Learning about the real-world in MICE education: The case of exhibition learning from Thailand

Abstract

The use of experiential learning in tourism and hospitality education is well-documented in literature. Experiential learning studies in this field may include, for example, internship experiences, field trip perceptions, conferences, and social events. However, there is still insufficient literature to understand students’ learning and their real-world experience in MICE education, especially in the exhibition sector. This study, therefore, addresses this gap by reporting the experiential learning of graduate students in an event course with the objectives to investigate student perceptions on academic learning experiences and the development of work-related skills by carrying out the exhibition project. Students are challenged to perform a complicated task as a real exhibition organizer, and to deal with other stakeholders of the exhibition industry (e.g., exhibition venue, exhibitors, contractors, and visitors). The experiential learning method is discussed through the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) process. The results indicate that students not only gained in-depth learning about the exhibition industry, but also developed important work skills (e.g., teamwork, planning, and coordinating skills). Moreover, classroom learning, industry visits, and real-world experience are found to be the important factors contributing to exhibition learning. The current study contributes to the limited exhibition learning literature and provides event educators new insights into the teaching and learning of exhibition-based projects in regard to how students plan, learn and carry out the exhibition event through the case of Thailand. Other similar courses may apply the learning processes and results of this study to develop effective experiential learning in MICE education.     

Factors influencing theme park visitor brand-switching behaviour as based on visitor perception

With the development of theme parks, which represent a multi-million-pound industry worldwide, research investigating the factors affecting theme park visitor brand-switching behaviour is an important method for improving theme park competitiveness. In the present work, models and research hypothesis are constructed based on visitor perception, and the survey data are collected and analysed to assess the hypothesis and to revise the conceptual model in this paper. The results indicate that there are seven factors influencing visitor brand-switching behaviour: ‘visitor variety-seeking', ‘visitor satisfaction', ‘switching cost', ‘perceived value', ‘competitor attraction', ‘theme park image' and ‘visitor involvement'. The perceived value and visitor satisfaction strongly influence brand-switching behaviour as intermediate variables. Visitor variety-seeking and competitor attraction are positively related to visitor brand switching behaviour, whereas the other five factors are negatively related to visitor brand-switching behaviour.     

影视主题公园旅游体验质量研究——以无锡影视主题公园为例

旅游体验质量在很大程度上决定着影视主题公园的发展,但如何运用指标进行综合评价却一直处于探讨之中。在调研数据与Ryan的"期望-满足"模型基础上,本文应用spss统计软件,提取了涵盖25个关键指标的8个主因子,分别命名并按重要程度排序为文化氛围、旅游条件、规划、服务、展演、活动、整体感知和其他关联。通过这一指标体系,对无锡影视主题公园的旅游体验质量进行综合评价,得出体验度和分析结果,并指出需通过增强文化氛围,完善管理体系,变换表现形式,积极沟通顾客才能提升体验度。     

“桂林板路”主题园对桂林老城文化传承的启示

通过收集整理老桂林文化的文献资料,积累第一手数据,并借鉴国内外主题园更新、改造和规划设计的理念,以＂桂林板路＂主题园为例,分析其文化设计理念的文脉传承,提出＂桂林板路＂主题园对桂林日渐消失的传统文化的传承具有重要意义,应重传统文化成果的实际应用价值和开发思路的创新性。     

地域文化主题酒店的设计理念和内容研究

地域文化主题酒店是主题酒店的一种类别,是指以酒店所在地内涵深厚的地域文化为主题的酒店。地域文化主题酒店是主题酒店中最有生命力和魅力的类型之一。首先提出了地域文化主题酒店的五个设计理念,接着探讨了地域文化主题酒店设计的内容和流程。地域文化主题酒店设计的内容和流程主要涉及三个环节,一是具体地域文化主题的筛选;二是地域文化主题的载体选择;三是地域文化主题酒店的设计。     

发展我国绿色会展业的若干问题及对策

本文根据中外绿色会展观念及经验,陈述了绿色会展和绿色会展组织体系等概念,绿色会展对国家的可持续发展的意义,提出当前我国绿色会展项目中的主要问题,就推进我国绿色会展的不断深入进行探索并提出相应的对策。     

哈尔滨会展旅游发展策略研究

会展旅游是当今世界旅游业发展的一个重要方向,是一个蕴涵巨大价值的旅游项目,是都市旅游不可或缺的一部分。哈尔滨会展旅游发展具备诸多优势,具体体现在得天独厚的区位条件,迅猛发展的城市经济,便利的交通、邮电、通信条件,丰富的旅游资源及基础设施保障等方面。但哈尔滨会展旅游同时又有着认知程度不够,市场调控乏力,会展场馆布局不合理,从业人员素质不高等问题。对此,应充分发挥政府和行业协会的功能,建立健全相应的管理机构,积极整合资源,合理规划产业布局,使哈尔滨的会展旅游走上可持续发展轨道。     

主题公园游客满意度曲线研究——以深圳欢乐谷为例

游客量直接决定主题公园的经营绩效,游客满意度是影响游客量的关键要素之一。本文首先通过对深圳华侨城三大主题公园的预调研,构建了主题公园游客满意度曲线模型;然后以深圳欢乐谷为例,通过回归分析,对主题公园的游客满意度曲线进行了拟合检验,发现主题公园的游客满意度曲线表现为倒U形。为了使主题公园经营者能够有效地利用倒U形模型,本文将游客满意度曲线划分为5个区间,针对每个区间给出了提高游客满意度水平的策略,为主题公园稳定游客量提供了理论依据。     

Impacts of urban renewal on the place identity of local residents – a case study of Sunwenxilu traditional commercial street in Zhongshan City,Guangdong Province,China

ABSTRACT

This paper studies the impacts of urban renewal on local residents’ place identity by examining the changes in local residents’ place identity in Sunwenxilu, a traditional commercial street in downtown Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, China, which carried out urban renewal relatively early in modern China. Applying Breakwell’s [(2015). Risk: Social psychological perspectives. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (2nd Ed.). New York, NY: Elsevier] identity process model and using the renewal process as a starting point, data concerning local residents’ place identity in Sunwenxilu were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and literature analysis. The results reveal that local residents had established a strong place identity on Sunwenxilu before it changed to be a community of “incompetents” in the 1990s. In the late 1990s, Sunwenxilu was transformed into a cultural tourism pedestrian street. Right after the transformation, local residents regained their self-esteem with the improvement of the physical environment and intensification of cultural symbols, and re-established their place continuity by maintaining their collective memories. However, a failure to improve the local residents’ self-efficiency of place during the “superficial” renewal had resulted in vulnerability of the local residents’ place identity in terms of self-esteem, continuity and distinctiveness, thus causing another crisis of place identity. Obviously, the construction of place identity results from the interaction of all elements, so too much emphasis on only one element may trigger a new identity crisis.     

“红与黑”:论精神旅游产品的开发向度

红色旅游作为我国精神旅游的主导产品,其主题大多为爱国主义和革命传统教育,存在着主题概念僵化、客源以公费旅游群体为主等问题;而黑色旅游主题则以爱与和平为主,呈现负面事件“正面宣传化”、多元化深度开发不足等问题.鉴于此,文章提出创新我国精神旅游主题的思路,即从阐释美、正义、人性、自由和理性等多维视角重构旅游产品,更好地发挥其对国民的伦理教化作用.