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The evolution of accommodation services in a coastal resort town: Hermanus, South Africa. [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2019
Small town tourism is attracting a growing international as well as South African scholarship. This paper addresses one thus far neglected theme of research about tourism in small towns, namely the historical development of the accommodation services ...
Jayne M. Rogerson
doaj  

Il turismo a Venezia dal secondo dopoguerra ad oggi

open access: yesLaboratoire Italien, 2014
In the first half of the 20th century, Venice was one of the main destination for elite tourism in Italy, thanks to the renown seaside resort of the Lido.
Andrea Zannini
doaj   +1 more source

The Challenges of Being Left Behind: Peripheralisation in English Small Rural Towns

open access: yesSociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Rural small towns have long been viewed as places of retail and service provision for both their populations and people in surrounding rural hinterlands, although in many countries these roles are in decline, with these settlements increasingly viewed as ‘left behind places’ experiencing peripheralisation.
Martin Phillips
wiley   +1 more source

Indo–Iran Nexus: Implications for Sino–Pakistani Relations

open access: yesPacific Focus, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 555-587, December 2025.
The present study examines the geopolitical rivalry and the maritime strategies of the Chabahar and Gwadar marine port in the surroundings of the Indo–Iranian and Sino–Pakistani so‐called nexuses as it relates to the new security and economic environment across South Asia.
Hafeez Ullah Khan
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of beach pollution at a seaside resort [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Hygiene, 1954
Bacteriological surveys of beach pollution were made at a seaside resort before and after the installation of a new sewer outfall.The presumptive coliform count on samples of sea water was found to be a satisfactory index of contamination, and showed good agreement with sanitary survey and with the results of float-test observations.
openaire   +2 more sources

Coastal Capital: Dominican Republic: Case Studies on the Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystems in the Dominican Republic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Illustrates the benefits coralline beaches, reefs, and mangroves in various parts of the country offer, including providing protection against beach erosion, habitats for fisheries, potential tourism growth in protected marine areas, and local ...
Emily Cooper   +3 more
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‘A wonderful day and a wonderful crossing!’: Internment (im)mobilities, ambivalence, and the residual tourist gaze in Second World War Britain

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 50, Issue 3, September 2025.
Short Abstract 1940 saw the mass internment of so‐called ‘enemy aliens’ within Britain; this meant that innocent civilians were incarcerated in camps across the country, particularly within the tourist spaces of the Isle of Man. We interrogate how the holiday—as a geography of ideas, spaces, practices movements and sensibilities—became a frame of ...
Michael Holden, Peter Adey
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing visitor satisfaction with tourism rejuvenation policies: the case of Rimini, Italy. [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we assess the appeal of potential interventions on the tourism offer of Rimini, a popular Italian seaside holiday destination, by means of a choice modelling analysis. Tourism can be viewed as a composite good, its overall utility depending
Antonello E. Scorcu   +2 more
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Embracing Tradition and Modernity: Tendencies of Interwar (1918–1940) Wooden Architecture in Lithuanian Resorts

open access: yesMeno Istorija ir Kritika
The emergence of leisure culture in Lithuania began in the late 19th century, gradually giving rise to resort towns. Although in some cases, recreational architecture can be associated with relatively luxurious examples that follow the European resort ...
Migonytė-Petrulienė Viltė
doaj   +1 more source

Lawnmower Poetry and the Poetry of Lawnmowers

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Francesca Gardner
wiley   +1 more source

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