Showing papers by "Stephen J. Page published in 2015"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored how attraction managers develop and use special events as a tool to address issues of seasonality at a country level, finding that 70% of businesses remained open throughout the year, albeit with reduced opening hours to attract more visitors.
157 citations
Abstract: The adoption of technology for marketing is essential for the survival of small businesses and yet little is understood about owner-manager practice in this area. This paper aims to address that gap through a qualitative study of 24 owner-managed small businesses operating in the visitor economy. It found that there was a strong appetite for the adoption of technology for marketing and a clear recognition of its opportunities particularly related to how it could create a stronger market orientation and more agile marketing, adhering to the principles of effectual reasoning. However, the ability to take advantage of these opportunities was constrained by a lack of knowledge and in particular an inability to measure the return on investment. While the wider implications of the study are limited by the niche sample, a planning model for the adoption of technology for marketing is presented which can be tested through future research.
89 citations
TL;DR: Coshall et al. as discussed by the authors examined patterns of seasonality in international tourism to the regions of Scotland by disaggregating weekly numbers of overnight stays by trip purpose and found that the seasonality of vacation tourism to Scotland is defined by more than a simple rural-urban division.
Abstract: Coshall J., Charlesworth R. and Page S. J. Seasonality of overseas tourism demand in Scotland: a regional analysis, Regional Studies. This paper examines patterns of seasonality in international tourism to the regions of Scotland. Quarterly numbers of overnight stays are disaggregated by trip purpose. Seasonality in vacation tourism to Scotland is shown to be defined by more than a simple rural–urban division. Overseas visiting friends and relatives (VFR) tourism is largely an urban phenomenon and is consequently less seasonal than vacation tourism. Lower seasonal concentration of VFR tourism is not uniform across the regions. Although levels of seasonal intensity of business tourism to the three principal cities of Scotland are approximately the same, there are noticeable variations over time.
41 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the challenges and implications of the growing scale of dementia and the business opportunities this may create for destinations wishing to achieve dementia-friendly status in a coastal resort in the UK.
Abstract: Dementia is emerging as a global issue. Increases in life expectancy create an older population structure with accompanying health needs but also high lifestyle expectations. For example existing generations have come to expect to be able to participate in leisure and tourism activities in later life, which can be constrained by the onset of dementia. Leading healthy lifestyles and engaging in tourism activities are viewed as fundamental to remaining active and contributing to slowing the progress of dementia. This study is the first to examine the challenges and implications of the growing scale of dementia and the business opportunities this may create for destinations wishing to achieve dementia-friendly status. The paper reports results from an initial scoping study with tourism businesses in a coastal resort in the United Kingdom with such ambitions to assess the nature of the issues that arose from a series of face-to-face interviews.
36 citations
TL;DR: The use of impact factors has grown substantially in academia and publishing far beyond their original intended use as discussed by the authors, and they are now used extensively in academic and research assessments as well as in the promotion of journals, publishers, institutions and individuals.
34 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a special issue on Journal impact factors for tourism management is presented. But the authors do not discuss the impact factors of the journal impact factors on the tourism industry.
4 citations
11 Jun 2015