Search Results - "Pikkemaat, Birgit"

Exploring Generation Y's perception of family-run hotels: The perceived family firm image by Schönherr, Sarah, Raich, Frieda, Zehrer, Anita, Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…Given the great potential of Generation Y for the tourism industry, their perceptions, and opinions of family-run hotels, which dominate tourism, were explored…”
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Innovation and service experiences in small tourism family firms by Pikkemaat, Birgit, Zehrer, Anita

“…Purpose This paper aims to explore the pertinent issues of innovation and service experiences in family firms in the tourism industry, which are mostly small-…”
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Innovation research in tourism: Research streams and actions for the future by Pikkemaat, Birgit, Peters, Mike, Bichler, Bernhard Fabian

“…This paper provides an updated review of tourism innovation literature. For this purpose, it builds on a systematic literature analysis that provides a…”
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Winter sports tourism to urban destinations: Identifying potential and comparing motivational differences across skier groups by Bichler, Bernhard Fabian, Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…Winter tourism is often associated with rural areas and snow-based sporting activities. However, urban destinations can also offer outdoor winter sports and an…”
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Media discourses about a superspreader destination: How mismanagement of Covid-19 triggers debates about sustainability and geopolitics by Mayer, Marius, Bichler, Bernhard Fabian, Pikkemaat, Birgit, Peters, Mike

“…Winter sport destinations received increased attention from worldwide media due to their Covid-19 superspreader status. Using a critical media discourse…”
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Attitudes not set in stone: Existential crises changing residents’ irritation by Schönherr, Sarah, Bichler, Bernhard Fabian, Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…This study discusses the application of Doxey's irritation index in the face of existential crises. Building on the COVID-19 pandemic, data was collected at…”
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Young peoples’ environmentally sustainable tourism attitude and responsible behavioral intention by Schönherr, Sarah, Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…Purpose Environmental tourism impacts are considered to be unbalanced. The implementation of environmental sustainability focuses on restoring a balance…”
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Exploring the crowding-satisfaction relationship of skiers: the role of social behavior and experiences by Pikkemaat, Birgit, Bichler, Bernhard Fabian, Peters, Mike

“…Previous research has shown that crowding represents an essential factor in driving overtourism and highlighted the negative effects of crowding. However,…”
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Exploring strategies of small ski areas with different destination governance structures: A comparative case study by Hetzenauer, Katrin, Pikkemaat, Birgit, Albinsson, Pia A.

“…Small ski areas (SSAs) face several challenges, from changing environmental conditions such as lower snow levels and shorter ski seasons, to demographic…”
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Investigating visitors’ perception of smart city dimensions for city branding in Hong Kong by Chan, Chung Shing, Peters, Mike, Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the perceptions of visitors in terms of multiple aspects of smart cities to allow wise decisions to be made…”
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Needs, drivers and barriers of innovation: The case of an alpine community-model destination by Pikkemaat, Birgit, Peters, Mike, Chan, Chung-Shing

“…This study explores tourism destination innovativeness as perceived by leading entrepreneurs in order to derive implications for destination management…”
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Sentiment analysis of online destination image of Hong Kong held by mainland Chinese tourists by Jiang, Qiumin, Chan, Chung-Shing, Eichelberger, Sarah, Ma, Hang, Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…Online user-generated data are useful to researchers and practitioners to investigate an online destination image, which contributes significantly to the…”
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Entrepreneurial ecosystems in smart cities for tourism development: From stakeholder perceptions to regional tourism policy implications by Eichelberger, Sarah, Peters, Mike, Pikkemaat, Birgit, Chan, Chung-Shing

“…Studies from the field of smart city development show that smart cities attract more people from the nearby countryside along with an increasing number of…”
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Exploring the role of service quality, atmosphere and food for revisits in restaurants by using a e-mystery guest approach by Bernhard Fabian Bichler, Pikkemaat, Birgit, Peters, Mike

“…PurposeQuality in foodservices has become essential, and new methodological ways of determining service quality enable a better representation of service…”
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Towards the Measurement of Innovation-A Pilot Study in the Small and Medium Sized Hotel Industry by Pikkemaat, Birgit, Peters, Mike

“…This paper discusses the importance of innovation as a key component of business strategy in tourism, as well as determinants of innovation processes in the…”
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Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises in Tyrol, Austria by Pikkemaat, Birgit

“…This paper deals with innovation and its determinants in small and medium-sized hotel enterprises in alpine tourism. After analysing the alpine tourism market…”
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The connection between VFR experience based and sociocultural dimensions of international students and mainland Chinese students by Chan, Chung Shing, Pikkemaat, Birgit, Agapito, Dora, Zhou, Qinrou

“…Purpose This paper aims to present the host experience of student hosts in Hong Kong, a popular educational destination for international students from…”
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Understanding students as hosts: moving beyond sightseeing by Petry, Tanja, Pikkemaat, Birgit, Chan, Chung-Shing, Scholl-Grissemann, Ursula

“…Purpose Neither visitors of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel nor hosts are homogeneous segments (Griffin & Guttenberg, 2020). For this reason, this…”
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The Staging of Experiences in Wine Tourism by Pikkemaat, Birgit, Peters, Mike, Boksberger, Philip, Secco, Manuela

“…This article analyzes the potential of wine tourism to create experiences for the tourist. For this purpose the authors benefit from Scheurer's (2003) and…”
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Innovation through Cooperation in Destinations: First Results of an Empirical Study in Austria by PIKKEMAAT, BIRGIT, WEIERMAIR, KLAUS

“…In the innovation literature different types of collaboration and cooperation have been advanced as being favourable for the innovation performance of…”
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