The purpose of this article is to identify and evaluate determinants of cultural acceptance among tourists. Specifically the question to be answered is: which variables influence travelers' cultural mobility and which clusters of cultural interest can be identified among specific groups of Japanese long-haul distance travelers to alpine destinations? While the first part of the article provides a literature review focusing on tourists' cultural mobility, the second part of the article presents a case study in form of a survey that was carried out in the winter of 2005/2006 in the Alpine region of St. Anton, Austria and Zermatt, Switzerland. The two winter sport destinations differ appreciably in terms of their characteristics of cultural supply vis-à-vis Japanese long-haul visitors. Japanese tourists had been asked to indicate their travel motives as well as their satisfaction with the supplied tourism products and services offered. In addition, the questionnaire assessed their overall destination activities and their participation in cultural/local events. The authors were able to cluster Japanese long-haul tourists into two groups. To do so, their participation in local cultural events was analyzed and interpreted. The authors present this case study in order to demonstrate the relevance for continued research in the area of cultural and spiritual mobility. Tourism policy implications as well as suggestions for the design of destination authenticity will be presented in the final part of the article.
-Paper dryer surface contamination can influence the severity of fiber picking, result in increased adhesion of the paper web to the surface, and impact the severity of cockle (out-of-plane deformation), a paper quality issue. The Web Adhesion and Drying Simulator (WADS) is a unique apparatus designed for investigation of paper sticking and fiber picking. Using the WADS, it has been found that the work of separation and amount of picking depend on roll surface material, contamination and temperature, and on the composition, moisture content and temperature of the web, and contact time. The WADS was also found to be convenient for studying the effect of drying conditions on severity of cockle. Cockle was found to depend on ingoing sheet solids content, surface temperature and degree of heat transfer non-uniformity.
A number of scientific contributions have attempted to measure destination competitiveness with the help of destination performance indicators either categorized as supply-side or demand-side measures. There is a lack of empirical studies that assess performance evaluation of both supply
and demand side. Therefore, based on the theoretical discussion of destination competitiveness models, a selection of demand- and supply-side relevant indicators were developed and operationalized. The article aims at measuring destination competitiveness both perceived by tourists but also
by stakeholders within three winter sports destinations. A logistic regression analysis for the quality standard of the tourism product as the dependent variable was carried out. The quality of accommodation, hotel staff, and information management, but also destination policy and planning
indicators significantly influence the perception of the quality standard of the tourism product. This article concludes with recommendations for destination marketing.
Melissa Cardon, chercheure américaine (Pace University Lubin School of Business, New York, USA), est reconnue internationalement pour les travaux qu’elle conduit sur les émotions, la passion et l’échec des entrepreneurs.
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