Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective
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Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. A. (2007)
Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 8(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000007780007380
This paper compares two localities of marked social, cultural and economic difference in relation to small tourism business networking and formalization of tourism destination...
Differentiation and tourism destination development: Small business success in a close-knit community
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Lynch, P. A., Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. (2008)
Differentiation and tourism destination development: Small business success in a close-knit community. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(3), 161-177. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.26
This paper considers small tourism business relations within a rural tourism destination. They are examined within the context of small business (predominantly hospitality-bas...
Small tourism business networks and destination development
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Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. (2001)
Small tourism business networks and destination development. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 20(4), 367-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-4319%2801%2900024-X
This paper is based on ongoing research into networking between small tourism businesses and its contribution to destination development. The fieldwork is being carried out in...
Spiritual attitudes and visitor motivations at the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh.
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Matheson, C. M., Rimmer, R., & Tinsley, R. (2014)
Spiritual attitudes and visitor motivations at the Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh. Tourism Management, 44, 16-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.01.023
Outside the peak season for tourism to Edinburgh, Scotland, during the evening of April 30th, visitors attend a festival with ancient Celtic overtones. Frequently, the evening...
The carnivalesque and event evolution: a study of the Beltane Fire Festival
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Matheson, C. M., & Tinsley, R. (2016)
The carnivalesque and event evolution: a study of the Beltane Fire Festival. Leisure Studies, 35(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2014.962591
This paper centres on the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The objectives are to: first, identify the stages of the festival’s evolution and their respective char...