Planning Research in Hospitality &amp; Tourism

Altınay, Levent; Paraskevas, Alexandros

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“…In the case of groups, the person whose next birthday was closest to the survey date was the next participant. The advantage of this method is that it is relatively simple and no other specific means of randomisation is needed (Altinay & Paraskevas, 2008). Following the initial data collection and input, it emerged that the sample was statistically similar to the most recent PCNP visitor survey in terms of gender mix and balance of age groups.…”

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Using volunteer-employed photography to inform tourism planning decisions: A study of St David's Peninsula, Wales

Balomenou

Garrod

2014

Tourism Management

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Tourism planning is widely considered to be a highly political process, particularly when tourism is only one of a number of possible land uses and there are numerous stakeholders, with a diversity of interests, all trying to influence the outcome. The winners are typically those holding power, while the losers are often the destination community, who lack sufficient power to influence planning decisions. New tools are therefore needed to empower wider stakeholder participation in the tourism planning process, and volunteer-employed photography (VEP) appears a promising option. This paper discusses the use of VEP to inform tourism planning on St David's Peninsula in Wales. As part of a National Park, the area attracts a large tourist numbers and is subject to relatively strict planning regulations, resulting in many land-use conflicts. Volunteers from two stakeholder groups -local residents and tourists -were given cameras and photo diaries, and asked to use it to comment on what they do and do not appreciate about the area, existing planning problems and ways to avoid future planning problems. Through this case study, the paper will examine the appropriateness of VEP as a tool for assisting tourism planning. The major finding is that a richer, deeper and more valuable dataset can be generated through the participation of host communities and visitors using the VEP approach. As a means of visually representing participants' views, VEP can be a powerful data collection and analysis tool, making a significant addition to the tourism planning toolkit at the local level.

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Using volunteer-employed photography to inform tourism planning decisions: A study of St David's Peninsula, Wales

Balomenou

Garrod

2014

Tourism Management

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“…Where initially developed themes and sub themes are now identified as 'principal' themes that overall form a relation among all themes (Saunders et al, 2012;Altinay and Paraskevas, 2008). This is referred to here as 'lacing' referring to consideration of those principal themes that bind the component themes and subthemes together.…”

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Challenges and issues facing ethnic minority small business owners

Rahman

Ullah

Thompson

2018

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Studies investigating the challenges and barriers faced by ethnic minority entrepreneurs have often concentrated on areas where there is a large supportive ethnic minority community. Less work has been conducted on the experience of those entrepreneurs operating in cities where such ethnic resources may be less widely available. Considered from the perspective of mixed embeddedness framework, this study uses face-to-face interviews with 25 ethnic minority entrepreneurs to gain a greater understanding of the constraints experienced by the starting and running businesses in one such location, the Scottish city of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Although issues found by previous studies such as access to funding remain an issue, the entrepreneurs indicated problems with access to labour as United Kingdom Border Agency’s immigration rules and tightening of the Post Study Work visa have had a profound effect on these entrepreneurs. The results imply that the weakening of the ethnic resource microsphere has not opened up opportunities which are exploited by the entrepreneurs, but they have still been exposed to external forces from the regulatory macrosphere. Both entrepreneurs and policymakers need to think carefully about the retention, training and recruitment of staff. In particular, the wider ramifications of immigration rule changes need to be considered, but also whether entrepreneurs need to be more open to the potential of recruiting non-ethnic employees and if so what support is required to achieve this.

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“…One of the best-known probability sampling techniques, this is, despite its name, neither simple nor random (in the sense of accidental or unsystematic). According to this sampling technique, all members of the population under study have the same chance (probability) of being selected (Altinay & Paraskevas, 2008). As a result, every third person passing the strategic locations was selected for interview (De Vaus, 2002).…”

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“…This is because this technique was much easier to administer and saves time and money. According to this sampling technique, all members of the population under study have the same probability of being selected (Altinay & Paraskevas, 2008). …”

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Contribution of Ecotourism Towards Sustainable Livelihood of the Communities Living on Wasini Island, Kwale County, Kenya

Koki¹

2017

JTHM

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Ecotourism has traditionally been viewed as a panacea concept for developing countries to stimulate the economy, as well as, directly provide support for conservation efforts. This study examined the concept of ecotourism for a relatively sustainable, single activity within an established tourism destination of Wasini Island in Kwale County. The purpose of the study was to assess the contribution of ecotourism initiatives to the livelihoods of the local community, guided by the following objective: to assess the attitude of the local community towards ecotourism development. Descriptive survey research was adopted for the study. The target population included all ecotourism entrepreneurs, conservationists, community based organizations (CBOs), and tour operators based in Wasini Island. Systematic random sampling was used to select 320 respondents. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaires while secondary data were obtained through critical examination of public and private recorded documents related to the study. Data were analyzed using techniques which included frequencies, means, modes and percentages. Ecotourism initiatives in the study area have significantly contributed to job creation and financial empowerment to the local people. Ecotourism in the study area has contributed to the acquisition of both human (education) and physical assets owned by the local community. Environmental conservation has also been achieved through ecotourism initiatives. In the face of joblessness, residents of Wasini need to be capacitated to venture into ecotourism projects as it has the potential of improving livelihoods.Keywords: ecotourism initiatives, ecotourism development, sustainable livelihood, Wasini Island, attitudes, Kwale County IntroductionTourism is a phenomenon that is constantly evolving, developing, and reformulating itself as a consumer activity (Page, 2009). Tourism, as a consumer activity, is constantly being developed by the tourism industry and individual businesses, as marketing is used to develop new ideas, products and services and destinations (Page, 2009). Tourism is a complex phenomenon, one that is extremely difficult to describe succinctly (Goeldner & Ritchie, 2012). Travel and tourism has many positive benefits, including that it is, for some countries, the main source of job creation and revenue (Tribe, 2006).Tourism brings both economic and noneconomic benefits that include the contribution of pleasure travel to rest and relaxation, the educational benefit, the understanding of other people and cultures, and the physical and mental well-being of the traveller (Goeldner & Ritchie, 2012). Tourism is a powerful, potential tool for Jairus N. Koki, Ph.D. student, Business Department, Eldoret National Polytechnic. Email: kokijairus@gmail.com. (Goeldner & Ritchie, 2012). The fact that tourism is a principal export of 80% of developing countries and the first source of foreign exchange for all of the 49 LDCs aside from petroleum (Diaz, 2001) is highly significant -and merits a much ...

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Planning Research in Hospitality & Tourism

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Using volunteer-employed photography to inform tourism planning decisions: A study of St David's Peninsula, Wales

Using volunteer-employed photography to inform tourism planning decisions: A study of St David's Peninsula, Wales

Challenges and issues facing ethnic minority small business owners

Contribution of Ecotourism Towards Sustainable Livelihood of the Communities Living on Wasini Island, Kwale County, Kenya

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