Women entrepreneurs in tourism in a time of a life event crisis

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 32(3), P. 457 - 479

Published: June 22, 2022

Female entrepreneurship drives tourism development in resource-scarce destinations but little is known about why local women engage business and what determines their success a time of life event crisis. This knowledge important as it can support policies on regional regeneration poverty alleviation. study draws upon the Bourdieu's model practice with its notions capital, agents, field, habitus to examine experiences running enterprises destination legacy an anthropogenic environmental disaster, Aral Sea region. Semi-structured interviews entrepreneurs Uzbekistan (n = 18) Kazakhstan 15) showcase prevalence necessity-based extrinsic motivations Interviews also demonstrate importance social capital built such agents entrepreneurial family, friends, policymakers, employees, competitors. The original contribution revealing how cultural traditions reinforce various types strengthen field knowledge, shape critical times. Another highlighting experience past crises has aided psychological coping during COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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Innovation and creativity in a time of crisis: A perspective of small tourism enterprises from an emerging destination

Tourism Management Perspectives, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 46, P. 101093 - 101093

Published: Feb. 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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Relationship Analysis of Local Community Participation in Sustainable Ecotourism Development in Protected Areas, Iran

Land, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(10), P. 1871 - 1871

Published: Oct. 21, 2022

Nature conservation efforts cannot succeed without stakeholder participation. The inherent complexity of nature-based ecotourism has made the development sustainable operations a challenge, so it is essential to increase community Hence, this study investigates local participation in Lar National Park (LNP) and Jajrud Protected Area with Sustainable Use Natural Resource Areas (JPA) Iran evaluates how influences sustainability ecotourism. This found that LNP, involving communities increasing because high level attachment interest part pristine nature. In JPA, relationship between significant too. As result, natural habitats have been degraded decreased. To conserve these critically endangered areas, managers decision-makers must education encourage engage more developing

Language: Английский

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Tourism SMEs’ resilience strategies amidst the COVID-19 crisis: the story of survival

Tourism Recreation Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 7

Published: July 13, 2023

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), play a crucial role in the economy of every destination, particularly developing countries. However, due to their size, limited resources, cash flow, restricted access risk-management tools, SMEs are often significantly impacted by crises. Therefore, gaining deeper understanding resilience strategies they employ during after crisis is paramount significance. The purpose this study identify utilized tourism amidst COVID-19 country, Iran. Qualitative data was collected through interviews with SME owners managers two phases, conducted 2020 2022. This primary supplemented secondary same period. findings highlight disproportionate impact global crises on Iran, exacerbating negative consequences country's sanctions-ravaged economy. Through offering insights into tactics adopted SMEs, aims provide both theoretical practical contributions.

Language: Английский

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A Comprehensive Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Empowerment Model for Developing Sustainable Tourism Villages in Rural Communities: A Perspective

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 1368 - 1368

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

This study investigates the factors driving micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) empowerment, tourism development, sustainable villages, focusing on Ponggok Tourism Village as a case study. The purpose is to address gaps in understanding how leadership, innovation, governance, collaboration, capacity building, technology contribute empowering MSMEs achieving sustainability rural contexts. Using mixed-methods approach, combines quantitative analysis of survey data thematic interviews with MSME actors, facilitators, local government officials. Key findings reveal that leadership innovation are critical drivers service quality significantly impacting development. However, governance transparency shows limited direct influence tourism, emphasizing need for better alignment strategies. Additionally, empowerment strongly influences both development creating mutually reinforcing relationship. provides novel framework integrating technological advancements, improvements By highlighting Ponggok’s village potential model, offer practical insights policymakers practitioners seeking enhance through empowerment. Future research could explore scaling this other contexts refining tools tourism.

Language: Английский

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Analysis of Resilience Among European Tourism Businesses

Springer proceedings in business and economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Artificial intelligence application in counselling practices. A multigroup analysis of acceptance and awareness using gender and professional rank

Frontiers in Digital Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: March 19, 2025

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool in various professional domains, including counselling, where it offers innovative ways to enhance service delivery and client outcomes. Despite its potential, research on AI counselling practices often focuses technical applications, with limited attention the interplay between awareness, acceptance, application. This study analyses how counsellors apply artificial using nexus awareness application through acceptance of gender rank group. Method A total 5,432 were selected for study. Data collection was conducted online ensure wide reach. The instruments underwent validity checks, demonstrating high content factorial validity. Convergent discriminant confirmed Average Variance Extracted (AVE) Fornel-Larcker criterion. Results findings revealed that exhibited levels acceptability, their practices. Acceptance played positive mediating role relationship However, male practitioners professors displayed stronger tools compared counterparts. Conclusion highlights significant bridging It underscores importance addressing disparities equitable adoption utilization tools. offer valuable insights policymakers promoting integration

Language: Английский

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Risk and Resilience in Tourism: How Political Instability and Social Conditions Influence Destination Choices

Tourism and Hospitality, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 83 - 83

Published: May 14, 2025

In an era of increasing global uncertainty, tourism destinations face significant challenges due to political instability and social unrest, which shape travelers’ perceptions decision making. This study examines the relationship between perceived risk, resilience, destination choice, focusing on extent conditions influence travel intentions. Using amplification risk framework (SARF) a quantitative survey, this research identifies key determinants resilience perception management. Our findings indicate that instability, safety concerns, negative media coverage deter travelers, while effective crisis communication, strong governance, high-quality public services can enhance destination’s appeal. Based these findings, recommends marketers policymakers invest in targeted service quality improvements, strategies address specific concerns more risk-sensitive demographics, such as women. The offers strategic insights for marketers, policymakers, hospitality stakeholders how mitigate risks foster tourism-dependent economies. Future could explore cross-cultural traveler behavior incorporate perspectives from professionals further inform strategies. By addressing challenges, develop sustainable navigate crises maintain competitiveness unpredictable landscape.

Language: Английский

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Remembering for resilience: nature-based tourism, COVID-19, and green transitions

Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3

Published: May 13, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic had transformative effects on the tourism sector at an unparalleled scale. With rapid onset of unprecedented travel restrictions, tourists were abruptly confined to experiences in their regional surroundings that led new and refreshed relationships with local destinations. This paper draws qualitative interviews small businesses two distinct but proximate nature-based destinations Ontario, Canada considers how they responded pandemic. Findings are positioned within Holling's Adaptive Cycle consider implications for ongoing resiliency planning disturbances relating climate change. Over a 2-year period (2020–2022), SMEs revealed after initially turbulent quickly adapted absence international long-haul visitors by embracing surge domestic demand nature-based, outdoor experiences. contributes literature connecting future predictable disturbances. Two critical lessons enhancing destination identified: engagement demand, level leadership, through investment infrastructure partnerships, can both be harnessed support communities transitioning toward more sustainable, resilient climate-friendly future. Given growing transition away from environmentally harmful practices longstanding dependency economic growth, these resources help enhance preparedness changes flows driven decarbonization scenarios increased climatic impacts.

Language: Английский

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Crisis-resilience of small-scale tourism businesses in the pandemic era: the case of Yazd World Heritage Site, Iran

Tourism Recreation Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 49(5), P. 1197 - 1203

Published: Sept. 19, 2022

Resilience to severe crises like COVID-19 is critical for small businesses. However, little empirical research has been conducted examine the crisis resilience of businesses pandemic from perspective business operators. This note aims at exploring tourism in a world heritage city. In-depth interviews with 25 operators were and results showed that considered as flame previous political economic crises. Different strategies such closure, survival, adaption innovation applied by different The also confirmed integration togetherness helped find better when they share pains. study further found despite negative impacts, created positive social impacts cohesion solidarity among In addition, government supportive policies not healing, their plans dealing transparent professional.

Language: Английский

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