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Factors Influencing the Willingness to Pay in Yachting Tourism in the Context of COVID-19 Regular Prevention and Control: The Case of Dalian, China

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
This study attempts to construct a framework of factors affecting the yachting tourists’ willingness to pay (WTP) in the context of COVID-19 regular prevention and control in Dalian, China. Relying on the framework of the extended theory of planned
Yunhao Yao, Merle Parmak
exaly   +2 more sources

“What happens on the boat, stays on the boat”: the dark side of luxury yachting [PDF]

open access: yesWorldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 2023
Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the dark side of luxury yachting, with specific focus on the treatment and well-being of yacht crews. Design/methodology/approach. The paper is based on a literature review of key terms: luxury yachting;
Brianna Wyatt
exaly   +1 more source

Could Yacht Tourism be an Alternative Tourism Potential in North Cyprus?

Tourism in Marine Environments, 2006
Tourism is expanding all over the world despite the disputes and conflicts in a number of regions. In this growth, yacht tourism has a distinct contribution. The recent Master Plan of National Harbours and Shores prepared for North Cyprus emphasizes the potential contribution of yacht tourism to the economic development of North Cyprus.
Biçak, Hasan Ali   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Demand Forecasting for Yacht Tourism Planning in Turkey

Coastal Engineering Practice (2011), 2011
Integration of forecasts to the strategic planning is necessary for sustainable and use of the coastal resources. In this study two different quantitative forecasting techniques - Exponential smoothing and Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) methods - were used to estimate the demand for yacht berthing capacity demand till 2030 in Turkey.
A. Karanci   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Philanthro-tourism: Yachting, Science, and the New Explorers

open access: yes
In this dissertation, I tell the story of how philanthropic-like entities emerged in collaboration with the yachting industry to become highly publicized icons of ocean exploration in the 21st century.
Straub, Dakota
openaire   +2 more sources

Applying regenerative thinking in yachting tourism. Insights from the Northern Adriatic Sea

open access: yesTourism Geographies
The ‘turn to the sea’ through yachting tourism recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic prompts the relocation of the sea, including its nature and culture, back at the centre of processes of change in selected coastal resorts.
Alessia Mariotti
exaly   +2 more sources

Antecedents of yacht tourism participants’ satisfaction and word-of-mouth intention

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 2023
PurposeAs a contribution to current knowledge of luxury yachting, this study applies a theoretical discussion to explain how gratification, social motives, financial risk and status quo interact to predict satisfaction and word-of-mouth intentions among luxury yachting travelers.
Anestis Fotiadis   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Yachting tourism's contribution to the Caribbean's social economy and environmental stewardship

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 2023
PurposeThis viewpoint article aims to explore yachting tourism in the Caribbean to understand its contribution to the economic and social well-being of stakeholders. In terms of the overall marine tourism offering, several Caribbean countries have designated a yachting tourism industry as being part and parcel of tourism development, while other ...
Therez B. Walker   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Economic Impact of Yacht Charter Tourism on the Balearic Economy

Tourism Economics, 2011
This paper evaluates the impact of yacht charter tourism on the economy of the Balearic Islands, one of the most popular yachting tourism destinations in the Mediterranean. Empirical evidence, from a sample of yacht charter tourists and a database on charter firms in the Balearics provided by the National Charter Federation, gives information on daily
Antonio Alcover   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

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