A5041025392- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Hospitality and Tourism Education
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Travel-related health issues
- Plant and animal studies
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
Ashkelon Academic College
2014-2025
University of Oulu
2024
Lund University
2024
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2021-2022
Bar-Ilan University
2019
Hanken School of Economics
2015
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2011-2012
This paper aims to explore the relationships between place attachment and perceived authenticity of major visitor attractions. The empirical study was conducted with a sample international tourists attractions in two capital cities, Helsinki, Finland Jerusalem, Israel. results indicate positive correlation authenticity. Major located places considerable heritage experience value are considered more authentic, that is influenced by moderated iconicity destination region. These findings...
This paper reviews some of the actual and potential effects climate change on cultural heritage its management with special reference to tourism. analysis will help identify knowledge gaps issues in relation different types heritage, strategies policy-making, as well enabling an understanding significance impacts a regional, national international setting. The is also relevant broader pressures environmental global tourism sites, particular, Anthropocene.
Walking is an important part of the tourist experience and a significant element sustainable mobility. Although concept walkability has substantial health, social, economic environmental dimensions for permanent residents, little attention been given to from perspective. This study examines relationships between indicators successful tourism as measured by visitor numbers TripAdvisor reviews leading English attractions. Walkability using Walk Score® index that assesses walking potential...
Current leisure mobility patterns are not sustainable. Because energy efficiency measures appear insufficient to accommodate predicted future volume growth, changes in transportation modes and needed. Short-haul should be the preferred distance, public mode length of stay increase rather than trip frequency. However, tourists unwilling adopt these changes. This paper proposes a new conceptual "three-gear model" demonstrating how happiness, travel motivations perception distance set barriers...
The period leading to and immediately after the release of IPCC's fifth series climate change assessments saw substantial efforts by denial interests portray anthropogenic (ACC) as either unproven theory or a negligible contribution natural variability, including relationship between tourism change. This paper responds those claims stressing that extent scientific consensus suggests human-induced warming system is unequivocal. Second, it in context research ACC, highlighting tourism's...
This research note presents a new tool for analysing the benefits of landscapes visitors and tourists using Cultural Ecosystems Services (CES) framework as defined by Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) in 2005. The authors reflect on challenges defining interpreting translating these categorisations purposes questionnaire research. Previous studies had noted difficulties inherent capturing many intangible elements CES terminology. Familiarisation with categories arguably affords...
Purpose This paper aims to focus on the gap between very high prevalence of sexual harassment in tourism and hospitality industry (the phenomenon) limited academic discussion about it (academic knowledge), suggests ways bridge this gap. Design/methodology/approach The phenomenon knowledge is identified by comparing official data regarding with a content analysis literature. Tribe’s (2006) force-field model used analyze Findings five truth barriers Tribe (2006), namely, person, rules,...
Accommodation businesses are increasingly dependent on a limited number of reservation platforms. A significant feature these platforms is guest evaluations, which transformed into ratings and rankings. As the positioning business in comparison to competitors determines customer demand, accommodation managers have considerable interest maintaining or improving their online reputation. One response may be engage manipulation strategies. This paper presents results survey including 270 hotel...
This research examines the impact of COVID-19 mobility restrictions and vaccinations on people's behavioural intentions to travel their actual patterns. The study was conducted in Israel using three-wave cross-sectional analysis: June 2020 (n=129), November (n=211) April 2021 (n=208). findings reveal that main factor supporting tourism is desire resume not vaccination. also shows domestic a substitute for international travel, at least case Israel. Attitudes towards are significant...
Plog's psychographic theory was developed to analyse tourist behaviour. The present study examines this as reaches its 50th anniversary. Replication is one of the most acceptable ways assess scientific quality and reliability. Using categories replications, systematically screened citations Plog (1974, 2001, 2002) from Scopus database (n = 1185) referred academic works analysed 34 replications (1991–2023). findings consecutive replication analysis showed 23.5% support for alongside various...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the research on tourist walkability and Walk Score® by posing question “does accommodation benefit from being located in walkable places?”. Design/methodology/approach Using Tel Aviv municipality as a case study, prices number reviews 81 hotels 97 Airbnb listings were associated with their corresponding measures. Findings relationship between Score was not linear or strong. However, most expensive more popular below median Aviv. Research...
According to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005 (MEA). (2005). Ecosystems and human wellbeing: Synthesis. Washington, DC: Island Press. [Google Scholar]), Services are divided into four main categories: supporting, regulating, provisioning, cultural services. The Cultural (CES) represent physical, intellectual, spiritual interactions with ecosystems land/seascapes. current work aims strengthen links between CES Tourism, by presenting how conceptualization of can contribute researching...