Philip Pearce
Biographic Data
| ID | 4265826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Pearce |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Pearce |
| SIGNATURE | PEARCE P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 122 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
European Castles through Japanese Eyes and Minds
European castles are important and common components in the tour itineraries of Japanese tourists. There is, however, limited understanding of the way Japanese tourists view these heritage sites. The first aim of the study is to document the Japanese tourists’ views. Secondly, the researchers seek to explain the Japanese perspectives, while the third aim attempts to draw out the implications of the findings for our conceptual understanding of key…
The Study on the Satisfaction of the Elderly People Living with Their Children
Tourists' Attitudes Toward Religious Commercialization
Commercial activities exist at different religious sites and the practices arouse global concern. This study identifies and assesses religious commercial activities and explores how they affect tourists' attitudes. The well-known Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China were selected as research sites. Using grounded theory, this study initially conducted 80 detailed interviews to build an understanding of commercialization and then investigated 43…
Tourist attractions in Bangkok and Singapore; linking vandalism and setting characteristics
The study adopts an exacting observational approach to vandalism and its site determinants in two pivotal Asian cities, Bangkok and Singapore. The study served three goals: to develop and evaluate an observational approach to auditing the damage to tourist attractions; to link the setting characteristics to the indicators of damage; and to explore the applicability of Western constructs of vandalism and control to these Asian settings. A cluster …
Vandalism and tourism settings
Technology adoption by rural women in Queensland, Australia
Tourist Experience and Fulfilment
What makes life worth living? Many people would argue that it is fulfilling experiences. These experiences are characterised by feelings of joy and pleasure, positive relationships and a sense of engagement, meaning and achievement. Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to promote well being and happiness on the global scale but yet there is absence in the literature on the topic of fulfilling tourist expe…
Tourist Perception of Crowding and Management Approaches at Tourism Sites in Xi'an
Tourism crowding management is an important part of sustainable development at tourist attractions. This study seeks to recognize visitors' perceptions of crowding and then identify tourism crowding management approaches for tourism sites in Xi'an, western China. Three kinds of study, which were designed using quantitative and qualitative techniques, were undertaken in Xi'an. In the first two studies the actual numbers of visitors at component pa…
The perceived influence of travel experiences on learning generic skills
Tourists, Tourism and the Good Life
Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to create well-being and happiness on the entire planet. Yet there is a lack of specific attention to the ways in which we can better understand and evaluate the relationship between well-being and travel. The recent surge of scholarly work in positive psychology concerned with human well-being and flourishing represents a contemporary force with the potential to embel…
Marketing and management trends in tourist attractions
The study of tourist attractions has not received the same prominence as other suppliers of tourist services such as accommodation and transport. Nevertheless, attractions play a vital role in regional and national tourism and deserve multidisciplinary research effort. One particular research need is to identify the marketing and management trends in the attractions sector. By combining a program of on‐site visits, Internet reviews, discussions w…
Reply to Hollinshead
The Ulysses Factor
Methodology in tourism research
Multidimensional scaling and tourism research
Methodology in tourism research
Vandalism and tourism settings
Technology adoption by rural women in Queensland, Australia
Tourist Perception of Crowding and Management Approaches at Tourism Sites in Xi'an
Tourism crowding management is an important part of sustainable development at tourist attractions. This study seeks to recognize visitors' perceptions of crowding and then identify tourism crowding management approaches for tourism sites in Xi'an, western China. Three kinds of study, which were designed using quantitative and qualitative techniques, were undertaken in Xi'an. In the first two studies the actual numbers of visitors at component pa…
The Study on the Satisfaction of the Elderly People Living with Their Children
Marketing and management trends in tourist attractions
The study of tourist attractions has not received the same prominence as other suppliers of tourist services such as accommodation and transport. Nevertheless, attractions play a vital role in regional and national tourism and deserve multidisciplinary research effort. One particular research need is to identify the marketing and management trends in the attractions sector. By combining a program of on‐site visits, Internet reviews, discussions w…
Multidimensional scaling and tourism research
Tourist attractions in Bangkok and Singapore; linking vandalism and setting characteristics
The study adopts an exacting observational approach to vandalism and its site determinants in two pivotal Asian cities, Bangkok and Singapore. The study served three goals: to develop and evaluate an observational approach to auditing the damage to tourist attractions; to link the setting characteristics to the indicators of damage; and to explore the applicability of Western constructs of vandalism and control to these Asian settings. A cluster …
The perceived influence of travel experiences on learning generic skills
The Ulysses Factor
Methodology in tourism research
Multidimensional scaling and tourism research
Reply to Hollinshead
Marketing and management trends in tourist attractions
The study of tourist attractions has not received the same prominence as other suppliers of tourist services such as accommodation and transport. Nevertheless, attractions play a vital role in regional and national tourism and deserve multidisciplinary research effort. One particular research need is to identify the marketing and management trends in the attractions sector. By combining a program of on‐site visits, Internet reviews, discussions w…
Tourists, Tourism and the Good Life
Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to create well-being and happiness on the entire planet. Yet there is a lack of specific attention to the ways in which we can better understand and evaluate the relationship between well-being and travel. The recent surge of scholarly work in positive psychology concerned with human well-being and flourishing represents a contemporary force with the potential to embel…
Tourist Perception of Crowding and Management Approaches at Tourism Sites in Xi'an
Tourism crowding management is an important part of sustainable development at tourist attractions. This study seeks to recognize visitors' perceptions of crowding and then identify tourism crowding management approaches for tourism sites in Xi'an, western China. Three kinds of study, which were designed using quantitative and qualitative techniques, were undertaken in Xi'an. In the first two studies the actual numbers of visitors at component pa…
The perceived influence of travel experiences on learning generic skills
Tourist Experience and Fulfilment
What makes life worth living? Many people would argue that it is fulfilling experiences. These experiences are characterised by feelings of joy and pleasure, positive relationships and a sense of engagement, meaning and achievement. Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to promote well being and happiness on the global scale but yet there is absence in the literature on the topic of fulfilling tourist expe…
Technology adoption by rural women in Queensland, Australia
Vandalism and tourism settings
Tourists' Attitudes Toward Religious Commercialization
Commercial activities exist at different religious sites and the practices arouse global concern. This study identifies and assesses religious commercial activities and explores how they affect tourists' attitudes. The well-known Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China were selected as research sites. Using grounded theory, this study initially conducted 80 detailed interviews to build an understanding of commercialization and then investigated 43…
Tourist attractions in Bangkok and Singapore; linking vandalism and setting characteristics
The study adopts an exacting observational approach to vandalism and its site determinants in two pivotal Asian cities, Bangkok and Singapore. The study served three goals: to develop and evaluate an observational approach to auditing the damage to tourist attractions; to link the setting characteristics to the indicators of damage; and to explore the applicability of Western constructs of vandalism and control to these Asian settings. A cluster …
European Castles through Japanese Eyes and Minds
European castles are important and common components in the tour itineraries of Japanese tourists. There is, however, limited understanding of the way Japanese tourists view these heritage sites. The first aim of the study is to document the Japanese tourists’ views. Secondly, the researchers seek to explain the Japanese perspectives, while the third aim attempts to draw out the implications of the findings for our conceptual understanding of key…
The Study on the Satisfaction of the Elderly People Living with Their Children
Tourism (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Marketing (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)