Sun, sea and shrines: Application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to assess the attractiveness of six cultural heritage sites in Phuket: Thailand

Kovačić, Sanja; Vujičić, Miroslav D.; Kennell, James; Besermenji, Snežana; Solarević, Milica

doi:10.5937/22-16983

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“…The applications of the A'WOT method are varied and cover as major fields natural resource management [32,[35][36][37], sustainable tourism and tourism management [25,34,38,39], strategic assessment and group decision making (see among others, [40][41][42][43]). Although in the field of cultural heritage assessment, there are a flourishing set of recent contributions in literature on the sole application of AHP [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] and SWOT analysis [52][53][54][55][56], respectively. Nonetheless, to our knowledge, there are no contributions on the application of A'WOT to strategic decisions on cultural heritage.…”

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An Application of the A’WOT Analysis for the Management of Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case of the Historical Farmhouses in the Aglié Castle (Turin)

2020

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In recent years, governments, public institutions, and local communities have devoted growing attention to the identification of promising strategies for the preservation and valorization of cultural heritage assets. Decisions on the management of cultural heritage assets based on multiple, often conflicting, criteria and on the stakes of various, and potentially non-consensual actors and stakeholders. In this context, in which the trade-offs between the preservation of assets historical symbolic values and the adaptation to alternative and economically profitable uses play a key role in investment decisions, multi-criteria analyses provide robust theoretical and methodological frameworks to support decision-makers in the design and implementation of adaptive reuse strategies for cultural heritage and public real estate assets. In this paper, we provide a multi-criteria decision aiding approach for ranking valorization strategies of cultural heritage assets aimed at promoting their restoration and conservation, as well as at creating cultural and economic benefits. In detail, we present a novel application of the A’WOT analysis to support the design and implementation of alternative management strategies of abandoned cultural heritage assets. The paper focuses on the potential reuse and management of four historical farmhouses (Cascina Mandria, Cascina Lavanderia, Cascina Gozzani, and Cascina Ortovalle) located in the Agliè Castle estate, one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, currently listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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Section: Methodological Frameworkmentioning

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An Application of the A’WOT Analysis for the Management of Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case of the Historical Farmhouses in the Aglié Castle (Turin)

2020

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“…According to some researchers, between five and fifteen experts represent an appropriately large sample size for decision-making (Božić, Vujičić, Kennell, Besermenji, & Solarević, 2018). Sahin and Yurdugül (2018) have investigated local and foreign studies in the field of education that are based on AHP from the last five years through content analysis.…”

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Prioritizing the Factors Which Affect the Selection of Hotels by Consumers Traveling for Vacation with Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Method

Göral¹

2020

Journal of Tourism Management Research

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Selection of the best hotel for vacations requires a highly complex decision-making process. This complexity stems from factors including, but not limited to, the products of the hotel, information regarding the hotel and personal preferences. Determining the factors which affect the selection of the hotel by consumers traveling for vacations can improve their satisfaction by providing better quality services. The main purpose of this study is to define the factors which affect the selection of hotels by consumers traveling for vacation and to prioritize these factors from the customers' viewpoint. Another purpose of this study is to analyze whether these factors vary by gender. In this context, a comprehensive literature research has been done in order to define the factors for selection of hotels. The method of analysis for carried out for this study is the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, and the data for analysis has been gathered by survey method. The survey has been conducted on a panel of instructors employed at S.U. Beyşehir Ali Akkanat Campus who travel for vacation at least once a year. Research findings show that prioritizing the factors which affect the selection of hotels can vary by gender. However, putting the role of gender aside, factors which affect consumers the most for their travels for vacation are Safety and Security, Pleasure, Room Facilities; whereas factors which affect the consumers the least are Informing, Parking Lots and Network Services. Contribution/Originality: This study contributes to the literature in terms of the feature of using AHP method for the first time in determining the importance level of customer-based hotel selection factors, and evaluating whether hotel preference factors differ according to gender. The importance of this study is that it is an attempt to provide researchers and hotel managers with the broadest internationally accepted and applicable hotel selection factors within the scope of the literature reviewed.

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“…and Saltwater Dreaming Surf. [75] Phuket has tourism resources in nature, way-of-life, culture and tradition, Sino-European style classic architecture (Chino-European Architecture) which adds charm to the old town (Phuket old town), shopping centers, museums, and, most importantly, local cuisine ( Figures 8-11) [76][77][78][79][80][81]. Hence, it was selected by UNESCO to be a member of the UNESCO Creative City Network: City of Gastronomy) [66].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Tourism activities in Phuket are varied, (regions of activity, i.e., city type) the same as Chiang Mai. However, the way of life and the history of the city are different, such as the Cultural City aspect; Phuket has an integrated culture which is called "Peranakan Culture"-this includes Malay culture, Hokkien Chinese, consisting of Thai-Chinese communities, and the Muslim community [70,[76][77][78][79][80][81]86,87]. Therefore, there are various cultural activities to promote urban tourism, such as the Phuket vegetarian festival (Jia Chai in local Hokkien Chinese Dialect); Phuket Chinese new year; the respect angel tradition; pho tor festival; the mid-autumn festival; and the qing ming festival [86].…”

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A Holistic Conceptual Framework into Practice-Based on Urban Tourism Toward Sustainable Development in Thailand

2019

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This article is a research output presenting a new step for urban tourism development in Thailand. It focused on how a urban tourism development action plan was made in accordance with the sustainable tourism development policy in Thailand, and the overall effect of urban tourism development plan-making practice on the environment, quality society, local economics, and urban history and culture. This article proposed a holistic conceptual framework of urban tourism development plan-making practices regarding sustainability. It began with a literature review of urban tourism development and stakeholders in urban tourism development planning. The author emphasized the presentation of the outcome from quantitative and qualitative investigations of urban tourism in Chiang Mai and Phuket, two cities, in a case study of Thailand. The result highlighted the capacity of the area and the urgent need, in a five year period, to develop urban tourism towards sustainability by focusing on the fundamental problems of urban development and urban tourism development, as well as the integration of sustainable policies and the stakeholders’ participation in urban tourism development planning. For this reason, a possible sustainable urban tourism development plan-driving framework has been proposed to encourage the existing participation of stakeholders for future research development.

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Sun, sea and shrines: Application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to assess the attractiveness of six cultural heritage sites in Phuket: Thailand

Cited by 32 publications

References 78 publications

An Application of the A’WOT Analysis for the Management of Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case of the Historical Farmhouses in the Aglié Castle (Turin)

An Application of the A’WOT Analysis for the Management of Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case of the Historical Farmhouses in the Aglié Castle (Turin)

Prioritizing the Factors Which Affect the Selection of Hotels by Consumers Traveling for Vacation with Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Method

A Holistic Conceptual Framework into Practice-Based on Urban Tourism Toward Sustainable Development in Thailand

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