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Journal articles on the topic "Niche tourism"
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Lozynskyy, Roman, and Iryna Kuchynska. "Specialized (niche) tourism: development of the concept in Ukrainian and foreign academic literature." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 52 (June 27, 2018): 170–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2018.52.10183.
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The term “specialized tourism” has been widely used in Ukrainian academic literature for the last few decades. The analysis of main publications reveals that this term refers to different types of tourism, which are usually known as “niche tourism” in foreign literature. Another term “special interest tourism” or SIT sounds very similar, but in fact, it has a bit different and narrower meaning. Such a difference in terms between Ukrainian and English-language publications is caused by differences in economic systems of so-called “capitalist” and “socialist” countries in the past. The term “niche tourism” comes from the concept of “niche market”, which appeared in the western economic literature under conditions of market economy. Instead, in the former USSR, in terms of a command economy, the concept of “specialization” was more popular, so the term “specialized tourism” appeared. Due to the analysis of the development of the concept of specialized (niche) tourism in domestic and foreign academic literature we got the possibility to clarify its contemporary content. Specialized (niche) tourism is a set of different types of tourism, targeted at clearly defined and relatively stable groups of tourists forming market segments (microniches), quite narrow but sufficient for the creation of individual tourist products. Niches can be separated based on different criteria such as the purpose of travelling, special needs of tourists or special features of tourism destinations. The most important features of specialized (niche) tourism are as follows: well-defined and relatively stable target group of tourists; market segmentation based on aforementioned criteria; products targeted at narrow market segments (micronishes) and tailored to the specific requirements of tourists; niche size sufficient for the creation of individual tourist products. Key words: tourism, types of tourism, specialized tourism, niche tourism, special interest tourism, tourist product.
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Šušić, Vukašin, and Jovica Mojić. "Congress Tourism As A Market Niche Of Business Tourism." Economic Themes 52, no. 4 (December 1, 2014): 513–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ethemes-2014-0031.
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AbstractCongress tourism is a highly lucrative segment of the tourist offer, which usually happens outside the tourist season. The development of congress tourism requires the existence of high-quality congress tourism offer that will meet the needs of the participants and organizers of the conference. Participants in congresses are demanding guests, but also capable of payment, but they need to ensure all necessary preconditions for quality work, but also to adequately have free time. In this regard, the fundamental role of congress tourism is to promote tourism with well-organized system of promotional activities, continuing education, personnel, market research, application of quality standards etc. Congress tourism, and all the facilities are very important in the future tourism development in Serbia, especially when it comes to large gatherings that generate significant revenue. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main characteristics of congress tourism market in the world and Serbia, which has all the requirements to become a leading destination of this form of tourism in Southeastern Europe.
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Richards, Greg. "Rethinking niche tourism: The example of backpacking." Croatian Regional Development Journal 2, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/crdj-2021-0004.
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Abstract This conceptual paper re-evaluates the concept of niches in tourism markets. As many regions are now attempting to address niche markets in tourism as a development strategy, understanding of the dynamics of niche markets is crucial. Current approaches are often limited to seeing niche markets as simple subsectors of larger consumer markets. We argue for a broader view of market niches as forms of social rituals involving both consumers and producers with a mutual focus of attention. Based on the work of Randall Collins we examine how interaction rituals are produced and maintained, and how these are also reflected in niche markets, such as backpacking. We illustrate the how backpacking produces a mutual focus of attention and boundaries to outsiders, helping to sustain the niche over the longer term. This analysis has implications for producers hoping to tap into niche markets, as they too need to become part of the niche community.
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Sherstiuk, Roman, Liudmyla Maliuta, and Vadym Ratynskyj. "Application of marketing complex in the tourism. Instrumental-methodical apparatus of research." Socio-Economic Problems and the State 23, no. 2 (2020): 57–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.33108/sepd2020.02.057.
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Tourism is an important sector that contributes to the development of the country's economy. To gain a larger share of this competitive sector, it is necessary to create more profitable new tourism markets and develop appropriate marketing strategies. This study examines the term niche marketing and niche market definition. The relationship between the marketing niche and other marketing methods is noted and its advantages and disadvantages are outlined. In addition, the application of the niche market in the tourism industry is indicated and the reasons for increasing the practice of marketing niches as a marketing strategy are identified. This study aims to present a concise status of niche marketing and thus create a basis for marketers and researchers. In the modern world community, the tourism industry occupies a very important economic niche. Over the past twenty years, many Western countries have replenished their wealth through the development of this industry. In Ukraine, tourism is not perceived as an independent and equal segment of the economy. The tourism industry is experiencing a period of formation both in the theoretical sense (as a scientific field) and in practice. One of the most important stages of tourism development is the marketing component: research, strategy and planning, but in the field of tourism these stages are given little attention. This fact is a very significant problem, as the growth in demand for tourism services is extensive, and companies selling tourism services have not been adapted to this. Enterprises in the field of tourism are engaged in the development of a new product, programs of various tours, pricing, improving the quality of the tourist product, as well as developments in the sale of such a product and the implementation of local and national marketing concepts. The main and specific role in the support and development of tourism at the international and national levels is played by the state. The experience of different countries shows that the success of tourism development directly depends on how the industry is perceived at the state level, how much it enjoys state support. In a number of countries, state programs have been developed to stimulate inbound tourism, which provide tax benefits, simplification of the customs regime, creating favorable conditions for investment in tourism, increasing budget allocations for infrastructure development, advertising in foreign markets, training of qualified personnel.
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Sert, Ayşe Nevin. "Niche Marketing And Tourism." Journal of Business Management and Economic Research 1, no. 1 (November 30, 2017): 14–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.29226/jobmer.2017.1.
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Alekseeva, Natalya, and Katarína Hercegová. "Energy and industrial tourism: a specific niche on the tourism market." E3S Web of Conferences 250 (2021): 01002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125001002.
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Energy tourism belongs to the not-so-well-researched fields of tourism. Being a part of the industrial tourism or a special interest tourism, this type of tourism includes visits to the energy facilities and locations such as factories, mines, power stations and renewable energy sites. This paper describes the niche of the energy tourism within the tourism market and assesses its potential. We show that sometimes the energy tourism might intervene with dark tourism (for example, in the case of the tourist visits to the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power station). In addition, we show that this type of tourism is closely correlated with the public and social acceptance of traditional and renewable energy facilities. We conclude that this might be a promising and emerging type of tourism that will likely grow due to the ongoing industrialization and expenditure of energy-generating facilities envisaged for meeting the growing demand for energy all around the world.
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Rogerson, Christain, and Jayne Rogerson. "Niche Tourism Research and Policy: International and South African Debates." African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure 10(4), no. 10(4) (August 31, 2021): 1131–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.153.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a ‘trigger event’ which is remoulding new patterns of demand and supply for the tourism sector. For policy makers and destination managers it highlights the potential significance of niche tourism products. South Africa is viewed as fertile terrain for the promotion of different forms of niche tourism. The aim is to investigate international and South African research debates concerning niche tourism. The paper analyses the conceptual development of niche tourism, international debates, the (re-) emergence of niche tourism on the policy agenda of tourism stakeholders in South Africa and the state of existing literature and debates surrounding niche tourism in the country. The article represents a contribution to the growing and vibrant scholarship around niche tourism and change in the global South.
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Yang, Yingjuan, Yanxia Wu, and Haiqing Hu. "Modeling and Empirical Analysis of Regional Tourism Competitiveness Based on Niche Theory." Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2021 (November 10, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8384964.
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The fierce competition in tourism has brought a string of problems, such as the homogeneous development of regional tourism resources and the escalation of regional competition. One key issue in urban tourism today is how to identify competitors, recognize own advantageous resources, and clarify the direction of development. This paper evaluates the competitiveness of regional tourism in three steps: setting up an evaluation system, calculating niche and niche overlap, and conducting synthesis and cluster analysis. Firstly, a comprehensive evaluation system of urban tourism niche was established, which includes such four dimensions as tourism resources, tourism market, social economy, and eco-environment, and the weight of each index was calculated by entropy method. Next, regional niche and niche overlap were computed by niche theory. Taking the mean of niche overlap and that of composite niche as the references, the authors drew an overall distribution map of regional tourism niche. After that, a cluster analysis was carried out with the four-dimensional niche and composite niche of regional tourism. Finally, an empirical analysis was performed on the tourism competitiveness in ten prefectures of Shaanxi Province, using the data in 2010–2018. The results show that the prefectures differed greatly in tourism development and competed fiercely against each other.
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Merwe, Clinton David van der. "Tourist guides’ perceptions of cultural heritage tourism in South Africa." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 34, no. 34 (December 1, 2016): 117–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bog-2016-0039.
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Abstract Heritage tourism is a fast growing niche of cultural tourism worldwide. In Africa, several countries, including South Africa, place great emphasis on the growth of heritage tourism because of its potential for local economic development. Cultural and heritage tourism are being advocated as an important niche within the South African economy. This paper explores the perceptions of cultural heritage tourist guides in South Africa towards heritage tourism, it is argued that the country’s National Department of Tourism must improve the poor governance and poor management of South African heritage assets, and enhance the preservation, transformation and segmented marketing of South Africa’s cultural assets (at all levels of government) in order to sustain and grow cultural tourism in the future.
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Sousa, Bruno Miguel, and Gisela Maria Alves. "The role of relationship marketing in behavioural intentions of medical tourism services and guest experiences." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 2, no. 3 (September 23, 2019): 224–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhti-05-2018-0032.
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Purpose This paper entails a reflection on medical tourism services and guest experiences. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how relationship marketing relates to other relevant variables in consumer’s behavior applied to medical tourism contexts and guest experiences. This study aims at discussing the customer behavior in healthcare management and medical tourism contexts and addresses the predisposition for the destination and the influence of relationship marketing on behavioral intentions. Design/methodology/approach The paper starts from a conceptual framework based on relationship marketing theory. From this theoretical base, the concepts of trust, commitment and cooperation and behavioral intentions are derived. A theoretical model is developed specifying antecedents of satisfaction and loyalty in healthcare management and medical tourism contexts. Findings The conceptual model shows that tourist destinations in the context of healthcare and medical tourism can be managed together with the study of the tourist consumer behavior and should focus on aspects that reinforce relationship marketing to the site, as planning services excellence, communication strategies, promotion services, integrated experiences and combating seasonality. Originality/value This study has already identified that the global movement of tourism is seemingly showing an increased focus on the niche product or niche service. In this case, the question seems to be whether the further growth in demand for healthcare management and medical tourism – as a niche tourism example – products will continue until they take a form of mass tourism. The new vogue of medical tourism forces to challenge and re-visit the power relationships that exist within contemporary tourism and the host–guest relationship.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Niche tourism"
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Lymburn, Janet Marie. "Gastronomic tourism : a valuable new niche in New Zealand tourism? /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2004. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARM/09arml986.pdf.
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Haynes, Everett Drake. "Paranormal tourism: study of economics and public policy." Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32634.
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Master of Regional and Community PlanningDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
Katherine Nesse
Humanity’s belief in the paranormal has shaped cultures, folklore, religion, and influences the arts, customs, politics, and economics. In the modern era, paranormal belief continues to capture public interest, often fueled by popular entertainment and media. With belief in the paranormal on the rise, so are the social and economic implications. Literature and data also shows that paranormal niche tourism is becoming increasingly popular and have an effect on the tourism sector, yet it is poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to ask, “how does paranormal niche tourism affect and relate to local economics and public policy?” New Orleans serves as the subject city due to its rich paranormal history and folklore and thriving tourism economy. I divided data collection into two main phases: 1) surveying paranormal tourists and 2) surveying and interviewing paranormal-related businesses including tour companies, retail and services, and hotels. I distributed online surveys to paranormal tourists to collect data pertaining to demographics, education, employment, belief, belief influencers, travel habits, and costs. In addition, I conducted online surveys and personal interviews with businesses relating to paranormal tourism in regards to business model, marketing, revenue, employment, local community impact, and public policy impacts. A site visit provided further insight and immersion into paranormal tourism itself. Results indicate that paranormal tourism is positively impacting local communities and that public policy in New Orleans has both positively and negatively affected tourism. The results from this research provide insight in how other communities can accommodate paranormal tourism through policy and how businesses can also capitalize on this growing trend.
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Ali-Knight, Jane. "The role of niche tourism products in destination development." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2010. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/5376.
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Niche tourism refers to how a specific tourism product can be tailored to meet the needs of a particular audience/market segment. Locations with specific niche products are able to establish and position themselves, as niche tourism destinations. Niche tourism, through image creation, helps destinations to differentiate their tourism products and compete in an increasingly competitive and cluttered tourism environment. Academic literature has paid little attention to the role and positioning of niche tourism products. Through the use of the niche tourism life cycle it is clear that niche products will have different impacts, marketing challenges and contributions to destination development as they progress through it. This critical appraisal presents an important reflection on my research in this area. The core of the critical appraisal is the eight published journal articles; two book chapters and three fully refereed conference papers upon which it is based but it also derives from the broader perspective of my research over the last ten years. The research context is set, with niche tourism products and destination development introduced, developed and seen in the perspective of the authors work in this field of tourism enquiry. The pragmatist research paradigm that has guided the publications is introduced and the adoption of mixed methods to produce results that are practical, relevant and progress both tourism business theory and practices, is discussed. The research methodologies and methods used are analysed against current developments in tourism research. My contribution to academic knowledge and understanding within this area is summarised within the three key themes of niche tourism product development; niche tourist profiling and destination development through niche tourism. To illustrate this, my research has focused primarily on two significant niche tourism products: wine and festivals and events. The benefits of this work to the academic community are the presentation of insights into niche tourism consumers, and an understanding of the challenges destinations face along the niche tourism life cycle. Finally, the practical benefits of this work to industry include a greater understanding of niche tourist behaviour to better aid them in positioning and targeting their products. It concludes with an identification of the limitations of this body of work and proposes areas for future research.
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Niu, Ning. "Tasting and Touring: Chinese Consumers’ Experiences with Wine Tourism." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/29889.
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This study examines the economic, cultural and environmental complexities of wine tourism between China and Australia. It presents an interpretation, in the context of larger social and political influences, of wine consumption and tourism by Chinese consumers/tourists and its links to culture, capital, gender, generation and sustainability. The project uses qualitative research and analyses fieldwork data in the Australian wine regions, interviews with Australian wine experts, tourism professionals and Chinese consumers/tourists. It is a data-based, culturally-engaged and economically-concerned approach, exploring the present and considering the extent to which Australian wine and tourism will look to the Chinese market in the future.
The objective of the study is to examine how cultural, political, social and sustainable values and behaviours are revealed in interactions in wine tourism, and to explore these through Bourdieusian concepts (habitus/taste/capital) and from traditional Chinese culture (mianzi/guanxi/renqing), as well as terroir (an important notion in wine culture). The literature review engages with and unpacks the similarities and the differences that are evident when Chinese and Western cultural concepts and realities encounter each other.
The arguments and discussions on mass tourism, wine tourism, niche tourism and sustainable tourism theoretically ground this research. It argues that ‘sustainable mass tourism’ is the future for China’s tourism, focusing on how to guide mass tourists to travel in a more responsible way. The study considers the role of gender and emphasises the dimension of generation when conceptualising wine/sustainable tourism. The thesis also investigates how the Australian bushfires and worldwide COVID disrupted Chinese tourism to Australia, and the huge
economic impact of China’s imposition of 116.2%-218.4% tariffs on Australian wine in March 2021. This research explores the multiple challenges facing wine and tourism as well as opportunities for sustainable economic and environmental development. It claims it is the responsibility and commitment of destinations and local communities to preserve and care for nature by reducing climate change induced risks and enriching sustainable attributes when guiding tourists to enjoy sustainable tourism.
The research findings reveal that the economic importance of the Chinese market has deeply impacted the Australian wine sector and its tourism; Chinese women have played a rising role in wine consumption and outbound tourism, and are called the ‘purchasing muscle’, showing their independence in the economy, their taste for wines and for outbound tourism; and the different generations of Chinese consumers/tourists displayed both similarities and differences in their behaviour and attitudes to Western wine culture and outbound tourism. The study proposes three possible trends for industrial practices in sustainability and points out possible future research directions.
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Benson, Angela Maria. "An emerging niche in sustainable tourism : the dynamics between organisations and volunteers in the Research Tourism Sector." Thesis, Southampton Solent University, 2007. http://ssudl.solent.ac.uk/574/.
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Concern for the degradation of the environment has seen the emergence of a small but steadily increasing number of UK organisations. These organisations bring together paying volunteers and research projects to support sustainable development, which has given rise to an emerging niche within the sustainable tourism framework - Research Tourism. The study evaluates the dynamics between the organisations (Research Tourism Sector) and its customers (Research Volunteers). Independent studies were conducted of both the organisations and the volunteers. Seventy six interviews with research volunteers were undertaken and a survey was used for the organisations in the research tourism sector. The survey of organisations used a SPACE Analysis distributed to fifteen companies, of which nine were returned. The findings of the study on research volunteer's captures the socio-demographic profile that indicates sixty percent of the research volunteers are British, mainly single and are either currently studying or had previously studies at university. It continues by identifying a volunteer typology indicating three different types of volunteers and finally, a conceptual framework (research tourism systems model) which displays the components of travel in the sector. At the same time the analysis of the business environment suggests that the SPACE factors are not strong enough to depress profits and, therefore, the balance sheets should be healthy. The financial analysis suggests that this is not always the case. Organisations recognise that relying on volunteers' contributions could make them vulnerable and a growing number of alternatives are identified. It is argued that the sector has the potential to delivery the sustainable development agenda in terms of capacity building, policy advice and knowledge management the extent to which individual organisations deliver these concepts varies. Consequently, the 'sustainable difference' that the organisations in the research volunteer sector requires more consistent implication and therefore greater levels of monitoring. Evaluation of the dynamics between the organisations and colunteers identifies eight interrelated items. The framework of a spider's web demonstrates that when one dynamic is exposed, reverberations across all eight are inevitable. A connection between the eight dynamics and the volunteer typology indicate an even greater complexity. Further, when the strategic implications of the volunteer typologies were examined, it was found that the two discrete segments, Sepcific Research Volunteers and Corporate Research Volunteers, are not any more lucrative than the General Research Volunteer. The specialisation of these segments has largely come about through monopolisation of a particular funding source rather than the derivation of unique product offering. The thesis argues that a symbiotic relationship exists between the organisations and volunteers, in that volunteers contribute money that normally might not be spent on sustainability. However, this funding source is contingent on meeting a variety of non profit based criteria. This study is a contribution to the literature on volunteer tourism and further research directions are identified.
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Brisson, Geneviève. "Branding Prince Edward County as a Gastronomic Niche Tourism Destination: A Case Study." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23345.
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Increasingly, gastronomy is playing a role in people’s motivation for travel, and destinations are making food and beverages their main attraction. This study explored the growing field of gastronomic tourism, a type of niche tourism, through the theoretical framework of destination branding theory. Using a qualitative case study research design, this research examined the branding of the emergent region of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada as a gastronomic niche tourism destination from the perspective of tourism industry players. Findings indicated that the region turned to gastronomic tourism due to its agricultural history and need for economic development. It was also found that tourism industry players utilized the processes of brand identity, product development, collaboration, support and communication to brand the region. This study contributes scholarly and practical knowledge to the areas of tourism and branding, by providing insight into the development, management and promotion of destination brands.
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Smith, Yvonne. "Literary tourism as a developing genre : South Africa's potential." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29043.
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This dissertation investigates the broader genre of literary tourism and the current extent and potential of this tourism mode in the South African context. It shows what an inscribed landscape South Africa has and how rich it is in literary association.The profile and motivations of literary tourists, as well the kinds of tourist attractions encompassed by literary tourism are initially explored. The history and development of this type of tourism is then considered, from its earliest known manifestations, its growth during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and its transposition to Africa and southern Africa. An overview of current literary tourism products in South Africa is conducted in order to determine the extent to which it has been developed in the country. Although not exhaustive, the potential of literary tourism within South Africa is subsequently considered by identifying places and writers that could be targeted for tourism development. This examination is then extended to the post-development or intangible potential literary tourism holds in terms of its educational capabilities, its capacity to catalyze an interest in reading and learning, as well as promote South Africa’s literary heritage.Dissertation (MHCS)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Laing, Jennifer H., and Jennifer Laing@BusEco monash edu au. "EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEYS: MOTIVATIONS BEHIND FRONTIER TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TOURISM MARKETING." La Trobe University. School of Business, 2006. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au./thesis/public/adt-LTU20070516.142914.
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Tourists are now visiting some of the most remote and amazing places on Earth, travelling to �frontiers� on journeys that are psychological and emotional as well as geographical or physical. These extraordinary journeys to the Poles, the peaks of the highest mountains in the world, harsh deserts and even outer space test both physical and mental endurance and can be characterised as �unique� even in the current era. Travelling largely without the aid of a commercial tour operator or guide, the frontier traveller usually invests a great deal of time and resources in their travel experience, often with the assistance of sponsorship, and generally takes part in an extensive and arduous preparation period in their quest for the extraordinary. While the search for new and unique tourism destinations and experiences appears to be relentless in this post-modern era, the frontier traveller appears to be searching for the �authentic� beyond the �tourist bubble,� both in relation to self and setting. These frontier �trailblazers� are already being followed by guided adventure tourists and some of the former are supplementing their incomes and funding their own travel by leading tours or guiding others to the frontier. Studying the extraordinary experiences of the frontier traveller could therefore provide us with a glimpse of the future of travel, although likely to occur in a more structured and less risky guise. Uncovering the motivations for this form of travel will also assist with future marketing of these experiences, including elements of the marketing mix such as product development and promotion.
This thesis examines the motivations behind frontier travel and considers the implications of the findings for tourism marketing. Unstructured, long interviews with 37 individuals were used to uncover the motivations behind these experiences, supplemented by content analysis of narratives produced by frontier travellers, encompassing 50 autobiographies, two online diaries and online interviews with two individuals. The interview participants were largely selected through purposive sampling, in that they were screened as fitting the criteria of a past or potential frontier traveller before being interviewed. They were predominantly born and living in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and 29 of the 37 individuals were male. Ages of participants ranged from 24 to 60 years of age. Interviews continued until saturation of categories of motivation had been reached. Texts were mainly located through searches of bookshops and libraries, including the author�s personal library. A qualitative methodological approach was chosen in order to provide rich data and allow the researcher to enter the world of the frontier traveller. An interpretive paradigm based on a constructivist paradigm underpinned this study, with an ontological stance based on multiple realities and an epistemological position where participants and myself as the researcher created understandings. The methodology outlined above was consistent with this position and was designed to identify different constructions of the data and seek consensus, where possible. The literature on motivations provides a complex plethora of theories and models, many of which contradict each other, so a principal objective of this study was to work from first principles, grounding a theory of motivations pertaining to frontier travel experiences in the data, rather than seeking to test out a pre-existing model or theory.
Overall, the research findings show that motivations for frontier travel can be analysed under the broad heading of �adventure,� which is composed of a variety of sub-motives such as achievement and competence, challenge, thrill-seeking and sensation, ego, dreams or fantasies, self-actualisation, cognizance (exploration/discovery), freedom/escape motives (autonomy), isolation and solitude, spirituality, camaraderie and communitas, authenticity, prestige (external rewards), pro-social motives and a love of nature and wilderness. Risk or danger is an element of these experiences and feeds into many of the motivations identified in this study. A theory of motivations behind frontier travel experiences has been developed, covering intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, as well as achievement-motivated behaviour. Pre-travel influences and inspirations such as literature, cinema, visual stimuli, childhood games, heroes and mentors, family influences and educative influences are also considered with respect to their effect on motivational behaviour. An exploratory typology was then developed for frontier travellers, based on common motivations, which might be used to segment the market. Four basic types have been identified and labelled or categorised as �Seekers of Truth,� �Enlightened Explorers,� �Concerned Elitists,� and �Freedom Seekers.� Key motivations behind specific frontier travel experiences have also been identified.
Each frontier traveller will exhibit some, but not all, of the motivations highlighted in this study. Segmenting the market on the basis of motivations may therefore be a difficult, if not impossible task. However, marketers could use the information unearthed during this study in the marketing mix to develop new products aimed at satisfying some of the key motivations and use the findings as themes to be highlighted in promotional literature such as brochures and websites. This thesis also argues that the study of travel motivations in the future would be better served by considering motivations behind market niches such as frontier travel, rather than attempting to develop a comprehensive theory of motivations covering the whole travel industry.
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Axelsson, Edgar. "Building experience for Seichi Junrei "Anime pilgrimage"." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20514.
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Despite growing as a new popular facet of tourism in Japan, Seichi junrei is still niche and largely undocumented, stifling both the experiences of participants as well as the opportunities in the tourism industry. The tourism industry is changing and always trying to improve but lacks a personal touch. According to studies, the tourism industry focuses more on mainstream tourism than it does on niche tourism. Seichi junrei community issues are not being heard by the tourism industry; There are no user-friendly platforms available for the subculture to contribute towards tourism. This text explores the development of tourism and improving the experiences of tourists participating in the phenomena known as seichi junrei. Seichi junrei is explored through ethnography to create bonds. Together as a team of voluntary participants, through participatory design challenges the current problems with tourist experiences and improves them through digital tourism. The thesis creates a community and a platform that solves the user experience problems of seichi junrei. Seichi junrei becomes a guide for new fans where everyone can work as a community and help evolve the tourism phenomena of seichi junrei.
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Ferry, Martine. "Grand événement et tourisme : exemple de la Côte d'Azur." Paris 3, 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005PA030034.
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Le système tourisme et le système événementiel sont intimement liés. Ils interagissent et deviennent inséparables. La nature de leurs relations reste peu étudiée. Le but de ce travail est d'analyser ces liens d'un point de vue synchronique et diachronique pour que le passé puisse éclairer le futur. La Côte d'Azur et plus particulièrement la ville de Nice serviront de cadre à ce travail. Le tourisme est, en effet, depuis longtemps bien implanté dans cette région. De nombreux événements ont lieu chaque année soit pour attirer une clientèle additionnelle soit pour animer et divertir les touristes déjà présents et les habitants. Il est donc logique de se pencher sur ces phénomènesThe tourism system is now widely recognised and well-studied. On the other hand the event system is less studied at a strategic level. The aim of this research is to understand the existing relationships between the tourism and the event systems. The French Riviera and more specifically the city of Nice will serve as a case study. A historical perspective about tourism will be held in order to understand better the actual system. Tourism has a long history in the area; furthermore many events take place there every year. This is why it is relevant to study these phenomenons
Books on the topic "Niche tourism"
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Marina, Novelli, ed. Niche tourism: Contemporary issues, trends and cases. Oxford: Elsevier, 2005.
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Fashionable resort regions: Their evolution and transformation with particular reference to Bournemouth, Nice, Los Angeles, and Wiesbaden. Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CAB International, 1993.
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Dolezal, Claudia, Joseph M. Cheer, Marina Novelli, Claudio Milano, and Adam Jones. Handbook of Niche Tourism. Elgar Publishing Limited, Edward, 2022.
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Stainton, H. "TEFL tourism as a form of niche tourism." In TEFL Tourism: Principles, Commodification & the Sustainability of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 33–56. Wallingford: CABI, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781786393227.0033.
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Volchek, Katerina, and Armin Brysch. "Metaverse and Tourism: From a New Niche to a Transformation." In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023, 300–311. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_32.
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AbstractMetaverse is named among the technologies that are predicted to transform everyday life. The proliferation of such technologies as the Internet and smartphones has triggered major transformations in the tourism industry. This paper conceptualises the phenomenon of Metaverse towards the phenomenon of tourism. It applies a semi-systematic literature review methodology to identify existing alignment between the phenomena. The paper concludes that there is a conceptual alignment between the critical dimensions of the Metaverse and tourism. Tourism should be ready for the reciprocal effects of metaverse development on tourism and vice versa, from new opportunities to enhance tourist experience to a possible dissolution of the contemporary understanding of tourism.
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Verkerk, Victoria-Ann. "Virtual Reality: A Simple Substitute or New Niche?" In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022, 28–40. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94751-4_3.
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AbstractSince 2020, the tourism industry worldwide has been devastated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments across the globe imposed strict national lockdowns in order to curb the spread of the pandemic, with negative effects on tourism. This forced many tourism companies and organizations to turn to virtual reality (VR) to survive. As a consequence, numerous tourism scholars began to question whether VR would replace conventional tourism after COVID-19. The study aims is to address this concern and to determine if VR will be a substitute for conventional tourism or whether it can be considered as a tourism niche. It is a conceptional study which adopts a comparative analysis of conventional tourism models and VR. It uses two popular conventional tourism models, namely N. Leiper’s (1979) tourism system model and R.W. Butler’s (1980) destination life-cycle model. Based on this analysis, this paper suggests that VR will never be a substitute for conventional tourism, but should rather be considered a future tourism niche.
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Santos, Vasco Ribeiro, Paulo Ramos, and Bruno Barbosa Sousa. "Is Wine Tourism a Niche Tourism? Antecedents and Consequences of Wine as a Niche Tourism, a Conceptual Model." In Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems, 353–62. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4256-9_32.
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Cayla, Nathalie, and Heidi Elisabeth Megerle. "Dinosaur Geotourism in Europe, a Booming Tourism Niche." In Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences, 359–79. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4956-4_19.
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Ferreira, Fernanda A., and Conceição Castro. "Medical Tourism in Portugal – A Potential Niche Market." In Advances in Tourism, Technology and Smart Systems, 615–25. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2024-2_53.
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Cayla, Nathalie. "Dinosaur Geotourism: A World-Wide Growing Tourism Niche." In The Geotourism Industry in the 21st Century, 449–72. Includes bibliographical references and index.: Apple Academic Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429292798-22.
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Boukas, Nikolaos. "Diversifying and enhancing mountainous destinations through rural tourism: the case of Kalavrita, Greece." In Tourism marketing in Western Europe, 127–46. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789248753.0007.
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Abstract The chapter emphasizes the tourism products that the destination offers, highlighting rural tourism as a macro niche that is worthy to be considered as a unique form of tourism, and suggests a series of strategies for the diversification and enhancement of the tourism offering for the holistic Greek destination experience. In this regard, this study was employed for: (i) discovering the role of rural tourism for the mountainous area of Kalavrita, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of the current tourism situation in the area; (ii) analysing the strategies formulated by tourism authorities to engage in rural tourism; and (iii) conceptualizing the current and potential rural tourism products that do, and could, lead to the appropriate diversification of the existing tourism product of the Kalavrita region, as a representative western European mountainous destination.
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WEEDEN, C. "Ethical tourismIs its future in niche tourism?" In Niche Tourism, 233–45. Elsevier, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-6133-1.50030-5.
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BURNS, P. "Tribal tourism ‘Cannibal Tours’Tribal tourism in hidden places." In Niche Tourism, 101–10. Elsevier, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7506-6133-1.50017-2.
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Rakadzhiyska, Svetla. "VIRTUAL TOURISM PRODUCTS - A POSSIBLE BUSINESS NICHE IN THE NEAR FUTURE." In TOURISM AND CONNECTIVITY 2020. University publishing house "Science and Economics", University of Economics - Varna, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36997/tc2020.540.
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The study is an attempt to justify a variant of different future development of the traditional tourism business in accordance with the changes that are already happening with the lives of people and themselves. A link is sought between technology, marketing, attitudes and consumer behavior, and changes in the tourism business. The author's hypothesis is that the changes that occur in people's lives are a prerequisite for the formation of a business niche for virtual trips.
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Santana, Hristina. "OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE TRAVEL AGENCY RESTART IN BULGARIA AFTER THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19." In TOURISM AND CONNECTIVITY 2020. University publishing house "Science and Economics", University of Economics - Varna, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36997/tc2020.522.
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The recent worldwide pandemic situation registered total lockdown in the travel and tourism business. No matter traditional or online travel agent, travel package aggregator have faced the chaos of cancelled flight programmes, closed national borders and withdraw of customer requests. Many professionals were forced to stop all activities and reorganise future business plans. It is of crucial importance to forecast and prepare the travel restart in full speed in order to keep their business after the pandemic of COVID-19. The paper aims to propose perspectives and proper working plans to be implemented on time to secure liquidity exchange and market niche retainment
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Baltrūnaitė, Danguolė, Danutė Jakštienė, and Jadvyga Voišnis. "LITHUANIAN GASTRONOMIC TOURISM POTENTIAL: OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES." In Tourism and hospitality industry. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thi.26.9.
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Purpose – the aim of this paper is to analyze the gastronomic tourism trends in the world and in Lithuania, to determine the opportunities and the potential of gastronomic tourism in Lithuania and to provide recommendations for its development. Design – the theoretical part gives the understanding of gastronomic tourism in the world and its potential in Lithuania. The research gives an understanding of gastronomic tourism situation in Lithuania. Methodology – the research was done using analysis of scientific literature, secondary data analysis method of analysis and synthesis, quantitative research. The quantitative method used in this paper is a survey conducted among the local travelers. The results of the research were statistically processed using the Excel. Approach - gastronomic tourism is becoming an increasingly popular area of tourism, generating billions in revenue for businesses worldwide. According to the Global Report on Food Tourism, 79 percent travelers travel itinerary consists of a pre-analyzed calendar of gastronomic events and local cuisine, one in three travelers consider national cuisine to be a motivating travel choice and spends about 30 percent on food of total travel expenses. Findings – in Lithuania, gastronomic travel is still a relatively new niche in tourism. In recent years, this area of tourism has attracted considerable interest from foreign tourists and local travelers, however, the Covid 19 pandemic halted travel. Due to the tense situation in Europe, Lithuania still does not receive a larger number of tourists from foreign countries. Hospitality businesses use variety of means to engage, attract, and encourage local people to travel. Gastronomic tourism is one of such measures, as Lithuania can offer travelers quality local food, interesting national dishes with deep traditions, various food festivals and events. Originality of the research – the article analyzes results of research, discusses ways of attracting local tourists introducing more variety in gastronomic tourism. Practical implications are based on research findings and could be used by local travel agencies creating new gastronomic tourism products.
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Febrian, Febrian. "Targeting Niche Tourism Using Niche Media: Expanding the Media in a Digital Era towards the Hashtag Generation." In ICVEAST. Basel Switzerland: MDPI, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022083039.
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HuangLeichang, Chenying, YeShuhong, and Guolin. "The application and theory of niche of concentrative region of tourism resource." In 2010 2nd Conference on Environmental Science and Information Application Technology (ESIAT). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/esiat.2010.5568963.
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Stephens, R. J. "In search of niche tourism, rehabilitation, and preservation in Michigan's Black Eden." In REHAB 2014 - International Conference on Preservation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Historical Buildings and Structures. Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.14575/gl/rehab2014/052.
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Ismoyowati, Dyah, Shafira Wuryandani, and Fadhila Kurnia Wijayanti. "Pigmented Rice Niche Market Expansion: Green Consumer Attitudes and Purchase Intention to be Considered." In International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Agriculture and Tourism (ICOSEAT 2022). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_71.
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Ahmadi, Norsyakira, Mohd Hairi Jalis, Fathilah Ismail, Abdul Wahab Mohamad Rahijan, and Wan Zainal Shukri Wan Hafiz. "DOMESTIC TOURISTS NEW DINING BEHAVIOUR IN RELATION TO COVID-19 AT ISLAND SETTING IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA." In GLOBAL TOURISM CONFERENCE 2021. PENERBIT UMT, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46754/gtc.2021.11.030.
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Today, the tourism industry has grown rapidly and many destinations have been recognised as tourist niches in a bid to stay competitive in the industry. Island tourism is one of the most popular tourism niches. Island tourism in Malaysia has lured tourists from all over the world to come to Malaysia, offering tourist a unique and unforgettable tourism experience. It has become one of the most famous types of activities tourists. Moreover, tourists are showing an increasing interest in local foods at the destination and dining has become a special experience while on vacation. Dining itself is a pleasurable sensory experience that is a key part of the holiday experience, which influences a tourists’ experience and makes it memorable and this in turn influences the tourist’s intention to revisit the destination, especially an island destination. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the subsequent Movement Control Order (MCO) and COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) enforced to control the spread of the pandemic have significantly influenced tourists dining behaviours and perceptions particularly with regard to dine-in options at any food establishment/outlets.
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Kubát, Patrik, and Simon Kerma. "Preconditions of Wine Tourism Development in Slovenia and the Czech Republic – Selected Aspects." In 6th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2022 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times. Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31410/eman.s.p.2022.135.
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Wine tourism is considered to be niche tourism. The synergy of tourism and viticulture, which has become a significant phenomenon, is the focus of interest not only in European countries but also in other parts of the world. Old World wine regions have been inspired by the recognized and remarkable practices of New World wine producers. Two small wine producing countries, Slovenia and the Czech Republic were chosen for a study of tourism concerning grape growing and wine production. The countries appear to be very similar and share many similarities, for instance, in wine tourism development, and wine production tradition but also with the size of the vineyard area. However, these two countries are not renowned as leading wine producers. This, therefore, is a problem when endeavoring to attract potential visitors, customers, and the public in general. This paper focuses on introducing the above countries as wine destinations and illustrating their common characteristics. Methods such as description and comparison are presented to show the trends and strategies used to sustain wine tourism in small wine countries. Slovenia and the Czech Republic are countries with a long winemaking tradition. Drinking wine or wine tasting is seen by wine visitors as a social activity, often accompanied by authentic local food amid rural surroundings and natural landscapes. Above all, this paper draws attention to two small wine-producing countries.
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Karadakova, Irina. "ACHIEVING CUSTOMER LOYALTY THROUGH A HOTEL BRAND DIFFERENTIATION." In TOURISM AND CONNECTIVITY 2020. University publishing house "Science and Economics", University of Economics - Varna, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36997/tc2020.423.
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Understanding the hotel guests' needs and providing a hospitality service that delivers on their expectations is crucial for achieving guest satisfaction and - eventually - for creating customer loyalty. This is why the hotel operators, along with their constant efforts to deliver consistent services by unifying the operating standards and procedures, also try to know their guests better, so that they can align their services with the guest's preferences and deliver more personalized experience. This is why the major hotel operators develop portfolios of various hotel brands, positioning them to different market segments and thus targeting travelers with specific needs. However, in the modern world the guest expectations are not just of a nice experience. Nowadays the hotel guests are more and more interested in the way the hotel operators do their business. They follow their words and actions and expect that the brand shares (or at least aligns with) the client's personal values. But these expectations also present an opportunity for the hoteliers to establish a long-lasting, authentic relationships with the client. Also, by aligning their behavior and brand purposes with the guest expectations, the hoteliers are now able to build a collective sense of brand belonging with their clients.
Reports on the topic "Niche tourism"
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Salcido, Charles, Patrick Wilson, Justin Tweet, Blake McCan, Clint Boyd, and Vincent Santucci. Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Paleontological resource inventory (public version). National Park Service, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2293509.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO) in western North Dakota was established for its historical connections with President Theodore Roosevelt. It contains not only historical and cultural resources, but abundant natural resources as well. Among these is one of the best geological and paleontological records of the Paleocene Epoch (66 to 56 million years ago) of any park in the National Park System. The Paleocene Epoch is of great scientific interest due to the great mass extinction that occurred at its opening (the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event), and the unusual climatic event that began at the end of the epoch (the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, an anomalous global temperature spike). It is during the Paleocene that mammals began to diversify and move into the large-bodied niches vacated by dinosaurs. The rocks exposed at THRO preserve the latter part of the Paleocene, when mammals were proliferating and crocodiles were the largest predators. Western North Dakota was warmer and wetter with swampy forests; today these are preserved as the “petrified forests” that are one of THRO’s notable features. Despite abundant fossil resources, THRO has not historically been a scene of significant paleontological exploration. For example, the fossil forests have only had one published scientific description, and that report focused on the associated paleosols (“fossil soils”). The widespread petrified wood of the area has been known since at least the 19th century and was considered significant enough to be a tourist draw in the decades leading up to the establishment of THRO in 1947. Paleontologists occasionally collected and described fossil specimens from the park over the next few decades, but the true extent of paleontological resources was not realized until a joint North Dakota Geological Survey–NPS investigation under John Hoganson and Johnathan Campbell between 1994–1996. This survey uncovered 400 paleontological localities within the park representing a variety of plant, invertebrate, vertebrate, and trace fossils. Limited investigation and occasional collection of noteworthy specimens took place over the next two decades. In 2020, a new two-year initiative to further document the park’s paleontological resources began. This inventory, which was the basis for this report, identified another 158 fossil localities, some yielding taxa not recorded by the previous survey. Additional specimens were collected from the surface, among them a partial skeleton of a choristodere (an extinct aquatic reptile), dental material of two mammal taxa not previously recorded at THRO, and the first bird track found at the park. The inventory also provided an assessment of an area scheduled for ground-disturbing maintenance. This inventory is intended to inform future paleontological resource research, management, protection, and interpretation at THRO. THRO’s bedrock geology is dominated by two Paleocene rock formations: the Bullion Creek Formation and the overlying Sentinel Butte Formation of the Fort Union Group. Weathering of these formations has produced the distinctive banded badlands seen in THRO today. These two formations were deposited under very different conditions than the current conditions of western North Dakota. In the Paleocene, the region was warm and wet, with a landscape dominated by swamps, lakes, and rivers. Great forests now represented by petrified wood grew throughout the area. Freshwater mollusks, fish, amphibians (including giant salamanders), turtles, choristoderes, and crocodilians abounded in the ancient wetlands, while a variety of mammals representing either extinct lineages or the early forebearers of modern groups inhabited the land. There is little representation of the next 56 million years at THRO. The only evidence we have of events in the park for most of these millions of years is isolated Neogene lag deposits and terrace gravel. Quaternary surficial deposits have yielded a few fossils...