Limits to community participation in the tourism development process in developing countries

This study deals with a normative concept of participatory development approach, which originates in the developed world. In particular, it analyses and explains the limitations to the participatory tourism development approach in the context of developing countries. It was found that there are operational, structural and cultural limits to community participation in the TDP in many developing countries although they do not equally exist in every tourist destination. Moreover, while these limits tend to exhibit higher intensity and greater persistence in the developing world than in the developed world, they appear to be a reflection of prevailing socio-political, economic and cultural structure in many developing countries. On the other hand, it was also found that although these limitations may vary over time according to types, scale and levels of tourism development, the market served, and cultural attributes of local communities, forms and scale of tourism developed are beyond the control of local communities. It concludes that formulating and implementing the participatory tourism development approach requires a total change in socio-political, legal, administrative and economic structure of many developing countries, for which hard political choices and logical decisions based on cumbersome social, economic and environmental trade-offs are sine qua non alongside deliberate help, collaboration and co-operation of major international donor agencies, NGOs, international tour operators and multinational companies.     

加速贵州省旅游业发展的思考与建议

通过对贵州旅游业发展的历史与现状的分析,针对当前存在的主要问题,致力于寻找解决问题的方法及途径,并从6个方面提出了加速贵州旅游业发展的相应对策.     

我国旅游房地产业的市场结构及其成因分析

旅游房地产业作为一个新兴行业,已成为经济发展中的一个亮点,在我国有着广阔的发展前景.文章运用产业组织理论,对我国旅游房地产业的市场结构及其成因进行分析,并在此基础上,为我国旅游房地产业的发展提出产业组织方面的政策建议.     

Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) in landscapes with a tourist vocation: Mapping and modeling the physical landscape components that bring benefits to people in a mountain tourist destination in southeastern Brazil

Mapping and modeling non-material benefits such as scenic beauty, heritage, leisure and its associated subjective dimensions raise numerous challenges. There is thus the need to forge new methodological approaches in order to include people's preferences into tourism planning and management. This work presents a spatially explicit modeling approach to assess and map Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) in landscapes with a tourist vocation. The results show that landscape users (local residents, entrepreneurs and tourists) prefer land covers such as rocky outcrops and Atlantic Forest, which are associated with CES such as aesthetics and recreation/ecotourism. Our results also show that Araucaria and Atlantic Forest are associated to CES hotspots with high degree of multifunctionality. The method we propose likely contributes to advancing the modeling of CES based on the preferences of landscape users. This method can be applied for better management and spatial planning of tourist destinations.     

Females' perspectives on tourism's impact and their employment in the sector: The case of Petra,Jordan.

This study aims to explore the trend towards gender equality in the tourism sector of the Petra region, Jordan. To do so, a mixed methods design including a questionnaire and in-depth interviews was employed for female residents of rural and urban areas in the region. The results show that women do not have favourable view of tourism's economic impacts and that several barriers exist to their employment in the tourism sector. The findings' implications and future studies are addressed.     

基于点轴理论的丝绸之路甘肃段旅游空间结构分析

科学合理地规划区域旅游的空间结构,可以极大地促进该区域旅游业的发展。本文以点轴理论为依据,通过理论分析和定量论证,发现丝绸之路甘肃段旅游空间结构分布着甘肃省数量众多的优质旅游资源、90%的优秀旅游城市和星级饭店、四通八达的交通运输网、较高的旅游总收入及旅游人气,这些都为区域旅游业的全面发展打下了基础提供了保障。丝绸之路甘肃段旅游空间结构的提出对提升甘肃旅游发展水平有着重要的实践意义,有助于甘肃省向旅游强省迈进一步。     

山东省旅游发展地域差异及分类研究

选取了13个与旅游发展密切相关的指标,运用主成分分析方法对山东省17地市旅游发展的综合实力做出评价;把17地市的旅游发展类型划分为发达型、较发达型、发展型、欠发达型;山东省区划为以青岛、烟台、济南和济宁为核心城市的4个旅游经济带,并对分析中存在的问题及相关发展对策进行了探讨。     

体验旅游与济南历史文化名城景观塑造问题的思考

随着生活水平的提高,现代人的旅游模式已进化到"体验旅游"这一高级阶段,针对体验旅游的特征,本文对济南的城市景观进行了思考,分析目前存在的不足,并提出了强化易识别的城市景观结构;营造多样性的城市景现环境体验氛围;突出差异性的城市景观元素;完善参与性旅游的互动平台的相应解决策略.     

基于区域经济差异和协调发展理论的城市旅游圈竞合发展研究——以广西北部湾经济区城市为例

随着广西北部湾经济区的发展,区域内城市旅游圈的合作也需要不断深入.文章通过对城市旅游圈合作发展的理论诱因和现实条件分析,初步探讨了广西北部湾经济区城市旅游圈的旅游合作的动力机制,提出加强旅游资源整合、空间连接、区域形象、市场拓展和制度保障等整合与协作,促进整个地区城市旅游圈的协调发展.     

西部旅游业营销战略探讨

西部大开发战略的实施给西部旅游业的发展带来了活力,要想让西部旅游业在新一轮发展中大有作为,带动西部经济腾飞,必须认真研究制定西部旅游业营销战略,加快发展综合性旅游集团,加大旅游产品开发力度,加大促销投入,采用高新技术进行市场营销,建立深度分销体系。