Community, governments and external capitals in China's rural cultural tourism: A comparative study of two adjacent villages

T Ying, Y Zhou - Tourism management, 2007 - Elsevier
Using qualitative methods, this paper compares the experiences of tourism development in
two of China's most famous rural cultural tourism destinations (Xidi and Hongcun). Although …

Towards the responsible management of the sociocultural impact of township tourism

P Ramchander - Tourism and Politics, 2007 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Privatisation as a reform of property rights, the rights of disposal included, is considered the
basis for market economy transformation. Especially for the tourism industry market …

Using the car in a fragile rural tourist destination: a social representations perspective

JE Dickinson, D Robbins - Journal of Transport Geography, 2007 - Elsevier
The visitor experience of place is inextricably linked to our ability to travel around an area at
will, yet this mobility creates many problems especially in scenic rural areas of the UK. The …

The challenges of diverse visitor perceptions: Rail policy and sustainable transport at the resort destination

J Dallen - Journal of Transport Geography, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper examines the implications for future railway policy for sustainable transport
access at tourism destinations in the South West of England, drawing on a case study of the …

Persisting with authenticity: Gleaning contemporary insights for future tourism studies

PL Pearce - Tourism Recreation Research, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
While preparing this analysis of the contributions of several scholars to the topic of
authenticity in tourism research, an obituary appeared in an Australian newspaper (Butler …

Perceived impacts of gambling: Integration of two theories

D Chhabra, D Gursoy - UNLV Gaming Research & …, 2007 - digitalscholarship.unlv.edu
This study explores the race and educational attainment variations on resident perceptions
and support for a proposed casino development. In addition, it investigates the influence of …

Towards developing a framework for analysing tourism phenomena: A discussion

D Harrison - Current Issues in Tourism, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The social and cultural phenomena related to tourism have been studied for more than three
decades, but evaluations of their role and importance are inevitably subjective. In addition …

Resident perceptions of event impacts: Taupo and Ironman New Zealand

T Buch - 2007 - openrepository.aut.ac.nz
Abstract In New Zealand the development and promotion of sporting events is becoming
increasingly popular, due in part to the role of sport in building the nation's identity, the …

Cocoa, conservation and tourism Grande Riviere, Trinidad

D Harrison - Annals of Tourism Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Following a review of tourism in the Caribbean and studies of communities affected by it, the
focus of this paper is Grande Riviere, Northeast Trinidad. The history of the village from the …

Governing tourism monoculture: Mediterranean mass tourism destinations and governance networks

G Conti, C Perelli - Tourism and Politics, 2007 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Governing Tourism Monoculture: Mediterranean Mass Tourism Destinations and Governance
Networks Page 1 Chapter 13 Governing Tourism Monoculture: Mediterranean Mass Tourism …