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From agricultural to tourist production
2009
The article explores the tourism supply possibilities related to agricultural production.
THE IMPACT OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON URBAN ENVIRONMENT
2012
By their nature, tourism activities cause certain effects on the environment. They may vary depending on the extent of tourist activities, and also on the factors contributing to their increase or decline. All these effects have led to the notion of “the impact of tourism activity on the environment”. Environment in general is affected by these actions, but this paper focuses mainly on the impact of tourism development on the urban environment. We divided these effects into four categories: economic effects, socio-cultural effects, political effects and effects on the natural environment, aiming to discover the implications for each of these categories. We consider this subject to be an act…
Tourism association development tendencies in Latvia
2019
Tourism as one of the leading industries has gained attention from scholars that are researching different influencing factors of tourism destination development. One of the challenges that tourism destinations need to overcome is heterogeneous nature of tourism industry that could be solved with the help of professional and regional tourism associations. Current tourism technology from one side creates additional potential for tourism enterprises and destinations, from other side it could decrease need for traditional tourism associations. The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) indicates eighteen active tourism associations in Latvia. These tourism associations have been go…
Agriculture and tourism: economic evaluation of sustainable land management
2022
The ways in which the agricultural landscape has been used and managed by man has resulted in substantial changes over time in relation to the economic changes and social needs of local communities. In recent times, thanks to the multifunctional vision of agriculture, growing interest has focused on the recreational aspects of the landscape as a function of its usability. This interest derives both from its importance, highlighted by numerous studies on this aspect, and from its link with rural tourism. The latter phenomenon is growing rapidly and is capable of triggering important processes of development and local growth. In this context, the present study highlights some preliminary cons…
Un’opportunità per Lampedusa: studio di un eco-quartiere turistico per la riattivazione dell’isola
2014
In un momento storico in cui ogni territorio, soprattutto se fragile o marginale, è sottoposto a pressioni che solo cinquanta anni fa erano inimmaginabili, ci si deve muovere nell’intento di gestire la realtà odierna e offrire un nuovo scenario sapientemente costruito tra tutela e innovazione. Una strategia centrata sul corretto riuso del patrimonio edilizio radicato e la riqualificazione e valorizzazione degli spazi pubblici deve svilupparsi in un quadro di ricucitura dell’esistente che tenga conto non solo delle componenti fisiche e spaziali ma anche culturali, storiche e delle tradizioni locali. I resti di un trascorso complesso, gli elementi che ancora non sono scomparsi per sempre devo…
Tourist Mobility. Implications on Incoming tourism Assessment
2013
Tourism Destination Brokers: a network analytic approach
2022
Understanding the interactions of tourist companies could be relevant for the destination’s organisation and management. The present article employs a network analysis to examine inter-organisational interactions and the various roles that some companies assume in tourism destinations. The results reveal the existence of a network in which enterprises, identified as brokers, take on strategic roles both within and outside of their specific sub-sectors of origin. This study proposes new social network analysis indicators to identify the distinctive and prevalent position of company brokers, who manage inter-organisational relations by spontaneously assuming specific roles within the tourist …
The Impact of Architecture in the Hospitality Industry: The Decision Choice in the Case of Cyprus Island
2022
In an increasingly competitive market, hospitality architecture design can be significant for tourism and destinations. This article addresses the role of hotel architecture in tourism destinations and the case of Cyprus Island. The tourist market is dominated by international groups and brands, which develop modern architecture and design for the hotels industry creating a new attraction based on architectural design. This paper examines the role of architecture in hospitality accommodation by considering the demand side. The survey was based on a questionnaire and applied multinomial regression models. The results show that hotel architecture impact can influence the selection of the dest…
Âzyk do Kieva dovedët: âzykovaâ kommunikaciâ v oblasti turizma
2008
The paper covers the issues related to the intercultural communication in the area of tourism. The problems of linguistic communication are considered from the point of view of the adequacy of the translation of texts or statements related to the promotion of a country, a region, a place and a tourist objects into Russian or German. Historical information included in the texts of tourist guides appears to be an important matter in this area, because in the historiography of particular linguistic and cultural areas of language, there are noticeable differences in perception and interpretation of some historical facts. A notable issue is the adeąuacy of the translation of proper names relatin…
Analysing tourist mobility: current issues and future challenges
2013
Tourism statistics are generally based on data collected only at one point of the travel, which, depending on the perspective of interest, can be the originating region or the destination one. Indeed, many tourism trips imply the visit to more than a single destination, since tourists move to visit several attraction to several destination or within the same destination. The analysis of tourist mobility presents several issues which are related both to the collection of information on multidestination trip behaviour and to the analysis of complex information such as the ones related with tourist itineraries. The present work aims at reviewing the main issues related with the analysis of tou…