... guides, as they are one ofthe most visible and critical players in the tourism industry The recognition of their importance and the effort in raising their level of proficiency and professionalism ... and the order of magnitude ofthe findings of others The theoretical background ofthe methods used in the design ofthe research instrument is discussed later in the relevant section As an example, ... salary for the tour guides in Macau, and most ofthe time they have to prepay part ofthe tour expenses out of their own pockets The latter is largely attributable to the fact that the ITOs in...
... Anatomy of Demand in International Tourism: The Case of Aruba van Gorcum: Assen, The Netherlands Crouch G 1994 The study ofinternational tourism demand: a survey of practice Journalof Travel ... outline the profiles and characteristics ofthe tourist staying in commercial accommodation This tourist component is the first ofthe elements ofthe WTS (Leiper, 2004) These tables outline the ... Kluwer: the Netherlands; 241–256 Braunlich C, Nadkarni N 1995 The importance ofthe VFR market to the hotel industry TheJournalof Tourism Studies 6(1): 38–47 Bull A 1995 The Economics of Travel...
... exploratory study (both with regard to the selection ofthe location ofthe study and the selection of respondents within the location ofthe study) As for the size ofthe sample, it is widely acknowledged ... units of meaning and in terms ofthe number of units of meaning per respondent The depth and detail of data generated by the use of each technique was assessed in terms ofthe level to which the ... as part ofthe process of designing the exploratory study Consequently, in the following phases ofthe design process, convenience sampling was used for the choice ofthe locations ofthe study...
... include frequency of traveling, age or type of travel These results make the effects ofthe frequency on the choice probability complex We compared the choice ratios ofthe surveys with the estimated ... encourage the entrance ofthe performing arts into the tourism industry, and promote the development of theatrical performance (Central People’s Government ofthe People’s Republic of China, 2009) Theatrical ... number in the venue’, ‘accessibility ofthe venue’, ‘location ofthe venue’ and ‘weather.’ The attributes ofthe venue at which the performance was staged had a significant effect on the focus...
... to moving holidays, the number of tourist arrivals may depend on the days ofthe week As the composition of days ofthe week varies from month to month and year to year, the observed series may ... financial measures: the level of annual income and the annual profits ofthe company Respondents indicated on a seven-point scale the range of income and profits, in euros, earned by their business ... factor model unsuitable The measure of sampling adequacy indicates the relation of every variable with the others; in all the cases, it is greater than the minimum of 0.3 The communalities are...
... reduction ofthe shareholder value because ofthe erosion ofthe license to act (Hill, 2001) Therefore, presumably, the stronger the pressure exerted by stakeholders, the greater the interest of managers ... complete all the rounds in a Delphi study, it is important that they understand the goal ofthe study and feel that they are a part ofthe group The participants must also believe they are able ... facilities offered The destination is at the receiving end ofthe tourism system and consequently benefits and/or suffers from the events that may take place between the start and the end ofthe vacation...
... discusses the practical implications ofthe results As such, it makes a contribution to theory and practice The study focuses on the Worsley area ofthe city of Salford in the north-west of England ... explain the attitude ofthe ‘uncertain’ residents who recognize the desirability ofthe former but the destructive power ofthe latter CONCLUSION The research makes an important contribution to the ... proportion of residents actually oppose the tourism proposals, the majority is uncertain about the outcomes ofthe development because ofthe difficulty of predicting its net effects Nevertheless, there...
... by the choice ofthe stimuli in the research The news piece was selected in the study to be relatively neutral, describing the situation in Turkey and the Turkish society On the other hand, the ... impact on the formation ofthe image of a place (Tasci and Gartner, 2007) Therefore, to ascertain the influence of news and other uncontrollable sources of information on the image of a destination ... broadcasted by theinternational press within the context of Turkey The effect ofthe information received is assessed for both the country and the destination image as two separate constructs Furthermore,...
... with the plurality of functions ofthe destination The great part of visitors is repeaters (66.3%), while the first-time visitor represents 33.7% ofthe sample In addition, the majority of repeaters ... relies on the evaluation of a number of information sources that may lead to some confusion by over-choice (CC) Further, the tourists are only able to evaluate the quality ofthe attributes ofthe ... ensure the validity ofthe data The software AMOS (PSE, Portugal) was the main tool to estimate the theoretical model developed to explain the relationship between cultural dimensions and DMS The...
... whether the pace of development is sustainable The purpose ofthe study is to improve understanding ofthe uniqueness and significance ofthe hajj phenomenon and illuminate the challenges of ... repeating the devil stoning rite, and Mecca for a last circulation ofthe Kaaba While not a stipulation ofthe formal hajj, many pilgrims then visit the tomb of Mohammed in the Mosque ofthe Prophet ... visitors) The ticket show visitors attend a variety of shows/productions at the festival and therefore contribute greatly to the sustainability ofthe festival The nonticket show attendees, on the other...
... value for money’ (from a rank of 14 in the pre-test to 20 in the post-test) Structure of image To examine the structure ofthe destination image of China in the eyes ofthe participants, exploratory ... emerged from the factor analysis for the post-test data, explaining 63.64% ofthe variance and representing the four themes described earlier Nevertheless, in the case ofthe post-test data, the ‘hospitability ... treatment ofthe data The fourth section presents the survey results and compares the results with the earlier Davis et al study The final two sections discuss the implications ofthe results They...
... characteristics of rural enterprises and the deployment of ICT The study ofthe relationships between the characteristics ofthe rural tourism enterprises and the deployment of ICT is of interest ... major thematic headings as a framework, predominantly the presentation of self, the importance of identification, the sense of achievement, photography, the culture of wildlife tourism and the ... Fyall, 2006), these are the most important components in the tourism system and the core ofthe tourism product by dint of being the main motivator of tourist trips, and a key determinant of consumers’...
... values and the amplitude ofthe points measured Table gives the results ofthe bounding box calculations for the external surfaces of both the cast and the machined specimen The values for the STL ... on a comparison ofthe surfaces ofthe specimens with the surfaces ofthe STL model Because ofthe high degree of geometric complexity imposed by this kind of surface, PC-DMIS software was used ... formation ofthe shear bands In addition, the low thermal conductivity ofthe workpiece hinders the evacuation ofthe heat generated during the cutting process, resulting in a temperature rise of the...
... in the work indicates that the use ofthe casting compound between the guide rail and the bed ofthe machine tool positively influences the dynamics ofthe system The paper is concerned with the ... surfaces [19] The explanation for the complex mechanism ofthe damping of vibrations in the thin layer of EPY resin is beyond the range of this work The presented proposal for the assembly of guideway ... capacity Fig a The view ofthe samples used in the investigation b The characteristics ofthe load used in the investigation Int J Adv Manuf Technol (2012) 59:1–7 Fig The schema ofthe test stand...
... after the passing ofthe tool is, therefore, the depth difference between the surface ofthe base and the one newly formed after the pass ofthe tool This dimension is created as a composite of ... determining the location ofthe centre part ofthe element on the tool edge rounding The algebraic expression determines the value ofthe tangential force It takes the value zero at a point where the ... determined The dependence ofthe force Fc as a function ofthe thickness ofthe cut layer is linear, both when the layers are smaller than the radius ofthe cutting edge rounding and when they are...
... magnification near the area ofthe unit a, b The microstructure near the area ofthe unit c The microstructure of transition area df The microstructure ofthe unit The Matrix Transition Area The Matrix ... investigate the cause ofthe elevated packing factor ofthe chip Figure illustrates the procedure and shows the top surface ofthe layer cut from approximately 1.5 mm below the top ofthe tool The layers ... tool/piece/chip due to the loss of these functions and how they affect the tool wear and the quality ofthe machined surface Therefore, in view ofthe complexity and extent of difficulties and different...
... original software, in VBA, was created The profiling ofthe ring tangential tool is similar to the profiling ofthe side mill tool The particular position of tool’s axis may limit the length ofthe ... determine the composed characteristic curves ofthe helical surfaces (the case ofthe helical flutes ofthe motion threads) as so as, the highlighting ofthe singular points on the tool’s profile, ... lie on the surface ofthe cylindrical tool The length of movement depends on the difference ofthe two magnitudes The bigger the difference, the longer the movement Our study shows that if the ratio...
... interpret the contribution of form error ofthe artifact In the present work, a suitable cutoff value is selected based on the dominant magnitude ofthe harmonic components in the form profile ofthe ... another factor The effect of a factor does not have an influence on the estimation ofthe effect of another factor The first rule of orthogonal series is that they are balanced experiments In other ... kHz In the present study, the measurement ofthe width ofthe flank wear land ofthe cutting tool was used to evaluate the tool wear [14] The extent of flank wear (VB) can be measured as the distance...
... the activities ofthe current state, changes the state to a new one, and starts the activities ofthe new state Otherwise, it keeps conducting the activities ofthe current state These actions ... When the IR tangible turns on from the off status and the location ofthe IR tangible is close to the display, it is considered that the user tries to select an object Rotate: When one ofthe ... such as changing the position and orientation ofthe components ofthe digital product and embedding multimedia into the digital product and playing the multimedia The execution ofthe actions and...
... proposed by the French zoologist [53], the other ants follow the path and thereby, the amount of pheromone on the path is increased Finally, the ants find the shortest path from the nest to the food ... at the initial stages ofthe algorithm (Pin ≈ 1) and it approaches to a very small value at the final stages ofthe algorithm (Pf ≈ 0) The current value ofthe temperature in the iteration el of ... without any loop, the elements (weights) ofthe main diagonal ofthe adjacency matrix are zero The edge weights can also be either the benefit or the cost of two adjacent facilities If they represent...