Nick Kontogeorgopoulos
Biographic Data
| ID | 752264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Kontogeorgopoulos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Kontogeorgopoulos |
| SIGNATURE | KONTOGEORGOPOULOS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Puget Sound |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Finding oneself while discovering others
Forays into the backstage
Volunteer tourism is a form of travel that combines traditional leisure pursuits with opportunities to volunteer in an organized fashion. The popularity of volunteer tourism stems from many factors, but the one motivation that appears in virtually every study is a desire for object authenticity, defined as the authenticity of toured objects, people, and settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role played by object authenticity in th…
Homestay Tourism and the Commercialization of the Rural Home in Thailand
Despite its growing importance to the domestic tourism market in Thailand, and its pertinence to community-based forms of tourism generally, homestay tourism remains a neglected topic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of successful participation in homestay tourism in Thailand. Based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 30 residents of Mae Kampong, a well-known homestay village located in the northern Thai province…
Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand
Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand
Keeping up with the Joneses
This article explores the expectations, behaviour, and motivations of different groups of tourists in southern Thailand. Many studies have assumed that backpackers and other ‘alternative’ tourists represent a new, more sensitive and responsible form of traveller, but evidence from southern Thailand belies these assumptions and reveals many similarities in the behavioural patterns of tourists. Further, the very process of ordering tourists into hi…
Accommodation employment patterns and opportunities
Creating Island Resorts
Tables and Plates acronyms 1 Introduction' The myth of the Tropical Island as an'Earthly Paradise' Why a comparative otudy? The choice of study regions Studying resorts Methodology and limitations SECTION 1 THE ISLANDS 2 The Setting The Two Regions Compared Geography The Whitsundays The Mamanucas Land Tenure and Management The Whitsundays The Mamanucas Environment and Culture Heritage The Whitsundays The Mamanucas 3 Tourism Development - Island-S…
Keeping up with the Joneses
This article explores the expectations, behaviour, and motivations of different groups of tourists in southern Thailand. Many studies have assumed that backpackers and other ‘alternative’ tourists represent a new, more sensitive and responsible form of traveller, but evidence from southern Thailand belies these assumptions and reveals many similarities in the behavioural patterns of tourists. Further, the very process of ordering tourists into hi…
Finding oneself while discovering others
Homestay Tourism and the Commercialization of the Rural Home in Thailand
Despite its growing importance to the domestic tourism market in Thailand, and its pertinence to community-based forms of tourism generally, homestay tourism remains a neglected topic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of successful participation in homestay tourism in Thailand. Based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 30 residents of Mae Kampong, a well-known homestay village located in the northern Thai province…
Accommodation employment patterns and opportunities
Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand
Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand
Forays into the backstage
Volunteer tourism is a form of travel that combines traditional leisure pursuits with opportunities to volunteer in an organized fashion. The popularity of volunteer tourism stems from many factors, but the one motivation that appears in virtually every study is a desire for object authenticity, defined as the authenticity of toured objects, people, and settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role played by object authenticity in th…
Accommodation employment patterns and opportunities
Creating Island Resorts
Tables and Plates acronyms 1 Introduction' The myth of the Tropical Island as an'Earthly Paradise' Why a comparative otudy? The choice of study regions Studying resorts Methodology and limitations SECTION 1 THE ISLANDS 2 The Setting The Two Regions Compared Geography The Whitsundays The Mamanucas Land Tenure and Management The Whitsundays The Mamanucas Environment and Culture Heritage The Whitsundays The Mamanucas 3 Tourism Development - Island-S…
Keeping up with the Joneses
This article explores the expectations, behaviour, and motivations of different groups of tourists in southern Thailand. Many studies have assumed that backpackers and other ‘alternative’ tourists represent a new, more sensitive and responsible form of traveller, but evidence from southern Thailand belies these assumptions and reveals many similarities in the behavioural patterns of tourists. Further, the very process of ordering tourists into hi…
Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand
Ecotourism and mass tourism in Southern Thailand
Homestay Tourism and the Commercialization of the Rural Home in Thailand
Despite its growing importance to the domestic tourism market in Thailand, and its pertinence to community-based forms of tourism generally, homestay tourism remains a neglected topic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of successful participation in homestay tourism in Thailand. Based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 30 residents of Mae Kampong, a well-known homestay village located in the northern Thai province…
Forays into the backstage
Volunteer tourism is a form of travel that combines traditional leisure pursuits with opportunities to volunteer in an organized fashion. The popularity of volunteer tourism stems from many factors, but the one motivation that appears in virtually every study is a desire for object authenticity, defined as the authenticity of toured objects, people, and settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role played by object authenticity in th…
Finding oneself while discovering others
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (7 works) · Tourism (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Cruise Tourism Development and Management (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (4 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Hospitality and Tourism Education (3 works)