Hybrid Models for Weather Parameter Forecasting by Rashmi Bhardwaj, Varsha Duhoon

“…It is concluded that the proposed hybrid model is helpful for forecasting and making policies in advance for the betterment of the human being, farmers, tourists, and so on as in all these activities, weather forecast plays an important role.…”
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Regional Kitsch by Max Ryynänen

“…While miniature David statues and Eiffel Towers are for tourists only, regional kitsch seems to have a more positive meaning for local inhabitants. …”
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Tourism destination brand dimensions: an exploratory approach by José Manuel Cristóvão Veríssimo, Maria Teresa Borges Tiago, Flávio Gomes Tiago, João Sérgio Jardim

“…For this purpose, a survey was undertaken of 321 tourists, in seven hotels at this destination. Respondents were requested to rate the factors for awareness, image, perceived quality, and loyalty, in a method consistent with the brand equity model, using descriptive analyses and a confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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AUDIT OF INCOME FROM LOCAL FEES IN SELECTED COMMUNES OF THE POMERANIAN PROVINCE IN POLAND by Cezary Szydłowski

“…The article presents the importance of auditing the assessment of a commune's budget revenues for tourist fees (local fee or spa fee) as a tool enabling its increase by the commune authorized to impose it. …”
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Patron-client and Lindu lake tourism development by Hasan Muhamad, Moh Saleh, Andi Mascunra

“…The results showed, as follows: (1) The relationship between financiers and local fishermen in Lindu Lake is nothing more than borrowing business capital; (2) Fishermen's support for the arrangement of their settlement as a homestay, this is due to the large number of tourists at the festival but the benefits are not felt; (3) The integration model of fishing settlement space with ecological-based coastal tourism with consideration of the development of marine tourism in Lindu Lake is integrated between mountain and lake panoramas with customs into one unit.…”
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Planning for Recreational Waterway Access in Rural Coastal Settings by Corina Guevara, Charles Sidman, Robert Swett, Alan Hodges

“…Overcrowding at beaches, boat ramps, and popular destinations in Florida's densely populated coastal areas leads more Floridians and tourists to consider recreating in rural coastal communities that still offer the solitude and natural settings desired by many. …”
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Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores by João Ponte, Gualter Couto, Pedro Pimentel, André Oliveira

“…Local tourism activities companies are vital to tourists’ adventure experiences. These businesses’ portfolios were analysed using various editions of the official Tourism Activities Guide. …”
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Planning for Recreational Waterway Access in Rural Coastal Settings by Corina Guevara, Charles Sidman, Robert Swett, Alan Hodges

“…Overcrowding at beaches, boat ramps, and popular destinations in Florida's densely populated coastal areas leads more Floridians and tourists to consider recreating in rural coastal communities that still offer the solitude and natural settings desired by many. …”
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Challenges in linking destinations’ online reputation with competitiveness by Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez, Marisol B. Correia, Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado

“…The findings include tourists’ central role in destinations’ competitiveness through these visitors’ online posts about experiences and opinions, as well as key strategies for successful social media management based on this study’s results…”
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Comment une ville traditionnelle turque a-t-elle réussi à attirer les citadins en opérant une transformation historique et naturelle pour répondre aux attentes urbaines ? by Janna Leann Rose

“…Over the past decade, a rural village in Turkey has been re-constructing itself to represent a nostalgic historical era that is part of the local natural landscape that draws in urban tourists from the national capital. The process through which the villagers re-constructed the past and commoditized parts of it is an interesting case in that the villagers dispelled any fears of backwardness in their historical situated-ness via their selective process. …”
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Personalized Travel Route Recommendation Model of Intelligent Service Robot Using Deep Learning in Big Data Environment by Xiang Huang

“…The experimental analysis of the proposed model based on Pytorch deep learning framework shows that its Pre@10, Rec@10 values are 88% and 83%, respectively, and the mean square error is 1.537, which are better than other comparison models and closer to the real tourist route of the tourists.…”
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Prospects for the Development of Mountain Tourism in Azerbaijan by Almasov Nahid, Orujov Elshan

“…Azerbaijan’s strategic location between Europe and Asia and its visa facilitation programmes offer great potential for attracting foreign tourists. The article also examines challenges such as the need for trained specialists, seasonal restrictions and competition with neighbouring countries. …”
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Hotel and business in modern France and Germany by E. B. Botavina, Т. A. Kaydalova

“…The overall goal may be to use this influence wisely and create additional value for tourists and for the local population.…”
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Assessment of hydromorphological conditions of the river using the MQI method (Case study area: JAJROOD River) by Maryam Ilanloo, Amir Karam

“…The JAJROOD and LATYAN-dam areas in the north east of Tehran due to the pleasant weather have always been and are in Eco tourists and nature interested people noteworthy. For this reason, during the recent decades and because of human manipulations, the JAJROOD River basin and its margins have been heavily affected. …”
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Measuring Destination Image Using AI and Big Data: Kastoria’s Image on TripAdvisor by Anastasia Yannacopoulou, Konstantinos Kallinikos

“…In recent years, the growing number of Online Travel Review (OTR) platforms and advances in social media and search engine technologies have led to a new way of accessing information for tourists, placing projected Tourist Destination Image (TDI) and electronic Word of Mouth (eWoM) at the heart of travel decision-making. …”
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The “Miss Curvy Uganda” pageant: representation, commodification and exploitation of women’s bodies by Francis Akena, Adyanga

“…In early February 2019, Godfrey Kiwanda, a Uganda Junior Minister of Tourism proposed a beauty pageant dubbed, “Miss Curvy Uganda,” to publicly showcase voluptuous Ugandan women as means of attracting foreign tourists to generate more foreign currency earnings. …”
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INSTITUTIONALISATION OF HALAL POLICY: A Case Study in Thailand by Vira Aulia, Surwandono Surwandono

“…This study uses a qualitative research method whose unit of analysis is the Thai government with the object of research being Thailand’s policy in promoting itself as a country that is friendly to Muslim tourists as an effort of public diplomacy. According to the findings, the halal industry, which involves producing and distributing goods and services permissible under Islamic law, is regulated in Muslim-majority countries and is growing in non-Muslim countries. …”
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Sustainable Homestay Tourism for Enhancing Rural Livelihood in the Uttarakhand Himalaya: A Study of the Tons River Basin by Prasad Sati Vishwambhar, Banergee Surajit

“…Each interviewee operates a homestay for tourists, with the number of available beds ranging from a minimum of four to a maximum of ten. …”
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AUDIT OF INCOME FROM LOCAL FEES IN SELECTED COMMUNES OF THE POMERANIAN PROVINCE IN POLAND by Cezary Szydłowski

“…The article presents the importance of auditing the assessment of a commune's budget revenues for tourist fees (local fee or spa fee) as a tool enabling its increase by the commune authorized to impose it. …”
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Development of gastronomic tourism in the Bakas Klungkung tourism village by I Putu Yoga Jaya Kesuma, Moch Nur Efendi, I Wayan Eka Mahendra

“…Bakas Village is located in Klungkung Regency, Bali, Indonesia, and is known as a tourist village. Bakas Village offers visitors an authentic cultural and natural experience. …”
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