Tourist motivations in relation to a battlefield: a case study of Kinmen

ABSTRACT

To assess tourist motivations at the battlefield site on Kinmen Island of Taiwan, an empirical investigation was conducted. From a convenience sample, we collected 437 effective responses of respondents including domestic and international tourists with different cultural background in Kinmen. The structure of motivation was first examined via factor analysis. Then ANOVA analysis was applied to address the influence from demographic aspects such as gender, age, and nationality. Our results show that personal, spiritual, experience, physical, and emotional perspectives are five major sources of motivations. More importantly, age and nationality are confirmed to be two major dimensions to segment tourists in the context of battlefield tourism. Tourists with older age have higher motivations toward the battlefield site in comparison with young tourists. In addition, tourists with different cultural background based on different nationalities are significantly motivated by various motivational factors. The example of Kinmen contributes theoretically to a better understanding of the motivational attributes in a battlefield site, and how they represent a basis for increasing tourist perceptions. The motivational mechanisms and factors explored in this case can be incorporated into marketing strategies. Additionally, our results also provide a viable basis for the tourism authorities concerned to reevaluate the essence of its tourism industry in the context of battlefield resources and attractions.     

Being a tourist as a chosen experience in a proximity destination

ABSTRACT

Being a tourist is not a passive attitude. It is the result of a conscious decision essentially based on how individuals build what they perceive as unknown and how they decide to get to know it. In other words, tourists deliberately create a distance with the destination which allows them to enjoy the tourist experience as something exceptional. This paper is part of ongoing research and focuses on the subjective construction of the otherness, since this process determines what is left to be discovered. First, a theoretical overview will introduce the concepts of usual environment, proximity and tourist. Then, we will focus on guided tours as a mechanism of mediation between individuals and places. Finally, we will move on to the case of Barcelona's walking tours and the local participants’ experience as a way to adopt a tourist's approach. Preliminary results show, first, four categories of experience of proximate guided tours: educational, expert, recreational and tourist. Then, they focus on the proximity tourist experience using Urry and Larsen's notion of the ‘tourist gaze’ and Tuan's theory on the tourist and the resident's points of view. According to these theories, participants’ motivations and their individual frame of reference define a tourist's point of view. Based on that, results show that proximity tourists and traditional tourists share curiosity as motivation but do not have the same points of reference. In spite of that, the feeling of proximity with the destination does not constitute a barrier to become a tourist. It is the conscious adoption of the tourist's role which makes the individual gaze upon the visited areas like a tourist, regardless of the proximity with the environment. This approach of proximity tourism constitutes a way to enhance familiar places and develop tourism in an environmentally concerned context where proximate destinations are being promoted.     

广州海外游客低消费问题探析

本文针对广州海外游客多,但旅游外汇收入少的现象,引入人均旅游外汇收入这一概念,探析了海外游客消费的影响因素,指出广州海外旅游市场不合理的客源结构、较低的非基本旅游消费、景点与厕所的服务质量差、过夜游客比重少、旅游部门的削价竞争是影响海外游客低消费的主要原因,从而提出今后广州市应主要在开拓外国客源市场、增加旅游商品的特色、增加过夜游客的比重、开发有特色的旅游资源和旅游项目、提高景点的服务质量和加强旅游市场的管理上下功夫,以解决海外旅游人数和旅游外汇收入之间错位的问题,实现旅游外汇收入的大增长。     

基于旅游动机的入境旅游者市场细分策略——以桂林阳朔入境旅游者为例

入境旅游市场是中国大力发展的市场,对该市场进行细分可依据多种变量,国外的相关研究证明旅游动机是非常有用的市场细分变量。本研究以桂林、阳朔的入境旅游者为例,以旅游动机为变量对中国入境旅游市场进行细分。因子分析提取出四个动机因子:梦幻/身体的、放松、文化、娱乐,其中文化动机是入境旅游者的最主要动机。以这四个动机因子为基础对入境旅游者进行K-均值聚类分析,发现存在三类具有不同主导动机的入境旅游者:放松型、需求多样型和文化型,三类旅游者在年龄、婚姻状况、国籍、旅行组织和旅行同伴等特征上存在明显差异,这些发现对旅游目的地进行针对性的市场营销,提高营销效率非常有帮助。     

基于入境游客感知的中国旅游服务质量演进特征和影响机制

入境游客感知的旅游服务质量是影响入境旅游规模、衡量我国国际旅游竞争力的重要因素。本研究利用历史统计资料、问卷调查数据和结构方程模型方法分析了基于入境游客感知的中国旅游服务质量演进特征和影响机制。研究发现:1990-2012年入境游客对中国旅游服务质量的评价呈现"初步改善-大幅提升-提升趋缓"的趋势,旅游服务质量仍滞后于入境游客不断增长的需求,交通业、旅行社业、旅游公共服务等行业服务质量不高是主要制约因素。从内在影响机制看,入境游客对旅游服务质量比国内游客更为敏感,对入境游客满意度影响最大的因素是各行业服务和旅游公共服务,此外,旅游地形象对于入境游客的感知质量也有很大影响,旅游地形象、游客感知质量和游客满意度最终将影响入境游客的忠诚度,但旅游价格并不是影响入境游客满意度和忠诚度的主要因素。     

Pilgrimage and tourism: Cathedral visiting in contemporary England

Abstract

This paper examines the role of cathedral visiting in contemporary England. It highlights the importance of cathedrals to the tourism economy and also considers the issue of the commercialisation of heritage within cathedrals and the difficulties posed for cathedral authorities in contrasting perceptions of visitors as tourists and pilgrims. The issue of pilgrimage is examined through the results of a survey of the experiences and attitudes of eight hundred visitors to four English cathedrals. It is suggested that the tension between tourism and pilgrimage is not as great as might be expected and that experience of visiting a cathedral can engender a sense of pilgrimage in the tourist     

基于网络知名度分析的我国优秀旅游城市的形象口号设计研究

综述了旅游形象口号设计的研究进展,并以我国第一批54个优秀旅游城市为例,对旅游城市形象口号的发展现状进行了评述。以网络知名度作为评价依据,遴选出排名居于前15位的优秀旅游口号,对口号的语词内容、句式特征、语言风格、诉求主题等设计特征进行了分析。研究提出,我国优秀旅游城市应该在推动形象设计与口号设计的一体整合、控制口号数量与质量、发挥形象口号的管理作用、注重口号的优化设计、提升口号的想象空间等方面进行改进。     

旅游网站信息搜寻对旅游者行为决策影响的评价分析

随着互联网的普及和旅游电子商务的发展,旅游网站信息搜寻行为已成为旅游者行为决策研究的重要内容。本文通过对来张家界市旅游游客的实证调查,研究张家界市旅游者信息搜寻的特征和偏好,并进一步采用因子分析法分析了旅游网站信息搜寻对旅游者行为决策的影响。研究发现:张家界市游客对旅游网站的信息搜寻与年龄、职业、知识层次等因素相关;年轻、学历较高的游客访问率更高,而且对网站的依赖程度更大;网络已经成为游客获取旅游信息最重要的渠道;在网络旅游信息有效传播的方式中,百度,Google,综合性门户网站和专门旅游网站优势明显。     

主题公园旅游者旅游动机及差异研究——以上海迪士尼和芜湖方特为例

近年来,我国主题公园在国内外资本的运作下迅速发展,但理论研究较滞后于实践,相关研究亟待进行。以上海迪士尼和芜湖方特作为案例地,依托问卷调查数据,采用探索性因子分析和验证性结构方程模型,对上海迪士尼和芜湖方特游客旅游动机及差异进行深入分析。研究发现：上海迪士尼和芜湖方特游客旅游动机包括求知、休闲放松、探新求异、亲情、社会交往和景区吸引力,其中求知动机对游客旅游动机影响最大;上海迪士尼游客旅游总动机与“探新求异”、“亲情”和“社会交往”动机的相关性显著高于芜湖方特;“丰富自己的经历”、“增加知识教育作用”、“购买迪士尼的纪念品/礼品”在一定程度上影响上海迪士尼游客旅游动机,对芜湖方特游客影响较小。     

海南入境旅游季节性特征与调控措施

本文利用2006-2010年海南入境旅游资料,采用旅游月日指数、季节性集中指数,研究海南入境旅游季节性特征,得出以下结论:(1)海南入境旅游旺季为11月到次年4月,淡季为6、9月,国外游客市场、香港、澳门和台湾市场旅游淡旺季不同步;(2)近年海南入境客流季节性强度呈逐年减弱趋势;(3)不同入境旅游市场中,澳门市场旅游季节性强度最强,国外市场、香港、台湾市场依次减弱;国外市场中主要客源国的旅游季节性特征不同;(4)自然因素是海南入境旅游季节性形成的主要影响因素,制度因素在自然因素基础上产生叠加作用;(5)可通过制定季节性价格、完善旅游设施、丰富旅游产品、加强营销手段等策略调控季节性变化,拓展海南省入境旅游,缩小旅游淡旺季差距。     

江苏省入境旅游流的时空演变及影响因素分析

入境旅游是衡量一个地区旅游经济发展水平的重要指标.本文以2000~2012年江苏入境旅游人数和外汇收入数据为基础,运用定量方法、GIS软件等对江苏入境旅游流的时空演变过程及影响因素进行分析.研究发现:江苏入境旅游流及外汇收入稳步上升,2005年后江苏入境旅游经济逐渐走向成熟;在2000~2005年期间,港澳游客占据江苏的主要入境客流市场,2005年后外国游客成为江苏入境旅游市场的主角;入境旅游流流质不断提高,各市入境旅游流流质空间分布差异逐渐减小;江苏入境旅游流流量受民航客运量及经济社会发展影响较大;而交通线路长度及星级酒店对旅游流质量影响较大.     

国内外低碳旅游研究进展及启示

低碳概念是在应对全球气候变化、提倡减少人类生产生活活动中温室气体排放的背景下提出的。随着低碳理念的出现和发展,低碳旅游成为旅游业对低碳经济的响应方式。本文通过相关文献研究,对国内外低碳旅游的研究现状与进展进行了分析。认为我国低碳旅游研究仍处于起步阶段,多以宏观定性分析为主,而国外则利用问卷调查、构建模型等方法多方面收集信息和数据,侧重于定量分析。通过对低碳旅游研究进程、研究内容和研究方法的总结,结合我国实际情况,分析了我国低碳旅游未来发展的方向。     

Communitas in fright tourism

Abstract

Liminality offers an explanation of the threshold one passes through as they enter a tourist destination. Beginning with the anticipation phase of the experience a tourist travels to a destination for an on-site experience. Multiple thresholds occur for the tourist, yet during the periods prior to the actual event, motivations will likely draw or repel the individual. For dark tourism research none have reviewed these liminal experiences in fright tourism, the more entertaining and lighter aspect of the dark elder. To better understand the anticipation stage of the liminal experience, the influence of fear while entering a haunted attraction is explored. Fear is expected to contribute to the fun of these haunted attractions. During this liminal phase, communitas evolve where the social bonding of the visitors develops during the encounter. Characteristics of these groups are examined in this exploratory study.     

旅游吸引物符号的双层表意结构与体验真实性研究

把罗兰·巴特关于语言符号的双层表意结构运用到旅游研究中来,可以发现旅游吸引物符号实际上也包含一个双层表意结构。不同形式的能指和所指搭配形成了旅游吸引物符号系统。符号的双层表意结构揭示了旅游体验过程中旅游者对不同类型旅游吸引物符号的能指(旅游客体)和所指(旅游者心理或行为模式)的不同真实性期待。本文在对不同类型旅游吸引物符号的结构特征进行分析的基础上,尝试性地构建了旅游体验真实性的概念体系:"客观主义"的真实性、"文化附会"的真实性、"主题文本"的真实性、"行为模式"的真实性、"享乐主义"的真实性以及"主客一体"的真实性。     

针对中国市场的欧洲旅游服务行业经营模式和区位模式研究

进入21世纪以来,中国游客已成为欧洲旅游市场的后起之秀,促进了欧洲的旅游服务行业的发展和演化,一些专门针对中国游客的服务行业也应运而生。本文认为,影响欧洲旅游服务业的主要区位因素为停车场、重要景点和重要旅游服务企业;主要面向中国游客的欧洲旅游服务行业经营模式和区位模式可归纳为孤岛、依托、共生、集聚四种,其中共生模式效益最好。     

旅游服务感知评价模型的实证研究

本文以2004年7月10日-8月28日,对西安外国游客所作的1005份问卷调查资料为基础,在李克特量表的基础上,提出了旅游服务感知的框架模式和量化评价模型,并以西安为实证,把外国游客按照不同文化背景、不同性别及不同年龄段进行分类,对西安旅游服务感知情况作了对比分析,探讨外国游客对西安的旅游服务感知量化评价,从中揭示出当前西安旅游服务中存在的主要问题。     

旅游公共服务体系与旅游目的地满意度的结构关系研究——以桂林国家旅游综合改革试验区为例

在整理及分析国内外相关研究文献的基础上,本文以桂林国家旅游综合改革试验区为例,运用结构方程模型(SEM)模拟游客感知的城乡旅游公共服务体系与旅游目的地满意度的结构关系。结果表明:(1)旅游接待服务感知成为影响旅游地游客满意度最为关键的因素;(2)政府主导下的旅游公共服务体系感知也被证实为影响旅游接待服务感知、游客满意度的显著因素;(3)政府主导下的旅游公共服务体系建设是桂林提升旅游竞争力的关键。最后针对研究结果提出一些建议,并指出本文的不足及今后的研究方向。     

Aborigines,Islanders and Hula Girls in Great Barrier Reef Tourism

ABSTRACT

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's premier tourist destinations. It is promoted and marketed to tourists as part of an idealised Pacific island paradise. While the gardens and decor of island resorts mimic those of resorts elsewhere in the Pacific, the way in which Indigenous people are represented is markedly different. This paper presents an analysis of historic tourist ephemera to suggest that Australian Aboriginal people are largely invisible at the Great Barrier Reef, despite their role in establishing the tourism industry. It suggests that ambiguities of Aboriginal presence, in labour and performance, are a product of tourism ideals and colonial race relations.     

旅游目的地区域国内旅游花费的差异性分析——以西安市五一黄金周为例

旅游花费由客源地花费、路途花费和旅游目的地花费三部分构成,游客的旅游目的地花费结构和花费水平客观地反映了目的地旅游产业部门结构的合理性及旅游业发展水平。以西安地区国内游客黄金周旅游花费为研究对象,选取旅游花费水平及花费结构指标,利用SPSS12.0中的聚类分析将国内游客划分为三类:高、中、低消费游客群,通过对不同消费水平的游客群的研究,得出如下结论:西安地区以中低消费游客群为主体,停留时间、旅游目的等旅游消费行为因素是影响国内游客旅游花费水平的主要因素。增加参与性、体验性旅游活动项目,加大旅游商品及娱乐产品的开发力度,是提高国内游客在西安花费水平的根本途径。     

旅行的意义:大众旅游者自我发展的视角

旅游已成为个体寻求自我发展的一种手段。本文以大众旅游者个体为研究对象,探索旅游对旅游者自我发展的影响及其作用机制。研究运用扎根理论研究方法,对所搜集的资料逐级编码、概念化和范畴化,发现大众旅游者自我认知的变化具有普遍性,构建了旅游者情境自我发展过程的框架,最终得到核心范畴——旅游者自我发展。研究发现,旅游者在旅游过程中或结束后对自我的内省能够促进自我发展;影响旅游者内省行为的两条路径分别是情绪过程和意志过程;情绪过程受到旅游者对旅游情境因素的知觉和出游动机的双重影响;意志过程主要受旅游者出游动机的影响。