Ehsan Aslani
Biographic Data
| ID | 6295668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ehsan Aslani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ehsan |
| FAMILY NAME | Aslani |
| SIGNATURE | ASLANI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9179-312X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Constructing authenticity in coastal ecolodges
Prior research on authenticity in tourism has been dominated by tourist-centric lenses, giving relatively limited attention to supply-side actors. Addressing this conceptual gap, the present study investigates managerial narratives of authenticity construction in the under-researched context of coastal ecolodges in Bushehr Province, southern Iran. Drawing on the concepts of constructive and staged authenticity, it analyses how owners and managers…
Tourism-led regeneration projects in World Heritage Cities through the Historic Urban Landscape lens
This study compares outcomes of tourism-led, street-level regeneration within two World Heritage Cities (WHCs): Grodzka in the Historic Centre of Kraków, Poland, and Masjed Jame in the Historic City of Yazd, Iran. Focusing on local stakeholders, the comparison is based on the declared outcomes of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach, introduced by UNESCO in 2011. A Mann–Whitney U test and effect-size analysis are employed, utilising data o…
Crisis-resilience of small-scale tourism businesses in the pandemic era
Resilience to severe crises like COVID-19 is critical for small businesses. However, little empirical research has been conducted to examine the crisis resilience of small businesses to the pandemic from the perspective of business operators. This research note aims at exploring the resilience of small tourism businesses to the COVID-19 crisis in a world heritage city. In-depth interviews with 25 operators were conducted and the results showed th…
Assessing elements of potential tourism resources in a historic city from host community and tourists’ viewpoints
After the inscription of the Historic City of Yazd on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2017, the number of visiting tourists increased. This area is a set of neighborhoods with unique characteristics. This study is aimed at assessing both the host community’s attitudes towards tourism and the destination image in tourists' perception, as elements of potential tourism resources in the Fahadan neighborhood in Yazd. The present research is descriptiv…
Managers’ perceptions of the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings as boutique hotels
Due to the paucity of empirical research in the field of boutique hotels, sometimes also known as heritage hotels, this study investigates the impressions of boutique hotel operators regarding the adaptive reuse of historical and old buildings into tourist accommodations. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 22 boutique hotel operators in Yazd, Iran, in 2019. The results showed that, unlike the investigations o…
Managers’ perceptions of the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings as boutique hotels
Due to the paucity of empirical research in the field of boutique hotels, sometimes also known as heritage hotels, this study investigates the impressions of boutique hotel operators regarding the adaptive reuse of historical and old buildings into tourist accommodations. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 22 boutique hotel operators in Yazd, Iran, in 2019. The results showed that, unlike the investigations o…
Managers’ perceptions of the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings as boutique hotels
Due to the paucity of empirical research in the field of boutique hotels, sometimes also known as heritage hotels, this study investigates the impressions of boutique hotel operators regarding the adaptive reuse of historical and old buildings into tourist accommodations. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 22 boutique hotel operators in Yazd, Iran, in 2019. The results showed that, unlike the investigations o…
Assessing elements of potential tourism resources in a historic city from host community and tourists’ viewpoints
After the inscription of the Historic City of Yazd on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2017, the number of visiting tourists increased. This area is a set of neighborhoods with unique characteristics. This study is aimed at assessing both the host community’s attitudes towards tourism and the destination image in tourists' perception, as elements of potential tourism resources in the Fahadan neighborhood in Yazd. The present research is descriptiv…
Crisis-resilience of small-scale tourism businesses in the pandemic era
Resilience to severe crises like COVID-19 is critical for small businesses. However, little empirical research has been conducted to examine the crisis resilience of small businesses to the pandemic from the perspective of business operators. This research note aims at exploring the resilience of small tourism businesses to the COVID-19 crisis in a world heritage city. In-depth interviews with 25 operators were conducted and the results showed th…
Constructing authenticity in coastal ecolodges
Prior research on authenticity in tourism has been dominated by tourist-centric lenses, giving relatively limited attention to supply-side actors. Addressing this conceptual gap, the present study investigates managerial narratives of authenticity construction in the under-researched context of coastal ecolodges in Bushehr Province, southern Iran. Drawing on the concepts of constructive and staged authenticity, it analyses how owners and managers…
Tourism-led regeneration projects in World Heritage Cities through the Historic Urban Landscape lens
This study compares outcomes of tourism-led, street-level regeneration within two World Heritage Cities (WHCs): Grodzka in the Historic Centre of Kraków, Poland, and Masjed Jame in the Historic City of Yazd, Iran. Focusing on local stakeholders, the comparison is based on the declared outcomes of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach, introduced by UNESCO in 2011. A Mann–Whitney U test and effect-size analysis are employed, utilising data o…
Tourism (5 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works) · Marketing (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works)