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Relationship between Tourism Expansion and Telecommunication in Thailand

Author(s): Nonthapot Sakkarin,Watchalaanun Tanawat / Language(s): English Issue: 01 (11)/2015

Telecommunications remains a major infrastructure problem in Thailand where international tourist numbers are gradually increasing. This paper examines the causal relationship between the number of international tourist arrivals and telecommunication investment in Thailand. Using annual data from 1983-2013, the results confirm that the number of international tourist arrivals and telecommunication investment are cointegrated and stable. The causality analysis reveals that there is bi-directional causality between the two variables in the long-run. This study suggests policymakers should upgrade the telecommunication service provided in the country and recognizing the investment in the telecommunications industry, they should focus on international tourism promotion by directly communicating efficiently to enhance and maintain the target group for international tourist arrivals. Additionally, Thailand's government should find a policy to induce investors for investment in telecommunications which supports tourism supply development. This will lead to augmenting the tourism market in Thailand.

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The places of settlement of the Koreans in the Primorsky Region as a Factor of Enhancing Cultural Tourism in the Region

Author(s): Vlasenko Albina Alekseevna,Natalia Aleksandrovna Tsareva / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (12)/2015

The article considers one of the possible variants of using tourist potential of the southern Far East. The places of resettlement of Korean immigrants of the 19th century on the territory of Primorsky Region and the specifics of their life have been identified. It is proposed to use the places of settlement of the Koreans to enhance inbound tourism in the Primorsky Region, by immersion of immigrants from Korea in a re-created socio-cultural environment in all forms of its manifestation. The concept of creating a competitive tourism product, demanded by tourists from the Republic of Korea, China and Japan, in the future is proposed. A Korean ethno-village may be included in tourist routes, where tourists can get acquainted with the history of resettlement of the Koreans to Russia, Korean culture and traditions. The Korean ethno-village, created as a multifunctional complex with the purpose of organization of leisure time of the population and inbound tourists, as well as the guests’ acquaintance with the Korean culture, traditions and rituals, will help to balance the tourist market of the Primorsky Region. The implementation of the concept of the Korean ethno-village creation will entail improving the welfare and comfort of living of population of the southern Primorsky Region due to the development of infrastructure for recreation and tourism.

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Analysis of Co-Creation Experience Towards a Creative City as a Tourism Destination and Its Impact on Revisit Intention

Author(s): HURRIYATI Ratih,SOFWAN Dara Myrna Pusparani / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (12)/2015

Creation of a creative city requires a major role of all stakeholders. It should be in the context of making the creative city as a tourism destination. Tourists play an active role through collaboration with travel and other tourism related business entrepreneurs. Co-creation experience can become a model that promotes cooperation through creative activities between travel business proprietors with tourists. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cocreation experience on a creative city s tourism destination, as well as its impacts on travelers’ intention to revisit the city of Bandung. This research employed descriptive analysis and verification methods. The size of population was 5,627,421 people and the size of the sample was 390 people. Data source consisted of secondary and primary data. The data collecting techniques consisted of interviews, observations, questionnaires, and literature review. This study utilized Structural Equation Model (SEM) with AMOS program version 21 for IBM. Results of the study revealed that the implementation of co-creation experience is good. Bandung as a tourism destination is considered perfect in creativity; and the number of tourists who intend to revisit Bandung is high, meaning that Bandung is a good place to revisit. Co-creation experience gives positive influence on creative city as a tourism destination. A creative city as a tourism destination contributes positively on the attitude of the tourists. Co-creation experience has a positive influence on revisit intention of an individual.

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Do Tourist Arrivals Contribute to the Stable Exchange Rate? Evidence from Indonesia

Author(s): Haryo Kuncoro / Language(s): English Issue: 01 (13)/2016

The impact of exchange rate on tourism arrivals fluctuation has been well accepted in the frame work of demand function. However, literature on the influence of tourism arrivals on exchange rate stabilization revealed inconclusive. This paper attempts to analyze the economic importance of international tourism arrivals in Indonesia based on the question of whether tourism arrivals contribute to stabilize exchange rate. Estimation of monthly time series data for the period of 2004-13 presents that Hedrick-Prescott filtered cyclical components of tourism arrivals and exchange rate are co-integrated and bi-directional Granger-causality. The results of VAR present that cyclical characteristics of tourism arrivals are pro-cyclical to exchange rate implying that the increase in tourism arrivals induce the destination currency appreciation. These results indicate that tourism arrivals are sustainable inflow and have a big potency to absorb other external funding resources volatility in order to maintain adequate international reserve and therefore contribute to achieve the stable exchange rate. In such a case, improving the competitiveness of tourism sector should be an integral part of the exchange rate stabilization program.

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Studying Tourism Impacts by Q Methodology Approach

Author(s): Michaela Havkiková / Language(s): English Issue: 01 (13)/2016

This paper presents the results of a Q-methodology survey conducted at the Karlovy Vary film festival. The festival, held annually in July, has been going for almost fifty years, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The purpose of this research is to enhance the current literature on evaluating tourism and event impacts, specifically relating to the relationship between the guest and the host. The paper compares the results of a 5-pile Q-set survey and a 7-pile Q-set survey. Cluster analysis and an ANOVA test were applied to compare the results. The results show significant differences between both types of survey, although some commonalities were observed.

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Analysis of Tourism Travel Trends after 2014

Author(s): BAČÍK Radovan,MUDRÍK Martin,Róbert Štefko,Sebastian KOT / Language(s): English Issue: 01 (13)/2016

This paper focuses on travel preferences of the current generation and the need for monitoring the everchanging trends in travelling. It points out that the current generation‟s travel preferences are markedly different from the preferences a few years ago. Since the present time offers people many new possibilities, it is necessary to enrich one„s offer of these wishes. The article also emphasizes the fact that if the destination wants to attract people, it should use not only different, often unconventional communication tools, but also come up with something new that people are asking for. This paper brings an overview of the research problems and also presents a picture of the current situation within the possibilities of using modern trends in tourism.

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Attractive Tourist Destinations as a Factor of ist Development

Author(s): Mikhail А. Morozov,Natalya S. Morozova / Language(s): English Issue: 01 (13)/2016

The article deals with the formation of attractive tourist destinations. It is shown that the attractiveness acts as a major motivational factor in the choice of tourist destinations (destinations) and forms a tourist need. Tourist attraction destination can be formed spontaneously or purposefully. The basic tools formation of the tourist areas are tourist destinations and tourism clusters. The main factors what influencing the formation of the tourist attractiveness of the destination are discussing. The classification of tourist attraction on various grounds: on the area of occurrence of appeal, the duration of its existence, the degree of controllability appeal. It is proposed to allocate and evaluate the three levels of appeal: There is, realistically achievable and the potential attractiveness of a tourist destination. A model assessment of attractive tourist destinations is approaches

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Green Management in Hotels: a Supply-Side Analysis

Author(s): MBASERA Miriam,Engelina Engelina Du Plessis,SAAYMAN Melville,Kruger Martinette / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (14)/2016

Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world and an important economic tool. However, it also has manynegative effects on the environment. Hotels, as part of the tourism industry, have a significant impact on the environment and it is therefore imperative that they should take action to mitigate these impacts. This increased awareness and sensitivity demands from hotel managers to become “greener” in their daily work. The goal of the research was to examinemanagers’ perceptions of green management in hotels in South Africa and Zimbabwe and to establish how green management affects hotel performance. A qualitative research was carried out in eight hotels in the above-mentioned countries, employing the case-study approach. Some managers do not fully understand the concept of greenmanagement. To some extent, this indicates that there exists a gap between managers’ knowledge and what green management means. This implies that training should constitute a significant part of hotels’ activities so that hoteliers mayconsider green management in their daily operations. The results could help hotel managers in the identification of stafftraining needs so that they may have a clear understanding of green management, enabling them to participate fully in green management activities.

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Residents’ Perception of Environmental Impacts of Tourism Recreational Activities in Protected Area

Author(s): Sharma Ravi,CHAURASIA Sushil,A.K. Bhattacharya / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (14)/2016

This paper aims to investigate the local perceptions of environmental impacts generated due to tourism activities. The data was collected through a pre-tested survey instrument for the impact indicators. Analysis ofvariance pairwise comparison test was used to analyze any significance difference among the respondents’ perception towards selected parameter of tourism impact based on location. The results indicate that the local communities have strong perceptions of the negative economic impacts of tourism although it is also representedthat it is perceived in a speculative way by those who do not have direct contact with the tourism destination.

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Affecting Factors on Rural Tourism Investment Analyzed through Grounded Theory: The Case of the Villages of Larijan District, Amol, Iran

Author(s): HESAM Mehdi,KAZEMI Mohammad,Mohammad Rezazadeh / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (14)/2016

Tourism, just like other service oriented industries worldwide is a great contributor to the economic,social, cultural and political realms of the given country. Tourism, as an industry is a new phenomenon which encompasses capital, human resources, and all socio economical and cultural aspects of the host country by establishing a network. Accordingly, one of the major strategies for having sustainable development in ruralsectors is the rural tourism. This factor has created an investment-oriented mentality in this field. By adoptingthe grounded theory and qualitative paradigm, attempt is made here to identify the affecting elements for the purpose of attracting domestic investors in tourism industry. The data is compiled through in-depth interviewsand Focus Group Discussions. The statistical population consists of 216 potential investors in the study areaand the sampling follows the snowball effect method resulting in the selection of 40 candidates. A total of atleast 35 hrs and 30 min are spent on interviewing the 40 investors in order to obtain the theoretical notion. The most effecting factors in attracting investors are: the capital, interests thereof, regulations, spatial features, structural fundamentals, advertisement, economics, culture, policy makings, institutions and the socialelements.

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Residents’ Perception of Educational Tourism in Jakarta, Indonesia

Author(s): HENDIJANI Roozbeh Babolian / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (14)/2016

Residents’ perception of tourism development has received increasing interest from tourism industrymanagers. Although the number of tourists visiting Indonesia is increasing, the fact about educational tourismand its effect on residents’ perception has not been explored. The objective of this study is to understand theimplication of educational tourism in relation to local residents. A qualitative approach was conducted with somelocal residents. The study revealed those local residents’ both negative and positive aspects of educationaltourism. In practice, this research will have benefit for the Indonesian government, the host university and for thelocal residents in the area.

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On the Concept of Sustainable Recreational Use of Natural Resources of Cross-Border Areas of Altai

Author(s): Evgenia O. Harms,SUKHOVA Maria G.,Nina A. Kocheeva,Minaev Alexander I.,Karanin Andrey V. / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (14)/2016

The article describes the geo-ecological principles and their relationship with the sustainable development of natural resources. The authors propose conceptual illustration of sustainable recreational useof natural resources of cross-border areas of Altai and analyze the main diversification paths of the tourism product of the region. Cross-border cooperation between the countries of the region and the organisation of asingle eco-economic and recreational space is of special importance as it is the basis of sustainable mutually beneficial economic development. The authors carried out the systematisation of the concepts of sustainable recreational use of natural resources and grounded its geo-ecological principles as exemplified by cross-borderareas of Altai.

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Analysis of Tourism Cluster Development: Kazakhstan Experience

Author(s): Aliya Niyazbayeva,Anar Yessengeldina / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (15)/2016

At the present moment, formation of clusters in the tourism industry in order to improve the competitiveness of relevant administrative and territorial units has become the most pressing task for Kazakhstan. Formation and development of tourism clusters is the effective mechanism for involvement of foreign direct investments and activation offoreign economic integration. Inclusion of domestic tourism clusters into global value chains will allow raising the level ofeconomic growth essentially by means of raising the international competitiveness of enterprises included into the cluster.The purpose of this article is to analyze the current state of the clustering process in the tourism industry in Kazakhstan and to define the most important causes preventing more complete and effective use of the cluster approachin tourism, as well as to state the recommendations for solution of the problems identified through the means of the statepolicy. Particular attention is paid to the experience of the Kazakhstan cluster initiative implementation into the tourism industry with the purpose of finding out the key accomplishments and problems of the pilot clusters.

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Kontrowersyjne rodzaje podróży w opiniach polskich producentów turystycznych: turystyka doświadczeń

Author(s): Grzegorz Godlewski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2019

The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of the Polish market for the development of the supply-side of controversial forms of tourism, based on the opinions and products offered by tour operators and retail travel agents. Analytical data were collected using desk research and CATI (N=107) methods. The most common controversial types of tourism include drug and sex tourism, followed by disaster tourism, medical tourism, slum tourism, fan tourism and poverty tourism. The expectations of customers regarding tourism offers usually focus on party tourism and extreme travel, and the providers highlight that this market segment will continue to develop.

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Determinanty rozwoju osadnictwa letniskowego na przykładzie gminy Stężyca

Author(s): Iwona Jażewicz,Aleksandra Zienkiewicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2019

The article presents the results of research on a specific recreation space – holiday plots. It is an attempt to identify the conditions for the development of holiday settlements, using the example of the gmina of Stężyca situated in the centre of the Kashubian Lake District. The authors indicate the conditions related to the location of holiday plots, as well as the motivations and expectations of their owners. As a result of the study, it was concluded that natural and landscape assets, as well as temporal and spatial accessibility determined the development of the holiday settlement in the gmina of Stężyca. Equally significant factors are family ties and sentiment towards their place of birth.

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Zmiany w strukturze funkcji turystycznej w uzdrowiskach kujawskich (na podstawie wielkości i struktury ruchu turystycznego)

Author(s): Andrzej Matczak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2019

The purpose of the paper is to identify changes in the structure of the tourism function in Kujawy spas which have led to their transformation into tourism and health resorts. The study was based on tourist traffic statistics referring to the period 2000-2017 and included defining the relationship between curative and other forms of tourist traffic. The author has used a wide range of statistical data, as well as information provided by surveys to determine and analyze the statistical indicators of tourist traffic pace, intensity and structure. The analysis reveals a significant transformation of the spas in Kujawy. This is confirmed by the indicators of curative and non-curative tourist traffic and by the reasons for visiting health resorts. The pace of changes in the tourism function in individual spas is varied. It is fastest in Ciechocinek, accelerating in Wieniec-Zdrój and slowest in Inowrocław. The changes occurring in the spas are causing their gradual transformation into tourism and health resorts.

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Controversial types of travel and the position of Polish tourism service providers: Experience tourism

Author(s): Grzegorz Godlewski / Language(s): English Issue: 2 ENG/2019

The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of the Polish market for the development of the supply-side of controversial forms of tourism, based on the opinions and products offered by tour operators and retail travel agents. Analytical data were collected using desk research and CATI (N=107) methods. The most common controversial types of tourism include drug and sex tourism, followed by disaster tourism, medical tourism, slum tourism, fan tourism and poverty tourism. The expectations of customers regarding tourism offers usually focus on party tourism and extreme travel, and the providers highlight that this market segment will continue to develop.

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Development determinants of holiday settlement: Case study of the gmina of Stężyca

Author(s): Iwona Jażewicz,Aleksandra Zienkiewicz / Language(s): English Issue: 2 ENG/2019

The article presents the results of research on a specific recreation space – holiday plots. It is an attempt to identify the conditions for the development of holiday settlements, using the example of the gmina of Stężyca situated in the centre of the Kashubian Lake District. The authors indicate the conditions related to the location of holiday plots, as well as the motivations and expectations of their owners. As a result of the study, it was concluded that natural and landscape assets, as well as temporal and spatial accessibility determined the development of the holiday settlement in the gmina of Stężyca. Equally significant factors are family ties and sentiment towards their place of birth.

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Changes in the structure of the tourist function in Kujawy spas (based on the volume and structure of tourist traffic)

Author(s): Andrzej Matczak / Language(s): English Issue: 2 ENG/2019

The purpose of the paper is to identify changes in the structure of the tourism function in Kujawy spas which have led to their transformation into tourism and health resorts. The study was based on tourist traffic statistics referring to the period 2000-2017 and included defining the relationship between curative and other forms of tourist traffic. The author has used a wide range of statistical data, as well as information provided by surveys to determine and analyze the statistical indicators of tourist traffic pace, intensity and structure. The analysis reveals a significant transformation of the spas in Kujawy. This is confirmed by the indicators of curative and non-curative tourist traffic and by the reasons for visiting health resorts. The pace of changes in the tourism function in individual spas is varied. It is fastest in Ciechocinek, accelerating in Wieniec-Zdrój and slowest in Inowrocław. The changes occurring in the spas are causing their gradual transformation into tourism and health resorts.

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Tourism in the Soviet Carpathians: Accommodation facilities for qualified tourism in the Eastern Carpathians (Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk oblast) in the 1970s and 1980s

Author(s): Łukasz Quirini-Popławski,Nazar Kudla,Michajło Rytynski / Language(s): English Issue: 2 ENG/2019

The research issue is to describe the tourist accommodation used for specialised tourism, including its types, distribution and scale, in the northern part of the Eastern Carpathians in the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The authors focused on the 1970s and 1980s which were the ‘golden age’ in the development of tourism in the Soviet Union. As a result of the analysis, 51 accommodation facilities were identified offering nearly 7,300 beds in the mid-1980s. It was the time when the development of that area reached its peak.

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