The value of souvenirs: Endowment effect and religion

Souvenir purchases has emerged as an important area of research in tourism studies. We investigate tourists’ attachment to souvenirs based on religion, type, and place of purchase, and analyze the endowment effect. We asked 3325 Jewish and Christian tourists visiting Israel to estimate the price they would pay/accept for three types of souvenir: Jewish, Christian, and general souvenirs. Overall, we found an endowment effect toward most of the souvenirs. The results demonstrated that religion, type, and place of purchase affected the valuation of the items. The endowment effect was higher for the Jewish group than for their non-Jewish counterparts. These results demonstrate that tourists’ perceptions of souvenirs are shaped not only by their utility, but also by their meaningfulness.     

对晋商文化地域性旅游纪念品的设计思考

伴随当今社会经济的高速发展,旅游业也在迅猛地发展.而旅游纪念品作为旅游业的一项高附加值产业,同时受到世界各国越来越多的重视.相对于有地下博物馆之称的陕西,同样具有相当丰富旅游资源,并称为“地上文物博物馆”的山西,其旅游业的发展却并不尽如人意.近年来,随着一系列影视剧的播放,大院文化旅游成为人们眼中关注的热点.现在,山西正处于转型跨越发展阶段,把文化与产业相结合便成为山西发展的重头戏.因此,开展研究具有晋商文化特色的旅游纪念品,对于宣传山西文化,提高旅游纪念品的附加值,增加旅游收入,促进山西旅游业的发展,打造品牌山西具有重要的意义.     

Tourist satisfaction and the souvenir shopping of domestic tourists: extended weekends in Spain

The satisfaction dimensions of domestic tourists when buying souvenirs are studied in relation to the overall satisfaction of the same tourists, a theme that has received little attention in the prior scientific literature. The research data were gathered from interviews with domestic tourists visiting Seville over an extended weekend. The results show that souvenir shopping satisfaction consists of four factors: internal attraction, service differentiation, service provision and external attraction. The last two, moreover, influence the overall tourist satisfaction rates. A discussion of these results and their implications help contribute to a better understanding among both scholars and practitioners of tourist satisfaction.     

旅游中心城市旅游纪念品购买行为研究——基于北京市的调查数据分析

目前,我国旅游纪念品销售收入远远落后于发达国家。绝大多数旅游者都希望能在旅游地买些纪念品,但是我们经常听到游客抱怨在旅游景区没什么旅游纪念品可买。而景区内商家也抱怨旅游纪念品的生意难做,看的多,买的少。一边是巨大的市场需求得不到满足,一边是供给者抱怨需求不足,这种情况在旅游景区普遍存在。因此,分析旅游纪念品购买行为影响因素,提出我国旅游纪念品市场的改进措施,对于推动旅游纪念品的产业化,促进旅游业的迅速发展具有重要意义。