The Tourist Review: Volume 51 Issue 4

Looking back to the AIEST Congress 1996

Peter Keller

Globalisation and Tourism. Vom 22. bis 28. September 1996 fand in Rotorua (Neuseeland) der 46. Kongress der AIEST statt. Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus fünf Kontinenten und 14…

The impact of information technology on distribution channels

Christine Hope, Robert Hope, Lara Tavridou

This paper briefly describes some of the advances which are taking place in information technology and considers some of the associated problems. The implications for tourism…

Political risk analysis in relation to foreign direct investment: A view from the hospitality industry

Sandro Formica

The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of the political risk factor that, according to the literature, seems to excerpt a powerful influence in determining foreign…

The tourism entrepreneurial process: A conceptualization and implications for research and development

Khoon Y. Koh

Touristic enterprises can significantly contribute to the economic and social well‐being of a community. One practical way to increase the birth of touristic enterprises in a…

Soft ecotourism: The substitution effect

Antoine Zalatan, Alfredo Ramirez Gaston

This article examines the emergence of the “soft‐ecotourism” market and measures the extend of familiarity with ecotourism and the willingness of resort travellers to substitute…

Von der trendwende zum quantensprung in verkehr und tourismus

Claude Kaspar

In his last lecture at the University of St. Gallen, honorary president of the AIEST professor Claude Kaspar analyzed the interactions between politics and science in the field of…