The Role of Interpretative Tour Guiding in Sustainable Destination Management: A Comparison between Guided and Nonguided Tourists 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

Sustainable tourism is lauded for simultaneously benefitting local residents, tourists, and the environment. Environmental interpretation is considered a vehicle for sustainable tourism as it minimize...

Asking Good Survey Questions 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

Surveys are the main instrument of data collection in empirical tourism research. The quality of the collected data depends on the quality of survey questions asked. This paper provides theory- and ev...

Homo sapiens on Vacation: What Can We Learn from Darwin? 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

In recent years, scholars in various fields have been making increased use of evolutionary theory to gain a deeper understanding of human behavior. Since the 1970s, with the birth of new fields of res...

Existential Guilt and Preferential Treatment: The Case of an Airline Upgrade 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

Using the context of an unexpected airline upgrade, we examined factors that influence an individual’s reaction when they are overrewarded compared to others: guilt-proneness and relationship to the o...

Moderating Effects of Tourists' Novelty-Seeking Tendencies on Destination Image, Visitor Satisfaction, and Short- and Long-Term Revisit Intentions 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

This study investigates the moderating effects of tourist novelty-seeking tendencies on the relationships among destination image, satisfaction, and short- and long-term revisit intentions. Using surv...

Performance of Environmental Resources of a Tourist Destination: Concept and Application 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

Despite the apparent importance of destinations’ environmental resources, there appears to be little theoretical and applied research explicitly focusing on destination environmental supply. This rese...

Quality of Life, Event Impacts, and Mega-Event Support among South African Residents before and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

The purpose of the study was to explore the role of mega-event impacts on perceived satisfaction with quality of life and support among South African residents before and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup...

The Impact of Brand Experience on Downtown Success 31 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm

Many cities have begun to use experiential marketing in order to create cohesive place branding messages that appeal to different potential visitors, both tourists and locals. By identifying the brand...

The Foundations in Tourism Research Series 6 Jun 2013 | 04:43 pm

The Ethics of Excellence in Tourism Research 6 Jun 2013 | 04:43 pm

This article examines the challenges that have emerged in tourism as a result of the new audit culture, and the effects this system is having on the creation of knowledge. A premium is now being place...