Analysis of the labour force composition on cruisers: The Danube through Central and Southeast Europe

Dragin, Aleksandra; Djurdjev, Branislav; Armenski, Tanja; Jovanović, Tamara; Pavić, Dragoslav; Ivkov-Džigurski, Аnđelija; Košić, Kristina; Favro, Srećko

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.06.013

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“…Dragin et al (2014) had similar results in their research, i.e. they determined that women are more often employed as stateroom attendants and laundry attendants.…”

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“…The research (Dragin, 2008;Dragin, et al, 2014) determined that male employees also prevail compared to female employees (64:36), particularly among the nautical crew. Gibson (2012) had similar resultsin the research of the Caribbean cruises.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, there are a few studies dealing with cruises along the European receptive areas, especially along the rivers, and all researchers dealt with cruises along the Pan-European Corridor VII (Dragin, 2008(Dragin, , 2010Dragin, et al, 2006Dragin, et al, , 2007Dragin, et al, , 2008Dragin, et al, , 2009Dragin, et al, , 2014.This paper extends the research to include the cruise ships which cruise along nine rivers: the Danube, the Rhine, the Main, the Moselle, the Seine, the Rhone, the Garonne, the Dordogneand the Po. Apart from this, the structure of tourists and the crew on European river cruise ships needed to be determined once again, as there have been some great changes in the global economy and politics in the last ten years,since the previously mentioned research.The global economic crisis has affected the consumers' purchasing power, i.e.…”

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Is cruising along European rivers primarily intended for seniors and workers from Eastern Europe?

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2017

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The subject of the paper is river cruising along the rivers of Europe in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Italy. The research needed to determine the trends in terms of consumers and labour force, particularly considering great political and economic changes in Europe (and the world) in the last ten years. The aims of the research were set in relation to the following: to determine the profile of a tourist as well as the crew members. This paper is based on empirical and theoretical research. It combines quantitative primary and secondary as well as qualitative data collection (interview). Primary data was collected from the "Uniworld" company by analysing crew manifests in order to define the demographical profile of the employees. Secondary data collection was used to define the profile of the tourist, where latest relevant publications were consulted. Qualitative method was used to gain more insight in the latest trends of River Cruising by interweaving the managers of the "Uniworld" company. It was determined that "baby boomers" are no longer prevalent on the cruise ships, but the "millennials" cohort are on the rise. Such changes will require a new approach among the cruising companies -in terms of the concept of service delivery and marketing. However, among employees there is no significant change, suggesting that this type of job market is tightly regulated by EU regulations. This research offers valuable data in the field of tourism destination management, as well as the needs of some stakeholders, especially in terms of human resources management and management of strategic development issues. This is important both for the countries which already have positioned themselves on the cruising market as well as for emerging destinations.

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“…Dragin et al (2014) had similar results in their research, i.e. they determined that women are more often employed as stateroom attendants and laundry attendants.…”

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confidence: 58%

Section: Research Results and Discussionmentioning

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“…However, there are a few studies that cover the cruises in the Danube regions, especially in the case of tourists and local community (Dragin 2008(Dragin , 2010Dragin et al 2006Dragin et al , 2007Dragin et al , 2008Dragin et al , 20092014). This paper deals with analyzing tourists motives and residents attitude towards the cruisers (positive and negative) in the case of Novi Sad and Belgrade, the popular port of calls on the PanEuropean Corridor VII.…”

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“…The largest number of passengers come from Germany (30.1%), USA (26.2%), Great Britain (10%), France (9.8%) and Switzerland (3,9%) followed by others, mostly European countries (Dragin, 2010;Dragin et al, 2014). The average price of the Danube cruise is 1,440 euros, but the highest selling arrangements are in the category of 600 to 1200 euros (30%).…”

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Tourists Motives and Residents Attitude Towards the Cruisers

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Košić³

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Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe

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Purpose -The main purpose of this research is to analyze tourists motives and residents attitude towards the cruisers (positive and negative) in the case of Novi Sad and Belgrade, the popular port of calls on the Pan-European Corridor VII. Methodology -The survey was conducted among the travelers and residents, first one aiming to exam the travel motives and possibilities of destinations improvement and second one considering resident`s attitude towards the cruisers. Findings -Some of the findings were that the locals (especially younger) considered that port of call fail to adequately market their products and services to tourists from cruise ships. Originality of the research -This research offers valuable data in the field of tourism destination management, regarding stakeholders in line with sustainable development.

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