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Enhancing the Experience of Chinese Students in UK Higher Education - Lessons from a Collaborative Project. (2008)
Book
(2008). M. Foster (Ed.), Enhancing the Experience of Chinese Students in UK Higher Education - Lessons from a Collaborative Project. SEDA

This SEDA Special takes an international theme, addressing the experiences of Chinese students studying higher education courses both in the UK and on collaborative programmes with British universities in China. Using the results of an innovative and... Read More about Enhancing the Experience of Chinese Students in UK Higher Education - Lessons from a Collaborative Project..

Paths Towards Sustainability: Social Cultural Evaluation of Festivals in Rural and Non-Urban Areas, an Analysis of Media Interpretations (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Rogers, P. (2008, June). Paths Towards Sustainability: Social Cultural Evaluation of Festivals in Rural and Non-Urban Areas, an Analysis of Media Interpretations. Presented at International Conference for Sustainable Tourism and Spirit of Hospitality in the Alpine Environment., Sappada, Italy

The economic and social composition of rural society has changed irrevocably. The role of the market town as economic epicentre of rural wealth has all but completely evaporated (Courtney & Errington, 2003). Rural areas, inclusive of mountainous ones... Read More about Paths Towards Sustainability: Social Cultural Evaluation of Festivals in Rural and Non-Urban Areas, an Analysis of Media Interpretations.

Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts (2008)
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2008). Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(4), 324-336. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.33

Management contracts are widely used throughout the world as a mechanism for separating the ownership of hotel properties and their management. The research reported here concerns how Thai hotel owners seek to control the international hotel chains w... Read More about Restraining opportunism in hotel management contracts.

Individualized Tourism Brochures as a Novel Approach to Mass Customization (2008)
Journal Article
Migas, N., Anastasiadou, C., & Stirling, A. (2008). Individualized Tourism Brochures as a Novel Approach to Mass Customization. Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, 17(1-2), 237-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/10507050801978463

Tourism is an information intensive business and technological advances have transformed the way in which information is stored, managed and transmitted to potential visitors. Despite the wide adoption of Internet technologies in tourism marketing, i... Read More about Individualized Tourism Brochures as a Novel Approach to Mass Customization.

Reengineering “Authenticity”: Tourism Encounters with Cuisine in Rural Great Britain (2008)
Book Chapter
Wight, C. (2008). Reengineering “Authenticity”: Tourism Encounters with Cuisine in Rural Great Britain. In L. C. Rubin (Ed.), Food for thought: essays on eating and culture (153-165). McFarland & Company

Food and eating are firmly established components within the burgeoning mix of new ‘ethical’, culturally-concerned tourism experiences in the West. Perhaps as much as 25 per cent of total UK tourist expenditure is accounted for by food purchases (Hud... Read More about Reengineering “Authenticity”: Tourism Encounters with Cuisine in Rural Great Britain.

Stakeholder perspectives on the European Union tourism policy framework and their preferences on the type of involvement (2008)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C. (2008). Stakeholder perspectives on the European Union tourism policy framework and their preferences on the type of involvement. International Journal of Tourism Research, 10(3), 221-235. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.655

Despite a growing body of literature on regional trading agreements and tourism, little empirical evidence exists on how tourism policy is formulated at the supranational level. The study focuses on the European Union and employs stakeholder intervie... Read More about Stakeholder perspectives on the European Union tourism policy framework and their preferences on the type of involvement.

Managing Visitor Attractions (2008)
Book
Fyell, A., Garrod, B., Leask, A., & Wanhill, S. (Eds.). (2008). Managing Visitor Attractions. Elsevier

Visitor attractions represent a complex sector of the tourism industry and are the catalytic focus for the development of tourism infrastructure and services. As this area grows, there are still many questions to be answered and issues to be understo... Read More about Managing Visitor Attractions.

Harnessing learning style preferences of Asian students to develop engaged learning: what we know so far and how can we apply this to enhance learning and teaching. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2008, January). Harnessing learning style preferences of Asian students to develop engaged learning: what we know so far and how can we apply this to enhance learning and teaching. Paper presented at The Internationalising of UK Higher Education Learning and Teaching Conference