A Comparison of Characteristics, Regional Expenditures, and Economic Impact of Visitors to Historical Sites with Other Recreational Visitors

Taylor, David T.; Fletcher, Robert J.; Clabaugh, Trish

doi:10.1177/004728759303200105

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“…It may make it easy for marketers to think in terms of specific attributes to attract user segments, but tourists themselves may not be thinking this way. Further support for these findings is also found in Taylor et al (1993).…”

Section: Rural Tourism In the Usa 159supporting

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Rural tourism development in the USA

Gartner

2004

Journal of Tourism Research

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Rural tourism has been a subject of study since the early days of tourism scholarship. Most of tourism's deleterious impacts were identified from studies conducted in rural settings. It is only recently, however, that rural tourism has become a special focus of study, dissimilar enough from urban tourism, to be a study subject unto itself. This paper reviews some of the history of rural tourism development in North America with most of the attention paid to the USA's experience, with some examples from Canada. The reason for this is the huge economic difference between the two countries with respect to tourism flows and impacts. In reviewing the history of rural development in the USA, the argument is made that most developments are unplanned and result from market and economic forces that have greatly transformed the American rural landscape. A review of these transformational forces is provided. It is also shown that rural destinations are used, primarily, by local tourists and do not, with few exceptions, cater to an international clientele.After the historical perspective is presented an argument is made that current rural tourism development practices rely on an old paradigm, which is to use local attributes as the primary basis for development and marketing strategies. This has led, in recent years, to a great deal of development attention being paid to the cultural/heritage attributes of a place. Using research conducted in the state of Minnesota on highway travellers and tourists to rural destinations, a new way to look at actual and potential visitors is offered. Instead of an attribute-specific development approach, a benefits-based model is suggested as a different way to position rural tourism destinations.

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Section: Rural Tourism In the Usa 159supporting

confidence: 61%

Rural tourism development in the USA

Gartner

2004

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…interviews) such as memory decay and altered perceptions of displacement from the experience's setting (e.g. the trail) (Taylor, Fletcher, & Calbaugh, 1993). Furthermore, participants are conferred a 'leading role' (Loeffler, 2004) in the study as they are given a high degree of freedom to generate data within broadly defined research boundaries.…”

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Unraveling Hong Kong Geopark experience with visitor-employed photography method

Fung

Jim

2015

Applied Geography

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“…Although there is extensive research on tourist behavior in the case of a mass tourism destination, the majority of these studies are focused either on tourist motivation (Bogari, Crowther, & Marr, 2004;Correia & Crouch, 2004;Crompton, 1979;Dann, 1981;Kozak, 2002), tourist satisfaction (Akama, & Kieti, 2003;Dunn & Iso-Ahola, 1991;Fallon & Schofield, 2004;Kozak, 2001;Kozak & Rimmington, 2000;Tribe & Snaith, 1998), or on the economic, environmental, and sociocultural impacts of mass tourism to the host communities (Flognfeldt, 1999;Murphy & Williams, 1999;Stoeckl, Greiner, & Mayyocchi, 2006;Taylor, Fletcher, & Clabaugh, 1993). As a result, it is not yet well documented whether mass tourists prefer activities other than those associated with the 4S offerings (sun, sea, sand, and sex).…”

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Tourist Vacation Preferences: The Case of Mass Tourists to Crete

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Agiomirgianakis²,

Mihiotis³

2007

Tourism Analysis

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Tourists during their vacations participate in a variety of activities. These activities range from active to passive ones and they may depend on various factors, including travel arrangement and sociodemographic characteristics. The aim of this article is to provide guidelines to Cretan destination managers for supplying well diversified tourist products that could satisfy particular requirements of tourists by examining tourist vacation preferences and identifying whether certain factors can influence tourists' preferences. The findings suggest that tourists visiting Crete prefer passive activities, and that the three main factors that influence tourists' activities are nationality, age, and season of visit. Despite the limitations of the study, it is evident that various policies are required by Cretan destination managers in order to provide activities directed to satisfy tourists' demand. These policies are discussed in relation to Crete's brand identity.

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A Comparison of Characteristics, Regional Expenditures, and Economic Impact of Visitors to Historical Sites with Other Recreational Visitors

Abstract: This article compares the trip and demographic characteristics of visitors stopping at historical sites with those of other summer visitors to a four-county study area in northcentral Wyoming. The regional economic impact of the two types of visitors is also estimated on a per-party basis.

Cited by 90 publications

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Rural tourism development in the USA

Rural tourism development in the USA

Unraveling Hong Kong Geopark experience with visitor-employed photography method

Tourist Vacation Preferences: The Case of Mass Tourists to Crete

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