Examining the efficacy of self-classification approach in segmenting special-interest tourists: food tourism case

Self-classification is used as an a priori approach to tourist typology and market segmentation. However, skepticism still surrounds its ability to incorporate the multidimensionality of tourist behavior. This study seeks to empirically verify the efficacy of a single-item self-classification approach. The robustness of this self-classification measure is examined by comparing it to a data-driven multidimensional psychographic approach in terms of its ability to predict the behaviors of tourists toward food-related destination consumption. Results suggest that the single-item self-classification approach performs equally well as the psychographic approach in segmenting food-related consumption behaviors. The implications and limitations of this study are also discussed.     

Tourists’ happiness: are there smart tourism technology effects?

The purpose of this study is to develop a research model demonstrating tourists’ value-seeking processes through the tourism services and travel experiences of a destination. The model suggests that tourist happiness is assessed by tourists’ perceived experiences, which are formed by two motivational values: smart tourism technology (STT) and destination value. Despite a large quantity of research attention on destination tourism, the relation between tourists’ destination experience and STT has been less enthusiastically studied. Therefore, this study proposes to test an integrated model with attributes of STTs and destination values that contribute to tourists’ life happiness. The results of this study, from a survey of 191 foreign tourists in Seoul, South Korea, indicate that tourists are likely to put more value on what they perceived from their destination travel experiences than what they perceived from their experiences with STT services when they evaluate their overall happiness. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

The antecedents of tourists’ gaming spend: does the brand prestige matter?

This study endeavors to empirically analyse the influential effect among brand prestige, service quality, casino visitor satisfaction and spend. Data from 304 tourists who had travelled to Macau and had participated in gambling activities were used and structural equation modelling and multi-group analysis were employed in hypotheses testing. The findings demonstrated that both brand prestige and perceived service quality are determinants of satisfaction and gaming spend, and that brand prestige also affects service quality positively. Furthermore, past experience moderates the service quality and visitors’ satisfaction relationship, also service quality and visitors’ gaming spend relationship.     

Policies to increase business tourism income: A dynamic panel data model

This article aims to identify the determinants that influence business tourism income and that may be controlled by economic agents and policy makers of destination countries. For the development of the empirical study, a dynamic panel model by the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) was estimated using the Gretl 2016a software, and a sample of 122 countries for the period 2002–2013 (12 years) was used. The study reveals that, for the development of policies to stimulate the growth in the short and long-term of business tourism income, countries should develop measures that encourage capital investment in tourism and foreign direct investment.     

我国东西部城市旅游的差异分析

城市是区域发展的核心与枢纽 ,城市旅游的发展状况影响着区域旅游发展的结构、规模和水平。本文从我国区域旅游发展不平衡的现状出发 ,从城市化水平、旅游整体水平、旅游空间结构、旅游产品与模式等方面分析了东部和西部城市旅游的差异。为西部旅游开发提供了一定的参考。     

重庆建设国际旅游目的地的难题及对策研究

建设国际知名旅游目的地是重庆市“十三五”期间旅游业发展的重要目标任务。根据重庆旅游业现有发展基础及面临的困难和挑战,本文着重从建设三大国际目的地、打造七大国际旅游品牌、创新体制机制等三大方面提出了发展思路及对策。     

构建与普及理性低碳生活方式——人类文明社会演进的应然逻辑

人类的生活方式是与其社会的文明状态相适应的。原始文明社会中人类的生活方式是“朴素无碳”的,农业文明社会中人类的生活方式是“适应性低碳”的,工业文明社会中人类的生活方式是“发展性高碳”的,而生态文明社会中人类的生活方式应是“理性低碳”的。理性低碳生活方式是人类可持续发展的自我选择,是要在提高生活水平和质量的进程中实现低碳化,是生活方式的革命性发展。构建和普及理性低碳生活方式,需要树立和强化低碳生活理念,实现衣食住行等多方面的低碳化改造;需要全人类的共同努力,各个国家和地区应根据实际情况选择和普及各具特色的理性低碳生活方式;需要各生活主体的协同配合,政府、企业与居民等要全方位地、积极地、广泛地践行理性低碳生活方式。     

锦州市旅游业"十三·五"时期发展的问题与对策

锦州市旅游业在"十二五"时期快速发展,取得了辉煌的成就."十三五"时期在国际、国内特殊的经济形势下,锦州市旅游业面临着:(1)旅游业认识不足;(2)管理体制不顺;(3)缺乏旅游精品;(4)基础设施投入不足;(5)区域旅游合作不利;(6)旅游人才缺乏等问题.为了推动锦州市旅游业在"十三五"时期迈上更高的层次,应积极落实十个方面的对策:(1)加强组织领导;(2)增加投入资金;(3)重视人才建设;(4)完善基础设施;(5)科技兴旅;(6)政策鼓励旅游发展;(7)完善管理体制;(8)编制科学规划;(9)有效营销;(10)创新驱动.     

Experiential and involvement effects on the Korean wine tourist's decision-making process

This study's core purpose is to understand the behavioural intention (BI) of wine tourists using the Extended Model of Goal-directed Behaviour (EMGB). Specifically, the Model of Goal-directed Behaviour (MGB), an advanced version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), is extended to EMGB by incorporating experience and involvement towards wine tourism to better understand wine tourists' intention to participate in a tour. The sample was 211 Korean wine tourists. Results revealed that two constructs related to wine tourism, namely, experience of a wine tour and wine tourism involvement, formed positive and significant relationships with attitude towards participating in such a tour. Attitude, subjective norm, and positive anticipated emotion influenced tourists' desire to participate in a wine tour, which, in turn, influenced their BI. Contrary to expectations, the frequency of past behaviour does not have a significant effect on desire and BI, and perceived behavioural control has no significant effects on BI.     

The willingness of heritage tourists to pay for perceived authenticity in Pingxi,Taiwan

Authenticity plays an important role in heritage tourism. Previous studies have employed secondary data to assess the value of authenticity. This study goes further and empirically measures the intrinsic value of authenticity directly by integrating both qualitative and quantitative methods. The study was conducted in Pingxi, Taiwan and used open-ended questions to guide respondents to construct their own perceived authenticity. The respondents were asked whether they were willing to pay for what they had described. Four hundred and three valid responses were obtained. By using the dichotomous choice method and logistic distribution function, the willingness to pay (WTP) was estimated as NT$233. The study compiled 15 items to measure perceived authenticity based on previous literature and on-site visitor surveys. Three factors were derived by employing exploratory factor and confirmatory factor analyses. Discriminant analysis showed that intra-personal authenticity has a greater impact on WTP than object-related and inter-personal authenticity. This study might be the first empirical study to propose three independent concepts of authenticity, and to estimate the intrinsic value of perceived authenticity. The paper concludes suggestions that contribute both to theories of authenticity and applications by heritage management agencies.