1. Consumer expectations in the context of unique tourism productsŽana Čivre, Petra Rebec, Petra Zabukovec Baruca, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: In response to the contemporary trend of tourists actively seeking novel, unique, and distinctive experiences, this study explores the relationship between tourists’ perceptions of the uniqueness of tourism products and their expectations. Spe-cifically, it focuses on the coastal destinations of Piran and Portorož in Slovenia, analysing four unique experiences: Gourmet Olive Tours, Fonda Fish Garden, The Disappearance of Tartini’s Violin, and E-bike Extravaganza Mareatour. Using a qu-antitative approach, the study supports the hypothesis that the perceived uniqu-eness of new tourism products significantly influences tourists’ expectations. The findings support the hypothesis, revealing that the perceived uniqueness of an expe-rience is closely tied to its incorporation of local character and a strong experiential or personal touch. For instance, the Gourmet Olive Tour experience, perceived as the most unique, offers tourists immersive encounters within a landscape park and interactions with a local olive family. Furthermore, the study identifies a hierar-chy of expectations among tourists, ranging from increasing knowledge of the local offer, traditions, and history, to seeking unique activities and having confidence that the experience will meet their expectations. In conclusion, the research underscores that consumers harbour high expectations for unique experiences, underlining the importance of infusing tourism products with experiential and emotional elements. The positive correlation between perceived uniqueness and expectations undersco-res the imperative for crafting distinct and memorable tourism offerings. The study enriches our understanding of the relationship between perceived uniqueness and expectations, offering insights for destination marketers creating distinctive tou-rism products. It also provides recommendations for future research, enhancing scholarly discourse on tourism product development and consumer behaviour.
Ključne besede: consumer expectations, unique tourism products, destination, tourism experience
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2. Unique destination attributes as a basis of tourism experiencePetra Zabukovec Baruca, Žana Čivre, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: In today’s highly competitive tourism market, tourists are not only interested in new, unique tourism products and services, but also in unique tourism experiences, as experiences represent an important competitive advantage for a destination. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the attributes of a destination’s identity that are defined as unique, by analysing unique experiences in three main coastal destinations in Slovenian Istria and defining communication strategies to promote the uniqueness of their tourism experiences. The results of a qualitative research confirm that the uniqueness of tourism experiences results from the attributes of the destination’s identity. These attributes primarily relate to nature and natural resources, cultural heritage, and culinary experiences. The unique tourism experiences are conveyed through speciality, innovation, authenticity and various positive emotions such as hedonism, excitement, curiosity, surprise, happiness, and pleasure to ensure memorable value-added experiences and encourage tourists to visit year-round. The study contributes to the knowledge of unique tourism experiences. Finally, theoretical implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research are provided.In today’s highly competitive tourism market, tourists are not only interested in new, unique tourism products and services, but also in unique tourism experiences, as experiences represent an important competitive advantage for a destination. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the attributes of a destination’s identity that are defined as unique, by analysing unique experiences in three main coastal destinations in Slovenian Istria and defining communication strategies to promote the uniqueness of their tourism experiences. The results of a qualitative research confirm that the uniqueness of tourism experiences results from the attributes of the destination’s identity. These attributes primarily relate to nature and natural resources, cultural heritage, and culinary experiences. The unique tourism experiences are conveyed through speciality, innovation, authenticity and various positive emotions such as hedonism, excitement, curiosity, surprise, happiness, and pleasure to ensure memorable value-added experiences and encourage tourists to visit year-round. The study contributes to the knowledge of unique tourism experiences. Finally, theoretical implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research are provided.
Ključne besede: uniqueness, destination, unique attributes, tourism experience
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3. A destination's social sustainability : linking tourism development to residents's quality of lifeEmil Juvan, Eva Podovšovnik, Miha Lesjak, Jasmina Jurgec, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: sustainable tourism, social sustainability, quality of life, residents, destination
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4. Erasmus+ mobility : empirical insights into Erasmus+ tourists' behaviourMiha Lesjak, Emil Juvan, Eva Podovšovnik, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Erasmus+ students represent a large sub-segment of educational tourists, making this segment an attractive market for universities as well as destination marketing organisations. Unfortunately, very little is known about Erasmus+ students' travel behaviour; hence the present study aims at extending empirically supported knowledge about travel behaviour of students during their Erasmus+ mobility. Data was collected via an online survey among all Erasmus+ enrolling students in the academic year 2016/17 in Slovenia. The results show that 93% of the participants travelled during theirmobility. The level of studies aswell as gender affect students' travel behaviour, making the two characteristics immediately useful attributes when targeting Erasmus+ travellers. Based on perceived destination attributes, male students predominantly seek cities with attractive nightlife but female students look for easily accessible cities, which are safe and offer attractive cultural sites. These findings suggest that tourism providers, destination tourism organisations and universities should work hand in hand when designing personalised tourism experiences and their promotion among Erasmus+ students. This is crucial during the phase of planning Erasmus+ mobility, when students choose their destination and host university, as well as during students' Erasmus+ mobility, because Erasmus + students travel during their student mobility.
Ključne besede: Erasmus+ mobility, education, international students, destination attributes, tourist behaviour
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6. Visitor structure as a basis for destination repositioning : the case of a North Mediterranean destinationHelena Nemec Rudež, Gorazd Sedmak, Ksenija Vodeb, Štefan Bojnec, 2014, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: turistične destinacije, severno sredozemska destinacija, motivatorji potiska, poletna sezona, turizem, Portorož, 3S destinations, North Mediterranean destination, push motivations, summer season
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7. Erasmus student motivation, why and where to go?Miha Lesjak, Emil Juvan, Elizabeth M. Ineson, Matthew H. T. Yap, Eva Podovšovnik, 2015, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: Erasmus, mobility motive, destination choice motive, European student, International study mobility
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