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A REGIONAL SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICES ON DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS’ FACEBOOK PAGES: THE CASE OF EU AND U.S.
Authors: Uglješa Stankov, Tamara Jovanović, Vanja Pavluković, Časlav Kalinić, Nataša Drakulić-Kovačević, Marija Cimbaljević
Abstract: Constantly changing nature of social network sites creates the need for continuous process of online benchmarking for identifying practices used by other parties. Facebook as the most used SNS still plays an increasingly important role as a marketing channel for destination marketing organizations (DMO). This paper explores basic characteristics of the offcial DMO Facebook Pages in order to quantify and present those characteristics in a regional context on the case of two travel markets (EU countries and U.S. states). The results show inconsistent practices in the EU and the USA. When comparing those two markets most similarities in practices are present in general usage of Facebook Pages, while indicative differences are recorded in terms of Page popularity, some posts’ characteristics and most evidently in users’ engagement. Understanding the Facebook usage practice under the regional spotlight can help DMOs and other service providers to evaluate their activities and if necessary to harmonize it to regional usage practice.
Keywords: European Union, United States of America, destination marketing organization, social network sites, Facebook
Article info: 81-96
Received: November 26, 2017 | Revised: March 10, 2018 | Accepted: March 13, 2018
CORRELATION BETWEEN DISCHARGE AND WATER QUALITY – CASE STUDY NIŠAVA RIVER (SERBIA)
Authors: Igor Leščešen, Dragosav Pavić, Dragan Dolinaj
Abstract: The water quality and river discharges were surveyed at two sites in Nišava River basin (Dimitrovgrad and Niš) with complete data series for the ten-year period (2005–2014). For these stations SWQI was calculated and correlation analysis was applied. The index value is dimensionless and varies between 0 and 100 (best quality) It is derived from numerous physical, chemical, biological and microbiological parameters. At Niš station average annual value of SWQI is 78 (good) with a clear decrease trend over a ten-year period. On the other side, on Dimitrovgrad station, average annual SWQI is 89 (very good) with a clear positive trend. Goal of this paper was to determine if there is a correlation between river discharge and values of SWQI. Results of the Pearson correlation test between SWQI and daily discharge values for Dimitrovgrad station show a moderate linear relation was observed, r= -0.287, p = 0.002. On Niš station same test has shown that there is no statistically signifcant relation between discharge and water quality (r=0.103 p= 0.297). This study has shown that the correlation between SWQI and discharge is weak or not present at all at the investigated river.
Keywords: Water Quality, Discharge, Nišava River, Serbia
Article info: 97-103
Received: November 19, 2017 | Revised: April 11, 2018 | Accepted: May 02, 2018
POST-SOVIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOODS IN TWO SECOND-ORDER UKRAINIAN CITIES: FACTORS AND MODELS OF SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION
Authors: Oleksiy Gnatiuk, Olga Kryvets
Abstract: Post-socialist urban transformation constitutes an important segment of the contemporary urban studies. In this paper we focused on transformation processes in two typical post-Soviet residential neighbourhoods, built in the period of mass construction in the second half of XX century and located in the Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Kherson. Our goals were to reveal the spatial and temporal transformation patterns, to identify the factors of transformation, and to delineate certain transformation mechanisms and models. The assessment of morphological and functional changes of urban objects was carried out via feld observation according to a specially developed methodology with the further comparison of results with urban planning documents reflecting the reality in the beginning of 1990s. Our fndings permitted to identify key transformation processes (deindustrialization, commercialization, revitalization, functional diversifcation), to list a set of factors promoting more intense transformations, and to explain mechanisms defning existing spatial pattern of transformations within the test neighbourhoods. Private commercial activity, including rapid development of retail sector, was the main source of transformation, thus defning its partial, fragmented and somewhere controversial nature. Since the probability of further transformation in each point of the territory is determined by the already existing pattern, the existing heterogeneities tend to enhance with a lapse of time, and therefore the initial stages of transformation are especially important for the further development of the neighbourhood. Despite the similar starting conditions, two neighbourhoods demonstrated different outcomes in terms of modernization, explained by the differences in the urban spatial structure, spatial and sectorial structure of industrial zones, position (importance) of the neighbourhood in the whole city, as well as the economic dynamics of the city. Based on detected factors and mechanisms, we proposed models for further transformation intended to maximize the level of modernization within the entire test neighbourhoods.
Keywords: post-socialist city, post-Soviet residential neighbourhood, spatial transformation, transformation factors, transformation models, Ukraine
Article info: 104-119
Received: Received: February 26, 2018 | Revised: May 07, 2018 | Accepted: May 09, 2018
SUN, SEA AND SHRINES: APPLICATION OF ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) TO ASSESS THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF SIX CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES IN PHUKET (THAILAND)
Authors: Sanja Božić, Miroslav D. Vujičić, James Kennell, Snežana Besermenji, Milica Solarević
Abstract: In order to make recommendations for the diversification of tourism products on the Thai island of Phuket, this paper applies the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to rank the attractiveness of six cultural heritage sites in the island of Phuket to make recommendations for sites that could be incorporated in to cultural tourism development in the region. In addition, it applies a quantitative-qualitative evaluation structure with weighted criteria, based on local expert opinion. The research identified which of the many potential cultural tourism sites would be the most attractive to tourists and shows the utility of the AHP method, combined with quantitative-qualitative evaluation, for decision making in tourism destination development contexts.
Keywords: Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); cultural tourism; cultural heritage; diversification; Thailand
Article info: 121-138
Received: March 28, 2018 | Revised: May 05, 2018 | Accepted: May 09, 2018
PILGRIMAGE SITES IN SLOVAKIA AS THE BASE FOR THE FORMATION OF ECOMUSEUMS – CASE STUDY OF ĽUTINA PILGRIMAGE SITE
Authors: Tomáš Pasternák, Viktor Verba
Abstract: Religious tourism is one of the oldest types of tourism and is connected with visiting various sacred places of religious signifcance. In Slovakia, the tradition of pilgrimage has rich history, as evidenced by a large number of pilgrimage sites that attract many pilgrims from Slovakia and abroad and still have their irreplaceable signifcance. However, these religious centres are not separated from other natural and cultural-historical attractions, as they together form the genius loci of a particular territory. The aim of this paper is to link the pilgrimage site with individual natural and cultural-historical interests in its surrounding in the context of the ecomuseum phenomena, which are now becoming more and more aware of the inhabitants and local communities in individual regions. Linking these locations should improve people’s awareness of the territory they live in while making these places more attractive for visitors/pilgrims. Part of the paper is a case study on the example of the largest pilgrimage site of Greek Catholics in Slovakia – Ľutina, which has the largest potential to become a leader within a religious tourism and within a formation of ecomuseum in the region of eastern Slovakia in the context of implementation of projects and realization of activities directly in this pilgrimage site and surrounding attractive places.
Keywords: pilgrimage sites, ecomuseum, territory inheritance, Slovakia, Ľutina
Article info: 139-148
Received: January 8, 2018 | Revised: May 17, 2018 | Accepted: May 20, 2018
ETHNIC INTERMARRIAGE IN CROATIA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE CZECH MINORITY
Authors: Snježana Mrdjen, Maja Bahnik
Abstract: This article analyzes interethnic marriage in Croatia in terms of nationality throughout a forty-fve year period (1970-2015) on the basis of vital statistics with special consideration of the Czech minority. The usual method of endogamy/exogamy percentage and the odds ratio method were applied. The results show that the percentage of endogamous marriages in Croatia has signifcantly risen after 1991. Different ethnic groups display various attitudes towards endogamy, ranging from 15 to over 90 percent. Along with Italians, Hungarians and Slovaks, Czechs are less endogamous than other national minorities. Gender differences, contrary to the conclusions in the literature, show that Czech men enter into marriage outside their group less often than Czech women. The change of political climate in Croatia during the 1990s resulted not only in the increase of endogamy, but also affected the structure of mixed marriages among Czechs.
Keywords: Intermarriage, endogamy, ethnicity, gender differentials, Czechs, Croatia
Article info: 150-164
Received: March 20, 2018 | Revised: June 8, 2018 | Accepted: June 11, 2018