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Pratt, Stephen, Scott McCabe, and Apisalome Movono. "Gross happiness of a 'tourism' village in Fiji." Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 5, no. 1 (March 2016): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2015.11.001.

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Naidu, Suwastika, Anand Chand, and Paul Southgate. "Determinants of innovation in the handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga: an empirical analysis from a tourism perspective." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 8, no. 4 (October 7, 2014): 318–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-11-2013-0033.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of innovation in handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study was collected via face-to-face interviews with handicraft sellers in Fiji and Tonga. In total, 368 interviews were conducted in Fiji and Tonga out of which, 48 was from Tonga and 320 was from Fiji. Findings – The results of this study show that eight factors; namely, value adding, design uniqueness, new product development, cultural uniqueness, advanced technology, experience of owner, ability of owner to adapt to trends in market and quality of raw materials have significant impact on level of innovation in handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga. Originality/value – To date, none of the existing studies have examined determinants of innovation in handicraft industry of the Pacific Island countries. This is a pioneering study that examines determinants of innovation in handicraft industry of Fiji and Tonga.

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Greenwood, D. W., and S. Miller. "Property in Fiji." Property Management 4, no. 3 (March 1986): 240–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb006627.

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Prasad, Navneel Shalendra, and Nikeel Nishkar Kumar. "Resident Perceptions of Environment and Economic Impacts of Tourism in Fiji." Sustainability 14, no. 9 (April 21, 2022): 4989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14094989.

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Knowledge of the negative impacts of tourism is an essential prerequisite for sustainability. This study explores the resident perceptions of an educated population on the environment and economic impacts of tourism in Fiji. Using a sample of 298 respondents based on the triple bottom line framework, we construct a model for sustainable tourism planning for Fiji. The structural equation modelling (SEM) approach indicates that awareness of the adverse effects of tourism is vital for the sustainable expansion of the sector and economic development. The current level and type of awareness are nonspecific. The study implies adaptation of sustainability into the education curriculum, enacting uncompromising sustainable acts and policies and forming an independent sustainability national council to vet all tourism developments.

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Scheyvens, Regina, and Matt Russell. "Tourism, Land Tenure and Poverty Alleviation in Fiji." Tourism Geographies 14, no. 1 (February 2012): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2011.593188.

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Rao, Maheshwar. "Challenges and Issues for Tourism in the South Pacific Island States: The Case of the Fiji Islands." Tourism Economics 8, no. 4 (December 2002): 401–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000002101298205.

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The paper identifies and analyses challenges and issues facing the tourism industry in the most developed South Pacific island state, the Fiji Islands. Many of the challenges identified can be attributed to the interplay among historical factors and events, and the vested interests associated with them. The colonization of Fiji, the historical role of foreign capital in its growth and development, the conflicting socio-economic and political demands of the two major ethnic groups (the indigenous Fijians and immigrant Indo-Fijians), the issue of property rights, and more recently the coups of 1987 and 2000 and the resultant political instability are discussed in relation to the growth and development of the tourism industry. The author also discusses the impact of the coups on the tourism industry and the role of private–public partnerships in the industry's recovery following the coups.

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Spennemann, Dirk H. R. "Groundwater, Graves and Golf: Layers of Heritage Tourism on a Fiji Resort Island." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (May 23, 2021): 5863. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13115863.

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While island resorts in the South Pacific are primarily marketed as sun, sea and sand destinations, cultural dimensions value-add to and diversify the product for mixed audiences. Resort developments require, at minimum, the compliance with legally mandated environmental standards and adherence to national employment legislation. Socio-culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism concepts should exceed mandated environmental standards and be characterised by a close involvement with and respect for the expectations of local host communities who may hold land and/or traditional usufruct rights. But do resort developments comply? Using an example of a resort established on free-hold land during the pioneering days of resort development in Fiji, the aim of this paper is to provide a deliberation of the tension between organic resort development and sustainable tourism on private land. It will show that, where cultural and environmental planning controls were absent, development not only could progress unfettered but also that changes to tourism philosophies are not necessarily reflected in changes to a resort. The island of Malolo Lailai (Viti Levu, Fiji) has a rich and multi-layered history and heritage (Fijian, European and Chinese plantations, resort development) that provides an opportunity to value-add to the tourist experience. In reality, however, the ongoing resort development extinguishes past histories in favour of a post-occupation, twentieth-century colonial settler narrative, where heritage sites are merely allowed to co-exist provided they do not impact on resort development objectives. It demonstrates that, in the absence of external regulatory controls, the resort owner’s philosophy dominates and shapes the tourist experience.

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Pratt, Stephen, Dawn Gibson, and Apisalome Movono. "Tribal Tourism in Fiji: An Application and Extension of Smith's 4Hs of Indigenous Tourism." Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 18, no. 8 (December 2013): 894–912. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2012.717957.

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White, C. M. "More authentic than thou: Authenticity and othering in Fiji tourism discourse." Tourist Studies 7, no. 1 (April 1, 2007): 25–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468797607079803.

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Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Helen Sykes, Marita Manley, Kiji Vukikomoala, and Madeline Beattie. "Contributions of tourism-based Marine Conservation Agreements to natural resource management in Fiji." Ecological Economics 171 (May 2020): 106607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106607.

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Harrison, David. "Levuka, Fiji: Contested Heritage." Current Issues in Tourism 7, no. 4-5 (October 2004): 346–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500408667990.

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Möller, Cecilia, Jie Wang, and Hanh Thuy Nguyen. "#Strongerthanwinston: Tourism and crisis communication through Facebook following tropical cyclones in Fiji." Tourism Management 69 (December 2018): 272–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.05.014.

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Narayan, Paresh Kumar. "Testing the Unit Root Hypothesis When the Alternative is a Trend Break Stationary Process: An Application to Tourist Arrivals in Fiji." Tourism Economics 11, no. 3 (September 2005): 351–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000005774352971.

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The unit root hypothesis owes much to the work of Dickey and Fuller and has gained momentum since the seminal contribution of Perron (1989), who introduced the idea of structural breaks in unit root tests. In a recent study Sen (2003), extending the work of Zivot and Andrews (1992), recommends the F-test statistic for a unit root in the presence of a structural change in the economy. The central aim of this paper is to apply the Sen test to tourist arrivals to Fiji. The idea behind this exercise is to identify the year of the structural break and, more importantly, to examine whether the break has had a permanent or temporary effect on tourist arrivals in Fiji. Among our key results, we find that visitor arrivals in Fiji from Australia, New Zealand and the USA are stationary, implying that shocks have a temporary effect.

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Scheyvens, Regina, and Matt Russell. "Tourism and poverty alleviation in Fiji: comparing the impacts of small- and large-scale tourism enterprises." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 20, no. 3 (April 2012): 417–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2011.629049.

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Sroypetch, Supattra, Neil Carr, and Tara Duncan. "Host and backpacker perceptions of environmental impacts of backpacker tourism: A case study of the Yasawa Islands, Fiji." Tourism and Hospitality Research 18, no. 2 (March 15, 2016): 203–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1467358416636932.

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This paper examines host and backpacker perceptions of the environmental impacts of backpacker tourism on local communities in less-developed countries. The discussion is based on data collected in 2011 via surveys and interviews with host and backpacker populations in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. The results suggest that there is a significant difference between the perceptions of hosts and their guests towards the environmental impacts of backpacker tourism. Backpackers believe that they generate a higher extent of negative environmental impacts on the destination than those perceived by their hosts. This study broadens the understanding of the impacts of backpacker tourism from dual perspectives – both the hosts and guests.

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Kanemasu, Yoko. "SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF TOURISTIC IMAGERY: CASE OF FIJI." Annals of Tourism Research 43 (October 2013): 456–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2013.06.004.

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Graci, Sonya, and Logan Van Vliet. "Examining Stakeholder Perceptions Towards Sustainable Tourism in an Island Destination. The Case of Savusavu, Fiji." Tourism Planning & Development 17, no. 1 (September 1, 2019): 62–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2019.1657933.

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Farran, Sue. "Balancing livelihoods with environmental protection: A case study from Fiji." Environmental Law Review 22, no. 4 (December 2020): 266–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461452920966583.

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Pacific Island states – sometimes classified as small island developing states, are among those most vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation brought about by development initiatives such as logging, mining, commercial agriculture and tourism. While these may have economic benefits, many Fijians live in rural areas with limited or no opportunity for paid employment and rely on subsistence farming and natural resources for their livelihoods. The importance of the latter – particularly for many women – and increasing pressure on these resources, raise sustainability concerns. If natural resource environments are to be protected, restrictions – some of which are already in place – need to be not only enforced but possibly extended. This could, however, impact negatively on these dependent livelihoods. This article considers this dilemma in the context of two Fijian villages in the district of Ba, where women depend on the mangrove areas, primarily for catching crabs for sale in the local markets, using the money earned to meet basic needs.

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Slack, Neale, Gurmeet Singh, and Shavneet Sharma. "Impact of perceived value on the satisfaction of supermarket customers: developing country perspective." International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 48, no. 11 (July 2, 2020): 1235–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijrdm-03-2019-0099.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the impact of customer perceived value and its dimensions on customer satisfaction in a developing country, and practical suggestions for marketing strategies.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional survey collected data from five-hundred supermarket customers in Fiji. SPSS was used to provide descriptive and inferential analysis.FindingsResults reveal that customer perceived value (CPV) has a positive impact on customer satisfaction; and functional value (price/value for money) has more positive impact than social value, emotional value has a negative impact and functional value (performance/quality) has no significant impact on customer satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsConsidering this research was undertaken in the supermarket sector of only one country, other researchers are urged to replicate this research in Fiji and other developing countries, to yield further insight into the context-specific nature of CPV.Practical implicationsIt is suggested that marketers note these findings (to understand better the conceptualisation and context-dependent nature of CPV, its dimensional interrelationships and its impact on customer satisfaction) in order to enhance CPV and ultimately customer satisfaction.Originality/valueThis study makes several contributions to research on CPV by providing insight into how developing country customers perceive the value of supermarkets from a construct and multidimensional perspective, the inter-relatedness of CPV dimensions and the impact of CPV and its dimensions on customer satisfaction.

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King, Brian, and Sean Weaver. "The Impact of the Environment on the Fiji Tourism Industry: A Study of Industry Attitudes." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 1, no. 2 (January 1993): 97–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669589309450708.

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Kumar, Nikeel, Ronald Ravinesh Kumar, Arvind Patel, and Peter Josef Stauvermann. "Exploring the Effects of Tourism and Economic Growth in Fiji: Accounting for Capital, Labor, and Structural Breaks." Tourism Analysis 23, no. 3 (August 1, 2018): 391–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354218x15305418667002.

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Kumar, Nikeel, Ronald Ravinesh Kumar, Arvind Patel, and Peter Josef Stauvermann. "Exploring the Effect of Tourism and Economic Growth in Fiji: Accounting for Capital, Labor, and Structural Breaks." Tourism Analysis 24, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 115–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354218x15391984820468.

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Halter, Nicholas. "Tourists fraternising in Fiji in the 1930s." Journal of Tourism History 12, no. 1 (November 5, 2019): 27–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1755182x.2019.1682688.

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Jayaraman, T. K., Hong Chen, and Markand Bhatt. "Research Note: Contribution of Foreign Direct Investment to the Tourism Sector in Fiji: An Empirical Study." Tourism Economics 20, no. 6 (December 2014): 1357–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/te.2013.0358.

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Fletcher, John, and Yeganeh Morakabati. "Tourism activity, terrorism and political instability within the commonwealth: the cases of Fiji and Kenya." International Journal of Tourism Research 10, no. 6 (November 2008): 537–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.699.

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Singh, Gurmeet. "Healthcare service delivery and customer satisfaction: insight from government hospitals in Fiji." International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 3, no. 3 (2011): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijsem.2011.040830.

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Pratt, Stephen. "A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Economic Impact of a Devaluation on Tourism: The Case of Fiji." Tourism Economics 20, no. 2 (April 2014): 389–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/te.2013.0274.

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Narayan, Paresh Kumar. "Why Do Australians, New Zealanders, and Americans Travel to Fiji? Evidence from Cointegration, Unit Roots, and Parameter Stability Tests." Tourism Analysis 9, no. 4 (January 1, 2005): 321–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354205789807274.

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Kumar, Navneet, Alexander Trupp, and Stephen Pratt. "Linking tourists’ and micro-entrepreneurs’ perceptions of souvenirs: the case of Fiji." Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 27, no. 1 (December 28, 2021): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2021.1998160.

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Mafi, Marica, Stephen Pratt, and Alexander Trupp. "Determining ecotourism satisfaction attributes – a case study of an ecolodge in Fiji." Journal of Ecotourism 19, no. 4 (December 6, 2019): 304–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2019.1698585.

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Pratt, Stephen. "Minimising food miles: issues and outcomes in an ecotourism venture in Fiji." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 21, no. 8 (November 2013): 1148–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2013.776060.

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Kumar, Nikeel, Ronald R. Kumar, and Peter J. Stauvermann. "Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Small Island Economies." Mechanism of an Economic Regulation, no. 2 (2019): 42–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mer.2019.84.04.

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Petroleum is the primary source of energy used in transportation and electricity generation for many small Pacific island economies. Noting the growing demand for transportation and infrastructure services, we investigate the long-run association between petroleum consumption and output per worker in Fiji, a small island economy in the Pacific. We use a Cobb-Douglas framework and the ARDL bounds procedure with sample periods from 1980 to 2013. The results show that a 1 % increase in petroleum consumption results in 0.08 % increase in the long run economic growth. The granger non-causality results show that energy consumption causes economic growth, thus confirming energy-led growth hypothesis. The overall results underscore the need for efficient use of energy in general with the impetus to focusing on renewable energy as an important source of economic growth. We argue that energy in whichever form (renewable or non-renewable) is an integral input for economic growth for small island countries in the Pacific. Furthermore, the country is an importer and redistributor of petroleum to other neighbouring islands. The petroleum products comprise of motor gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG). The operations of airlines, ferries, cruise liners and other types of transportation are linked with tourism industry and heavily rely on petroleum. Also, petroleum is used for generating electricity, and the usage increases during the hot and dry season to support the hydro power plants. Considering Fiji as a reference and petroleum as a major type of energy, the study examines the relationship between energy and economic growth, whilst accounting for capital and labour stock, and structural breaks. This study aims to provide impetus to efficient use and management of energy in the Pacific with the overarching aim to promote economic growth and fostering policies to gradually phase out non-renewable energy sources. Key words: petroleum consumption, growth, ARDL bounds approach, causality, structural break, Fiji.

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Narayan, Paresh Kumar. "Did Rabuka's Military coups have a permanent effect or a transitory effect on tourist expenditure in Fiji: evidence from Vogelsang's structural break test." Tourism Management 26, no. 4 (August 2005): 509–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2003.11.022.

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Soomauroo, Zakia, Philipp Blechinger, and Felix Creutzig. "Unique Opportunities of Island States to Transition to a Low-Carbon Mobility System." Sustainability 12, no. 4 (February 14, 2020): 1435. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12041435.

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Small islands developing states (SIDS) contribute minuscule proportions to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption, but are highly exposed to climate change impacts, in particular to extreme weather events and sea-level rise. However, there is little research on potential decarbonization trajectories unique to SIDS. Here, we argue that insular topology, scale, and economy are distinctive characteristics of SIDS that facilitate overcoming carbon lock-in. We investigate these dimensions for the three islands of Barbados, Fiji, and Mauritius. We find that insular topologies and small scale offer an opportunity for both public transit corridors and rapid electrification of car fleets. The tourism sector enables local decision-makers and investors to experiment with shared mobility and to induce spillover effects by educating tourists about new mobility options. Limited network effects, and the particular economy thus enables to overcome carbon lock-in. We call for targeted investments into SIDS to transition insular mobility systems towards zero carbon in 2040. The decarbonization of SIDS is not only needed as a mitigation effort, but also as a strong signal to the global community underlining that a zero-carbon future is possible.

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Becken, Susanne. "Harmonising climate change adaptation and mitigation: The case of tourist resorts in Fiji." Global Environmental Change 15, no. 4 (December 2005): 381–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2005.08.001.

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Danbolt, Magnus, and Dominique Fischer. "Inter-island transport in Fiji powered by renewable energy." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 26, no. 5 (August 10, 2015): 650–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-10-2014-0145.

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Purpose – During April-July 2013 the sailing cargo vessel Okeanos conducted a transport research project in Fiji. The vessel sailed regularly between Gau, Suva and Kadavu where transport data were collected. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the transport need in the islands and how a smaller, cheap sailing vessel would perform and meet that need and if it can be economically sustainable. Design/methodology/approach – Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji and the Ministry of Public Utilities, Transport and Works, issued a temporary safety certificate and verbally agreed on Okeanos working in a non-commercial capacity for four months. The preparations allowed for 31 days continuous traffic in Kadavu and Lomaiviti area. Findings –Okeanos carried 22 tons cargo and 55 passengers during 31 days. The trial shows that sailing time affects the running costs and make route planning essential for a sailing vessel. The results indicate that a sailing operation can be economically sustainable for routes that allow at least two return sails a week. To expand the operation to tourist-passengers willing to pay higher fees would be a more sustainable alternative. Simulations in the appendix with fictive values for transporting goods and passengers illustrate the feasibility of various options. Research limitations/implications – Limited permits and licenses allowed only for a short trial. Permits also prohibited the trial to engage in full commercial capacity. Originality/value – The study provides a transport trial with measurable outcomes. It can justify further and more extensive trials with alternative transport methods to remote islands and villages.

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López Fernández, Míriam, Miguel Ángel Moreno Gallo, and Mar Chicharro Merayo. "La comunicación en redes sociales de los geoparques españoles durante el estado de alarma." Investigaciones Turísticas, no. 24 (July 7, 2022): 318. http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/inturi2022.24.15.

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Las severas restricciones a la movilidad a las que nos enfrentamos entre marzo y junio de 2020 a causa de las medidas tomadas por el Gobierno de España para frenar el avance de la pandemia derivada de la COVID-19 obligaron a muchas organizaciones, entre ellas los geoparques españoles, a adaptarse a una comunicación únicamente digital. En este trabajo se observa la estrategia seguida en redes sociales por los geoparques mediante un estudio de todas sus publicaciones durante dicho periodo. A través de un análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo, la investigación se fija en cuestiones como la regularidad, el tipo de contenido, el uso de las diferentes redes o la creación de nuevas propuestas comunicativas adaptadas a las exigencias de tan repentina situación. Los datos, que reflejan grandes diferencias entre las estrategias que siguen los parques en el aprovechamiento de estas herramientas, nos ofrecen claves para repensar el uso y el tipo de información compartida en redes de cara a un futuro cada vez más digital.

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Blázquez Salom, Macià, Ivan Murray Mas, and Antonio Alberto Artigues. "Hegemonía hotelera. El rol del Estado en la reactivación de la tasa de beneficio hotelera tras la crisis de 2008." Investigaciones Turísticas, no. 25 (January 19, 2023): 220. http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/inturi.22122.

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Se analiza el ejercicio de la hegemonía empresarial hotelera para reactivar su tasa de beneficios tras la crisis de 2008. El Estado –la administración autonómica- apoyó normativamente obras y reformas hoteleras antes prohibidas, abandonando el “contencionismo” y dispensándolas del cumplimiento de ciertos parámetros normativos. Este respaldo de la regulación pública burla la preservación de los principios de igualdad o de prohibición de la arbitrariedad mediante el alegato a la superación de la crisis, desestacionalizar y a la mejora de la sostenibilidad, la accesibilidad y la seguridad. La metodología de trabajo ha consistido en el análisis de la flexibilización normativa en las Islas Baleares y estadístico y cartográfico de los datos disponibles sobre las obras de reforma y ampliación de los hoteles de Mallorca (2009-2021). Los resultados demuestran que el capital fijo inmobiliario de la industria turística de Mallorca se ha renovado y ampliado, con un aumento de 19.434 plazas entre 2010 y 2021 (superior al registrado entre 1999 y 2010, de 16.117 plazas), y el incremento de categorías e inversión en obras de nueva planta y reformas. Dichos proyectos de reforma y ampliación se concentraron en los resorts de sol y playa y la ciudad histórica de Palma. El relanzamiento del ciclo turístico fue acompañado de la rentabilidad en términos de RevPar y de revalorización del capital hotelero. Es decir, se refleja un claro vínculo entre el circuito primario y el secundario.

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Kumar, Nikeel N., Arvind Patel, and Rup Singh. "Modelling tourism competitiveness in small Pacific island countries." Tourism Economics, September 13, 2021, 135481662110409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13548166211040925.

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This study models overall and bilateral tourism competitiveness in small Pacific island countries (PICs), namely, Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu. The pooled mean group approach, which corrects for cross-sectional dependence and non-stationarity, is used for estimation with quarterly data from 2002 to 2019. The findings indicate that for Fiji and Vanuatu, other PICs are competing destinations and that Fiji and Vanuatu face the strongest bilateral competition amongst the selected PICs. Cross-price elasticities are insignificant for Tonga and are generally negative for the Cook Islands and Samoa. Thus, while for Fiji and Vanuatu, the Cook Islands is a competing destination, Fiji and Vanuatu are complementary destinations for the Cook Islands. Therefore, destinations that more closely resemble each other face stronger competition, and the nature and strength of competitive behaviour between two destinations are different for each concerned destination.

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Sharma, Shavneet, Gurmeet Singh, Alberto Ferraris, and Rashmini Sharma. "Exploring consumers’ domestic gastronomy behaviour: a cross-national study of Italy and Fiji." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, March 14, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-10-2021-1251.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the factors affecting locals’ domestic gastronomic behaviour. A conceptual framework is developed that examines domestic restaurant coolness, social return and tourism ethnocentrism as antecedents to attitude towards domestic gastronomic tourism, while positive word-of-mouth and domestic gastronomy behaviour are modelled as consequences. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a quantitative methodology to conduct a cross-national examination in Italy and Fiji. A total of 621 responses (Italy = 302 and Fiji = 319) were collected through an online survey and analysed using covariance-based structural equation modelling. Findings The results of this study show that the positive relationship between domestic restaurant coolness and tourism ethnocentrism on attitude is stronger for Italy. The positive relationship between social return and attitude is only significant for Fiji. Moreover, the positive relationship between attitude towards domestic gastronomic tourism and positive word-of-mouth is stronger for Fiji. Finally, the positive relationship between attitude towards domestic gastronomic tourism and domestic gastronomic tourism behaviour, while significant in both countries, depicted no significant differences in results. Practical implications The findings of this study highlight the need for building a cool image based on vibrant, iconic, rebellious and authentic attributes. Marketers need to focus on local restaurants’ effective use of social media platforms to increase the symbolic value of local restaurants. To remain competitive, there is a need for domestic restaurants to manage and understand tourism ethnocentrism to leverage success. Originality/value This study contributes to the scarce domestic tourism literature. It contributes to understanding destination coolness in the context of domestic restaurants and increases the generalisability of the destination coolness scale. The study also adds to understanding the symbolic value in domestic gastronomy by examining social returns from peers. It also contributes to the limited research on tourism ethnocentrism by being the first to investigate tourism ethnocentrism in domestic travel and gastronomy experience. Overall, the cross-national nature of the study demonstrates the difference between decision-making behaviour between two distinct countries.

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Gibson, Dawn. "More than Smiles – Employee Empowerment Facilitating High-Quality, Consistent Services – The Wakaya Club, Fiji." Journal of Pacific Studies 39, no. 1 (2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.33318/jpacs.2019.39(1)-01.

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Tourism and Hospitality service organisations are increasingly searching for suitable management strategies that enable the delivery of consistent-quality services, and enhanced customer satisfaction and loyalty. An approach that has gained much support in academic discourse is employee empowerment. However, questions have also been raised as to the applicability of Western-designed management concepts to multi-ethnic workforces within such developing countries as Fiji. More realistic implementation of Western management strategies is likely to be more successful if they were adapted to consider cross-cultural management and the different characteristics of national cultures. Organisations in Fiji are constantly plagued with problems related to the delivery of quality-consistent services. This study revealed that employee empowerment evolved at The Wakaya Club as an inherent part of the high-quality, luxury tourism services they offered, and was not specifically implemented. Through careful research and planning, together with a clear guest orientation and understanding of their needs and expectations, consistent, enhanced service quality was maintained at the resort. Within their planning and operational procedures and policies, cultural characteristics of their multi-ethnic employees were considered. The Wakaya Club (TWC) practices have the potential to create significant improvements if transferred to other service organisations in tourism, hospitality, and Fiji generally.

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Shah, Chetan, Shipra Shah, and Dawn Gibson. "Demystifying agritourism development in Fiji: Inclusive growth for smallholders." Tourism and Hospitality Research, April 7, 2021, 146735842110051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14673584211005169.

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Agritourism has gained traction with a variety of stakeholders within the Pacific to supplement farm revenue, create linkages to tourism and ultimately contribute to sustainable economic development. This paper, with a focus on smallholders, examines the key constraints of agriculture, current agritourism products, policy development initiatives, and proposes an open framework for agritourism in Fiji. Among the key considerations are a careful examination of tourist preferences, the promotion of agritourism on working farms without displacing the key activity of food production, and redefining agritourism as a value for money experience rather than a niche market in the Pacific region.

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Movono, Apisalome, and Emma Hughes. "Tourism partnerships: localizing the SDG agenda in Fiji." Journal of Sustainable Tourism, August 25, 2020, 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1811291.

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Singh, Shalini, Jahangeer A. Bhat, Shipra Shah, and Nazir A. Pala. "Coastal resource management and tourism development in Fiji Islands: a conservation challenge." Environment, Development and Sustainability, June 8, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00764-4.

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Pratt, Stephen, Denis Tolkach, and Dawn Gibson. "Understanding Backpacker Behavior through Market Basket Analysis." Tourism Analysis, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354222x16685569016019.

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The backpacker market is important and diverse for many destinations. Understanding what backpackers do on their trip is important for tourism businesses so they can cater to their needs and wants. Market basket analysis uncovers associations between products by looking for combinations of products that frequently co-occur in transactions. We apply this technique to activities that backpackers do while on vacation in Fiji. This study demonstrates the utility of market basket analysis to better understand backpackers’ experiences participating in different activities. Combined with factor analysis and cluster analysis, segmentation based on activities backpackers participate in is more significant than demographic segmentation. In the current study, backpackers can be segmented into active visitors seeking diverse experiences, cultural adventurers and passive fly and flop tourists. Considering the ‘fly & flop’ segment is the second most common segment; the results suggest backpackers are drifting further away from the original counterculture and towards mass tourism.

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Prentice, Catherine, Sakul Kundra, Mumtaz Alam, Mohammad Afsar Alam, and Mai Nguyen. "Utopia or dystopia – deterrents to ecotourism development in Fiji." Tourism Geographies, December 16, 2021, 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2021.2016931.

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James, Kieran E., Henry D. Tuidraki, and Sheikh Ali Tanzil. "Postcolonial control of Fiji soccer and the return of subjugated knowledges: From the 1970s to the 2010s." Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 4 (November 28, 2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1005733.

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The primary aim of this article is to use Foucault's idea of subjugated knowledges to search out areas and viewpoints within Fiji soccer which are suppressed by the governing authorities. To fulfill this aim, we explore and assess, via ethnographic research, the racial and ethnic aspects of Fiji soccer, from the 1970s to the 2010s, and how cultural hegemony facilitates continued Fiji Indian control and dominance within the sport. Next, and although we note the positive dimension of Fiji Football Association's 2014 Veterans' Dinner, we suggest that some ex-Ba players were apparently discriminated against by, puzzlingly, not being invited. The regulator was also unaware of, or insensitive to, ex-players' transportation needs as some were poor or invalid. We then look at the cases of Sweats Soccer Club (SSC) and Nadi Legends Football Club (NLFC) to show how, in the face of the regulator's indifference to the financial plight of an Indigenous village club (SSC), the ex-Nadi players set up instead a self-help organization (NLFC) to assist and encourage ex-players going through hard times. The latter was a cross-ethnic group/cross-class collaboration between ex-officials and ex-players and was largely outside the regulator's sphere of interest or intent.

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Sharma, Shavneet, Gurmeet Singh, Stephen Pratt, and Jashwini Narayan. "Exploring consumer behavior to purchase travel online in Fiji and Solomon Islands? An extension of the UTAUT framework." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research ahead-of-print, ahead-of-print (December 10, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-03-2020-0064.

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Purpose This study aims to adopt the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model to assess travel purchase intentions in Fiji and Solomon Islands. The UTAUT model is extended with the inclusion of trust and attitude. This allows for new relationships to be tested. Both countries are classified as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). These two countries are chosen because they are both exemplars for developing countries in the Pacific, which are often overlooked in the literature. In doing so, the study increases the generalizability of the research instrument and the UTAUT model. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a quantitative approach and collects data from Fiji and Solomon Islands residents. The survey instrument comprises two broad sections. The first section contains a standard set of demographic questions, including age, gender, income, and education level. The second section contains the variable items for this study. The snowballing sampling technique was used to collect 620 responses using an online survey. Links to the questionnaire were circulated through the use of social media Facebook. The survey was designed and hosted using an online survey tool (SurveyMonkey). Findings The findings of this study show that both perceived trust and attitude have been found significant in both countries. On the other hand, performance expectancy (PE) and effort expectancy (EE) have not been found significant for Fiji and Solomon Islands respectively. This study also finds that PE affects attitude for both countries, however, EE is only significant in the Solomon Islands. Research limitations/implications Similar to other studies, this study is also bound by limitations that provide fertile ground for future research. The data in this study was based on convenience sampling. Thus, generalizations of the results need to be done with caution. Future research may be conducted that matches the sample to the population proportions. The definition of online travel purchases is another limitation of this study. A broad definition of an online purchase is considered in this study, which involves hotel reservations, holiday packages, cruises, and airline tickets. Thus, future research can be carried considering distinct purchasing motivations of categories of travel products rather than travel being considered as one category. Practical implications The results of this study provide valuable implications for both businesses to formulate and execute strategies to increase customers’ adoption of online travel purchases. The findings show how the differences in characteristics at the country level give rise to differences in customer perceptions and their intention to engage in online travel purchases. In doing so, businesses will be able to exploit the full commercial potential of their travel websites and reduce the administrative and personnel costs associated with traditional purchasing processes. Originality/value Insights from this study would be effective in understanding the unique characteristics of countries and their influence on customer behavior. This would enable more effective strategy development to improve customers' adoption of online travel purchases. The study also contributes theoretically by highlighting the importance of contextual factors in influencing the view of theories. It is one of the first studies to investigate the customer's adoption of technology in SIDS. In doing so, this study increases the generalizability of the research instrument and the UTAUT model by testing it in a developing country context where empirical evidence is lacking.

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Loehr, Johanna, Dawn Gibson, Andrew Buckwell, Sera Vada, Christopher Fleming, Patricia Bibi, Nanise Masau, Wade Hadwen, Bronwyn Powell, and Helen Johnson. "Using Q method to investigate the influence of inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) on tourists’ hotel choice in Fiji." Current Issues in Tourism, February 13, 2022, 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2022.2035699.

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Din, A. Kadir. "Conference Report The Second Tourism And Hospitality International Conference (Thic 2014)." Malaysian Management Journal, March 1, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.32890/mmj.18.2014.9020.

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In the morning of 5 May 2014, over sixty people took their seats in the cosy conference hall of the Holiday Villa Beach Resort and Spa Langkawi, to witness the opening ceremony of the THIC 2014 on the theme: Dimensions of Sustainability in the Planning, Development and Management of Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia, Rashidi Hasbullah, officiated at the ceremony and joined the conference Chair Dr. Shaharuddin Tahir in welcoming participants from over a dozen countries, mostly Malaysians, Indonesians and Thais, who were also collaborators in organising the meeting. As a display of regional fraternity, the Thai and Malaysian contingents took turns to entertain attendees with a repertoire of traditional dances. This social warm up was to be continued in the evening when UUM Dean of Tourism and Hospitality, Dr. Basri Rashid, played host at a dinner given by the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA). The theme on sustainability was a timely choice given the growing interest in Langkawi and the industry at large in green tourism and the issues of sustainability. Altogether, sixty-seven papers were presented but few addressed the theme explicitly. To be sure, most papers touched on aspects of tourism and hospitality management which were linked, directly or indirectly, to the general concept of sustainable development. Most of the papers that dealt with sustainability issues were contributed by tourism researchers and this preponderance was well reflected in the keynote addresses with three of the four papers focusing on tourism. The only keynote address from a hospitality perspective was a presentation by Dr. Yusak Anshori (Universitas Ciputra) who spoke on sustainable hotel business through environment friendly practices such as a ban on smoking and commercialised recycling of waste material. He observed that although there was a general skepticism if not rejection of the radical approach to ban smoking in the Surabaya Plaza Hotel while he was in charge, the management was able to secure ample sustenance from the segment of market that favoured a smoke-free facility. The three keynote papers that discussed sustainable tourism began with Kadir Din’s address which provided an overview of the concept, current thinking on the subject, and its application on the conference site, Langkawi Island. In his view, the three pillars of sustainability as commonly presented in the literature were arguably too general to capture the influence of context-specific features which may appear to be more localised such as location in areas prone to natural hazards, inept leadership, political instability and technological change. In the case of Langkawi, he considered resource limitations (water, space, power, food supply) to be possible impediments to sustainable tourism, besides a dozen other dimensions which may constrain the capacity of the island to cater to the needs of the visitor. The second address by Kalsom Kayat traced the evolution of the concept “sustainable tourism development” which was linked to the concept of balanced development as promulgated through activities organised by the Club of Rome in 1972. The concern with economic growth was whether it could be sustained in terms of the positive and negative consequences, inluding the impacts of development on the well being of future generations. A desirable model for community-based tourism would be a situation in which the entire community consisting of heterogeneous groups of stakeholders are empowered to plan for their own future with collective community welfare in mind. To do this, there must be appropriate policies, standards and institutional arrangements. As illustrations, Kalsom described examples from four different contexts in Thailand, Nepal, China and Fiji, which together presented a range of cases with different literacies, capacities and degrees of consensus in the community, indicating non-homogeneity among host stakeholders. Institutional support from the state is thus clearly needed to harmonise the needs of hosts and guests for now and the future. The next keynote speaker, Manat Chaisawat, is a familiar figure in the ASEAN tourism circle. His long established involvement in the tourism training gave him enough exposure to recall many regional pronouncements and institutional networks which were always promising on paper, but left much to be desired on the ground. Acharn Manat recounted many initiatives articulated in documents issued by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) since the 1980s. These regional bodies organised meetings where roadmaps, blueprints and strategic development models were presented, but as the THIC 2014 conference participants were fully aware, there had hardly been much meat that could be appreciated on the ground other than the initiatives which arose from private enterprises. Manat and the other keynote speakers were fortunate to be able to enjoy gratis the luxury of lodging at the Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa where innovations towards sustainable hospitality were being experimented as he had happily complimented during his keynote speech. The beaches to the east of Frangipani were probably cleaner than Waikiki, thanks to the operator Anthony Wong who continues to pursue green hospitality as his lifelong corporate goal. My own quick stroll on the beach abutting the venue of the THIC 2014 conference however, revealed a contrasting situation. I saw site occupiers engaged in open burning at the edge of a beachfront property. Along the beach there were plastic and styrofoam litters that could be seen on the spot which was ostensibly one of the best beaches on the island. The idea of acquiring a strip for a pedestrian walk, in line with the Langkawi Blueprint initiatives was strongly opposed by the local community. In this sense, Kalsom was correct in the observation that there was rarely a consensus in the community but there must be a common understanding among locals, tourists and industry insiders, before any blueprint can be effectively translated into a harmonious management of the environment. Manat’s expressed desire to see the development of a sacred heritage trail in honour of an eminent Buddhist monk Luang Pu Tuad was understandable given his religious background. The challenge here, however, was how to persuade the host community to share his sentiment that such a trail which would circumambulate non-Buddhist areas would be for the common good. My own reaction, from the lens of a believer in the wasatiyyah (moderate) approach, was that it was a great idea. Discussing the subject after his presentation, I also raised the need to promote heroines Mok and Chan, the two Malay sisters who are valourised in a downtown statue, in honour of their contributions to the provincial government of Phuket during their war of liberation from Burma. The last time I met Manat was in Pusan (Korea) where we were guests of honour as founding members of the Asia-Pacific Tourism Research Association. I subsequently attended a tourism conference and later a meeting he organised in Phuket which allowed me the opportunity to visit Kamala Beach where Aisyah the descendent of Mahsuri lived. Such was my networking with an old scholar who is now in his seventies. As we parted with a big hug at the Padang Matsirat airport, my hope was that we will meet again, so that we can continue to “gaze across the cultural border” as I had written in a presentation entitled “Gazing across the border from Sintok” in a regional meeting of a similar kind, held both in Sintok and Haatyai several years ago. My desire is that such meetings will strengthen interest among researchers in Malaysia to look beyond the Malaysian context. In so doing, they will also be interested in looking beyond the confines of their own cultural sphere, to be in a position to know and eventually accept the other. For me, this is the only way forward for a harmonious, and through that, a prosperous Malaysia. At the risk of being stigmatized by Non-Muslim readers, I must confess that I am fully committed to Prophet Muhammad’s teaching that one should not subscribe to groupism or asabiyyah. This is the way forward for a sustainable Malaysian society. If we go by the theme of the conference, there seems to be little interest in interrogating any of the multifarious dimensions of sustainable tourism, not even in the three presumed pillars—economic, social and environmental. Looking at the key words of papers, only six of the sixty-three papers mentioned sustainable or sustainability and among them only three had mindfully used the term. When a series of announcement on the conference was made almost a year earlier the subscript was intended to draw a wide audience who would be in the position to share ideas on their respective perspectives on sustainable tourism development since the concept in the subscript can be read as a catch-all tagline intended to persuade prospective participants to attend the gathering. In this sense, the organisers had succeeded in securing that critical mass of some eighty attendees, but in terms of sharing ideas and networking on sustainable tourism and hospitality the THIC series must await many more meetings before this interest in grand ideas and frameworks can gather the momentum it deserves. To be sure, as Kalsom said of the non-homegeneity of the host community, there was a non-homegeneity of attendees, with some showing spirited interest in the sustainability theme while others were more interested in the experience visiting Langkawi, period. As the meeting came to a close with a brief parting message from the conference Chair Shaharuddin and Dean Basri, we were left with a measure of excitement–on the prospect of meeting again for the THIC 2015 in Surabaya. As I write this report, there was an announcement on TV on the discovery of debris from Air Asia carrier flight QZ 8501 which left Surabaya two days earlier. It left us ordinary mortals with a tinge of sadness, but now that more people know the city called Surabaya, we hope our prospective co-organiser at Universitas Cipura will rekindle the regional IMT-GT spirit that we have tried to build together in Phuket, Haatyai and Langkawi.

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