜力的示范点吸纳进来，按照市场规律进行开发、整合、包装，使之形成受市场欢迎的产品。     

西安会展旅游市场分析

目前,会展旅游已成为城市旅游业发展的一个重要方向.对西安会展旅游市场的现状、结构等条件进行分析,并结合存在的问题,提出了当前西安开发会展旅游市场的基本思路.     

The consequences of forty years of tourism growth

Leisure travel has become a major lifestyle in the United States since World War II. This paper describes the social, economic, and technological changes that have been adopted by the industry and society during three eras of travel evolution. A synoptic view of the development of travel is provided by a review of five travel industry components: transportation, attractions, facilities and services, information, and the consumer. Emphasis is placed on the consequences of the adoption of major social and technological innovations that have impacted this vibrant industry and will continue to do so in the future. The paper concludes with eight observations on the present and future status of leisure travel in the United States.     

Liberation wars and tourism development in Africa : The case of Zambia

Development of Africa's immense tourism potential is severely limited for reasons including lack of capital, distance from the large North American and European markets, the cost of travel to Africa, and Africa's poor image abroad. A key factor contributing to this image problem is political instability. Since World War II, almost all African countries have achieved independence. In several countries, this decolonization process has taken the form of long and often bloody liberation wars. This paper examines the impact of Zimbabwe's protracted liberation war on tourism development in Zambia and suggests that a detailed examination of major internal and external political events associated with the decolonization process in Zimbabwe could provide important perspectives on the obstacles to tourism development in other African countries.     

Towards a geography of tourism

This paper traces the development of geographical interest in tourism during the past half century and examines the range and scope of the geography of tourism. The available literature is reviewed and suggestions are made regarding possible research aveneus and theoretical developments. Six major areas of interest are identified: spatial aspects of supply, spatial aspects of demand, the geography of resorts, patterns of movements and flows, the impact of tourism, and models of tourist space. Through an emphasis on spatial interaction an attempt is made to provide some cohesion and synthesis for this body of knowledge which constitutes the basis of the geography of tourism.     

The rediscovery of America: Elite automobile touring

The automobile has radically changed tourist habits this century. In the first decade it was enthusiastically embraced by a small, wealthy elite. In America this elite “rediscovered” the romantic northeastern scenery painted by the Hudson Valley School of artists. This process is documented both in the general elite tourist literature of the period and in a specific case study from an elite summer colony. In the second decade “mass followed class.” Cheaper automobiles allowed the middle classes to follow the elite tourists of the first decade. The elite began to lose interest in the automobile as something exclusive to them, and turned their attention to the possibilities for touring of aviation.     

The geography of tourism: An introduction

The geography of tourism is limited by a dearth of published research in geographic journals, the relatively few individuals who actively participate in the sub-discipline, and the lack of prestige the subject matter specialty has in geography. Despite these imperfections geographers make important contributions to the study of tourism because of their unique point-of-view. This characteristic perspective is seen in the context of a conceptual frame-of-reference which consists of a matrix based on two trichotomies. An analysis and interpretation of this framework and its application to the nine substantive articles included in the special issue constitute a majority of the article.     

Towards Strategic Intent: Perceptions of disability service provision amongst hotel accommodation managers

The tourism sector globally has become increasingly mindful of how an ageing population is reshaping service provision forms and offerings. This being particularly true of accommodation operations where there is a now a growing recognition of the commercial value for providing market groups with exceptional service. With this in mind, this study sought to ascertain the perceptions of managers in the accommodation sector towards disability service provision with a view to identifying any current service gaps or failings. An inductive, qualitative approach was used with the data collection phase incorporating a series of one on one interviews and a focus group. The in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 managers of hotels deemed to have accessible rooms that complied with the relevant building codes and standards. A focus group comprised 22 managers of hotels located in the Sydney central business district, Australia. Study findings revealed five key themes that had not been previously discussed in the literature. They were: inclusive attitudinal approach; safety; the responsibility of people with a disability to communicate their needs to the hotel; perceptions of accessible rooms by the general public; and operational processes. Related themes that emerged from the data analysis that had previously been aligned with the literature included: legislative responsibility, policy and building codes; disability as a market segment; staff awareness/training; and language, marketing, and promotion information. Implications with respect to management of accessible rooms in the accommodation sector are outlined and further areas of research are proposed.     

The failure of ‘control’ in the hospitality industry

This paper explores the relationship between the literature on the issue of control and the realities of the hospitality industry. Management control is related to the unsanctioned entrepreneurial activities of operatives (illustrated by the ‘taxi scam’), the failure of computer systems used to control operatives, and the failure of the hospitality industry to exploit the potential of the new technology. The paper suggests that management's (and a significant part of the literature in this area) failure within hospitality is linked to the perception of the role of the hospitality manager as one of policing the industry.     

A tourist space-time budget in the Shetland Islands

This paper addresses the need to better understand tourist pressure in selected regions of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, using measures of space, time, perception, region, and core-periphery. Normally an economic theory, core-periphery was applied in the context of this study as a locational and mental construct in examining tourism group movement (behavior). Respondents were placed into two groups on the basis of their activitybased motivations for visiting Shetland and asked to complete a daily space-time budget regarding their use of attractions, facilities, accommodation, and transportation. It was discovered that both groups differed marginally in their space-time use of the aforementioned variables within the various regions of Shetland.     

The promise of creative/participatory mapping practices for sport and leisure research

This paper provides an introduction to the concept of creative participatory mapping of human–environment relations. It is identified that within human geography, artistic practice and urban design, biomapping and similar community mapping tools and methodologies are increasingly being embraced. However, within sports and leisure research the concept has yet to gain academic attention. Consequently, this paper provides a basis for thinking about how researchers and research participants in the fields of sport and leisure research might benefit if mapping human–environment relations was to be embraced and integrated into research design practices. Referencing recent turns to studying space and affect within sport and leisure studies, mapping is argued to offer innovative methodological opportunities for studying how people relate to and understand the urban environments in which they practice physical activity and leisure forms of embodiment. The paper concludes by arguing that, along with offering up new avenues for conceptual research, mapping human–environment relations, if readily embraced, can go a long way to fostering community engagement in: the identification of (un)safe urban routes for sport/leisure practice (e.g. running, cycling), the development and site identification of health/physical activity initiatives and the design of urban landscapes of sport/leisure.