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• Glossary of Travel and Tourism Terms & Acronyms (Compiled from private and public tourism organizations)
• Glossary of Print Terms



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  2010 Papers and Presentations (Nashville, Tenn.)

• Kelly Miller, Asheville CVB - Tourism Funding
• Janice Marshall, Macon CVB - Tourism Funding
• Susan Whitaker, Tennessee Dept. of Tourist Development - Sustainable Tourism
• Nate Fristoe - Hotel News Now
• Anthony Dixon, Mashall University - Economic Significance of College Baseball as a Tourism Attraction
• Byunggook Kim, Eastern Illinois University - A Conceptual Framework for Heritage Tourism
• Jill Naar, Whitney Knollenberg, East Carolina University - A Comparison of Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation
• Kyle Woosnam, Texas A&M University - The Influence of Hurricane Ike on Visitors' Decisions to Visit Galveston, Texas
• Wanda Costen, Steven Waller, Phyllis Qualls-Brook - Study of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
• Jennifer Beedle, Erick Byrd, UNC Greensboro - Repeat Visitation and Visitor Spending at Events: Hogs and Muscle Cars
  
  

  2009 Papers and Presentations (Montgomery, Ala.)

• Tinelle D. Bustam and Natalia Buta - What Good is Ecotourism Certification?
• Patrick J. Holladay - A Comparative Study of Local Perceptions of Ecotourism
• Stephen C. Morse, Ph.D. - Measuring Substitution Effects of Tourist Spending Among Restaurant Sales and Grocery Store Sales: Case Study in Sevier Co. Tenn.
• Thomas E. Van Hyning - Mississippi Lodging Indicators: FY 2004 – FY 2008
• Jeffrey Eslinger - The Power of Promotion in a Challenging Economical Climate: Will it keep them coming?
• Lauren Duffy - Preparation for and Participation in Sustainable Tourism Practices
• Suzanne Cook, Ph.D. - U.S. Travel Outlook 2009... Look Out
• Kakyom Kim and Michael Applegate - Effects of Residency and Entertainment Events on Quality, Satisfaction and Future Intentions: A Regional Visitor Survey in North Carolina
• Kyle Woosnam - "They are people just like us:" Examining the constructs of Durkheim's emotional solidarity framework among residents of Beaufort County, S.C.




2008 Papers and Presentations (Asheville, N.C.)

• Sarah Banks, Ph.D. - Perceptions & Tourism
  
• Stacy Tomas, Ph.D. - Vacationscapes
  
• Marla Tambellini - Asheville CVB & Research
  
• Chris Cavanaugh - Low Hanging Fruit: Recession Edition
  
• Duane Vinson - Hotel Forecast
  
• Steve Morse, Ph.D. - Tax Rebates Boosting Travel & Tourism Sales?
  
  
• The Economic Significance of the Smoky Mountain Winterfest Festival on Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 1990 – 2007. Steve Morse, Ph.D. and Chad Church, University of Tennessee.
• Using Public Relations Segmentation for Audience Analysis: Differentiating Travel Behaviors Among Generational Cohorts. Dr. Lisa Fall, APR, University of Tennessee.
• Motivations of Sport Tourists: A study of Masters Swimmers at a Short Course Championship Event. Nancy M. Hritz, University of North Carolina Wilmington and William D. Ramos, Indiana University – Bloomington
• Resident Understanding of Sustainable Tourism in Their Community. Lauren Duffy, David Cardenas, PhD and Erick Byrd, PhD, the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
• Economic Blueprints and Marketing Intelligence: A Composite. Thomas E. Van Hyning, Mississippi Development Authority/Tourism Division and Brian R. London, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches VCB
• The Average Man’s Paradise; A Closer Look at the Jekyll Island Redevelopment Debate. Dr. Melissa S. Weddell and Dr. James Bigley, Georgia Southern University
• Sustainable Tour Operator: The Case of Chinese New Year (CHNY) in Jamacia. Libre Brousseau, MS, DeepBlueRipple International Inc.and Erick T Byrd, PhD., the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
• Sustainable Tourism Development From the Ground Up: The Case of Ayampe, Ecuador. David A. Cardenas, PhD. and Carolina Quintero the University of North Carolina Greensboro.




2007 Papers and Presentations (Biloxi, Miss.)

• Segmenting Sport Tourists - Dixon
• A Case Study of Destination Marketing in Hong Kong - Sang Won Jung
• Crisis Recovery Marketing: The case of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - Chacko
• Demand for tourism in a transitioning rural South Carolina area: The case of Union County, South Carolina - Woosnam
• FY 2006 Mississippi Tourism Employment- Van Hyning
• The Relationships Among Store Image, Perceived Value, Customer Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions in the Fast-Casual Restaurant Industry - Kisang Ryu
• Spending habits of golf travelers; Implications for resort management - Krohn
• Stakeholder Understanding of Sustainable Tourism Development - Byrd




2006 Papers and Presentations (Sarasota, Fla.)

• 2006 Tourism Research Symposium & Annual Meeting
• Importance-Performance Analysis of Dive Shop Programs - Herring
• The Influence of Language on Destination Selection - Rosenson
• Segmenting Agritourists: Implications for Marketing and Collaborative Partnerships - Draper
• Collaborative Tourism Planning - McElroy
• The Sport and Museum Connection - Wooten
• Mississippi's Broader View - Van Hyning
• Evaluation the Effectiveness of Golf Resort Websites - Hsieh
• The Tourism Cluster in the South Carolina Lowcountry - Flowers
• Elements of Stakeholder Support for Tourism in Rural Communities - Byrd
• Examining Tourism Motivation Among Classification of Environmental Values - Chon
• Towards a Typology of Community Engagement by Heritage Tourism Attractions - Scantlebury

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