A Special Event Loyalty Model: Comparing First Time and Repeat Attendees Xiangping Li, Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao |
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An Introduction to a Model of Political Leadership in the Context of Tourism Advocates Whitney Knollenberg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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Assessing the Impacts of Nature-Based Tourism: Host and Guest Perspectives Surya Poudel |
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Cody Morris Paris, Middlesex University - United Arab Emirates |
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Semih S. Yilmaz, University of Florida |
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Chinese Tourists' Images and Constraints towards Cruising Suiwen Zou, Texas A & M University - College Station |
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Competitive Positioning Analysis of Long-Haul Holiday Destinations by Chinese Travellers Dongkoo Yun, Centre of Tourism Research at TIAPEI |
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Nuno F. Ribeiro, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURISM: ARE SMALL COMPANY WILL HAVE ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH BIG COMPANY? Oktavianus Dato toda, National Chi Nan University Culture and heritage are two things that are inseparable. Since it has been recognised that cultural and heritage is part of a tourist destination that must be developed with the aim of maintaining its sustainability and existence. This study does explore and analyses how small business and middle and big firm in the same industry will able to share market? and are small business important for state revenue? This study will be based on three research study models, namely context analysis, observational participation and in-depth interviews. These three models will be used to highlight and interpret strategic options from existing developments by taking-into-account advances in dynamic capability theory as a consideration in dealing with empirical cases. The difference between small and large enterprises brings different perceptions to the process of resource and environmental changes, where the ability of large enterprises can exploit the market compared to small and medium enterprises. Keyword: culture and heritage, tourism, dynamic capability |
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DESIGNING TOURISM PLACES: UNDERSTANDING THE TOURISM EXPERIENCE THROUGH OUR SENSES Jeongmi Jamie Kim, University of Florida |
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Developing a Trade Show Exhibitor’s Overall Satisfaction Measurement Scale Yeqiang Lin, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo |
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Effects of the Big Five Personality Traits on Recreation Types - The Case of Vietnam Tourism Xuan Tran |
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Evaluating Travelers’ Response to Social Media Using Facets-based ROI Metrics Jason L. Stienmetz, University of Florida |
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Examination of an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Model on Overseas Tourism Shopping Fang Meng Dr., University of South Carolina - Columbia |
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Yueying Xu Dr., Institute for Tourism Studies, Macau |
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Xiang (Robert) Li, University of South Carolina - Columbia |
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Angela Durko, Texas A&M University |
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Fast-Thinking and Slow-Thinking: A Process Approach to Understand Situated Tourist Experiences Gary D. Ellis |
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Iis Tussyadiah, Washington State University |
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Jingxian Jiang |
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Investigating the Effect of Flight Delays and Cancellations on Travel from Small Communities Matthew J. Stone, California State University - Chico |
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Measuring the competitiveness of South Africa as a tourist destination Berendien A. Lubbe Prof, University of Pretoria |
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MEASURING TRAVELER’S INNOVATIVENESS Wei Wang, University of Southern Mississippi |
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Kayode D. Aleshinloye, Texas A & M University - College Station |
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Mental Construal Priming as a Facilitator of Leisure Travel among People with Mobility Challenges Ye Zhang, Indiana University - Bloomington |
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Perceived Destination Personality Based on Visitors’ Experience: A Case of Jeju Island, South Korea Hany Kim, University of Florida |
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Risky choice framing effects on travellers’ time-of-booking decisions Arifur Rahman, La Trobe University |
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Sustainable Practices and Barriers: Tourism Entities’ Perspectives Huili Hao, East Carolina University |
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The Experience Economy: Regional Fair Market Segmentation and Application Rod Warnick, UMass Amherst |
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Bing Pan, College of Charleston |
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The Impacts of Cultural Values on Bilateral International Tourism Flows Yingsha Zhang, University of South Carolina - Columbia |
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The KGB “Corner House” in Riga: Darkness and Light Brent McKenzie, University of Guelph |
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Ji Youn Jeong, Texas A & M University - College Station |
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Understanding the Cruise Industry’s Responses to Health-Related Crises: A Case Study Approach Bingjie Liu, University of Florida |
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Understanding Tourists' Involvement with Pop Culture : A Case of Korean Pop Music Seojin Lee, Arizona State University |
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Viewing a destinations Facebook page using a smartphone: The influence of posted media content Daniel Plunkett, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse |