Yugoslavia's tourist trade pot of gold or pig in a poke?

Allcock, John B.

doi:10.1016/0160-7383(86)90003-4

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“…One of the major causes of this is the seasonality of the industry, often described as the bane of the tourist industry (Archer, 1973;Mathieson and Wall, 1995). By seasonality is meant 'the tendency for tourist fl ows to be concentrated into relatively short period of the year' (Allock, 1989). Pronounced seasonality has consequences for all; the tourists, the developers and the host communities.…”

Section: Critical Growth Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participants' characteristics and economic benefits of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) tourism — an international survey of the literature with implications for Ghana

Asiedu

2008

Journal of Tourism Research

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This article surveys the literature on visiting friends and relatives (VFR) tourism, identifying and describing its variant forms and the main characteristics of participants. This characterisation involves a discussion on socio-demographic and economic traits as well as travel characteristics of VFR trip makers. The study further reviews VFR tourism's economic contributions to destination areas with specifi c focus on foreign exchange earnings, local revenue mobilisation, multiplier effects of tourism expenditures and employment generation. This background review provides the basis for assessing the possibilities for developing a viable and sustainable VFR tourism in Ghana by highlighting and evaluating critical factors such as seasonality of VFR tourists infl ows, income leakages, host and guest relationships, and destination image. Appropriate recommendations based on the above insights have been provided to enhance Ghana's competitive edge in the promotion of this tourism category.

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Section: Critical Growth Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participants' characteristics and economic benefits of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) tourism — an international survey of the literature with implications for Ghana

Asiedu

2008

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…Tourism's ability to reduce regional imbalances and promote regional growth will depend on many factors, notably real market potentialtourists will not visit an area simply because it is neededand a capacity to provide locally many of the required inputs (capital, labor, knowhow). The European experience in this regard is mixed, ranging from a generally positive evaluation in Croatia and Scotland (Allcock 1986;Duffield and Long 1981) through a questioning of the benefits in the French Alps (Dorfmann 1983) to non-acceptance by local residents in Corsica of large-scale tourism projects characterized by increasing dependence on imports and outside capital (Kofman 1985).…”

Section: European Regional Development Fundmentioning

confidence: 98%

Tourism and the European Regional Development Fund: The First Fourteen Years

Pearce¹

1992

Journal of Travel Research

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After brief reviews of tourism in the European Community, the evolution of the ERDF and the links between tourism and regional development, this article examines the role of tourism in regional development within the EC through an analysis of tourism projects supported by the ERDF from its establishment in 1975 to the reforms of 1988. This analysis shows tourism has played only a minor role in regional development during this period. Tourist projects have been more significant in declining industrial regions, particularly in the U.K., than in lagging regions, with most support going to projects in the attractions sector.

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“…Domestic tourism, which was stressed over international tourism, was seen as a necessary activity for the working masses, and has been dubbed "social tourism" in the literature (Allcock and Przeclawski 1990;Hall 1993Hall , 1991. Theoretically, a vacation would rejuvenate the physical and mental forces of the working population (Allcock 1986), which in turn would lead to an overall development of personality, thus helping the economy and improving the standard of living. The development of domestic tourism was aided by the use of paid holidays for workers, factory-owned guesthouses and low fares for public transport (Kreck 1998).…”

Section: Tourism In East Central Europe In the 20th Centurymentioning

confidence: 99%