information technology (IT) solutions provider to the travel and tourism industry. In addition, they include participant …

Purpose – Since the advent of non‐proprietary technologies fostered by the internet, the travel distribution model has … Travel Alliance (OTA). The potential impact of the underlying technology (web services) in use for developing these standards … came from a series of 30‐45‐minute interviews with senior executives of four major travel suppliers (included three major …

This paper examines the growth of the UK incentive travel market, giving special consideration to its use in the … motivation of staff in marketing functions. Incentive travel is the use of travel in a motivational programme to create an … environment that encourages self‐motivation in groups and individuals. Companies selling incentive travel in the UK are primarily …

new leisure product that combines two growing areas: cruise tourism and music festivals. The case is written in a …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the introduction of cruise ship tourism into historic urban centers …/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the unique aspects of cruise tourism that differentiate it from other forms of mass tourism. Using … the specific example of Charleston, South Carolina, it explores the difficulties that cruise tourism present to local …

entrepreneurship in a non-Western country, specifically in the Persian gardens as the touristic destination for increasing the tourism … useful for cultural heritage and tourism organizations and for investors in the economic sector due to more exploitation of … the tourism industry. Originality/value The paper is the first work evaluating the Persian garden with a new perspective …

‐cultural tourism enterprise. Design/methodology/approach – This project was developed in collaboration with the Gitga'at First Nation … identify research participants' hopes and concerns surrounding eco‐cultural tourism and the possible outcomes of this potential … project. Social implications – This research may be beneficial to other communities interested in eco‐cultural tourism …