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Golf in mass tourism destinations facing seasonality: a longitudinal study

Garau‐Vadell, Joan B.; de Borja‐Solé, Lluis - In: Tourism Review 63 (2008) 2, pp. 16-24

Purpose – Mallorca is a traditional mass tourism destination that promotes golf tourism development in order to fight tourism seasonality and increase the tourist's average expenditure. Through a longitudinal study, the paper aims to analyze golf demand and its evolution; to evaluate the...

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Destination networks and induced tourism image

Camprubí, Raquel; Guia, Jaume; Comas, Jordi - In: Tourism Review 63 (2008) 2, pp. 47-58

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to develop a conceptual model of the process by means of which the induced tourism image of a destination is created. The model focuses on the role tourism agents' relational networks play in this process and particularly on the effects of the links with...

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Farm attractions, networks, and destination development: a case study of Sussex, England

Capriello, Antonella; Rotherham, Ian D. - In: Tourism Review 63 (2008) 2, pp. 59-71

Purpose – The paper seeks to provide insights into network‐based perspectives of farm attractions, evaluating their effectiveness for destination development. The specific purpose is to uncover relationships between entrepreneurship, network marketing and management strategies, and...

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An empirical assessment of owner‐manager motives in the B&B and vacation home sector

Schuckert, Markus; Peters, Mike; Fessler, Beate - In: Tourism Review 63 (2008) 4, pp. 27-39

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the motives and the socio‐economic profile of bed and breakfast (B&B) and vacation home owners in the tourism industry. Design/methodology/approach – The first part of the paper provides a literature review of types of entrepreneurship as...

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Portfolio Analysis (PFA) as a strategic tool for tourism policy: an integrated analysis of overnight data

Laimer, Peter; Weiss, Juergen - In: Tourism Review 64 (2009) 1, pp. 17-31

Purpose – The present paper aims mainly to target policy makers in the tourism industry. It seeks to give an overview about using the Portfolio Analysis (PFA) as a tool for analysing tourism flows based on the official accommodation statistics of Statistics Austria, which is electronically...

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Agri‐tourism and rural development: the Low‐Valdelsa case, Italy

Contini, Caterina; Scarpellini, Paola; Polidori, Roberto - In: Tourism Review 64 (2009) 4, pp. 27-36

the impact of agri‐tourism on local development in terms of income and employment. The study was conducted in Tuscany, a … system and cultural identity. This would determine a higher impact of agri‐tourism on the development of the area. Practical … implications – The research gains a better understanding of the community's interest in promoting agri‐tourism and provides …

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Infrastructure repercussions of mega sports events: the relevance of demarcation procedures for impact calculations, evaluated using the case of UEFA Euro 2008

Müller, Hansruedi; Moesch, Christian - In: Tourism Review 65 (2010) 1, pp. 37-56

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to develop procedures that make it possible to evaluate appropriately the economic infrastructure repercussions of a mega sports event, aiming at both theoretical and practical scientific targets. On the one hand, this involves developing exegeses while, on...

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Analysing tourism stakeholders networks

Presenza, Angelo; Cipollina, Maria - In: Tourism Review 65 (2010) 4, pp. 17-30

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the variety of relations existing in tourism networks, identified as complex and mutable entities, where a vast range of stakeholders coexist. Design/methodology/approach – After a deep review on stakeholder theory, the research applies...

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Archetypes of destination governance: a comparison of international destinations

d'Angella, Francesca; De Carlo, Manuela; Sainaghi, Ruggero - In: Tourism Review 65 (2010) 4, pp. 61-73

Purpose – The systemic nature of tourism products generates the need for a broad involvement of destination stakeholders in the destination management organization's (DMO) activities and makes destination governance, defined as the setting up and developing of rules and mechanisms for business...

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The impact of snow scarcity on ski tourism: an analysis of the record warm season 2006/2007 in Tyrol (Austria)

Steiger, Robert - In: Tourism Review 66 (2011) 3, pp. 4-13

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the sensitivity of ski businesses and of the accommodation sector in Tyrol to warm winter seasons and to draw conclusions for climate change vulnerability. Design/methodology/approach – Operational indicators of ski areas and overnight...

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