Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji
Most tourists return home with a souvenir purchased after a holiday. Studies on souvenirs have mainly focussed on either the demand or supply perspective. This research integrates both perspectives to achieve a more holistic understanding of souvenirs in the Pacific context. This paper compares souv...
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| description | Most tourists return home with a souvenir purchased after a holiday. Studies on souvenirs have mainly focussed on either the demand or supply perspective. This research integrates both perspectives to achieve a more holistic understanding of souvenirs in the Pacific context. This paper compares souvenir purchase behaviour of cruise ship visitors and overnight tourists. The research also examines the main reasons micro-entrepreneurs sell souvenirs and the meanings they attach to souvenirs. Overnight tourists have a deeper understanding and appreciation for souvenirs compared to cruise ship visitors. Suppliers provide souvenirs to sustain their culture, as well as for economic reasons. |
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| spelling | sunway-19422022-01-13T04:34:54Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1942/ Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji Kumar, N. Trupp, Alexander * Pratt, S. G 154.9 Tourism Most tourists return home with a souvenir purchased after a holiday. Studies on souvenirs have mainly focussed on either the demand or supply perspective. This research integrates both perspectives to achieve a more holistic understanding of souvenirs in the Pacific context. This paper compares souvenir purchase behaviour of cruise ship visitors and overnight tourists. The research also examines the main reasons micro-entrepreneurs sell souvenirs and the meanings they attach to souvenirs. Overnight tourists have a deeper understanding and appreciation for souvenirs compared to cruise ship visitors. Suppliers provide souvenirs to sustain their culture, as well as for economic reasons. Routledge 2022 Article PeerReviewed Kumar, N. and Trupp, Alexander * and Pratt, S. (2022) Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 27 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1094-1665 http://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2021.1998160 doi:10.1080/10941665.2021.1998160 |
| spellingShingle | G 154.9 Tourism Kumar, N. Trupp, Alexander * Pratt, S. Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji |
| title | Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji |
| title_full | Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji |
| title_fullStr | Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji |
| title_short | Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: The case of Fiji |
| title_sort | linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: the case of fiji |
| topic | G 154.9 Tourism |
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