Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (Advances in Hospitality and Leisure)

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and tourism, providing a platform to galvanize thoughts on contemporary issues and merging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective.;Front Cover; Copyright Page; Advances In Hospitality and Leisure; Contents; List of Contributors; Aims and Submission Guidelines; Editorial Board; Editorial Review Board; FULL PAPERS; The Emotional Traveler: Happiness and Engagement as Predictors of Behavioral Intentions among Tourists in Northern Norway; Introduction; The Concept of Experiences; Happiness and Engagement; Behavioral Intention; The Purpose of the Study; Method; Study Population; Design; Measures; Emotions; Behavioral Intentions; Data Analysis; Results; Differences between the Two Sites; Path Model; Discussions. Front Cover Copyright Page Advances In Hospitality and Leisure Contents List of Contributors Aims and Submission Guidelines Editorial Board Editorial Review Board FULL PAPERS The Emotional Traveler: Happiness and Engagement as Predictors of Behavioral Intentions among Tourists in Northern Norway Introduction The Concept of Experiences Happiness and Engagement Behavioral Intention The Purpose of the Study Method Study Population Design Measures Emotions Behavioral Intentions Data Analysis Results Differences between the Two Sites Path Model Discussions. Limitations and Future ResearchConclusions Theoretical Implications Practical Implications References On-Site and Memorable Tourist Experiences: Trending Toward Value and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Introduction Tourist Experiences Tourist Experience as a Process Methodology Comparing Research on On-Site and Memorable Tourist Experience -- Analytical Framework and Theoretical Implications Experience-Involvement Scale of On-Site Experience Four-Realm Scale of On-Site Experience Searching for Emerging Evolutionary Tendencies of Tourist Experience Research. Value (Co)Creation and Quality-of-Life Outcomes of On-Site and Memorable Tourist ExperiencesValue for the Consumer as an Outcome of the On-Site Tourist Experience Experiencing the 'Other', Novelty, and Authenticity Hedonic Happiness Flow Values Based on Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Needs Value for the Consumer as an Outcome of the Memorable Experience Learning Post-Visit Tourist Experience through Memory Recall Subjective Well-Being (Mindfulness, Personal Development) Eudaimonia Life Satisfaction Value for the Company: On-Site Experiences Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM). SatisfactionValue for the Company: Memorable Experiences Word-of-Mouth (WOM) Loyalty Conclusion References Barriers to Implementing Green Management in the Hospitality Industry Introduction Purpose of Study Research Method Results The First Analytical Step The Second Analytical Step Conclusions Acknowledgment References Climate-Conscious Identity and Climate-Adaptive Innovations in Hospitality Introduction Summary of Theoretical Framework Defining Climate-Adaptive Innovation Analysis and Discussion of the Literature Public Voices on Sustainability and Climate Changes. Public Opinion as a Source for Climate-Adaptive InnovationIdentity and Qualitative Distinctions Climate-Adaptive Innovation and Hospitality Implications, Limitations, and Future Research References The Interrelationship between Personality Traits and Psychological Constraints on Adventure Activity Participation Introduction Constraints in Leisure and Tourism Personality Hypotheses Methods Data and Sample Measures Findings and Discussions Measurement Model Structural Model Conclusion Acknowledgments References Significance Testing of Indirect Effect (Standardized). Front Cover -- Copyright Page -- Advances In Hospitality and Leisure -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Aims and Submission Guidelines -- Editorial Board -- Editorial Review Board -- FULL PAPERS -- The Emotional Traveler: Happiness and Engagement as Predictors of Behavioral Intentions among Tourists in Northern Norway -- Introduction -- The Concept of Experiences -- Happiness and Engagement -- Behavioral Intention -- The Purpose of the Study -- Method -- Study Population -- Design -- Measures -- Emotions -- Behavioral Intentions -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Differences between the Two Sites -- Path Model -- Discussions -- Limitations and Future Research -- Conclusions -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Implications -- References -- On-Site and Memorable Tourist Experiences: Trending Toward Value and Quality-of-Life Outcomes -- Introduction -- Tourist Experiences -- Tourist Experience as a Process -- Methodology -- Comparing Research on On-Site and Memorable Tourist Experience - Analytical Framework and Theoretical Implications -- Experience-Involvement Scale of On-Site Experience -- Four-Realm Scale of On-Site Experience -- Searching for Emerging Evolutionary Tendencies of Tourist Experience Research -- Value (Co)Creation and Quality-of-Life Outcomes of On-Site and Memorable Tourist Experiences -- Value for the Consumer as an Outcome of the On-Site Tourist Experience -- Experiencing the 'Other', Novelty, and Authenticity -- Hedonic Happiness -- Flow -- Values Based on Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Needs -- Value for the Consumer as an Outcome of the Memorable Experience -- Learning -- Post-Visit Tourist Experience through Memory Recall -- Subjective Well-Being (Mindfulness, Personal Development) -- Eudaimonia -- Life Satisfaction -- Value for the Company: On-Site Experiences -- Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) -- Satisfaction Value for the Company: Memorable Experiences -- Word-of-Mouth (WOM) -- Loyalty -- Conclusion -- References -- Barriers to Implementing Green Management in the Hospitality Industry -- Introduction -- Purpose of Study -- Research Method -- Results -- The First Analytical Step -- The Second Analytical Step -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Climate-Conscious Identity and Climate-Adaptive Innovations in Hospitality -- Introduction -- Summary of Theoretical Framework -- Defining Climate-Adaptive Innovation -- Analysis and Discussion of the Literature -- Public Voices on Sustainability and Climate Changes -- Public Opinion as a Source for Climate-Adaptive Innovation -- Identity and Qualitative Distinctions -- Climate-Adaptive Innovation and Hospitality -- Implications, Limitations, and Future Research -- References -- The Interrelationship between Personality Traits and Psychological Constraints on Adventure Activity Participation -- Introduction -- Constraints in Leisure and Tourism -- Personality -- Hypotheses -- Methods -- Data and Sample -- Measures -- Findings and Discussions -- Measurement Model -- Structural Model -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Significance Testing of Indirect Effect (Standardized) -- Environmental Education and Perceived Eco-innovativeness: A Farm Visitor Study -- Introduction -- Environmental Education -- Eco-innovativeness -- Method -- Findings -- Respondent Characteristics -- Model Testing -- Direct Impact -- Mediating Effect -- Conclusion -- References -- Friends and Relatives as a Destination Information Source -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Information Search -- Information Sources -- The Internet -- METHODS -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Hotel Guest's Green Lodging Experiences: A Segmentation Study -- Introduction -- Environmentally Friendly Hotels Advances in Hospitality and Leisure delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and tourism. It provides a platform to galvanize thoughts on contemporary issues and merging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. The main focus of this journal is to transcend the innovative methods of inquiry so as to inspire new research topics that are vital and have been in large neglected. This journal is keen to address the needs of the populace having interests in disseminating ideas, concepts and theories derived from scholarly investigations. Potential readers may retrieve useful texts to outline new research agendas, suggest viable topics for a dissertation work, and augment the knowledge of the subjects of interest. Advances in Hospitality and Leisure delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and tourism. It provides a platform to galvanize thoughts on contemporary issues and merging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. The focus is to transcend the innovative methods of inquiry so as to inspire new research topics that are vital and have been in large neglected. All volumes are keen to address the needs of the populace having interests in disseminating ideas, concepts and theories derived from scholarly investigations. Potential readers may retrieve useful texts to outline new research agendas, suggest viable topics for a dissertation work, and augment the knowledge of the subjects of interest. Consumer Behaviors Relating to Green Hotels -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- RESEARCH NOTES -- Tourism Policy and Implementation in India: A Center versus State Tug-of-War -- Introduction -- Tourism Policy -- Tourism Institutions -- Central Government -- State Government -- Center and State Relationship -- Conclusion -- References -- Environmental-Focused Events: Saving Tourism Landmarks for Future Generations -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Limitations and Opportunities for Future Research -- References -- Index Walkenbach helps you explore VBA programming and shows how to customize and automate many aspects of Excel. This plain-English guide shows what VBA is, how it works with Excel, essential programming concepts, and steps to creating dialog boxes, time-saving macros, Excel add-ins, and more