Academic Articles & Research Papers

Assessing the importance of spectators to soccer clubs in South Africa: A management perspective

Orientation: This study investigates and analyses the perceptions of soccer club managers based on spectators’ loyalty factors, values and challenges concerning soccer clubs in South Africa. Research purpose: These results could assist man...

Dark Tourism and Horror’s Travel: some Italian Tourist Sites

Hungary in the European Union – Cooperation, Peacock Dance and Autocracy

Hungary had been one of the frontrunners in the political and economic transition process in Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s, and in 2004 it joined the European Union. Since 2010, Hungary has gradually become an autocratic regime, a...

Shared but Threatened: The Heritage of Wild Food Plant Gathering among Different Linguistic and Religious Groups in the Ishkoman and Yasin Valleys, North Pakistan

A wild food ethnobotanical field study was conducted in the Ishkoman and Yasin valleys, located in the Hindukush Mountain Range of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. These valleys are inhabited by diverse, often marginalized, linguistic a...

COMPARİSON OF STATE ANXİETY LEVEL OF SPORTSMEN BEFORE AND AFTER COMPETİTİON İN TURKEY ELDERS WRESTLİNG NATİONAL TEAM

The aim of this research is to compare the state anxiety level of sportsmen who will take part in World Championship Competition.7 greco-roman aged between 17 and 34 who took part in World Championship in a National Wrestling Team, and 7 ...

TOURISM SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS AND THE PROSPECTS FOR CREATING AN ETHNOVISUAL TOURISM ATLAS IN ADJARA

Ethnovisual tourism explores a destination's cultural heritage through visual means, generating economic benefits and encouraging investment in cultural infrastructure and heritage conservation projects. Assessing the social, economic and e...

The Impact of Residents’ Daily Internet Activities on the Spatial Distribution of Online Fraud: An Analysis Based on Mobile Phone Application Usage

In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of online fraud cases. However, research on crime geography has paid little attention to online crimes, especially to the influencing factors behind their spatial distributions....

Wildlife Watching Tourism. Una zampata semiotica sul caso trentino dell’orso.

Tourism interested in observing wild animals like big predators in their own environment has recently appeared in Trentino, following the planned reintroduction of bears, part of the Life Ursus project, whose essential steps are taken up he...

Os determinantes psicológicos do consumidor verde

Nos últimos anos tem-se verificado uma preocupação crescente em relação à temática ambiental na população em geral, nos consumidores, nos governos, nas empresas e nos investigadores. Efetivamente, os consumidores têm consciência de que o...

TOURISM GLOBALIZATION. THE CASE OF ROMANIA

Travel & Tourism is one of the largest industries in the World, its total contribution to world GDP in 2014 was US$7 58 trillion (9.8%) and sustained over 276 million jobs (including indirect and induced employment). Increased mobility of p...

How Do Employees Understand Negative Leadership? The Non-linear Relationship Between Abusive Supervision and Employee Innovation Behavior: Job Performance as a Moderator

This study aims to investigate the non-linear relationship between abusive supervision and employee innovation behavior and further examine how job performance moderates this relationship. Two hundred and seventy-six employees across three ...

Hipertrofia turystyki miejskiej – geneza i istota zjawiska

W artykule zaprezentowano autorskie ujęcie hipertrofii turystyki miejskiej, jak i genezę tego zjawiska w kontekście przemian współczesnego miasta. Przedstawiono, na podstawie literatury, logikę włączania i wykorzystywania turystyki w transf...

Case Studies Approach in Tourism Destination Branding Research

A review of literature indicates that there are different types of qualitative research methods such as action research, content analysis, ethnography, grounded theory, historical analysis, phenomenology and case study. However, which appro...

Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Show Business Industry for Cultural Export as a Means of Creative Economy Development and Tourism Promotion in the Future New Normal Era: The Case of Thailand

The tourism industry is considered the greatest economic generator in Thailand. Nonetheless, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic thoroughly shifted its image of tourism stability and trustworthiness. The show business industry is an element...

Bridging the Smart Tourism Skills Gap: Industry Perspectives on Fourth Industrial Revolution Competencies and Curriculum Transformation in Tourism Education

The aim of this study is to explore the adoption of Smart Tourism (ST) and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills demanded by the tourism industry, graduate preparedness, and curriculum alignment in accommodation establishments in KwaZul...

Development Of The Potential Of Perancak Beach As An Ecotourism-Based Tourism Destination In Jembrana

Perancak Beach is a tourist attraction located in Perancak Village, Jembrana Regency, which has been designated as a tourist attraction in Jembrana Regency. One of the main attractions at this tourist attraction tends to be nature tourism a...

Organic food consumers in Hong Kong

Asian organic foods consumers’ behaviour is worth investigating to sustain the continuous growth of organic foods consumption. Hence, Fiona has the ambition to employ the innovation diffusion theory to profile and understand organic foods c...

Rethinking Smart Technology Adoption in Foodservice Microbusinesses Through Specialist-Driven Action Research

This study examines smart technology adoption in foodservice microbusinesses by moving beyond intention-based explanations to examine how adoption and post-adoption unfold in practice. Hospitality technology research has largely emphasised ...

Construction of Integrated Platform for Eco-Sustainable Tourism and Marketing in Southeast Asia Based on Machine Learning

Southeast Asia is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and its tourism model is mainly based on ecological and sustainable tourism characteristics. It is a special practical exploration of this region. However, with th...

Travelling together: exploring the impact of support and service animals on travel experiences

The phenomenon of multi-species families is increasingly linked to the growing awareness of the benefits of emotional support and service animals. As more people adopt various animals into their homes, it becomes crucial to understand how t...