a tourism destination, image formation is even more important due to the inability of pretest the tourist product. This … framework gives place to the present research on tourism destination image. The paper starts with a litterature review on the … resorts investigated is also reported in order to understand better perceptions on the tourism market.  …

those empirically for service bundles at the level of the tourism destination. After working out the most prominent …

The research steam on tourism destination image, begun in the late 1960s, has been essentially operational in its … approach, and only occasionally strategic. Aspects relating to the image of tourism destinations still constitute a relatively … rigorously study and evaluate the image of what we understand as a tourism destination characterized by “sun and beach”. It then …

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to determine the local residents’ attitudes of tourism in Kusadasi, Turkey. In … addition, the relationship between residents’ attitudes toward tourism and their overall perceived happiness was analyzed … attitudes toward tourism in terms of its positive economic, cultural and environmental impact. Study results also indicated that …

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 …

tourism research that will aid tourism planning and management authorities in the face of growing environmental pressures …