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Research priorities in Hawaii and the pacific: An overview
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availability conditions and attitudes and perceptions regarding travel-related energy policy (tables, bibliography). • (SSC) Political Will: The Key to Guinea-Bissau's "Alternative Development Strategy." By Dennis Goulet. International Development Review (1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, USA), 1977(4):2-8. Discussed in this article are three components of "alternative development strategies" which merit special attention:(a) meeting basic needs, (b) fostering self-reliance, and (c) building from within local values. The case of Guinea-Bissau, in relation to these three components, is discussed. • (LRS,TSM) Publications of the Institute. By M. Jensen. Utah Tourism and Recreation Review (Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University, Logan Utah 84322, USA), 1979, 8(2):1-8. This is a list of 200 publications dealing with outdoor recreation and tourism issued by the Institute. • (HSP) The Push-Button Questionnaire: A New Tool for Measuring Customer Satisfaction. By E. Cadotte. The Cornell Quarterly (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA), 1979(4):70-79. This article discusses a customer service-evaluation system that bring into account some of the measures usually neglected. It is considered to be a management tool which allows retail operators (e.g. lodging) to measure attitudes on an almost instantaneous basis (tables, charts). • (TSM) The Reactions of Travelers to Gasoline Rationing and to Increases in Gasoline Prices. By D. Kamp, et al. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979, XVIII(1):37-41. This study analyzed the responses of travelers interviewed at a Welcome Center. The article points out to some possible shifts in travel patterns. • (TSM) Receptive Audiences for Employment Recruiting Strategies. By J. Pearce. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979, XVIII(1):21-25. This article reports the results of a study undertaken to discover the relationships between demographic variables and respondents who verbalized an interest in a travel-related career. The intent is to provide a basis from which recruitment plans could be developed (bibliography). • (TSM) Rediscovering the City. The Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter 60(6): 1-4(June 1979). This article briefly discusses the new popularity of cities as tourism destinations. • (TSM) The Relationship Between Preferences for and Perceptions of Vacation Destinations. Application of a Choice Model. By Jonathan N. Goodrich, Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), Fall 1978, XVII:(2):8-13. Using the Fishbein-type choice or attitude model, this article demonstrates that preferences for (choice of) tourist destinations are largely dependent on the favorableness of perceptions of those destinations. The more favorable the perception, the greater the likelihood of choice. (Tables, Bibliography) • (TSM) Research Priorities in Hawaff and the Pacific: An Overview. By John Knox. Tourism Research Project: Occasional Paper No. 3 (Tourism Research Project, ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH Oct/Dec '79
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University of Hawaii at Manoa, Porteus Hall 704, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA), 1979, 20 pp., $2.00. This is a brief description and major results of two surveys to determine decision-makers' opinions on information needed for better local planning of tourism in Hawaii and the pacific (tables). • (TSM) Respondents' and Nonrespondents' views on Stimulating Response to Mail Surveys in Travel Research. By J. N. Goodrich. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979 (3):7-11. Respondents and nonrespondents in a mail questionnaire study of tourism and travel behavior were telephoned and asked questions pertaining to factors that enhanced and also tended to discourse their response to the tourism and travel questionnaire. Their views on what researchers who use mail surveys can do to stimulate response to mail surveys were also solicited and are presented in this article (bibliography). • (TSM) Los Seguros y el TuHsmo: El Seguro Turistico Espanol. Por J. P. Cortes Camacho. Estudios Turisticos (Instituto Espanol de Turisom de Comercio y Turismo, Madrid-4, Spain), 1977 (3/4):69-79. This article, entitled "Insurance and Tourism: The Spanish Tourist Insurance," discusses the importance of insurance in relation to tourism. This includes insurance for the tourist enterprises against the responsibilities that they have to their clients. The article is in Spanish. • (TSM) Semiologia del Lenguarje Turistico: lnvestigacion sobre los folletos espanoles de turismo. Por Jose-Luis Febas Borra. Estudios Turisticos (Instituto Espanol de Turismo, Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo, Madrid-4, Spain), 1978 (1/2):17-203. This article, "The Semiology of the Language of Tourism," is a comprehensive research and content analysis of Spanish tourism phamphlets. This is studied within the frame of a theory of communication. The article is in Spanish (tables, charts, bibliography). • (LRS,SSC) Societe, Loisir Developpement de la Personnalite. Par B. Filipcova. Loisir et Societe (Les presses de I'Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada H2X3M4). 1978(2):251-266. Le developpement de l'homme, concu en rant que processus socialement mediatise est determine par les rapports sociaux et les conditions de vie sociales, L'auteurs s'interroge sur l'impact sociologique du progres de la decision du travail et de la croissance des loisirs sur le developpement de la personnalite (references). • (SSC) Some Arguments for (Moderately) Capital-lncentive Development, even in Labor-Abundant Nations. By P. Beckerman. World Development (Pergamon Press, Fairview Park, Elmsford. N.Y. 10523, USA), 1978, 6(4):533-543. This essay suggests that there may be good reasons why some labor-abundant developing nations prefer capital-incentive economic activities. • (TSM) A Study of the Attitudes of Impacted Groups within a Host Community toward Prolonged Stay Tourist Visitors. By P. Thomason, J. L. Crompton and B. D. Kamp. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979:(3):2-6. One group which has generally been neglected has been the host community. This study attempted to determine the impact of winter visitors on Corpus Christi as 486
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availability conditions and attitudes and perceptions regarding travel-related energy policy (tables, bibliography). • (SSC) Political Will: The Key to Guinea-Bissau's "Alternative Development Strategy." By Dennis Goulet. International Development Review (1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, USA), 1977(4):2-8. Discussed in this article are three components of "alternative development strategies" which merit special attention:(a) meeting basic needs, (b) fostering self-reliance, and (c) building from within local values. The case of Guinea-Bissau, in relation to these three components, is discussed. • (LRS,TSM) Publications of the Institute. By M. Jensen. Utah Tourism and Recreation Review (Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University, Logan Utah 84322, USA), 1979, 8(2):1-8. This is a list of 200 publications dealing with outdoor recreation and tourism issued by the Institute. • (HSP) The Push-Button Questionnaire: A New Tool for Measuring Customer Satisfaction. By E. Cadotte. The Cornell Quarterly (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA), 1979(4):70-79. This article discusses a customer service-evaluation system that bring into account some of the measures usually neglected. It is considered to be a management tool which allows retail operators (e.g. lodging) to measure attitudes on an almost instantaneous basis (tables, charts). • (TSM) The Reactions of Travelers to Gasoline Rationing and to Increases in Gasoline Prices. By D. Kamp, et al. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979, XVIII(1):37-41. This study analyzed the responses of travelers interviewed at a Welcome Center. The article points out to some possible shifts in travel patterns. • (TSM) Receptive Audiences for Employment Recruiting Strategies. By J. Pearce. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979, XVIII(1):21-25. This article reports the results of a study undertaken to discover the relationships between demographic variables and respondents who verbalized an interest in a travel-related career. The intent is to provide a basis from which recruitment plans could be developed (bibliography). • (TSM) Rediscovering the City. The Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter 60(6): 1-4(June 1979). This article briefly discusses the new popularity of cities as tourism destinations. • (TSM) The Relationship Between Preferences for and Perceptions of Vacation Destinations. Application of a Choice Model. By Jonathan N. Goodrich, Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), Fall 1978, XVII:(2):8-13. Using the Fishbein-type choice or attitude model, this article demonstrates that preferences for (choice of) tourist destinations are largely dependent on the favorableness of perceptions of those destinations. The more favorable the perception, the greater the likelihood of choice. (Tables, Bibliography) • (TSM) Research Priorities in Hawaff and the Pacific: An Overview. By John Knox. Tourism Research Project: Occasional Paper No. 3 (Tourism Research Project, ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH Oct/Dec '79
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TOURISM IN REVIEW
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Porteus Hall 704, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA), 1979, 20 pp., $2.00. This is a brief description and major results of two surveys to determine decision-makers' opinions on information needed for better local planning of tourism in Hawaii and the pacific (tables). • (TSM) Respondents' and Nonrespondents' views on Stimulating Response to Mail Surveys in Travel Research. By J. N. Goodrich. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979 (3):7-11. Respondents and nonrespondents in a mail questionnaire study of tourism and travel behavior were telephoned and asked questions pertaining to factors that enhanced and also tended to discourse their response to the tourism and travel questionnaire. Their views on what researchers who use mail surveys can do to stimulate response to mail surveys were also solicited and are presented in this article (bibliography). • (TSM) Los Seguros y el TuHsmo: El Seguro Turistico Espanol. Por J. P. Cortes Camacho. Estudios Turisticos (Instituto Espanol de Turisom de Comercio y Turismo, Madrid-4, Spain), 1977 (3/4):69-79. This article, entitled "Insurance and Tourism: The Spanish Tourist Insurance," discusses the importance of insurance in relation to tourism. This includes insurance for the tourist enterprises against the responsibilities that they have to their clients. The article is in Spanish. • (TSM) Semiologia del Lenguarje Turistico: lnvestigacion sobre los folletos espanoles de turismo. Por Jose-Luis Febas Borra. Estudios Turisticos (Instituto Espanol de Turismo, Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo, Madrid-4, Spain), 1978 (1/2):17-203. This article, "The Semiology of the Language of Tourism," is a comprehensive research and content analysis of Spanish tourism phamphlets. This is studied within the frame of a theory of communication. The article is in Spanish (tables, charts, bibliography). • (LRS,SSC) Societe, Loisir Developpement de la Personnalite. Par B. Filipcova. Loisir et Societe (Les presses de I'Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada H2X3M4). 1978(2):251-266. Le developpement de l'homme, concu en rant que processus socialement mediatise est determine par les rapports sociaux et les conditions de vie sociales, L'auteurs s'interroge sur l'impact sociologique du progres de la decision du travail et de la croissance des loisirs sur le developpement de la personnalite (references). • (SSC) Some Arguments for (Moderately) Capital-lncentive Development, even in Labor-Abundant Nations. By P. Beckerman. World Development (Pergamon Press, Fairview Park, Elmsford. N.Y. 10523, USA), 1978, 6(4):533-543. This essay suggests that there may be good reasons why some labor-abundant developing nations prefer capital-incentive economic activities. • (TSM) A Study of the Attitudes of Impacted Groups within a Host Community toward Prolonged Stay Tourist Visitors. By P. Thomason, J. L. Crompton and B. D. Kamp. Journal of Travel Research (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA), 1979:(3):2-6. One group which has generally been neglected has been the host community. This study attempted to determine the impact of winter visitors on Corpus Christi as 486
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH Oct/Dec '79