Tourism Planning & Development, Tourism Impacts, Environmental Preservation through Tourism, Alterations in Urban Island Tourism Destinations, Crisis Management, Hellenic and International Tourism Flows, Destination Marketing, and Tourism Sustainability
7 words and a logo: Does a brand shape a destination?
Branding Tourism destinations Branding Tourism destinations
How Luxury & Tourism transform economic unsettlement into steady growth
Luxury, Tourism & Economic growth Luxury, Tourism & Economic growth
If Small is Beautiful.....Exclusive beats it.
Luxury as a factor to set carrying capacity .TALC Luxury as a factor to set carrying capacity .TALC
Luxury, Sports and Developments
Luxury, Sports and Residential Tourism Developments Luxury, Sports and Residential Tourism Developments
Cross-cultural research: Issues and concerns
Book Chapter published in E. Sirakaya-Turk, M. Uysal, W. Hammitt, and J. Vaske (Eds.), Research Methods for Leisure, Recreation and Tourism. London: CABI Publishing.
In an increasingly global environment, leisure, recreation and tourism managers are confronted by diverse populations... more In an increasingly global environment, leisure, recreation and tourism managers are confronted by diverse populations of employees and customers. As managers, you will hire and manage employees who come from multiple cultural backgrounds and nationalities. As marketers, you will attempt to satisfy the needs of customers who are themselves very diverse in terms of culture and/or nationality. You will often need to make marketing or management decisions that should rely on carefully executed research. Yet, as researchers, you will be challenged by numerous methodological issues when conducting studies in cross-cultural contexts, because cultural factors often influence how people respond to research and because this cross-cultural context adds complexity. This chapter examines some of the issues and concerns you should consider and address when planning a cross-cultural study or when reading a document reporting on cross-cultural issues. The chapter proposes methodological guidelines to help you increase the validity and reliability of your cross-cultural studies, and to help you better understand the limitations of some of the studies you will read and use to make managerial decisions.
Residents' Support for Tourism: An Identity Perspective
by Robin Nunkoo
Annals of Tourism Research
Studies on residents’ support have primarily been conducted in the developed world. This study analyzes community... more Studies on residents’ support have primarily been conducted in the developed world. This study analyzes community support in the island economy of Mauritius by testing a model based on the social exchange theory and the identity theory. The model proposes that the resource-based occupational identity, environmental identity, and gender identity of the residents influence attitudes to tourism impacts and support (behavior). Results indicate that one’s identity has a direct bearing on support, but may not always influence attitudes. Findings confirm the relevance of the social exchange theory and the identity theory in explaining community support in island economies. The study’s practical implications and limitations are discussed.
Developing a Community Support Model for Tourism
by Robin Nunkoo
Annals of Tourism Research
This study developed a model of community support based on the social exchange theory. The model contained fourteen... more This study developed a model of community support based on the social exchange theory. The model contained fourteen hypothesized relationships and was tested using the LISREL package from responses collected from residents of Grand-Baie, Mauritius. Results indicated that support was influenced by perceived benefits, perceived costs, and community satisfaction. Perceived benefits were affected by community satisfaction, institutional trust, power to influence tourism, and neighborhood conditions. Community satisfaction and neighborhood conditions did not exert a significant influence on perceived costs. Power to influence tourism was also not found to affect community satisfaction. Policy implications and limitations of the study are discussed.