Tourism sensemaking [[electronic resource] ] : strategies to give meaning to experience / / edited by Arch G. Woodside

• Pubblicazione: Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/7914704; 338.4791068
• Soggetto topico: Tourism - Psychological aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WoodsideArch G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references. 4.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Tourism Sensemaking: Strategies to Give Meaning to Experience; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Editorial board; Introduction; Examples of visualizing implicit-explicit emic storytelling; Blog analyses of international visitors' interpretations of sights and own experiences in visiting three South American cities; Cross-cultural heterogeneity in tourist decision making; New third places: opportunities and challenges; Information usefulness of tourism destination websites: California, Florida, and New York; Cultural heritage fashion branding in Asia ; Emic interpretations of global gaming destinations Visitors to Mauritius: Using IPA to discern cultural differences in image perceptions; Network analysis methods for modeling tourism inter-organizational systems; Narrative analysis for decoding marketer-customer interactions in hospitality contexts; Conclusion; References; Blog analyses of international visitors' interpretations of sights and own experiences in visiting three South American Cities; Visitors interpreting a city's iconic myths; Literature; Propositions; Method; Findings; Implications; Acknowledgments; References ; Another Culinary Highlight excel Cross-cultural heterogeneity in tourist decision making; Introduction; Literature review; Method; Discussion of results; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; New third places: opportunities and challenges; Introduction; Types of third places; Benefiting from third places; Conclusion; References; Information usefulness of tourism destination websites: California, Florida, and New York; Introduction; General website assessments; Hotel booking; Events calendar; Maps; Create a trip; Identities of good, better, and best; References ; Cultural heritage fashion branding in Asia Introduction; Conceptual background; Research method; Profiling the brand cases; Brand Philosophy and Concept; Brand History; Comparative analysis of the cases; Discussion; References; Emic interpretations of global gaming destinations: Travel blog stories about Experiencing Macau, Las Vegas, and Monaco; Introduction; Literature review; Propositions; Method; Findings; Strategic implications for building effective destination images; References; Positive viditor Emic interpretations of Macau by Jadelette ; Negative visitor Emic interpretations of Macau by Amber Placke Positive visitor Emic interpretations of Las Vegas by Imh; Negative visitor Emic interpretations of Las Vegas by Le Ann Hulon; Positive visitor Emic interpretations of Monaco by Gary Duran; Negative visitor Emic interpretations of Monaco by Whiskers; Visitors to Mauritius: Using IPA to Discern Cultural Differences in Image Perceptions; Introduction; Theoretical framework; Method; Findings; Managerial implications; Conclusion; References; Network analysis methods for modeling tourism inter-organizational systems; Introduction ; Tourism destinations
• Sommario/riassunto: Accurate and useful assessment of tourism market opportunities, network behavior, and tourism destination management performance requires solid foundations in performance evaluation theory as well as applying metrics covering both sensemaking contexts and outcomes. Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research seeks to advance knowledge and sense-making skills in interpreting cultural, organizational, and personal influences relating to tourism and hospitality behaviors. The ten papers in this volume make explicit current tourism assessment practices and look at how such assessments
• Titolo autorizzato: Tourism sensemaking
• ISBN: 1-280-39444-7; 9786613572363; 0-85724-854-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460969403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research ; ; v. 5.