two different rural tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from tourists visiting rural … tourism companies in Finland and in Tyrol (Austria). The data were analyzed using analysis of variance and correlation … tourism companies and practitioners to understand how push and pull motivations affect tourist behaviour. Based on this …

Purpose Rural tourism has emerged as one of the potential economic contributors to the country’s economic growth. To … this extent, tourism stakeholders are aware of the rural tourism destination competitiveness where the development should … that contribute to the development of rural tourism competitive advantage, the present study aimed to propose a research …

/methodology/approach Questionnaire data were collected from 220 senior tourism business members in Iran. Findings The results show that an individual … opportunity recognition. Because the data were limited to tourism industry, future studies need to validate these findings in … recognition ability, it is critical for tourism businesses to invest in developing and enhancing individual ability. Originality …

impacts of tourism, and their support for tourism development, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design … Dhabi. Findings The findings suggest differences in perceptions of the impacts of tourism between national and expatriate … residents. Despite these differences, both groups reported support of tourism development. Research limitations …

awareness about the economic importance of tourism in Nigeria. Though the industry is fraught with certain challenges, which are … discusses some of the potential benefits of the tourism industry in Nigeria as well as an overview of the industry. Furthermore … the tourism sector. As Nigeria is becoming keenly aware of the substantial development potentials of tourism, this paper …

Purpose – This paper aims to show the economic impact of congress tourism and the sectors involved. In South Tyrol … congress tourism may be considered niche tourism. It does not concern the South Tyrolean valleys, where tourist impact is high …

Purpose – Travel motivation has received considerable attention in the tourism literature. Although motivation is only … one variable explaining tourist behaviour, it is regarded as one of the most important. Hence, nature‐based tourism … seeks to examine this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The Delphi study among tourism experts attempts to quantify the …

. This segment, defined with several terms (eco‐tourism, nature‐based tourism, responsible tourism …), is potentially a very … identified as “4L tourism” (landscape, leisure, learning and limit), which could provide the mature destinations to innovate the …

Purpose – Tourism in Antarctica is rapidly growing and diversifying, which raises concerns about its impacts and the … robustness of the current regulatory regime. Focusing on the analysis of past developments and trends of Antarctic tourism, this … paper aims to describe the future opportunities for tourism in Antarctica. Design/methodology/approach – Using literature on …