Inner-city tourism: Resources, tourists and promoters

Jansen‐Verbeke, Myriam

doi:10.1016/0160-7383(86)90058-7

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“…Laws (1995) identified transport as one of the secondary features which contribute to the attractiveness of a destination. Many studies have made the point that transport is repeatedly identified as a key element of the overall tourism product at a destination (Gunn, 1988;Jansen-Verbeke, 1986;Middleton, 1998;Page, 2004). For urban tourism, the role of the transport networks might be considered critical (Evans & Shaw, 2002).…”

Section: Literature Review Tourism Attractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Taipei MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Tourism Attraction Analysis From the Inbound Tourists' Perspectives

Chang

Lai

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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ABSTRACT. Of all cities in Taiwan, Taipei is fully internationalized and best-equipped with a completed metro public transit system. Taipei MRT Company is trying to increase the number of inbound tourists by providing a better travel experience and design different marketing strategies to increase better MRT tourism attraction. The study purposes are to investigate inbound tourists' considerations for choosing public means of transportation during their travel in Taipei City, conduct the tourism attraction analysis of Taipei MRT system from the perspectives of inbound tourists, and identify how inbound tourists' traveling behavior influence their perceptions of Taipei MRT tourism attractions. The study sampled 312 inbound tourists in August and September of 2006 by using a closed-ended questionnaire. Factor analysis revealed five factors that can be attractive to inbound tourists: holistic, service, information, tourism image, and location attraction. The study result also indicated that inbound tourists with different socio-economic characteristics, traveling behaviors, and different MRT experience have statistically different perceptions of Taipei MRT Tourism attractions.

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Section: Literature Review Tourism Attractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Taipei MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Tourism Attraction Analysis From the Inbound Tourists' Perspectives

Chang

Lai

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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“…The study of urban tourism precincts has traditionally been approached from a geographic or urban planning perspective (Stansfield, 1970;Wall, 1980;Ashworth, 1985;Law, 1985;Jansen-Verbeke, 1986;Meyer-Arendt, 1990). In the last decade, as interest in and research on urban tourism has increased (Griffin, Huyskens & Veal, 2000), so too have the approaches used to examine the phenomenon of urban tourism broadened.…”

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The precinct experience: a phenomenological approach

2005

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An examination of the extant literature relating to urban tourism in general, and historic precincts in particular, highlights the predominantly structural and functional nature of existing research. Issues such as spatial form, land-use mix, development processes, management, marketing, economic impact and accommodation are recurring themes. While such studies have made a substantial contribution to our understanding of many utilitarian themes surrounding tourism precinct development and management, there is a dearth of material as to how such places are experienced by tourists. This study sought to redress the above shortcomings and applied a phenomenological framework to investigate the nature of the tourist experience inThe Rocks historic precinct in Sydney, Australia. Twenty in-depth interview sessions, comprising a total of 31 participants, were undertaken with visitors to The Rocks over a one-week period in the summer of 2001. The interview subjects were predominantly international tourists who were first time visitors to The Rocks. Three central themes were developed from the interviews: Atmosphere, Physical Place and History. A total of 8 sub-themes emerged that more fully explicated the tourist experience. Utilising these themes and sub-themes as a basis for further analysis with co-investigators, the essences of the tourist experience were identified as Intimacy and Authenticity.Linking these two was the 'general' essence of a Sense of Place which represented a type of phenomenological dualism: the marking out of the Rocks as place that in part defined Sydney; and the intrinsic experience that The Rocks in itself provides.3

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“…The areas comprise of the main tourist destination in Medan, namely Maimoon area, Kesawan area, and Merdeka Square Area (Figure 1). These areas were in historic corridor of an urban area which is one of the city's assets in the tourism sector (Jansen-Verbeke, 1986). Medan is historic city of Dutch colonialism and the glory of Malay Deli in the past (Buiskool, 2004).…”

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“…Cultural activity is one of the primer elements of tourism (Jansen-verbeke, 1986). The diversity of cultural values can be used to attract tourists to come, so they get a distinctive and particular experience.…”

Section: Different Perceptionmentioning

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Defining Distinctiveness Aspect of Place Identity in Urban Heritage Tourism

Ginting

Wahid²

2017

IJPS

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In supporting heritage tourism, emotional and psychological reactions between people and the places are required until the sites are no longer a mere identity of the geographical formation. The positive perception of people indicates satisfaction that is strongly influenced by the image of an urban area. The image defines the character of the place (spirit of place). In shaping the image of place, place identity takes a significant role and distinctiveness is one aspect of it that contributes in. This research aims to investigate the distinctiveness aspect and its influences in defining place identity of urban heritage area by using variable, i.e. landmark, uniqueness, particular character, and different perception. It focuses on the historical corridor of Medan City, Indonesia, chosen due to its significant role in the establishment of Medan City in past and the existence of historic buildings. This research combined qualitative and quantitative method through field observation and nine in-depth interviews as well as 360 questionnaires distribution, respectively to examine the perception of residents and visitors. This research contributes in defining place identity that can be used as evaluation and indicator for future planning. It will benefit in securing place identity towards support in urban heritage tourism that improves the quality of life. The result indicates that the existence of heritage buildings as landmark allows someone to have a unique affiliation to the research area. However, the diversity of interesting cultural activity, local product as well public facilities requires more improvement.

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Inner-city tourism: Resources, tourists and promoters

Cited by 173 publications

References 4 publications

The Taipei MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Tourism Attraction Analysis From the Inbound Tourists' Perspectives

The Taipei MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Tourism Attraction Analysis From the Inbound Tourists' Perspectives

The precinct experience: a phenomenological approach

Defining Distinctiveness Aspect of Place Identity in Urban Heritage Tourism

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