Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice – Volume 6 – 2014
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/11723
2024-03-28T17:00:08ZConference Reports: Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Volume 6 No.2 2014
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/11740
Conference Reports: Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Volume 6 No.2 2014
Busby, G.
VII International Tourism Congress – The Image and Sustainability of Tourist Destinations, Muscat, Oman, 2-4 December 2014
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZVisual research method approach applied to marketing to design DMO’s logo. The case of Haiti
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/11739
Visual research method approach applied to marketing to design DMO’s logo. The case of Haiti
Séraphin, H.
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZFilm tourism: the pre-production perspective. A case study of Visit Somerset and the Hollywood story of Glastonbury
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Film tourism: the pre-production perspective. A case study of Visit Somerset and the Hollywood story of Glastonbury
Semley, N.; Busby, G.
Film tourism has been researched now for many years and the consequences of post-production are clear. However, there has been little opportunity to explore the perceptions of filming, pre-production, until now. Using a case study approach to the making of one particular Hollywood film on a rural location, the paper focuses on evaluating the business of film tourism and establishing the perceived impacts of film tourism from advanced practitioners and local residents, respectively. Two stages of data collection were adopted during pre-production: elite interviews and focus groups. The findings reveal that the role of each practitioner shapes their level of understanding and knowledge about the myths of Glastonbury, and their evaluation of the debate surrounding creative accuracy versus commercial creativity. Concern over the costs of film-induced travel were also noted, and echoed by residents. However, for residents, uncertainty, a lack of detailed knowledge, and scepticism about the film’s content proved more significant, rather than pre-existing issues faced by the town and expressed by the practitioners. Therefore, it is suggested that practitioners should forge partnerships through tourism collaboration but at the same time they need to manage local residents to ensure they respond to their concerns surrounding corporate takeovers and the commercialisation of their culture, rather than just issues of congestion and transportation.
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZChallenges to comsumer protection legislation in tourism contexts
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Challenges to comsumer protection legislation in tourism contexts
Greenwood, V.; Dwyer, L.
Many destinations worldwide have enacted laws to protect consumers in general but which have relevance to tourists as consumers and thus destination competitiveness. The impact of any such consumer protection, however, is limited by certain complexities that erode consumer confidence within tourism contexts. These relate to unstable tourism environments, the changing dynamics of the travel services chain, growing product complexity, information failures, changes in consumer values, and technological change. Examples are provided of consumer laws relevant to each of these important features of tourism. Issues for further research into the links between consumer protection legislation and destination competitiveness are discussed.
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z