International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 7 Issue 1

Regional development models using cultural heritage resources

Tatiana Abankina

The purpose of this paper is to introduce findings of comparative analysis and various models based on cultural heritage resources to foster regional development.

Tourist activity inhibitors

Wieslaw Alejziak

The purpose of this paper is to identify tourist activity inhibitors (causes of non‐participation in tourism), assess their impact strength and analyze the social disproportion…

Economizing on vacations: the role of information searching

Fred Bronner, Robert de Hoog

The consumer is currently feeling the consequences of the global economic crisis, leading to decreased spending by tourists. An important economizing strategy appears to be that…

Practices of literary tourism: an Australian case study

Susan Carson, Lesley Hawkes, Kari Gislason, Samuel Martin

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of tests for the development of literary trails for domestic visitors and tourists in Brisbane, Queensland, and to situate…

Segmenting tourists by direct tourism expenditures at new festivals

L. Taylor Damonte, Michael D. Collins, Carol M. Megehee

The purpose of this paper is to develop a method for estimating new direct tourism spending resulting from a new event in an existing destination.

Managing the World Heritage Site of the Acropolis, Greece

Androniki Kavoura, Evgenia Bitsani

The purpose of this paper is to examine practices for the presentation of specific sites in Greece, and in particular the way the Acropolis, Greece, a World Heritage Site, is…

Intangibles: enhancing access to cities' cultural heritage through interpretation

Nicole Mitsche, Franziska Vogt, Dan Knox, I. Cooper, Patrizia Lombardi, Daniela Ciaffi

The purpose of this paper is to utilise commodification for the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage in cities by developing interpretative strategies, specifically…

Antecedents of local demand for domestic tourism in Jordan

Ihab Khaled Magableh, Radwan Kharabsheh

The purpose of this paper is to investigate antecedents of households' local demand for domestic tourism in Jordan.

Tourist experience expectations: questionnaire development and text narrative analysis

Chieh‐Wen Sheng, Ming‐Chia Chen

The purpose of this paper is to develop a questionnaire on tourist experience expectations, and to conduct a qualitative study to analyze the factors and related texts of the…

Negotiating entertainment and education: a zoo in Japan

Hiroko Yasuda

Controversy occurs among professionals, such as veterinarians and zookeepers in Japan, as to whether a zoo should be educational or recreational. The purpose of this paper is to…