Browsing by Subject "tourism"
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Aesthetic responses to urban greenway trail corridors: Implications for sustainable development in tourism and recreation settings
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)Urban greenway trails are emerging as potential tourist attractions in cities and are well recognized for their recreation opportunities in general. The study presented an opportunity to expand the scope of aesthetic ... -
The Bonfire Memorial Experience: An Exploration of the Motivations, Affects and Experiences of Site Visitors
(2010-07-14)Although there has been a large focus on dark tourism in recent times, there is still limited information on the motivation of consumption and the type of experience that is derived from the visit to a dark tourism site. ... -
By Her Own Hand: Crafts, Creativity, Commerce, and Community - Women-Owned, Tourism-Related Craft Businesses in the Verde Valley, Arizona
(2015-12-08)The economic restructuring that occurred during the 1970s due to globalization and social change ushered in significant changes for rural communities. As a result, tourism became a popular method within economic development ... -
Climate Change and Recreation: Impacts of Climate Change on Landscape Services Associated with Tourism in Big Bend National Park
(2016-07-29)Big Bend National Park has some of the most diverse ecosystems and landscapes in the country. Tourists are drawn to the park’s unique biological diversity provided by the park’s natural resources each year. The potential ... -
Delegation in Tourism Decision Making: Toward an Understanding of the Role of Social Surrogate
(2014-07-30)Tourism is often a group-based activity, but tourism decision-making research has primarily focused on individual decision making and who makes decisions in families. However, there are numerous situations in which individuals ... -
Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) behavior and human interactions: implications for tourism and aquaculture
(2009-05-15)Interactions between humans and dusky dolphins in the coastal waters of New Zealand are increasing. My research focused on tourism interactions, with Kaikoura as the study site; and, on habitat use in an active aquaculture ... -
Economic Effects of Red Tide, Karenia brevis, on the Tourism Industry Along the Gulf of Mexico Coast of Central Florida
(2017-08-03)This study examines the impacts of red tide, Karenia brevis, cell intensity on collected tourism tax revenues by municipality along the central Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida. The study area consists of 27 municipalities ... -
Effectiveness of internet information for park, recreation and tourism practitioners
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)This research is a four-step process. 1) Development of the Park, Recreation and Tourism (PRT) Planning Web site to meet the needs of rural communities, indicated through the Texas Community Futures Forum needs assessment ... -
The effects of selected visual cues on tourists' perceptions of quality and satisfaction, and on their behavioral intentions
(2009-05-15)In tourism, the product is the experience. The destination sets the stage, which facilitates the experience. First impressions, based largely on visual cues in the environment, help to determine the level of quality tourists ... -
Examining the Antecedents of Behavioral Intentions in a Tourism Context
(2010-07-14)The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the structure and antecedents of travelers' behavioral intentions. Understanding travelers' behavioral intentions is an important goal of both destination marketing ... -
Examining the Relationships Among Perceived Risk, Attitude and Intention to Travel to Destinations Along the U.S. – Mexico Border
(2016-05-04)In order to understand the role of borders in tourism, research needs to examine how tourists perceive a border; if tourists perceive the same types of risk as they do when they travel to other tourist destinations. The ... -
Justice and Fairness in Tourism: A Grounded Theory Study of Cultural Justice in Quintana Roo, Mexico
(2012-07-16)Equity and fairness in the distribution of tourism benefits and participation in tourism decision-making are key tenets of sustainable tourism. However, little attention has been paid to the study and conceptualization of ... -
Peripheral travelers: how American solo women backpackers participate in two communities of practice
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)To investigate the ways in which communities of practice affect individuals' identity development, qualitative research methods were used to understand the impact solo travel had on American women's identity development. ... -
Tapping the invisible market: the case of the cruise industry
(2009-06-02)The definition of business success has evolved from winning larger market share in fierce competition to creating one’s own markets. Exploring new markets is crucial especially for tourism businesses, as one of the basic ... -
Texas Tourism Development Laws.
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"We Are Even Poorer, But There Is More Work" An Ethnographic Analysis of Ecotourism in Nicaragua
(2010-01-14)This research examines ecotourism outcomes in the context of large-scale tourism development in Nicaragua and focuses on Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge. Since ecotourism involves the imposition of Western constructs ... -
"We gotta get out of this place": A qualitative study on the effects of leisure travel on the lives of gay men living in a small community
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)A feminist point of view is used in this study of gay men living in a small, collegiate community who use leisure travel as a negotiation strategy to achieve freedom of expression. Feminism is concerned with equality, ... -
We're All Just a Bunch of Crazy Ladies Having Fun: Travel Motivations of Serious Quilters
(2017-05-09)Quilting is a serious leisure activity that can bring quilters to travel long distances for their crafting pleasure. Serious quilters are a part of this social world that has not been studied at great length as of late. ...