The Effect of the Host Society on the Tourists’ Image of Urban Public Open Space: A Qualitative Study in an Iranian Context

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TAYYEBI AMIR; ZEKAVAT KAMRAN

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Journal: JOURNAL OF TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Year:2018 | Volume:7 | Issue:26 Page(s): 8-27

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The Effect of the Host Society on the Tourists’ Image of Urban Public Open Space: A Qualitative Study in an Iranian Context

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TAYYEBI AMIR | ZEKAVAT KAMRAN | Issue Writer Certificate

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tourist destination imageQ1

urban public open spaceQ1

host societyQ1

content analysisQ1

qualitative studyQ1

Abstract

Understanding interactions between the host society and tourists is an important factor in tourism cognition and management. Part of this matter is the effect that the host society has on the mental image of the guest (traveler) of destination. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of host society on the mental image of tourists about the urban public open spaces. This qualitative study has been conducted using content analysis approach. The participants were 24 domestic tourists in the city of Isfahan who had experience of visiting this city and its spaces. Data collection was done by semi-structured interviews and continued until theoretical saturation. The five main categories of data analysis were: 1) vitality, 2) host emphases on space, 3) self-introduction of host, 4) tourists’ sense about the host and 5) food. The results of this study will help the experts, tourism managers and urban designers and managers to better understand the tourists’ image of urban spaces and accordingly provide the context to improve the level of urban tourism...

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TAYYEBI, AMIR, & ZEKAVAT, KAMRAN. (2018). The Effect of the Host Society on the Tourists’ Image of Urban Public Open Space: A Qualitative Study in an Iranian Context. JOURNAL OF TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, 7(26 ), 8-27. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/403290/en

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TAYYEBI AMIR, ZEKAVAT KAMRAN. The Effect of the Host Society on the Tourists’ Image of Urban Public Open Space: A Qualitative Study in an Iranian Context. JOURNAL OF TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT[Internet]. 2018;7(26 ):8-27. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/403290/en

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AMIR TAYYEBI, and KAMRAN ZEKAVAT, “The Effect of the Host Society on the Tourists’ Image of Urban Public Open Space: A Qualitative Study in an Iranian Context,” JOURNAL OF TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, vol. 7, no. 26 , pp. 8–27, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/403290/en

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