http://turismreview.com www.turismreview.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:57:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://turismreview.com/list-of-articles/ There is a common, although questionable, viewpoint that tourism has great potential for improving intercultural relationships. However, research on positive attitude change in tourists visiting a given location (Amir; Anastasopoulosand Milman) questions this claim since contradictory results point to the existence of theoretical gaps. Only in some cases are the ... http://turismreview.com/a-model-of-tourism-experience-and-attitude-change/ Recent decades have seen increased interest in finding out what motivates tourists to behave the way they do. In common with consumer behaviorists in general, however, there has been difficulties in choosing appropriate methods. Thus, a number of different approaches have been adopted. In an effort to ascertain just how ... http://turismreview.com/examining-tourism-motivation-methodologies/ After decades of rapid growth in tourism, Austria and its neighboring regions in Germany, Switzerland and Upper Italy have over the past three years experienced sustained declines in the number of tourists visiting their destinations. While the alpine Central European regions may be a special case, all of Europe has ... http://turismreview.com/measuring-tourist-judgment-on-service-quality/ By most estimates, the economic impact of tourism is huge. According to Euromonitor, average tourist spending in 1996 was US$559 per person and even that figure is expected to grow by 8% per year till 2000. The World Travel and Tourism Council (as quoted in The Economist 1998) estimates that ... http://turismreview.com/the-supply-of-hotel-rooms-in-queensland-australia/ The sub-title of this paper, “The Brotherhood of Coconuts” is taken from the Swahili methali (proverb) “Udugu wa nazi hukutani chunguni” which means, “the brotherhood of coconuts comes about in the pot”. Like most Swahili methali, this one has a number of possible meanings. As interpreted here it means that ... http://turismreview.com/tourism-and-ethnicity-the-brotherhood-of-coconuts/ On June 30, 1997, the people of Boracay Island, Philippines were shaken by the news from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that the crystal clear swimming waters off Boracay's internationally renown Long Beach were contaminated with high levels of coliform blamed on inadequate sewage treatment. As a result, ... http://turismreview.com/governance-in-context-boracay-island-philippines/ This paper considers the status of ecotourism within Costa Rica and Kenya, two less developed countries (LDCs) which have acquired a high profile in this respect. Both case studies are examined in relation to ecotourism profile, magnitude, spatial patterns, and impacts, and this is followed by a discussion of the ... http://turismreview.com/magnitude-of-ecotourism-in-costa-rica-and-kenya/ One of the most important challenges arising from the goal of sustainable tourism development is destination planning. The traditional boosterism approach to development has been oriented toward reducing barriers and in stimulating market interest (Getz 1987). This emphasis has resulted from importance being placed on the economic benefits of the ... http://turismreview.com/tourism-employment-during-economic-transition/ Kenya is one of the leading tourist destinations in Africa attracting about 6% of total arrivals to the continent (Kenya Government 1997). As such, tourism is a major economic and social phenomenon, accounting for over 12% of Kenya's Gross Domestic Product. However, although its major stakeholders (such as hoteliers, tour ... http://turismreview.com/marginalization-of-the-maasai-in-kenya/