Schedule

Adventure tourism: The role of social comparison theory in successful advertising images

Katie Dudley, Texas State University

An Examination of the Relationship between Sport Tourists’Involvement with a Sport Event Destination and their Twitter Usage

Sukjoon Yoon, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences Texas A&M University
Dr. Sheila Backman, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Clemson University
Dr. James Petrick, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences Texas A&M University

Beyond Towel Recycling: Sustainability as Hotel Business Strategy

Milton Almeida, Royal Roads University
Dr. Ann Dale, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Community Development Royal Roads University
Dr. Gyan Nyaupane, Arizona State University

Desert Tourism – Mirage or Sustainability Challenge

Amit Ghoshal, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences Texas A&M University
Dr. James Petrick, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences

Indigenous Cultural Solidarity in Resistance to Mass Tourism

Amy Savener, Indiana University Department of Geography

Opinion spreading of a tourism-related topic in an online travel forum

Eline De Cuypere, Department of Telecommunications and Information Processing, Ghent University
Koen De Turck, Department of Telecommunications and Information Processing, Ghent University
Dieter Fiems, Department of Telecommunications and Information Processing, Ghent University

Perceptions of International Tourism Destinations

Nichole Hugo, Arizona State University
Gyan Nyaupane, Arizona State University

Quality Tourism Experiences: A qualitative study of Australian Gold Coast residents’ perspectives as tourists in a group tour to China

Mary-Anne Smith, Griffith University, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Dr. Gayle Jennings, Griffith University, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Dr. Anoop Patiar, Griffith University, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management

Running head: PUSHING DEEPER INTO OTHER WAYS OF KNOWING USING ARTS-BASED RESEARCH

Tiffanie Ord, Arizona State University

Strengthening Farmers-hotel Supply Chain Relationships to Facilitate Agriculture and Tourism Linkages with Local Food in Grenada –A Service Management Approach

Kimberly Thomas- Francois, University of Guelph

THE EFFICACY OF CRISIS MARKETING METHODS IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY

Joelle Soulard, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences Agriculture and Life Sciences Building
Dr. James Petrick, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences Agriculture and Life Sciences Building

Travel Bloggers: Who Do They Think They Are?

Tonia Bates

Understanding the Motivations to Attend the Blue Ridge Gay Pride Festival in Asheville, North Carolina

Denise Adams, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Clemson University
Younsuk Kong, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Clemson University
Dr. Dorothy "Dart" Schmalz, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Clemson University
Dr. Shelia Backman, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Clemson University