e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR) Editor-in-Chief: Ercan Sirakaya
http://ertr.tamu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 1, Issue 4, 2003 eRTR is a web-based, bimonthly international research network for tourism professionals. It was launched June 15, 2003. eRTR is a product of a cooperative project sponsored through on alliance between International Travel andTourism Research Association (TTRA), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), and Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University (RPTS). It aims to be a world-class clearinghouse of applied tourism research for travel and tourism professionals by disseminating and sharing new tourism information, research highlights, technologies, and methods. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How can you contribute to eRTR? 1. Submit your work (Research notes, issues, reviews, best practices, case studies, conference reports) 2. Give your suggestions/comments/feedbacks We accept all submissions on an on-going basis. Please send your submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or submit your works online. For submission guidelines, please visit http://ertr.tamu.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatÂ’s new in the 4th issue? 1. Applied research notes David Y. Chang: Six fundamentals of strategic implementation of information systems for destination management organizations Cheryl M. Carter, & Jinlin Zhao: A survey of customer service training for motor coach drivers in United States and Canada Johnny Sue Reynolds, Pauline Sullivan, & Kelley Cours: Family friendly entertainment venues: To whom are their web-sites marketed? Mark P. Pritchard: Tourist price sensitivity and the elasticity of demand: The case of BC ferries 2. Commentaries Kaye Chon: Hong Kong Bounces Back Scott Meis: Canadian Report on Government Revenue from Tourism Groundbreaking in its Methodology Ercan Sirakaya: Measuring customer satisfaction: Are you measuring what you are supposed to be measuring? Peter Tarlow: Ideas for Niche Marketing 3. 2003 TTRA European Conference Abstracts 4. eRTR Current Events 5. Over 600 tourism research links including: Data research links Government related tourism links Journals Natural tourism & recreation Park systems of U.S. SPSS tutorials SAS tutorials Statistical tools on the WEB Tourism associations & tourism organizations Tourism news Tourism university links ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ercan Sirakaya Editor-in-Chief of eRTR Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2261, USA Website: http://www.rpts.tamu.edu Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
