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Can tourism confidence index improve tourism demand forecasts?
Valeria CroceThe link between confidence and economic decisions has been widely covered in the economic literature, yet it is still an unexplored field in tourism. The purpose of this paper is…
Airbnb: the future of networked hospitality businesses
Jeroen Oskam, Albert BoswijkAlthough networked hospitality businesses as Airbnb are a recent phenomenon, a rapid growth has made them a serious competitor for the hospitality industry with important…
Past, present and future of tourist tracking
Tatjana Thimm, Ralf SeepoldThe purpose of this paper is to find out tourism movement patterns via the tracking of tourists with the help of positioning systems like GPS in the rural area of the Lake…
An effort to develop accessible tourism in Greece and Turkey: the MEDRA project approach
Aristotelis Naniopoulos, Panagiotis Tsalis, Dimitrios NalmpantisThe purpose of this paper is to develop accessible tourism in two areas of Greece and Turkey. The areas of Drama in Greece and Mersin in Turkey have cooperated in the frame of…
“Chill or thrill”: the impact of the “polarity paradox” on hospitality and tourism
Anna De Visser-Amundson, Annemieke De Korte, Simone WilliamsIn a society of abundance, complexity, uncertainty and secularisation, consumers seek extreme market offerings. They thereby avoid the grey middle ground and rather seek white or…
Accessible tourism: the golden key in the future for the specialized travel agencies
Gamze Özogul, Günseli Güçlütürk BaranThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the comprehension of the importance of “Accessible Tourism” for the specialized travel agencies by proposing suggestions and key…
Planning an accessible expo 2020 within Dubai’s 5 star hotel industry from legal and ethical perspectives
Stephanie Morris, Scolah KaziThe purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of the accessibility laws currently in effect in the United Arab Emirates and, specifically, Dubai. Further, it recommends…
The future of food tourism
Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-BeatteThe authors identify five driving forces of changes that are shaping the discourses about food tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue.
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2055-5911e-ISSN:
2055-592XISSN-L:
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2015Journal’s owner:
Stichting Stenden Hogeschool(opens new window)Open Access:
open accessEditors:
- Albert Postma
- Stefan Hartman
- Ian Yeoman