Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the information search behavior of visitors according to various socio-demographic and travel-related variables regarded as a criterion for market segmentation. ...

This paper discusses and evaluates tourism higher education in Turkey. Turkish universities have been offering associate, bachelor, and postgraduate degree programs in tourism since the early 1990s. However, there have ...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report on an empirical research study which investigated the factors influencing productivity in hotels in Northern Cyprus. Design/methodology/approach - The empirical data was ...

This paper discusses and evaluates tourism higher education in Turkey. Turkish universities have been offering associate, bachelor, and postgraduate degree programs in tourism since the early 1990s. However, there have ...

Purpose - The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the reader to six articles related to consumer behavior in tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach - The paper introduces the papers in this special issue. ...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is threefold: measure the differences in importance of cultural values between Turkish hosts and European guests; measure perceived cultural difference (distance) to see if importance ...

This study was designed to test, the use of a practical approach developed: (i) to measure external performance of two international tourist destinations (Turkey and Mallorca); and (ii) to investigate their competitive ...