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Tourism Microentrepreneurshipshares scholarship and best practices to educate practitioners and to encourage more research on the development of microentrepreneurship and its impact on destination communities.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Morais, Duarte B. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Bridging tourism theory and practice ; 12.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • TOURISM MICROENTREPRENEURSHIP
  • BRIDGING TOURISM THEORY AND PRACTICE
  • TOURISM MICROENTREPRENEURSHIP
  • Copyright
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
  • LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  • Introduction: Hence Tourism Microentrepreneurship
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Tourism Microentrepreneurship
  • Understanding Tourism Microentrepreneurs
  • Microentrepreneurial Knowledge
  • Integrated Destination Stewardship
  • Conclusion
  • Part I. Understanding Tourism Microentrepreneurs
  • Opportunities and Challenges at the Margins of Seaborne Tourism
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • The Belizean Cruise Tourism Context
  • The Cruise Ship Industry in Belize
  • Study Methods
  • Tour Packages
  • Community Perspectives
  • Local Microenterprises
  • Public Policy Implications
  • Conclusion
  • Microentrepreneurial Motivations and Perceived Benefits in Laos
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Motivations and Perceived Benefits
  • The Benefits of International Tourism
  • Laos, People's Democratic Republic
  • Study Methods
  • Case Studies
  • Perspectives of People Directly Affected
  • Conclusion
  • Tourism Microentrepreneurship in Family Farms
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Microentrepreneurship in Family Farming
  • Microentrepreneurial Motivations
  • Success and Barriers to Success
  • Study Methods
  • Farmers' Motivations
  • What to Share with Visitors
  • Defining Success
  • Barriers to Success
  • Conclusion
  • Gender and Benefit-Sharing in Indigenous Tourism Microentrepreneurship
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Indigenous Entrepreneurship
  • Tourism Context in Fiji
  • Tourism and Customary Land
  • Engagement through Student Fieldtrips and Research
  • Tourism and Indigenous Microentrepreneurship in Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Part II. Microentrepreneurial Knowledge
  • Local Knowledge in Tourism Microentrepreneurship*
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Resilience through Local Knowledge
  • Study Methods
  • Domestic and International Preferences
  • Building Rapport with Neighbors
  • Local Labor, Ingredients, and Culture as Key to Business Model
  • Finding Bridges across Religions
  • Conclusion
  • Creative Tourism Microentrepreneurs in Portugal
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Microentrepreneurship and Small City Contexts
  • Participatory Place-making
  • Study Methods
  • Case Study 1: VIC//Aveiro Arts House
  • Case Study 2: VAGAR Walking Tours
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • ICT Innovation Diffusion by Tourism Microentrepreneurs
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • ICT Innovation Diffusion among Microentrepreneurs
  • Study Methods
  • Constraints to Success and Innovation Adoption
  • Conclusion
  • Reactions to the Sharing Economy by Tourism Stakeholders
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Tourism Sharing Economy Business Models
  • Tourism Industry Reactions to the Sharing Economy
  • Study Methods
  • Study Results
  • Value Creation
  • Value Delivery
  • Value Capture
  • Conclusion
  • Part III. Integrated Destination Stewardship