E-Surveying for Tourism Research: Legitimate Tool or a Researcher's Fantasy?
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Tourism researchers continually seek to improve their primary data collection methods. With the spread of Internet and e-mail technologies, various researchers have begun to explore the potential and efficacy of electronic data collection. This article reports on a study that compared respondent data from two data sets based on the same survey instrument: the first, collected via a traditional mall-intercept-type data collection exercise and the second, an "e-sample" collected from random e-mail addresses. Analysis of the responses found similar travel psychographic characteristics but significant differences in demographics and travel patterns. The article concludes that while there seems to be legitimate potential for tourism research "e-surveying," current logistical problems and issues of sample bias remain serious stumbling blocks precluding widespread use of the method.
Publication Name: Journal of Travel Research
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0047-2875
Year: 2001
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An Exploration of the Specialization Concept within the Context of Heritage Tourism
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Americans' interest in traveling to historic sites has increased recently and is expected to continue. Despite this trend, however, very little is known about individuals who visit heritage or cultural sites. Evidence suggests that there may be types of tourists who progress from general travelers to focused or specialized tourists. The objective of this study was to document whether types of heritage tourists exist and, if so, whether they differ based on sociodemographic characteristics, visitation behavior, motivations, and/or perceptions. Using a 10-item specialization index composed of items representing three subdimensions theorized to represent the multidimensional nature of specialization, three types of heritage specialists were identified. All differed with respect to education, visitation behavior, motivations, and overall satisfaction.
Publication Name: Journal of Travel Research
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0047-2875
Year: 2001
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The market for space tourism: early indications
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The development and growth of space tourism faces a number of hurdles. Producing credible and reliable estimates of market demand represents one of the most significant of these. This article examines the early indications of the market for space tourism based on the limited research conducted to date. It identifies 'several research challenges and considers methodological alternatives that might improve research findings.
Publication Name: Journal of Travel Research
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0047-2875
Year: 2001
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