HSP M 260 - 10 & 11
Why is it important for a destination to understand how visitors develop their sense of place?
- Destinations will be able to market their attractions using the factors that visitors find attractive - It will help a destination to decide what aspect of the destination product it should improve on to attract visitors - Knowledge of sense of place will give a destination an idea of what it should aspire to be in the future - Visitors will be more likely to come back to places that they have a connection with All of the above.
A visitor can have experiences except:
Disengaging experiences (introduce)
Which of the following is not an element of the Destination Restorative Qualities (DRQS) model?
Distance
Travel Gain _______________ is an important framework to understand travel benefits.
Durability
According to Aho (2001)'s seven stages of a tourism experience, the final stage represents processes of ___________ when a trip becomes a part of a visitor's daily life because of acquired skills or sustained interest.
Enrichment
_____________ refers to the practice of designing an experience that has identifiable characteristics such as distinguishable features, specific materials, and recognizable spatial configurations.
Experience Theming
Pine and Gilmore conceptualize experience as possessing 4 realms. Which one of the following is NOT included in their model?
Experiment
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a person needs are "entirely physical."
False
PULL factors refer to "the intrinsic motives or psychological forces" that drive people to seek out travel activities.
False
Which of the following is NOT part of Pearce's Travel Career Ladder (TLC)?
Individualism
This theory classified fundamental human needs into nine non-hierarchical dimensions: subsistence, protection, affection, understanding, participation, leisure, creation, identity, and freedom.
Max-Neef's Need Classification Scheme
According to Travel Motivation POST Scheme, one's beliefs about how much a particular type of leisure vacation can help regain one's mental focus pertains to this concept:
Motivation strength
People's physiological, relational and developmental needs motivate them to travel:
Rest and relaxation are a baseline travel motivation for contemporary consumers
___________ represents the elements (e.g. ambience, space, signs and symbols, and humanics) of the physical surroundings of a service provider.
Servicescape
What is NOT true about the Front and Back Regions of a tourism destination?
There is no difference between back regions and front regions
Travel Motivation POST Scheme
Travel motivation's Preconditions, Orientations, Strength, and Tangibilization - people travel to seek "desirable" situations and escape desirable situations in life.
According to Destination Restorative Qualities model, a sense of "away-ness" (either physical or mental) is an essential parameter to consider for effectively fostering optimal restorative outcomes from taking a vacation.
True
Push factors are generally present "before" pull factors can be effective.
True
The change from a hometown environment to a destination environment implies a "unique" process of aesthetic appreciation on the part of the traveler.
True
The indigenous flora and fauna can contribute to the creation of locale boundaries and inherent uniqueness of a travel destination.
True
The video of "The wonderful world of Korean food" that we watched shows that the Korean government uses food as a "pull factor" in promoting the country.
True
What is true about Tourism Experiencescape?
Visitors seek a sense of serendipity Visitors seek entertainment values Visitors seek a sense of escapism Visitors seek a sense of community All of the above are true
A flow experience
occurs when a person's actual skills and action capabilities are in perfect alignment with performance requirements or action opportunities presented8. Experience themes and cures can be developed by destinations and hospitality businesses.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
survival, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs.
Experience cueing
visual, aural and other sensory cues/clues to derive pleasure and satisfaction. It is necessary for tourism experience design