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Turismo a Matera. Risorsa o problema? Impatti dello sviluppo del turismo in una città d’arte mediterranea
No full textMatera, a medium-sized town in Basilicata, Southern Italy, was European Capital of Culture in 2019, at the end of twenty years of strong tourist flows growth. On the one hand, tourism development was perceived as a significant opportunity for economic development and urban and real estate renovation and enhancement. On the other hand, especially in the last years, tourism impacts were often considered excessive. First, there is a review of the most used terms to define the impacts of tourism, and a description of the context and the evolution of tourist flows in the city in the last twenty years. Then, the paper aims to explain the actual impacts of tourism on the urban environment, analyzing the spatial distribution of tourist attractions and accommodations, and the real estate market, taking into consideration also the role of accommodation booking and sharing platforms. The analysis partially confirms the worries about the negative externalities of tourism; nonetheless, it also scales them down, thanks to a more accurate investigation on the peculiarities and the potential of the city, which make it hardly comparable with other cities.La città di Matera, in Basilicata, è stata Capitale Europea della Cultura nel 2019, coronando un periodo di venti anni di forte crescita dei flussi turistici che l'hanno resa una importante destinazione internazionale. Se da un lato lo sviluppo turistico è stato accolto come una grande opportunità dal punto di vista economico e per la riqualificazione di immobili ed aree della città, dall'altro, soprattutto negli ultimi anni, gli impatti del turismo sono stati spesso percepiti come eccessivi. Dopo una breve analisi dei termini più utilizzati per definire gli impatti del turismo e una descrizione del contesto e dell'evoluzione dei flussi turistici che hanno investito la città negli ultimi venti anni, l'articolo chiarifica gli effettivi impatti del turismo sul tessuto urbano, analizzando il mercato immobiliare, la distribuzione delle attrazioni turistiche e delle strutture alberghiere ed extra-alberghiere, considerando anche il ruolo dei portali di prenotazione e condivisione di alloggi. L'analisi conferma in parte le preoccupazioni sugli effetti del turismo, ridimensionando tuttavia le narrazioni allarmiste, grazie a un esame più accurato di quelle che sono le peculiarità e potenzialità ancora inespresse del centro urbano, che lo rendono difficilmente comparabile con altre città
For an inclusive history and heritage. Analysis of school-museum educational practices in Bologna
Full text linkThe essay addresses the issue of accessibility to heritage, starting from the analysis of educational practices proposed by museums and associations in the Bologna area and aimed at schools of all levels. In fact, from the study of the didactic and laboratory activities presented on the occasion of the Cosa abbiamo in Comune initiative (What we have in the Municipality) promoted, for several years, by the Municipality of Bologna, the article investigates the educational and training offers for an inclusive heritage education that foresee real and concrete connection between the diversity of heritages and people and in which the therapeutic value of cultural heritage is effectively made understandable. The survey results show that heritage education in schools and museums proves to be an important aspect of identity cohesion, also attested by international initiatives that involve the entire community and which have taken place in the area for over seventeen years, including events such as the "International Festival of History".Il saggio affronta il tema dell’accessibilità al patrimonio, partendo dall’analisi delle pratiche educative proposte dalle realtà museali ed associative del territorio bolognese e rivolte alle scuole di ogni ordine e grado. Dallo studio infatti dei percorsi didattici e laboratoriali presentati in occasione dell’iniziativa “Cosa abbiamo in Comune” promossa, da diversi anni, dal Comune di Bologna, l’articolo indaga le offerte educative e formative per una educazione al patrimonio inclusivo che prevedano la reale e concreta connessione tra la diversità dei patrimoni e la diversità delle persone e nelle quali sia effettivamente reso comprensibile il valore terapeutico dei beni culturali. I risultati dell’indagine attestano come l’educazione al patrimonio nelle scuole e nei musei si riveli un aspetto di importante coesione identitaria, attestato anche da iniziative internazionali che coinvolgono l’intera comunità e che si svolgono sul territorio da oltre diciassette anni, tra le quali la “Festa Internazionale della Storia”
Barriers of Developing Medical Tourism in a Destination: Case of Antalya
Full text linkThe aim of this study is to determine the factors that prevent the development of medical tourism in Antalya. To explore the current medical tourism trend, a qualitative procedure was adopted. Besides analyzing the current situation of medical tourism in Antalya through a systematic searching on the available information and publications, in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data from relevant authorities and representatives of medical tourism associations in this country. The data were derived from interviews with 42 key informants. Data analysis of the study was conducted through employing the software NVivo-11. Data gathered at the end of the study were grouped into 8 main themes and 40 sub-themes. The results show that insurances, language and communication, management, policies and rules, prices and treatments, structural, transfer and terminology problems are the main barriers to the development of medical tourism. Several strategies are required in order to address and combat these barriers, such as governmental support, ethical practices, pricing and enhance personnel linguistic competence on an international scale. In this context, the study is expected to contribute to national and regional planning on medical tourism
Place Insideness, the Host and Community-Based Tourism
Full text linkConsidering the different levels of involvement, a place can be understood in an insideness relationship, for those who identify with it, or in an outsideness relationship, for those who experience a sense of rupture, separation from that place. Thus, the meanings and identities given to a place are not fixed and may vary according to the different degrees of attachment of individuals or groups. By reaffirming the principles of Community-Based Tourism (CBT) as a strategy for social development, an insideness relationship to a place features as a condition for CBT offers as alternatives to hegemonic, mass tourism. This article discusses the insideness relationships expressed by hosts of CBT projects, as opposed to the ideological values of hegemonic tourism and neoliberal capitalism. This investigation was carried out in the context of CBT projects developed in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The methodology used is based on the theoretical fields of Geography, Tourism and Critical Discourse Analysis. The interviewees expressed a commitment to valuing a conscious insideness relationship, a creative performance, and an aggregating perspective, in the quest to preserve the natural and cultural assets of the communities where the projects are carried out
Corrigendum to “Strategic Governance in The Marina Sector in the Context of Marine Tourism Cluster”
Full text linkInvestigating the moderating role of active participation in the relationship between tourist behaviour and revisiting intention in creative tourism context
Full text linkThe current study's primary goal is to investigate the factors of tourist behavior in the context of creative tourism and determine their relationship with revisiting intention. The current investigation is exploratory-cum-descriptive. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect the data from tourists who visited Kashmir Valley for Creative Tourism purposes. A total of 388 usable responses were received after distributing 543 questionnaires. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale, and the purposive sampling method was employed. The data were screened, processed, and analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and SmartPLS 4.0. The investigation showed that motivation, experience, and perceived value of tourist behavior positively affect the revisiting Intention. Furthermore, the findings showed that active participation moderates the relationship between tourist behavior and revisit intention. The report also suggests that the Kashmir valley might be promoted as a unique tourist destination due to its cultural diversity. Thus, the tourism planners of the Kashmir Valley should promote it as a creative destination because of its unique opportunities
An analysis of the place of Zoroastrian tourist attractions in developing the Iran’s tourist industry
Full text linkThis research aims to analyze the place of Zoroastrian tourist attractions in developing the Iran's tourist industry. For this purpose, indicators were extracted by using a library method, mix method and consult with experts. T-Test and statistical analysis have been used to find the answers for the research questions. The results show that the Zoroastrian tourist attractions normally effect the development of tourist industry in Iran. Regarding the physical attractions, the states of Yazd, Fars, and Kermanshah, respectively, have the highest number, the states of Alborz, Golestan, Qazvin, and North Khorasan have the least number and finally the states of Qom, South Khorasan, Lorestan, Mazandaran, and Hormozgan have no tourist attractions. Also, among the considered places, the Centenarian Fete in Cham village in the state of Yazd has the most significant and the Fire Temple in the state of Kerman has the least effect on developing the tourist industry in Iran. All the chosen attractions are effective on all the criteria of developing the tourist industry except the dungeons of Yazd which have no effect on the criterion of "Injecting Happiness and Delight to the Society"
Safety and Quality of Restaurant Service as Factor of Restoring Tourist Mobility in the Gastronomic Tourism Destination of Ukraine
Full text linkThe safety and quality of restaurant service should serve as one of the factors for restoring the tourist flow to destinations, reconsidering the role of providing service to consumers of tourist services in accordance with the requirements of the European standards of service quality, market activity of restaurant business entities under the conditions of exit from quarantine restrictions. The authors consider theoretical, methodological and practical problems of assessing the quality and safety of restaurant service on the example of the catering establishments in Odesa region of Ukraine. To analyze the quality of components of the sphere of restaurant service to tourists, the authors applied methods of taxonomic analysis which combines a number of comparison methods on multidimensional objects. As a part of the tools for assessing the safety and quality of services at service enterprises, the authors used the recommendations of the WTTC protocols for establishments providing services to travelers. The proposed measures and approaches as to the assessment of the safety and quality of restaurant service allow small businesses to focus their efforts on improving the quality characteristics of restaurant services under conditions of overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Does Tourism Reduce Regional Inequality? Spatial Appearance of Tourism Development in Turkey
Full text linkInterregional development disparities have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in contemporary discourse. Across the globe, disparities in various facets, including social, cultural, tourism, and economic dimensions, are strikingly evident. Turkey, a nation renowned for its importance in the global tourism landscape, is no exception to this phenomenon. The spatial distribution of tourism development in Turkey reveals an inequality. This study aims to examine the variations in interregional tourism development by establishing a comprehensive tourism development index for Turkish cities and subsequently categorizing them based on their distinctive levels of development. To achieve this, a dataset consisting of 18 variables from various public institutions in the year 2017 was compiled. With this data set, Principal Component Analysis was employed to compute the tourism development index for each city, and the Hierarchical Cluster Method was used to categorize cities into distinct development categories. In conclusion, the research underscores the influence of both policy interventions, planning, and the intrinsic characteristics of cities in shaping the spatial disparities in tourism development within Turkey. The implementation of neoliberal policies has notably concentrated capital, investments, and the tourism market in the Mediterranean and Aegean coastal regions, exacerbating spatial inequality in tourism. The implications of this study hold the potential to guide policymakers in narrowing the gaps in interregional tourism development within Turkey, thereby fostering a more equitable and sustainable future
Analysis of tourists’ satisfaction with a tourist destination: the case of Sarajevo
Full text linkSarajevo is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and is visited by a large number of tourists. Even though Sarajevo holds a large number of tourist visits, it is still a relatively unknown tourist destination. Not many authors have explored the tourist satisfaction with Sarajevo as a tourist destination. The satisfaction of tourists is a key to the success of each tourist destination. This paper analyzes tourist satisfaction with Sarajevo as a tourist destination. It observes how motives for travel, the general quality of tourist destination offer, expenses related to tourist stay, perceived value, as well as declaration of tourist satisfaction with tourist destination, influence the tourist satisfaction