Coping with seasonality: A case study of family owned micro tourism businesses in Obudu Mountain Resort in Nigeria

Banki, Mohammed Bala; Ismail, Hairul Nizam; Muhammad, Isa Bala

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2016.01.010

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“…These seasonal changes in work were almost in line with the results of other relevant research. In the cases of Denmark and Nigeria, some family business operators were struggling in the off-season, hoping to increase their income from other sources [23,31].…”

Section: Seasonality Impacts Tourism-engaged Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Quantitative research into household livelihoods in terms of seasonal fluctuations in rural tourism is lacking, because the assessment of seasonality is often done in macrotourism economic research [22]. Seasonality in tourism, a pervasive market phenomenon characterized by uneven economic resources throughout the year, plays an important role in business survivability and tourist destination sustainability [23,24]. Seasonality is caused by many factors, and most researchers divide them into two main categories: natural and institutional variables [25].…”

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Sustainable Livelihood Capital and Strategy in Rural Tourism Households: A Seasonality Perspective

Aaron

Guan

et al. 2019

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As an inherent characteristic and pervasive market phenomenon of the tourism industry, seasonality plays an important role in tourist business survivability and sustainability. It is also a significant factor for rural households involved in tourism as they plan their livelihood strategies around it. In this study, household surveys were conducted in The Beautiful South, an area for rural tourism in Guangxi of Southern China. We analyzed the livelihood capital and strategy of different household types in response to seasonal fluctuations in tourism by applying a mixed method that integrated livelihood capital index (LCI) evaluation and data envelopment analysis. The results indicate that LCI of tourism income-oriented households ranks second among the four types of households, while the LCI of tourism-engaged households in peak season performed better than that of those not engaged. However, the number of households participating in tourism nearly halved during the off season, and they are mainly diverted to temporary labor work, which may be one of the reasons for the low livelihood capital efficiency of tourism households. The implications of the findings and empirical solutions to mitigate the negative seasonal impact are discussed.

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Section: Seasonality Impacts Tourism-engaged Householdsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Sustainable Livelihood Capital and Strategy in Rural Tourism Households: A Seasonality Perspective

Aaron

Guan

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…In a study in England, they were purposive tourists such as VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives)tourists [11], and in Slovenia [27] and Sweden [28], the influence of seasonality was different according to nationality. Also, a study conducted in Nigeria suggested one way to overcome the seasonality issue during the off-peak season was through a family tourism business [29].…”

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Temporal Distribution as a Solution for Over-Tourism in Night Tourism: The Case of Suwon Hwaseong in South Korea

Song

Kim

Park³

2020

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As the demands of tourism become increasingly bigger, there are side effects of rapid quantitative growth, representatively, over-tourism. As efforts at minimizing over-tourism, the possibilities of temporal and seasonal distribution were explored. For the experiment, an offline survey was conducted targeting the visitors who visited Suwon Hwaseong, the UNESCO World Heritage in South Korea during the nighttime. Group classification was conducted based on visitors’ preferred times and seasons and estimated the marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for night tourism activities by these classifications. To compare the MWTP of the groups and examine differences in attributes between the groups, a choice experiment (CE) was used. The results from the CE revealed that the MWTP for attributes was different in those groups. Based on MWTP of each group and their characteristics, it was confirmed that temporal and seasonal distribution can be one solution of over-tourism. These results may be useful for night tourism management and development at a UNESCO World Heritage site, such as providing strategies for minimizing over-tourism, which is distributed by peak and non-peak times.

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“…Business survival is the main aim for some providers especially the small and medium size accommodation (Banki, Ismail, & Muhammad, 2016;Siaw & Rani, 2012). Some respondents from small and medium size accommodation providers in this study viewed that to survive in hospitality they needed to have a halal certificate.…”

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Malaysian Accommodation Providers’ Understanding of Halal Hospitality

Razak¹,

Hidayatun²

2019

The Routledge Handbook of Halal Hospitality and Islamic Tourism

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This study investigates the understanding of halal hospitality among accommodation providers in Malaysia. Halal means permissible in Arabic and the concept is a cornerstone of Islam and is used to refer to what is permissible to Muslims. The concept of hospitality adopted in this study is that of describing both the material and the technical nature of the hospitality industry services as well as the relationship between host and guest. This study addresses three research questions related to Malaysian accommodation providers' understanding of halal hospitality and their utilization of websites to inform the provision of halal hospitality. First, what is Malaysian accommodation providers' understanding of the concept of halal hospitality? Second, what are the social, technical, and commercial means by which accommodation providers provide halal hospitality? Third, how do accommodation providers communicate the social, technical and commercial dimensions of halal hospitality on their websites? Using a qualitative approach, the understanding of halal hospitality was investigated through interviews with 18 accommodation providers from four accommodation categories: hotel, budget hotel, resthouse/guesthouse/homestay/hostel and chalet. The results were analysed thematically. A content analysis of the websites of accommodation providers was used to recognize the halal hospitality attributes displayed to acknowledge halal services to customers. The keywords or terms used to identify the halal hospitality attributes displayed were based on the study conducted by Razzaq, Hall and Prayag (2016) for reasons of comparison. A total of 781 websites were identified over a period of six months for this purpose with the results then subject to statistical analysis. The qualitative results indicated that many Muslim accommodation providers understand the halal hospitality concept based on Islamic laws and regulations. However, both Muslim and non-Muslim respondents have difficulties in complying with halal hospitality requirements set by the government. The website analysis indicated that the promotion of halal attributes by accommodation providers was limited. The findings of the website analysis were somewhat surprising given the avowed focus of Malaysia as promoting itself as an international halal tourism destination. ii The findings add to existing knowledge in several ways. The study adds value to the contemporary literature on halal hospitality from the accommodation providers' perspectives. The findings helps guide accommodation providers as to what to promote in the marketing of halal hospitality to halal oriented customers. Fuller utilization of websites could be the most efficient and effective way to inform the halal hospitality service worldwide. The study further emphasizes the importance of halal suppliers in supporting the operation of halal hospitality industries. Finally, this study identified the potential research areas in relation to the topic for the future.

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Coping with seasonality: A case study of family owned micro tourism businesses in Obudu Mountain Resort in Nigeria

Cited by 38 publications

References 36 publications

Sustainable Livelihood Capital and Strategy in Rural Tourism Households: A Seasonality Perspective

Sustainable Livelihood Capital and Strategy in Rural Tourism Households: A Seasonality Perspective

Temporal Distribution as a Solution for Over-Tourism in Night Tourism: The Case of Suwon Hwaseong in South Korea

Malaysian Accommodation Providers’ Understanding of Halal Hospitality

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