Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research. Vol. 2

• Other Authors: Woodside, Arch G.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2008.
• Series: Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research.
• Subjects: Social Science > Anthropology > General.; Cultural studies.; Tourism industry.; Tourism.; Hospitality industry.

This volume provides useful answers to the following questions: how do tourists go about seeking high novelty and yet return to the same destination year-after-year? How do some firms in the same industry end up embracing industrial tourism while other firms reject such business models? What simple...

Table of Contents:

• Perceived risk and novelty-seeking behavior : the case of tourists on low-cost travel in Algarve (Portugal) / Antónia Correia, Adriano Pimpão, Geoffrey Crouch
• Mural-based tourism as a strategy for rural community economic development / Rhonda L.P. Koster
• Industrial tourism theory and implemented strategies / Elspeth A. Frew
• Leadership style and employee's job satisfaction in international tourist hotels / Chien-Wen Tsai
• Action and outcome metrics for evaluating destination marketing programs / Arch G. Woodside, Marcia Y. Sakai
• Independent traveler decision-making / Kenneth F. Hyde.