scholarly journals A Study on Tourist Satisfaction of Heritage Centres towards in and Around Karaikudi in Sivagangai District

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
B Marisamy
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Fast Analysis ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
The Government ◽  
Heritage Centers

The states rich cultural heritage is one of the big attractions for the tourists. The State Government has declared 48 tourist centers in Tamil Nadu as famous places of heritage. The tourists, particularly the foreigners, have a particular liking for Tamil Nadu because of its art, culture, architecture, traditional crafts, cuisine, etc. Hence, keeping given the tourist satisfaction of heritage centers, about the situation, proper guidance and support to the tourism industry can be of immense use in negotiating in the desired direction of development of tourism industry. Taking into account, all these aspects analyzed in the study. The sample population used for this research comprises of 100. Both domestic and foreign tourists selected from the study area based on the random sample technique. The data have been analyzed to verify the hypotheses framed in line with the objectives of the study applying the statistical data, namely percentage analysis, weighted average, and chi-square test thereby facilitating fast analysis and straightforward interpretation. The study has been aimed to alert the government of Tamil Nadu to identify the sources in this district to boost tourism and make it the most significant industry as a compensation for the lack of other industries in this study area. The present study attempts to analyze "A study on tourist satisfaction of heritage centers towards in and around karaikudi in sivagangai district."

Place Making in George Town, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Khor ◽  
Matt Benson
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
State Government ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Place Making ◽  
Local Manufacturing ◽  
The Government ◽  
George Town

Chapter 3 provided several examples of the planning and management of urban heritage areas and their resources. This chapter describes the experience of George Town, where the government directed a top-down planning exercise, as expected of a World Heritage property. The process had significant government attention and investment, both financial and technical. The island of Penang in northern Malaysia (Figure 4.2) has hosted a strong tourism industry since the 1970s when the state government decided to develop the tourism industry to complement local manufacturing, as part of a strategy to generate jobs. This policy resulted in the development of the island’s north coast as beachside resorts, which until the mid-1990s made Penang a top tourism destination. This beachside resort model was copied widely throughout Southeast Asia, resulting in competition from neighbouring countries, including Thailand and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Penang’s own appeal was undermined, however, by over-development and pollution.

scholarly journals Assessment of the impact of Smartphone Technology on Tour Guide Performance in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabii Francis ◽  
John K. M. Wandaka ◽  
Naghea Jilo
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Tour Guides ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Smartphone Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Several studies have been conducted to examine the influence of technology on the travel and tourism industry. However, there exists limited literature on the adaptation and usage of Smartphone technology by Kenyan tour guides, a gap this study sought to address. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on tour guiding performance in Kenya, investigate the effect of smartphone usage on the guides’ performance and finally, explore the possibility of adoption smart guiding techniques by Kenya’s tour guides. The study used descriptive methods and target practicing tour guides as the respondents. The data collected was analyzed using the Pearson’s Chi-square test of independence. The findings indicated Smartphone technology positively influenced guides, performance (χ2=65.025;df 2; P<0.05).The study concluded that smartphone and information communication technology have significantly influenced guides performance and hence recommend to the government and other stakeholders to invest more in infrastructure that supports smart destinations, which offer interactive pre-tour services, during the tour and post-tour experiences. Innovation on applications that support real-time interaction with attractions, accommodation and financial institutions is recommended.

scholarly journals WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN X-RAY OF THE PLACE OF WOMEN IN AN EMERGING INDUSTRY

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-73
Author(s):  
Olumuyiwa Akande ◽  
Temitope Abiodun ◽  
Kemi Opeyemi
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Transportation Industry ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Women Participation

The tourism experience was perceived traditionally, in terms of products, destinations and consumption patterns. Women have contributed greatly to tourism development, promoting transport development and encouraging hotel progress, which help in reducing or eliminating poverty. This study sheds light on the extent of women participation in tourism development. The specific objective of the study is to examine the factors affecting women participation in tourism development and how tourism industry benefits women. This study collected qualitative and quantitative data from respondents; primary and secondary sources. Data were collected using two methods: oral interview and administration of structured questionnaires, which were randomly administered at the various study sites. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic, simple percentages, bar-chart, pie-chart and chi-square respectively. Results obtained revealed that 90.8% of the factors affecting women participation in tourism development include: lack of financial capital, poverty, illiteracy, traditional perception, religious factor, child bearing and career development issues. The findings also indicated that 88% of the respondents are of the opinion that policies such as tourism education, trainings, internet marketing, and formation of business network for self-support and municipality support can be employed to improve women participation in tourism development. The study therefore recommended that there should be training programmes, workshops and seminars financed by Oyo State Government to improve the business skills of women in tourism, hotel and transportation industry, among others.

scholarly journals Extent of Utilization of Various Government Tribal Development Schemes by Primitive Tribes Living in Biodiversity Zone of Nilgiri District in Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
pp. 250-258
Author(s):  
Foumy N. Rafeeq ◽  
R. Rajasekaran
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Government

Biodiversity hotspots have set up to protect at least 10 per cent of world's ecological regions in order to conserve biodiversity and safeguard many facilities provided by natural ecosystems. Biosphere Reserves are representative areas of natural and cultural landscapes that span a large area of agricultural, marine, or coastal ecosystems, or a combination of them, as well as representative bio-geographic domains or kingdoms. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve has richness and diversity, to protect it, the district has been declared as “Organic district” on July 2019. It is also the home to a wide range of human cultural diversity and especially the primitive and vulnerable tribes live in these areas. They are the designated tribal settlers identified by the government and these have their own religious believes, culture and traditions which is extremely different from others customs. They are called as "Adivasi" or "Aboriginals". So as to improve their life style and lead a better life like others, central government along with state government had bought several development schemes and plans under Ministry of tribal affairs. The Tribal Development Plan (TDP) was developed to proactively solve tribal issues and provide culturally compatible solutions, specifically considering indigenous people. The main objective of this study is the adoption level of government tribal development schemes and plans among the primitive tribes living in the biodiversity zone of Nilgiri biosphere. Thus the vulnerable and primitive tribal societies of like Toda, Kota, Kurumba, Paniya, Kattu naickan and Irular of Nilgiri district have been chosen for the investigation with the sample size of 120, in which 20 from each tribes have been chosen. Pre-tested and well-structured interview schedule have been made and thereby undergone survey. Thus it provided an overall picture about the level of adoption about various government tribal development schemes for their betterment and upliftment in among Nilgiri tribes.

Tamil Nadu Power Sector

Mapping Power ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 255-273
Author(s):  
Hema Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
The State ◽  
Flat Rate ◽  
Regional Parties ◽  
Quality Of Supply ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
Industrial Demand

Tamil Nadu, one of the wealthiest states in India, has achieved almost universal electrification, and also has the highest renewable energy capacity—both wind and solar—in the country. Over the last three decades, two regional parties—DMK and AIADMK—have alternatively governed the state and are locked into a pattern of competitive populism in which electricity subsidies play a big role. Early on, subsidies were well targeted and were also financially covered through cross-subsidies from other consumers and direct support from the government. By the 1980s, concern for financial discipline of the utility was abandoned, power for irrigation was made free, flat-rate meters were introduced, and growing theft was concealed under the carpet of agricultural subsidies, all leading to the deteriorated quality of supply and even more cross subsidies. Reform efforts did little to change the situation, with the state government controlling the electricity regulatory commission to prevent the ailing utility from reforming itself and protecting it from any competition. Ironically, Tamil Nadu is considered to be a power surplus state now due to falling industrial demand. There are few signs of Tamil Nadu climbing out of this spiral.

scholarly journals Resilience to Weather-Related Disasters of a CBFM Community in Ligao, Albay, Philippines

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Liezl B. Grefalda ◽  
Juan M. Pulhin ◽  
Elsa P. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Capital Assets ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender

This study assessed the resilience of a Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) community in Ligao, Albay, Philippines to weather-related disasters. Resiliency was measured using 38 indicators comprising human, social, natural, financial, and physical capitals. The study used household survey administered to 180 respondents, complemented by focus group discussions (FGD), key informant interviews (KII), and secondary data gathering. Index of five capital assets was calculated using the equation for data normalization by a scale of 0 to 1. The overall resiliency index was estimated by getting the weighted average of all the capital assets. Pearson Correlation, Chi-square and Spearman Correlation were used to analyze the relationship of age, gender, and household size to the overall resiliency of the community. The CBFM community is less resilient with an index of 0.382. This was attributed to a lesser access to social and natural capitals with indices of 0.233 and 0.244, respectively. However, the CBFM program remains a promising strategy in improving the adaptive capacity of upland communities by contributing to the enhancement of their social and natural assets. Results revealed that there is a positive correlation between household size and resiliency while age and gender were not correlated. To build resiliency, it is recommended to increase community capacity through education and skills development, ensure access to services, provide technical and financial support from the government and promote collaboration among various stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Impact of Tourism Destination Image on Tourist Behavioral Intention through Tourist Satisfaction: Evidence from the Ramelau Mountain, Timor-Leste

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 46-59
Author(s):  
Remigia Maria Jeronimo Viana ◽  
Estanislau De Sousa Saldanha ◽  
Domingos M.B. Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Timor Leste ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The objectives of the research are to investigate the influence of destination image and tourist satisfaction on tourist behavioral intention, and to test the mediation effect of tourist satisfaction on the relationship between destination image and tourist behavioral intention. Using accidental sampling method, 400 tourists visited Ramelau Mountain participated in the survey by filling up the prepared questionnaires. While Smart-PLS 3.1 was used for data analysis. The result of the research demonstrates that tourist destination image and tourist satisfaction positively and significantly influences tourist behavioral intention, and tourist satisfaction significantly influences the relationship between destination image and behavioral intention. Empirically the research helps enrich studies on tourist destinations with tourist behavioral intention in countries that just start developing their tourism industry. This study also assists the government in developing natural attractions, culture, infrastructure, facility, accessibility, value, and price to change tourist behavioral intention to visit and revisit, and to recommend tourist destinations to other people.

scholarly journals Study of the Social and Cultural Aspects of Saudi Tourists and Evaluate the Services Provided to Tourist of Saudi - An Applied Study for the Tourism Sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Amal Mohammed Sheikh Damanhouri
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Government

The current study is based on the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia. Kingdom’s tourism industry earnings from international travelers and tourism services are poised to hit SAR80 billion in 2015. The tourism industry in Saudi Arabia has witnessed an increasing level of growth in recent years and is seen to continue this trend moving forward. The industry has undergone a major transformation led by the commitment to upgrade the Kingdom’s infrastructure as well as improving its hospitality sector. Religious tourism is the main attraction for inbound tourists and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future, the government has taken steps to increase domestic tourism and persuade potential outbound tourists from vacationing abroad. However, large investment in the sector is required to bring these ambitious plans to fruition. The tourism sector comprises only 2% of government funding compared to the industrial sector. In this report random sampling was used as it is the best known form of probability sample. Pilot study was conducted by taking convenience sampling. To find the quantitative analysis SPSS 18.0 software is used. In this report factor analysis is used for the reliability test of the questionnaire. Chi-Square test is used for comparing the collected data with the desired data from the certain hypothesis on the other hand Pearson Correlation is used to measure means of a statistical test. The study evaluates the services provided to the tourist visiting the kingdom and at the same time it measures the satisfaction level of the tourists. The report is based on primary and secondary data for the primary data the questionnaire was used and being distributed to the tourists visiting the kingdom. Five hypothesis was proposed and are being analyzed using Chi – Square test and correlation test. The current study states that there are several variables, where excellent satisfaction is being rated by the tourists where as there are several factors where the authority needs to pay importance, which is mentioned in detail in this report. The outcome of this report also suggests some major policy recommendation by which convenience, excellence and comfort could be given to the tourists visiting the kingdom.

scholarly journals TOURISM COMMUNICATION IN INDONESIA SOCIAL MEDIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Nela Widiastuti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
State Government ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
The Government ◽  
City State

Melaka is known to have historical values, even the beginning of the birth of Malaysia began in this country. Melaka is also known as the main maritime trade center in this region precisely in the 16th century. Traders from various countries such as Arab, China, India and Europe also came to Malacca to trade silk, spices, gold and porcelain. Therefore on July 7, 2008 UNECSO recognized Melaka as a World Heritage City State together with Georgetown, the State of Penang. Now, Melaka is here to offer a variety of tourism products based on 13 Tourism Product Sub-Sectors, including History, Culture, Recreation, Sports, Shopping, Conventions, Health, Education, Agro Tourism, Culinary, Melaka My Second House, Youth Tourism and Ecotourism. With the theme "Touring Historical Melaka Means Visiting Malaysia" and "Melaka Bandaraya Melaka UNESCO World Heritage" Melaka offers a variety of cultural uniqueness such as Malay, Chinese, Indian, Portuguese, Peranakan, Chitti and others. To further enhance the Melaka tourism industry, the Melaka State Government took the initiative to launch Visit Melaka Year 2019 (VMY 2019) which aims to showcase the culture and uniqueness of Melaka through "Melaka A Gateway to Historic Malaysia". This research explores forms of tourism communication in the 2019 Melaka Visit Program launched by the government, Malaysia, with a case study on tourists. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. Research data collection using interview methods, involved observation and literature study. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Melaka tourism communication strategy launched by the government, through a number of communication channels, one of them through social media. The results showed that social media has a significant role in creating emotional experiences about the tourist attractions they visit..

scholarly journals A STUDY ON CONSUMERS' SATISFACTION TOWARDS ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS IN ERODE DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ms.C.Gowthamisel vi ◽  
A. Selvaraj
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Organic is a growing market throughout the world, as more and more people vegetables, cereals, pulses that are produced through the use of natural fertilizers. Even though there is a growing consciousness for health, well-being, consumers are still hesitant to consume organic products as they are not aware of the availability of organic food products and the belief that organic products are high priced and not purely organic. The study aims at understanding the consumer awareness and attitude towards organic food products. The objectives are to examine the organic consciousness, level of awareness, attitude, preference of the respondents and their valuable suggestions. For this study, primary data have been collected from 180 sample respondents by using convenient sampling method. Such collected data have been analysed with the help of various statistical tools like Simple Percentage Analysis, Chi-Square Analysis, Factor Analysis and Weighted Average score ranking analysis. The study suggests that proper offering products,at a proper price and quality, can increase the level of satisfaction of the consumers towards organic food products.

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