旅游法应体现对海南国际旅游岛建设的支持

海南国际旅游岛建设不仅是海南经济特区争创全国旅游业改革开放的体制新优势的重要探索,更是我国旅游业全面参与国际旅游市场竞争的一次具有重要意义的尝试。笔者认为,即将出台的旅游法应围绕海南国际旅游岛建设,充分运用特区立法权,废除与海南国际旅游岛建设不相适应的法规,适时出台相应的决定、法规,完善与旅游业相关的现代服务业的立法,更好地支持海南国际旅游岛的建设。     

全域旅游视角下海南茶文化旅游产业链创新研究

海南是一个传统的茶叶生产地,也是一个较大的茶叶消费区。如今,海南作为自贸港“三区一中心”的国际旅游消费中心,如何将茶文化与旅游业相结合,是海南发展旅游业需要重点思考的问题。对此,文章从全域旅游的视角出发探究海南茶产业发展现状,并就海南茶文化旅游产业链的创新提出相关建议。     

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.     

旅游业增长与通货膨胀的关系——来自海南岛的证据

旅游业的增长能引起通货膨胀吗?文章检验了海南岛的旅游业与通货膨胀之间的关系.协整检验表明,海南岛的旅游业与通货膨胀之间有长期的均衡关系,格兰杰因果关系检验也支持海南旅游业在单方向上会引起通货膨胀,脉冲响应函数的实证结果也清楚地表明海南旅游业的增长对通货膨胀能产生一个正向的推动.最后,文章认为海南旅游与房地产的捆绑式发展及第二居所的短期居民激增是旅游业推动CPI增长的主要原因.     

三亚“价格调控”假日旅游供需矛盾的利弊及对策

三亚今年运用“价格杠杆”调控假日旅游市场供需矛盾,尝试经营假日旅游市场,但它是从局部利益出发的,对海南整体假日旅游经济有不良影响。鉴于三亚旅游对海南整体旅游业发展的重要性,应当处理好局部利益与整体利益的关系,本文立足于海南全省旅游经济发展,分析这一措施的利弊,并提出一些可供选择的方案。     

会展旅游发展模式之探讨

会展业的发展需要其他行业为之提供相关服务，旅游业是其一。因此，讨论会展旅游也成为题中应有之义。本文在明确会展旅游概念的基础上，依据旅游业和会展业的一些特性，结合我国旅游企业的行为特点，围绕协会的功能的发挥和游戏规则的建立，试图构建旅游业与会展业协同发展的,模式来推动我国旅游业更深地融入到会展业中，促进在我国尚处起步阶的会展旅游走向成熟。     

编辑手记

日前闭幕的首届博鳌国际旅游论坛,与会各国交流了应对国际金融危机给旅游业带来的冲击所采取的措施和经验,讨论了旅游业的新趋势和发展前景,并通过了《2010海南旅游宣言》。     

对旅游业的再认识--兼与张涛先生商榷

由于旅游业的特殊性，关于其内部构成问题至今没有形成统一认识。本文认为，旅游业“支柱说”只是对旅游业的一种短期的、近视的、静态的认识，不具有普遍意义，不能全面反映旅游业的本质，不适合“大旅游”发展趋势。从旅游者需求角度和旅游业发展的实际情况看，旅游业是依托旅游吸引物、为旅游者提供综合旅游产品与服务的产业集群。     

海南旅游业发展的法律问题

要把海南建设成为国际度假旅游中心,关键是建立和完善海南的旅游环境。通观各国旅游业的发展,我们发现旅游立法极大地促进和保护了旅游环境的形成。因此,法律工作者应当为海南旅游环境的建立和完善,提出相应的法律对策。     

海岛型目的地的旅游渗透度——海南案例及其国际比较

文章以旅游渗透度指数(TPI)作为分析工具和方法,利用2003年、2006年和2009年的数据,较为综合地测量和分析了海南全省及各重点市县旅游业对经济、社会和生态环境3方面的渗透程度及其发展趋势;并利用2009年的数据,就海南全省及各重点市县与加勒比地区的19个海岛目的地、马尔代夫和夏威夷等进行了旅游渗透度的比较和统计分析.研究发现,三亚市在2003年、2006年和2009年3个年份都是海南全省旅游渗透度最高的城市,但2009年海南全省及重点市县的旅游渗透度在所有样本案例地中尚处较低水平.通过聚类分析,该研究进一步将27个样本案例地划分为低度渗透型、酒店集聚型和全面渗透型3类,并举例对各聚类的显著特征进行了阐述.文章最后基于国际旅游岛建设的背景,对海南全省及三亚市旅游发展模式与趋势进行了讨论.     

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 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.     

Organized Youth Sport and Parenting in Public and Private Spaces

This article examines the connection of organized youth sport to cultural beliefs, values and practices of contemporary parenting ideologies, specifically the idealization of intensive mothering and involved fathering. It explores how parenting ideologies are constructed by the discourses expressed by individuals in their everyday lives through their children's sport participation. Moreover, the analysis of the parental discourse illustrates how parenting goes beyond the home environment and becomes a public act that is observed by other parents, with these observations creating the basis of what is deemed to be a good parent. Emphasis is also placed on the gendered dimensions of meeting the expectations for being a good parent.     

Leisure and the rich today: Veblen's thesis after a century

This paper calls for a revisionist reading of the thesis of the leisure class. Veblen's great work The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) argued that society is ruled by a leisure class. The primary identifying characteristics of this class are prodigious wealth, voluntary abnegation from pecuniary labour and conspicuous consumption. Veblen's argument suggested the decomposition of the work ethic because the characteristics cultivated by the rich would be emulated by the lower orders. Schor's The Overworked American (1991) work suggests that overwork, not leisure is one of the primary identifying characteristics of postwar culture. The article uses statistical and biographical data on the rich today to provide a counterpoint to Veblen's thesis. It is argued that the rich are not characterized by a rejection of work. On the contrary the richest people in the world typically work longer hours than the average. For these individuals work adopts a play form which probably contrasts sharply with wider social experience. Data on the leisure of Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Richard Branson is examined to assemble a position on leisure and the rich which contrasts with the Veblen thesis.     

Souvenirs: Icons of meaning, commercialization and commoditization

This article examines the development of souvenirs research in tourism studies. It looks at souvenirs from four broad vantage points, namely historical perspectives on souvenirs research, souvenirs as messengers of meaning, souvenirs as tradable commodities and the commodification of souvenirs and handicrafts. Part of this includes the supply and demand aspects of souvenir production and consumption, including the distribution system and various aspects of producers. The paper also considers the commodification process of native arts and crafts into consumable tourism products and suggests future directions for additional works in this understudied area of tourism research.