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What is Tourism Sector

Chapter 34
Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry
An economic sector where users spend their time by recreational activities mostly but not necessarily in remote locations other than where they permanently work and get education.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Rural Second Home Tourism: Case of Eastern Black Sea Region, Turkey
Ersin Türk (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey), Aygün Erdoğan (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey), Beytullah Sulak (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey), and Gökhan Hüseyin Erkan (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8231-2.ch034
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the level of satisfaction of second home users in the EBSR countryside due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, a qualitative research based on in-depth interview technique using semi-structured questionnaire was applied to six households. Gürgenağaç Village within the borders of Trabzon Province, Maçka District was selected as the case area. The study provided results to discuss whether rural second homes, which are seen as insurance against risks, fulfill the expected task by virtue of the global pandemic experience and the problems arising from second homes and their surroundings. In conclusion, the study shows that behaviors and attitudes of rural second home owners had significantly changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chapter 9
Relationship Between ICT and Tourism: The Case of Mediterranean Countries
The department that operates in the field of tourism, which includes many businesses such as accommodation, food and beverage and transportation, etc.
Published in Chapter: Relationship Between ICT and Tourism: The Case of Mediterranean Countries; From: ICT as Innovator Between Tourism and Culture
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Chapter 20
Addressing the Linguistic Gaps in a Tourism Training Programme: Perspectives From the Forever Training Academy and Tourism Establishments
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The Accumulation of Distinctive Competences in Family Firms
Set of firms and other agents belonging to different industries that produce consumer goods and services demanded by visitors. It encompasses activities such as hotel, catering or transportation, among others.
Published in Chapter: The Accumulation of Distinctive Competences in Family Firms; From: Competitiveness, Organizational Management, and Governance in Family Firms
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Chapter 2
Gamification and Social Media as Tools for Tourism Promotion
The cluster of production units in different industries that provide consumption goods and services demanded by visitors. Such industries are called tourism industries because visitor acquisition represents such a significant share of their supply that, in the absence of visitors, their production of these would cease to exist in meaningful quantity.
Published in Chapter: Gamification and Social Media as Tools for Tourism Promotion; From: Handbook of Research on Effective Advertising Strategies in the Social Media Age
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Chapter 5
Small and Medium Tourism Enterprise Survival in Times of Crisis: “El Capricho de Gaudí”
The tourism industry is the total of all businesses that directly provide goods or services to facilitate business, pleasure and leisure activities away from the home environment.
Published in Chapter: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprise Survival in Times of Crisis: “El Capricho de Gaudí”; From: Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management in Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises
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Chapter 6
Potential of Tourism Sector in Italy as a Means of Entrepreneurship and Growth for Italian Companies
It belongs to the wider services macro-sector of “tourism, leisure and communication sector” and is made of several types of companies operating in the following activities: hospitality and catering; travel agencies; entertainment; publishing; telecommunications and IT services.
Published in Chapter: Potential of Tourism Sector in Italy as a Means of Entrepreneurship and Growth for Italian Companies; From: Handbook of Research on Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Global Economy
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Chapter 4
Second Home Tourism During COVID-19: The Case of Turkey
Among the tourism enterprises operating in the fields and subjects of tourism; tourism related production, demand, customer etc. composed section.
Published in Chapter: Second Home Tourism During COVID-19: The Case of Turkey; From: Socio-Economic Effects and Recovery Efforts for the Rental Industry: Post-COVID-19 Strategies
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Italian Tourism Sector as an Example of Entrepreneurship and Growth for Companies
It constitutes a part of macro-sector “tourism, leisure and communication sector” and is made of several types of companies operating in the following activities: hospitality and catering; travel agencies; entertainment; publishing; telecommunications and IT services.
Published in Chapter: Italian Tourism Sector as an Example of Entrepreneurship and Growth for Companies; From: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Social Dynamics in a Globalized World
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