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This article examines the role of urban green spaces (UGSs) and city parks in fostering wellbeing among urban residents. UGSs are increasingly being recognized for their contribution to public health, mental wellbeing and social cohesion, and this research fills a gap in the understanding of these benefits in the context of Central and Eastern Euro...
Głównym celem artykułu jest zarysowanie zasadniczych kierunków toczącej się dyskusji naukowej wokół parków miejskich zarówno w perspektywie międzynarodowej, jak i polskiego piśmiennictwa. Na podstawie narracyjnego przeglądu literatury wyróżniono główne wątki. W debacie międzynarodowej istnieje silna tendencja do koncentrowania się na perspektywie s...
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The aim of this study is to examine the role of gastronomy as a form of special interest tourism in cities. This includes analysing the relative importance of gastronomy compared to other activities and identifying the gastronomic preferences of tourists.
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The research is based on questionnaire data collected fro...
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This article provides the background to the topic being addressed in this issue: how to manage the development of health tourism in challenging times in the Visegrád countries. This introduction provides an overview of the current situation in the region, as well as summarizes the articles written in response to the main question.
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The purpose of this theme issue is to explore the development of health tourism in challenging times, with a particular focus on the Visegrád countries. The issue investigates the ways in which health tourism enterprises and destinations can enhance resilience, adapt to post-pandemic conditions and navigate economic, social and political un...
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This article identifies some of the challenges facing health tourism development in Hungary and uses research with expert respondents to make recommendations for the sector.
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A combination of literature review, recent statistics and Delphi study data involving health tourism experts is used to identify challenges...
A curated collection of sources from the ATLAS Cultural Tourism Project.
It has been suggested that smart living is the most important domain of a smart city and many studies propose that it is synonymous with resident quality of life. The main aims of this research were to understand better residents’ perceptions of quality of life issues and priorities in smart cities. The study (re)defines smart living using domains...
The aim of this study was to analyse the factors that impact the most on domestic spa guests' experiences in luxury wellness spa hotels. The chosen context was Latvia, which traditionally had a history of health resorts or sanatoria offering rehabilitation, but has more recently developed wellness facilities. The research confirmed many previous st...
The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism explores and critically evaluates the
debates and controversies in this field of Tourism. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this significant stream of touris...
This article explores the meaning of cultural sustainability in the context of contemporary art museums, specifically in terms of social inclusion. Given reports that people, especially the young, are visiting such museums less frequently, this research focuses on how to reach new audiences, particularly from excluded and disadvantaged communities....
This document provides a summary of publications produced by the ATLAS Cultural Tourism Research Group from 1991 to date. For more details about the group and the research programmes it has developed, please go to:
https://www.richardstourism.com/atlas-cultural-tourism-project
Chapter 1 outlines the rationale for the book The Creative Tourist, and introduces globalisation and modernity as the broad contexts within which creative tourist experiences take place. Here, we articulate our understanding of what creative tourism is and suggest that this participatory form of cultural tourism represents a regenerative alternativ...
This research examines the ways in which Central European spas
create health tourism experiencescapes. A two-round Delphi
study was undertaken in the so-called Visegrád countries:
Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia using a questionnaire
which was sent to 28 carefully chosen experts. Empirical results
showed that five main components within healt...
THE AIMS OF THE PAPER
Several motivators and inhibitors for technology acceptance and readiness have been identified, however,
propensity to use digital tools can vary according to different factors, one of them being the users’ age. This
study seeks to explore the technology acceptance and readiness of different generations of tourists in an
urban...
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The research analyses the spatial-temporal behaviour of international visitors using mobile positioning data (MPD) in three second-tier cities in Hungary: Szeged, Debrecen and Pécs. The purpose of this study is to identify the origins of visitors, length of stay, seasonal concentrations and mobility between cities.
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Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies This is the third edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies. This book provides a new framework for analysing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalisation in existing as well as emerging destinations of the world. The book will focus in particular on the need for even more creative and e...
THE AIMS OF THE PAPER Several motivators and inhibitors for technology acceptance and readiness have been identified, however, propensity to use digital tools can vary according to different factors, one of them being the users’ age. This study seeks to explore the technology acceptance and readiness of different generations of tourists in an urban...
Despite its popularity in urban studies, the smart city (SC) concept has not focused sufficient attention on citizens’ quality of life (QoL) until relatively recently. The aim of this study is, therefore, to examine the concept of QoL in SCs using a systematic review of 38 recent articles from 2020–2022. This includes definitions and concepts, indi...
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This paper aims to contribute to urban tourism segmentation studies by examining the role of culture as a motivation for city visits, different preferences for activities and the demographic factors that influence activity choices. This study also compares the memorability of the trip across the segments identified based on their undertaken...
Serial killers fascinate people and books, films, TV series and other types of entertainment increasingly cater to this interest providing sensationalized media coverage. The theory suggests that the boundaries are blurred considerably between fact and fiction, even for the serial killers themselves. For many people, serial killers are both frighte...
The paper focuses on three dimensions of Cultural Ecosystem Services—cultural heritage, sense of place and tourism—and examines the relationships between them in a rural landscape context. Sense of place connects to landscapes that foster authentic human attachment, cultural heritage values and elements of local history and culture. This suggests t...
This paper identifies the motivators and inhibitors for using mobile tour guiding apps from the perspective of tour guides and customers. The study provides insights into the challenges of designing and developing apps through the evaluation of an existing tour guiding app and makes recommendations for further improvement. In-depth interviews were...
The aim of this paper is to explore young people's perceptions of spirituality as well as analysing the role that spirituality plays in their wellness and travel. The work builds on previous studies that examined young peoples' attitudes to spirituality, as well as research that examined cross-cultural differences in understandings of spirituality....
The aim of this article is to examine the importance of internal marketing (IM) in the under-researched context of spas, to highlight good practice and to make recommendations for spa managers. This includes the impact of IM on staff motivation and employees’ performance when providing services for clients. It builds on previous studies in hospital...
Link to webinar recording: https://www.cultsense.com/videos/webinar-fostering-culturally-sensitive-practices-in-tourism/?fbclid=IwAR2rCwJcyygN_JZVoocpbKVPvwAr2oFpztSDFGeqG43eh9hhVzzEj_cDH4E
Webinar on Fostering Culturally-Sensitive Practices in Tourism, with research and cases
Academic interest in ecosystem services has been growing in the past ten years or more with an increasing number of research studies and papers being dedicated to this complex and diverse field of enquiry. However, Cultural Ecosystem Services have been relatively under-researched, especially in terms of their value to landscapes. The Millennium Eco...
This special issue analyses the ways in which traditional health or medical spas can be adapted to attract and accommodate commercial (non-state-funded) guests and international tourists
through the provision of wellness services. Many traditional medical spas, especially in Central and Eastern Europe were originally funded or subsidised by nationa...
This paper reflects on the changing nature of the cultural tourist, including motivations, profiles and experiences. The paper firstly reviews broadening definitions of cultural tourism, which now include more intangible, interactive and creative experiences. The research focuses on urban cultural tourism and the city of Budapest in Hungary. The pr...
Transformational tourism is an emergent research field, reflecting a broader paradigm shift that encompasses changes in tourist profiles that challenge tourism businesses to deliver experiences that meet the expectations of tourists seeking opportunities for self-development and inner transformation. This chapter presents the outcomes of a computer...
This paper examines spa developments in post-socialist countries, especially the process of adapting facilities to attract and accommodate commercial (non-state funded) guests and international tourists. This includes the development of infrastructure, the upgrading and regeneration of facilities, the improvement of service quality and the enhancem...
Regardless of their age, gender or cultural background, humans naturally graviate towards wanting to be well and are prepared to invest in the future of their wellness, including travelling to destinations where their wellness can be enhanced. This chapter demonstrates that the wellness tourism sector can offer a broad spectrum of educational, aest...
The Őrség National Park in Hungary, is a protected area that attracts domestic and, increasingly, international tourists. The case study demonstrates how a Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) framework can be applied to a protected landscape providing new insights into local and tourism planning priorities. The national park’s tourism policy aims to...
The aim of this paper is to examine the main issues that are pertinent to spa directors and employees when managing a spa. These include spa leadership; employee motivation; customer service; quality management; sustainability; health and safety; marketing and sales; financial management and funding; spa experience design; lifestyle and future tren...
THE AIMS OF THE PAPER
The main objective of the paper is to answer a controversial question: How can a district that is inhabited by local residents, but is popular for touristsparticularly during nightlife, be sustainable in a city? This question has become crucial in Budapest, where local residents are demonstrating over the impacts of party tou...
This chapter examines tourism trajectories in Hungary and its capital city Budapest. Tourism grew rapidly in many post-socialist countries; however, tourism in Budapest lagged behind that of other post-socialist cities, like Prague, for many years, despite joining the EU at the same time. However, tourism has increased rapidly since 2010, even resu...
This paper contributes to a relatively under-researched area of humour studies in hospitality by analysing the use of different forms of humour in accommodation establishments. The main purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of how humour is used in marketing communication and service processes, and the ways in which it contributes...
As a counterbalance to the speed of movement that dominates the modern era, rural living can offer a less frenetic experience, including slow food, and an imagined (if romanticized) rural "idyll." Urban cosmopolitans and tourists partake of both leisure and tourism activities in the countryside, and in some cases even settle there permanently. The...
The phenomenon of “overtourism” in cities is hardly a new one, however the process and nature of resistance has changed significantly in recent years. The work of Colomb and Novy [2017. Protest and Resistance in the Tourist City. London: Routledge] encapsulates the manifestations of resistance in numerous cities. They argue that many of the contest...
This chapter analyses the role of gastronomic tourism in rural development using specific case studies from Hungary. Rural development could be defined as a process of improving and protecting the economic and social wellbeing of rural communities. Theories on rural development emphasize the role of local culture and heritage such as food, crafts,...
The processes of gentrification and tourism are often inextricably linked, but their relationship is not unequivocal: tourists can be explorers of stigmatised areas before gentrification or touristification can expel middle-class gentrifiers. In the post-socialist context, tourism and foreign consumers play an extremely important role in the gentri...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the phenomenon of overtourism with specific reference to the night-time economy (NTE) in Budapest, Hungary.
Design/methodology/approach
The research took place between September and December 2017 in the so-called “party quarter” of Budapest – District VII. The chosen methods included mapping, obser...
Academic researchers were provided with an additional forum to exchange knowledge, research and agendas on the critical study of urban tourism and tourism cities with the emergence of the International Journal of Tourism Cities in 2015. Its Theme editors were invited to provide their insights on future research agendas in urban tourism research. Th...
According to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA). (2005). Ecosystems and human wellbeing: Synthesis. Washington, DC: Island Press. [Google Scholar]), Ecosystem Services are divided into four main categories: supporting, regulating, provisioning, and cultural services. The Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES)...
The aim of this paper is to define what creative transformational leadership means in the context of higher education exploring some of the challenges and opportunities of being an educational leader in institutions which are internationalising and competing in a global market. The authors explore some previous studies which have suggested that ?tr...
This book shares the work of various scholars under the umbrella of quality of life in tourism and hospitality, including case studies showing best practice. The main goal of this volume is to provide a portfolio of selected activities from tourism and hospitality settings as best practices and examine how these best practices play a role in the we...
In an earlier account by two co-authors of this paper we presented the processes that risk the 19th century built cultural heritage of the inner city of Budapest. We focused on the real estate market processes and their effects on the built environment. However we could only refer briefly on the everyday conflicts caused by the urban changes that r...
The regime change, the South Slavic civil war, global recession and their political, economic and social consequences had a significant impact on the tourism market of South-east Europe and the Balkan region. Many potential visitors to the region were affected by their negative associations with past events, even those that happened many years ago....
This book offers a compilation of transdisciplinary contributions that demonstrate the features of the relationship between tourism, health, wellbeing and protected areas. Attention is given to case studies stemming from current and future trends around these topics. Many of these case studies take place in European settings. The book has been divi...
The aim of this paper is to analyse why the largest percentage of spa, wellness and health tourism customers tend to be middle aged (around 45 on average) and predominantly female. Both academic and popular psychological research indicate that life satisfaction reaches a nadir during the middle years of life during which many adults experience a so...
The relationship between urban planning and tourism consumption is presented through one of the most attractive and popular districts of Budapest (District VII). Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and has a population of 1.7 million inhabitants making it one of the largest metropolitan regions in Central Eastern Europe. Budapest is typical of...
Wellbeing has been a philosophical and sociological concern since the beginning of time, and research has extended over time to disciplines such as psychology, health sciences and economics to name just a few. Tourism studies has also become more focused on wellbeing in the last few decades, both from a theoretical and methodological perspective. A...
Countries of the Balkan region possess great endowed resources in health tourism, mainly in the area of natural resources, and Mediterranean diet in some countries. The question is whether these countries have already realized their uniqueness in this area? Conscious brand building starting at the so called brand positioning is crucial in the fierc...
The hospitality industry is under pressure to innovate in order to remain competitive. This innovation is steered by several trends including increasing global mobility and the need to cater for diverse guest groups and their cultures. As stated by Lin, Tu, Chen & Tu (2007:27) “As the competition becomes intensively globalized, understanding and ac...
