Souvenir sellers and perceptions of authenticity – The retailers of Hội An, Vietnam

Trinh, Thu Thi; Ryan, Chris; Cave, Jenny

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2014.05.005

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“…She also chose to register the enterprise as an NGO. By targeting the needs of visitors, her STF directly complements the functioning of the tourism supply chain (Trinh, Ryan, & Cave, 2014). She explained that ''many visitors come and clean their cars just because of me [a woman] and the children [orphans].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the above case the defined community need is the quality of arts and craft as complementary to tourists' needs, and the training she provides to the young girls. The entrepreneur satisfies the tourists' desire to not only acquire something authentic and beautiful but something which is functional during their holidays (Trinh et al, 2014). Although the woman discovered a market opportunity, financial and social support from her husband (Desa et al, 2012) played a major role in her being able to pursue the opportunity, such as actively searching for job opportunities, providing start-up capital and exposure to networks for marketing and sales.…”

Section: Identifying and Serving Defined Community Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Women as vectors of social entrepreneurship

Kimbu

Ngoasong

2016

Annals of Tourism Research

144

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Drawing on the literature examining women in the tourism sector and social entrepreneurship, this article critically explores a theoretical framework for analyzing the role of women owner-managers of small tourism firms (STFs) as social entrepreneurs. Through a qualitative analysis of owner-managers of STFs, the article provides evidence of how women integrate social transformational and commercial goals in their business strategies, while serving defined communities around the tourism sector. By critically examining the operationalization of these goals and community needs, the development impacts of women-owned STFs and opportunities for women social entrepreneurship in the tourism sector are identified and discussed

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Section: Identifying and Serving Defined Community Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Identifying and Serving Defined Community Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women as vectors of social entrepreneurship

Kimbu

Ngoasong

2016

Annals of Tourism Research

144

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“…While on holidays, tourists tend to acquire memorable tangible reminders of their special time, in the form of souvenirs and artifacts (Anderson & Littrell, 1995;Gordon, 1986;Hashimoto & Telfer, 2007;Swanson, 2004;Swanson & Horridge, 2006;Trinh, Ryan, & Cave, 2014), which do not only function as reminders of the destination visited, but they may also symbolize tourists' traveling experience, and at the same time represent a particular gaze (Morgan & Pritchard, 2005;Watson & Kopachevsky, 1994). Tourism research on material objects (see for example Collins-Kreiner & Zins, 2011;Hu & Yu, 2007;Kim & Littrell, 2001;Murphy, Moscardo, Benckendorff, & Pearce, 2011;Wilkins, 2011;Yüksel, 2007) explores souvenirs prominently from the aspect of consumers' behavior and their shopping practices without adopting any social theory framework.…”

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confidence: 99%

Values of souvenirs as commodities

Paraskevaidis

Andriotis

2015

Tourism Management

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h i g h l i g h t sThe values of souvenirs have been insufficiently explored in the tourism literature. This paper explores four values of souvenirs from a sociological perspective. It introduces a new value called spiritual-value. It provides an understanding of the sociological aspects of souvenirs' consumption. a b s t r a c tAlthough souvenirs have received increased research interest in tourism studies, sociological research in this field still remains limited. This exploratory study aspires to overcome past research negligence on the values identified in social theory for commodities, such as Marx's use and exchange values and Baudrillard's sign-value, as well as introducing an additional one, the spiritual-value. By using a sample of twenty respondents in Veria, a small city in Northern Greece, this study attempts to interpret souvenirs as commodities with certain values and to identify the functions that touristsexpect to receive when purchasing them. Despite its limitations, this study provided a theoretical understanding of the sociological aspects of souvenirs' consumption in relation to the four values.

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“…Thus, for example Cohen (1979) commented that a failure to observe and distinguish the performance from the reality of production can nonetheless generate tourist satisfaction. The question asked by Trinh, Ryan and Cave (2014) in their study of Hoi…”

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confidence: 99%