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The Handbook of Managing and Marketing Tourism Experiences.

The planning, design, management and marketing of experiences for tourism markets is a major challenge for tourism destinations and providers in a globalized and highly competitive market. This book bridges the gap in contemporary literature by carefully examining the management and marketing of tou...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sotiriadis, Marios
Otros Autores: Gursoy, Dogan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016.
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  • Front Cover; The Handbook of Managing and Marketing Tourism Experiences; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Experience Economy: Anatomy of an Experience; Tourism Experiences; Managing and Marketing Tourism Experiences; Experience Economy Framework: Empirical Studies within Tourism Context and Settings; References; Part I: Planning: Design and Creating Tourism Experiences Aim: to consider and analyze related issues and aspects in various fields/contexts; Chapter 1 Experience-Based Service Design; Introduction; Explore; Exploring the Business' Self-Sufficiency.
  • Understanding the Customers ExpectationsDesign; Experience Value Promise; Creating Actors for Experience Show; Continuous Innovation and Creativity; Experience Theme; Experience Atmosphere; Experience Positioning; Customer Interface; Placing into the Customers Mind and Memorability; Case Study: Singapore Airlines Customer Experience Design; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Experience-Centric Approach and Innovation; Introduction; Theory; The Experience-Centric Approach and Concepts; Innovation, Experience-Centric Innovation, and Experience Innovation.
  • Experience-Centric Innovation Vs. Experience InnovationThe Role of Experience Design and Market Intelligence in Experience-Centric Value Creation; The Context: Guided Tours; Tour Experience Design; Methodology; Findings and Discussion; Creating Novel Experiences through Product Innovation; Alternative tours; Free-guided tours; Product innovation in case of other tour types; Does Size Matter?; Imitation as a Threat; The Role of Knowledge Management and Dynamics of Knowledge; Consumer-Driven Innovation; Experience-Centric Innovation for Competitive Advantage?; Conclusion; References.
  • Chapter 3 Crucial Role and Contribution of Human Resources in the Context of Tourism Experiences: Need for Experiential Intelligence and SkillsIntroduction; Human Resources in the Tourism Field: The Importance of HRM Practices; Micro-Case 1: The Ritz-Carlton "Gold Standards"; Strategic Approach to Human Resources Management; Micro-Case 2: Refined Service and Exquisite Hospitality; From Servicescape to Experiencescape and from Emotional to Experiential Intelligence: Skills Set for Providing Tourism Experiences; Emotional Labor and Intelligence; Experience Encounter.
  • Micro-Case 3: Tourism Experience Encounters in a HotelExperiential Intelligence and Skills in the Context of Tourism; HR Strategies for Developing Experiential Skills; Micro-Case 4: Total Quality Management; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Tourism Destination: Design of Experiences; Introduction; Literature Review; Approach and Contribution; The Role of Stakeholders in Design of Tourist Experience; Host community; DMOs; Tourism industry; Case Study; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Social Media and the Co-Creation of Tourism Experiences; Introduction.