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Progress in visitor attraction research: Towards more effective management
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The authors in this article reviewed and reflected on research publications in relation to this sector and identified the key management issues experienced at VAs, and established how factors such as ownership and visitor volume help to explain the complexities encountered in managing VAs.About:
This article is published in Tourism Management.The article was published on 2010-04-01. It has received 199 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tourism & Hospitality management studies.read more
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Book review: Experimental techniques in plant disease epidemiology, J. Kranz & J. Rotem (eds.). Springer-Verlag Berlin, 1989, 299 pp.
TL;DR: The editors may have had undergraduates and young postgraduates in mind, but this work might be useful for other epidemiologists too, though the high price will hinder young scientists from purchasing the book, particularly those in developing countries.
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Bibliometric studies in tourism
TL;DR: This article evaluated bibliometric studies in tourism, depicts emerging themes, and offers critical discussions for theory development and future research, concluding that paucity still exists, particularly in relational bibliometrics in tourism.
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The influence of place attachment on the relationship between destination attractiveness and environmentally responsible behavior for island tourism in Penghu, Taiwan
TL;DR: In this paper, the causal relationships between place attachment, destination attractiveness and environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) were examined for tourists who stay one night or more at a destination, and tested the hypotheses for the first time in an Asian destination.
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Visitor attractions and events: Responding to seasonality
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.
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The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class
TL;DR: LuLu Lippard as mentioned in this paper reviewed the 1989 edition of The Tourist in 2013 Introduction to the 1989 Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Modernity and the Production of Touristic Experiences 2. Sightseeing and Social Structure 3. The Paris Case: Origins of Alienated Leisure 4. The Other Attractions 5. Staged Authenticity 6. A Semiotic of Attraction 7. The Ethnomethodology of Sightseers 8. Structure, Genuine and Spurious 9.
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Public and Private Management: What’s the Difference?
TL;DR: In this article, the differences between private firms and public agencies are reviewed, and 13 hypotheses are identified on the impact of publicness on organizational environments, goals, structures and managerial values.
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Tourism - Principles and Practice
TL;DR: Tourism: Principles and Practice, 4/e plus Companion Website with Gradetracker StudentAccess Card: Tourism 4th edition: principles and practice, 4 /e plus companion website with gradetracker student access card as discussed by the authors.
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The performance measurement revolution: why now and what next?
TL;DR: A broad review of the current state-of-the-art in business performance measurement can be found in this article, where the authors argue that the changing nature of work, increasing competition, specific improvement initiatives, national and international quality awards, changing organisational roles, changing external demands, and the power of information technology are the main reasons why business performance has become so topical.