Transport infrastructure and tourism development

Khadaroo, Jameel; Seetanah, Boopen

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2007.05.010

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“…The importance of infrastructure and facilities has been widely acknowledged in the literature (Boers & Cottrell, 2007;Khadaroo & Seetanah, 2007 and this is also a theme that is evident in the travel forum threads analysed in the present study. Even though backpacking is a form of budget tourism and backpackers do not expect personalized services or luxury hotels, the road conditions, hotels and restaurants are likely to influence their experience.…”

Section: Supply and Demand: Infrastructure And Facilitiesmentioning

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Chinese Donkey Friends in Tibet – Evidence from the Cyberspace Community

Chen¹,

Weiler

2014

Journal of China Tourism Research

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The aim of this paper is to provide insights into Chinese backpacking tourism in Tibet.Chinese backpackers, referred to as "donkey friends" in China, are distinctively Generation Y born in the 80s and 90s. They grew up at a time when China shifted political power to Deng Xiaoping's explorations with capitalism and greater openness. Aided in part by the diffusion of the Internet and web-based donkey friend associations, backpacking flourished in China.Through a virtual ethnography of a leading Internet travel forum, it has been found that Tibet appeals to Chinese backpackers mainly because of its natural environment. Backpackers in Tibet emphasize the "donkey friend" spirit and self-actualization as an important part of their trip. There is a gap between supply and demand for donkey friend travel in Tibet, particularly in terms of accommodation facilities. Attention should also be paid to managing the relationship between the local community and backpackers.3

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Section: Supply and Demand: Infrastructure And Facilitiesmentioning

confidence: 67%

Chinese Donkey Friends in Tibet – Evidence from the Cyberspace Community

Chen¹,

Weiler

2014

Journal of China Tourism Research

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“…The factors are important ingredients in their own respect in the tourism demand equation (Khadaroo and Seetanah, 2007). Efficient transportation planning and a constant upgrading of road infrastructure are therefore required in order to minimize the time-space constraint for more targeting high-spending tourists and promoting ecotourism in and around NNP.…”

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Tourists’ preferences for ecotourism planning and development around Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda

Kambogo¹,

Bizimana²

2017

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Tourist destinations promote eco-tourism in achieving both nature conservation and income generation. To effectively provide services that facilitate achievement of those goals, decision-makers need to understand and incorporate tourists' preferences for nature appreciation, infrastructure development and use restrictions in national parks. The lack of data on tourist's preferences and the changing needs of tourists in Rwanda need to be well understood for ecotourism planning and development. This paper presents tourists' preferences in relation to ecotourism planning and development in Nyungwe National Park, southwestern Rwanda. The aim of the study was to illustrate tourists' preferences and their attitudes about ecotourism products within the park. Data used in this study were gathered using survey questionnaires that were distributed to both foreign and local tourists. GPS device was used to locate the attributes visited or planned to be visited by tourists, and the tourism products which need to be developed within and around the park. We then mapped these locations to visualize tourism attributes in order to guide decision makers in ecotourism planning and development in Rwanda. Results demonstrated that tourists were constrained by time and price to stay longer in the park. Tourists were satisfied with the guiding and service delivery. Tourists' preferences were: revising the price; improved product quality; creation of scenic viewpoints; improved service quality; improved infrastructure and information on the park as well. The study found that the park managers need to reconsider tourist's preferences while planning and developing ecotourism in Rwanda. Improving the way of disseminating information to tourists can be an added value to increase the number of tourists and revenues to the park. A study on consumers' preferences is substantially beneficial to allow park managers to effectively respond to tourists' needs and requirements.

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“…A escolha de um dos dois métodos de estimação definidos anteriormente deverá ser feita de forma cuidadosa e tendo em conta os pressupostos comportamentais observados, como por exemplo, se é visível que a variação dos indivíduos ocorre devido a factores não aleatórios, significa que a escolha do método de estimação deve recair sobre o método de efeitos fixos. Uma elevada quantidade de autores e estudiosos não só das metodologias econométricas como também do sector do transporte aéreo e do turismo afirmam que a qualidade das infra-estruturas aeroportuárias, assim como a ligação entre as mesmas e os diversos meios de transporte existentes na cidade em causa, representam um importante factor de atractividade por parte dos turistas e este mesmo factor foi analisado através da abordagem metodológica apresentada (Khadaroo et al, 2007). Khadaroo utilizou o modelo de dados de painel com o intuito de analisar a influência de um conjunto de variáveis para o crescimento do tráfego aéreo e respectivo desenvolvimento da Mauritânia num período temporal entre 1978 e 2003.…”

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“…Através dos resultados obtidos foi possível concluir que o fluxo de passageiros proveniente dos continentes europeu e americano representa o grupo de passageiros que procura uma qualidade de infra-estruturas e consequente rede de transportes o mais semelhante possível ao que possui no seu local de origem, sendo também o grupo que efectua a maior quantidade de trocas de capital na ilha. Assim sendo, e tendo em conta o mercado promissor em que a ilha se encontra, é requerido um investimento para melhoramento e desenvolvimento das infra-estruturas aeroportuárias e rede intermodal de forma a aumentar o grau de atractividade com que os turistas analisam este destino (Khadaroo et al, 2007).…”

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As potencialidades do mercado da aviação chinesa para o aeroporto internacional de Lisboa: análise de modelagem empírica

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Palavras AbstractThe development of this paper aims to analyze the potential of the Chinese aviation market that is booming in the development of the Lisbon International Airport through empirical analysis based on panel data models applied to the transport context, in particular in the air transport sector. In addition to the previously stated objective was analyzed the concept of circuit level and, for the first time, applied to the national context in order to verify its beneficial nature for the development and appropriate use of geographical conditions of the main Portuguese aviation infrastructure. Two gravity models with panel data were used. These econometric models allow the study of attractiveness between origin and destination in air transport. In this paper there is a brief reflection and introducing of a new concept that is still little explored in the world literature and particularly in the aviation sector, the circuit level. The applicability of this concept in this research work allowed the assessment of the geographical quality of a set of airport infrastructure serving hub on certain routes, concluding that the lower this parameter the best is the quality of service at this hub, and as such possible to say that no other route diversion let them to carry passengers in a shorter period of time.Vicente, J. M., Dionísio, A., Oliveira, M. and Simão, C. (2014) As potencialidades do mercado da aviação chinesa para o Aeroporto Internacional de Lisboa: análise de modelagem empírica. Journal of Transport Literature, vol. 8, n. 4, José Manuel Vicente*, Andreia Dionísio, Manuela Oliveira, Cátia Simão ResumoA elaboração do presente artigo tem como principal objectivo analisar as potencialidades do mercado da aviação chinesa que se encontra em franca expansão no âmbito do desenvolvimento do aeroporto internacional de Lisboa através de uma análise empírica baseada em modelos com dados de painel aplicados ao contexto dos transportes, nomeadamente o sector do transporte aéreo. Para além do objectivo apresentado anteriormente foi analisado o conceito de nível de circuito e, pela primeira vez, aplicado ao contexto português de forma a verificar o seu carácter benéfico para o desenvolvimento e adequado aproveitamento das condições geográficas da principal infra-estrutura aeronáutica portuguesa. Utilizou-se dois modelos gravitacionais com dados em painel. Estes modelos econométricos permitem o estudo da atractividade entre a origem e o destino no transporte aéreo. Neste trabalho encontra-se uma breve reflexão e introdução de um conceito ainda pouco explorado na bibliografia mundial e nomeadamente no sector do transporte aéreo, o nível de circuito. A aplicabilidade deste conceito no presente trabalho de investigação permitiu aferir a qualidade geográfica de um conjunto de infra-estruturas aeroportuárias que servem de hub em determinadas rotas, concluindo-se que quanto menor for este parâmetro melhor a qualidade de serviço deste hub, sendo como tal possível afirmar que nenhum outro desvio de rota permite transportar...

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Transport infrastructure and tourism development

Cited by 322 publications

References 16 publications

Chinese Donkey Friends in Tibet – Evidence from the Cyberspace Community

Chinese Donkey Friends in Tibet – Evidence from the Cyberspace Community

Tourists’ preferences for ecotourism planning and development around Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda

As potencialidades do mercado da aviação chinesa para o aeroporto internacional de Lisboa: análise de modelagem empírica

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