CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(RESEARCH PAPERS)

23 April 2008 (Wednesday) Venue: SUN
09:00-09:30
Registration
09:30-10:00
Opening Ceremony
Guest Speaker: Turgut Var, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey - Texas A&M University, USA
10:00-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-12:00
Panel: Tourism and Hospitality Postgraduate Education
Moderator: Alain Decrop, University of Namur, Belgium
Alan Fyall, Bournemouth University, UK
Seyhmus Baloglu, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, USA
Larry Dwyer, University of New South Wales, Australia
Antonia Correia, University of Algarve, Portugal
12.00-14.00
Öğle yemeği Lunch
14.00-15.00

Full Papers Session I: Tourist Experiences & Perceptions
Chair: T. V. Singh, Tourism Recreation Research, India

Assessing Tourist Total Experience that Influences Satisfaction at Motor Sport Event
Rezian-na Muhammed Kassim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Rosidah Musa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Norain Othman, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Examining the Image of Italy, France, and Morocco as a Tourist Destination
Abdullah Okumuş, Istanbul University, Turkey
Bahar Yaşin, Istanbul University, Turkey

Tourist Satisfaction and Service Quality in Taman Negara Pahang, Malaysia
Norain Othman, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Siti Sabariah Ismail, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Rozian Mohd. Taha, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Maslina Mahdzar, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Measuring Destination Images of European Cities
Zehra Bozbay, Istanbul University, Turkey
Hilal Özen, Istanbul University, Turkey

 

15:00 –16:00

Full Papers Session 2: Impacts of Tourism
Chair: Peter Cave, University of Central Lancashire, UK

Sex-workers and Tourism: A Case Study of Kovalam Beach, India
Tracey White

Mobile Sex in a Global Perspective: The Case of Brazilian Sex Workers
VoonChin Phua, Gettysburg College, USA

Social Impacts of Tourism in Island Communities: An Exploratory Study of Community Perceptions and Participation in Aruba
Thais Nierop, University of Aruba, Aruba
Ryan Peterson, University of Aruba, Aruba

Negative Effects of Extensive Tourism Development on the Island of Rhodes
Anastasia Mavrothalassit, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Konstantinos Andriotis, Nottingham Trent University, UK

16:00 –16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 –17:30
Full Papers Session 3: Tourism and Society
Chair: Meral Korzay, Bogazici University, Turkey

Tourism, International Migration and Nation-State in Globalized World
Muammer Tuna, Muğla University, Turkey
Çağlar Özbek, Muğla University, Turkey
Yasin Gündem, Muğla University, Turkey

Religious Needs in the Tourism Industry
Adi Weidenfeld, University of Exeter, UK

Where Tourism Runs the Economy and Shapes the Culture
Taniya Shah, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

How influential is Social Capital in Alliance Performance?
Esra Onat Calvert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Suzanne Murrmann, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
17:30 –18:10

Full Papers Session 4: Attractions and Intentions
Chair: Roberta MacDonald, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Establishing Importance of Country Attractiveness in Second Homes
Norliza Aminudin
Sofiah Abdul Rahman

A Study of Cultural Tourism: The Case of Visitors to Prince Edward Island
Sean M. Hennessey, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dongkoo Yun,
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Roberta MacDonald,
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada


Melissa MacEachern, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Travel Intentions to a Major Canadian Tourist Destination:
The Results of a Web-Based Survey
Sean M. Hennessey,
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dongkoo Yun,
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Roberta MacDonald,
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Melissa MacEachern,
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

18:30-19:30
Welcome Cocktail