The social dynamics of micro-firm learning in an evolving learning community

Micro-firms dominate the tourism sector internationally, yet there is a notable absence of studies specifically relating to their learning interactions with other tourism firms. Even when studied, a social learning lens is rarely applied in either micro-firm or tourism learning network research despite its relevance in this domain. In seeking to understand and map the social dynamics of micro-firm learning and participation in an independent learning network, the authors studied an evolving learning community (ELC) situated in Ireland's south west region over a four-year period. The findings demonstrate the complexity associated with creating and sustaining a social learning infrastructure in this context. An ELC model is proffered to provide insight into inter and intra social dynamics that influence learning development in the micro-firm setting. The proposed future research includes the study of additional ELCs, in Ireland and other countries, for the purposes of cross case/cross country comparison, and in pursuit of greater insight into the social dynamics of these communities.     

Tourism spatial reconstruction of Chengde City under the influence of Holiday Tourism Circle of Beijing

Holiday Tourism Circle of Beijing （HTCB） is one of the nine key regions of Chinese tourism industry in the period of the 11^th Five-Year Project. According to Tourist Marginal Utility Theory, Time-Distance Method is used to define HTCB in this paper. Chengde City, famous for its cultural tourism, is regard as one of the regions in Holiday Tourism Circle of Beijing. And this geographical advantage, in the context of the boom of tourism in China, is featured by the changes of tourist product structure and development model. In this paper, the influence upon Chengde tourism spatial structure has been discussed from tourist market, location and transportation. Chengde tourism spatial structure has been rebuilt with particular references to the factors of tourism destination district, tourist area, nodes, routes, and origin markets. In this paper, Chengde will develop tourism industry with the central heritage area as the center and northern forest and pasture area and southern mountain and lake area as the two wings.     

假日经济的现状及发展趋势

假日经济作为一种新经济现象，日趋成为人们关注的热点和焦点。“假日经济”是社会经济发展和人们物资生活水平提高到一定程度的必然产物，从我国现状看，假日经济具有时间特征明显、突发性、消费群体的广泛性等一系列特点。假日经济虽然在我国迅速发展。但目前也存在不少问题亟待解决。针对这些问题提出了一系列方案政策。假日经济的未来发展趋势有：多元化、多变化，个性化。     

我国旅游业发展的区域差异研究

运用区域差异的测度方法,定量分析了我国旅游业发展中东、中、西三大区域及省际之间的差异,结果表明:我国旅游业发展的绝对差异在不断扩大,相对差异呈缓慢缩小趋势,省际间和区际间的差异也在不断扩大,但是省际间的差异对全国总体差异的贡献率呈缩小态势,区际间差异的贡献率呈不断上升的趋势.在此基础上,提出了相关的对策措施.     

An overview of Internet-based surveys in hospitality and tourism journals

Survey research has reached an era when the Internet is commonly used as a research tool in different fields of study. Yet, the use of this method in tourism and hospitality research has not been fully explored. This study provides a state-of-the-art assessment of journal publications in the past ten years to reveal how the Internet has been incorporated into tourism and hospitality research. Various aspects of online research in tourism and hospitality are identified via reviewing relevant articles retrieved from the EBSCOhost.     

忻州市红色旅游资源开发的旅游精品路线设计

通过实地调查和问卷调查,分析了忻州市红色旅游资源开发中的问题,针对性地提出相应对策,设计了忻州市红色旅游资源开发的精品旅游线路。     

Web-based GIS in tourism information search: Perceptions,tasks, and trip attributes

People’s strategies and choices to utilize tourism information have shifted dramatically over the years following ubiquitous access to the Internet. Despite the fact that many tourism information searches on the Internet involve geo-spatial information through WebGIS, little is known about tourists’ behavioral patterns with this media. The purpose of this study was to examine tourists’ trip situations, tasks, and perceptions toward WebGIS. An electronic survey method and multiple regression technique were used to collect and analyze data. Findings indicate that ‘usefulness’ and ‘playfulness’ were the key factors that determined the level of usage and interaction. Users showed distinct behavioral tendencies under different trip situations and task performances when searching tourism information using WebGIS.     

Work environment and atmosphere: The role of organizational support in the creativity performance of tourism and hospitality organizations

In this study, we developed and tested a new model of how organizational support affects the organizational work environment and atmosphere that facilitates creativity. A field study of 320 employees showed that organizational support was positively related to the work environment for knowledge sharing, motivation, procedural justice, and promotion. Further, the work environment plays a mediating role between organizational support and employee creativity. These measures of an organization's environment of procedural justice are related to employees’ motivation and knowledge sharing, which predict employees’ promotion.     

新疆乌昌地区城市休闲旅游市场开发研究

本文首先简述了城市休闲旅游的概念和一般特征,进而通过文献综合和市场调查,全面分析了乌昌地区城市休闲旅游的供需特征,并从市场培育和项目开发等方面提出一些对策建议。     

发展西藏体育旅游产业的思考

兴起于上世纪90年代初的现代体育旅游,近年来呈蓬勃发展之势,逐渐受到人们的关注与喜爱。西藏具有丰富的自然与人文资源,为发展体育旅游产业,带动区域经济发展提供了得天独厚的条件。结合西藏实际和产业布局,如何合理有序地运用多种方式开发西藏体育旅游资源、发展体育旅游产业、加快西藏经济发展,提出了一些思考。