As tourism is becoming one of the most important sources of economic growth at the local level, it is crucial to identify and assess the relevant determinants of tourism flows. This paper investigates this issue by carrying out an econometric analysis of tourism flows for the 107 Italian provinces based on the origin-destination (OD) spatial interaction models, which fully account for the spati...

In this paper the researchers tried to study the status of tourism and rural tourism economy in Iran the condition of entry and exit of tourists in Iran, as well as the inhibiting factors affecting their positive impacts on Iran economic status. To achieve this objective, the researchers used documentary research methods. In addition, the researchers used a field research method based on the da...

Indian This paper will study on tourist's behavior base on their culture. The author proposes to study the influence of cultural characteristic on Thailand inbound international tourist behavior in order to understand the cultural differences among international visitors and culture value by focusing on three different countries, include with German, China and India which all countries have a s...

Critical incidents involving communications on health and safety issues amongst staff and clients are examined from 388 days of participant observations in 63 nonmotorised waterborne adventure tours in 19 countries. Good communications were critical in maintaining client satisfaction and rescuing them from life-threatening dangers; poor communications put participants at unnecessary risk or led...

The purpose of this study is to identify salient factors on students' career preparation behavior in the context of the hospitality and tourism education. A correlational study examined relationships between learning motivation, academic achievement, career decision selfefficacy, and career preparation behavior for 188 American students and 234 Korean students who major hospitality and tourism....

Cultural heritage is increasingly being viewed as an economic asset for geographic areas who aim to capitalise in the surge in interest in local history and heritage tourism from members of the public. Digital technologies have developed that facilitate new forms of engagement with heritage and allow local areas to showcase their history, potentially broadening interest to a wider audience, thu...

The areas of application for augmented reality technology are heterogeneous but the content creation tools available are usually single-user desktop applications. Moreover, there is no online development tool that enables the creation of such digital content. This paper presents a framework for the creation of Cultural Entertainment Systems and Augmented Reality, employing cloud-based technolog...

This paper conceptualizes the application of meta-design approach in the development of a mobile system supporting creative experiences for tourists. Specifically, for those working in creative industries, an adaptive mobile system will facilitate effective tourists’ interactions with and interpretations of the local attributes of tourism destinations. The mobile system will integrate the senso...

In the e-Turist project we developed a mobile application that provide experience comparable to that offered by a professional tour guide, but tailored to each individual tourist. The tourist can enter his interests (entertainment, active tourism, gastronomy, cultural and natural heritage), the available time and any special requirements he/she may have. Based on these and other data such as op...