Seasonal trading and lifestyle motivation: experiences of small tourism businesses in Scotland
Goulding, Philip J.J. and Baum, T.G. and Morrison, Alison J. (2005) Seasonal trading and lifestyle motivation: experiences of small tourism businesses in Scotland. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism, 5 (2-4). pp. 209-238. ISSN 1528-008X (http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J162v05n02_11)
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This article explores relationships between tourism seasonality and the lifestyle motivations of small tourism businesses, fundamentally a supply-side perspective of seasonality. Seasonal trading decisions are subject to a number of influences, not all of which are in the operator's control. Drawing from exploratory research undertaken in Scotland, the article argues that for some operators, especially located in rural and peripheral destination areas, lifestyle enterprise can confer a range of benefits, some of which are afforded by operating the business on a seasonal basis. Moreover, seasonal trading was seen to assume a number of distinct roles, reflecting various characteristics of lifestyle operators. Accordingly, public policies that seek to promote seasonal extension based on the premise of local economic development or destination objectives are not necessarily destined to work. This is particularly pertinent if such policies do not recognise the wider supply-side dynamics of seasonal trading and fail to engage with the lifestyle aspirations of the operators themselves.
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Goulding, Philip J.J., Baum, T.G.
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Item type: Article ID code: 4018 Dates: DateEvent23 March 2005PublishedKeywords: trading, lifestyle motivation, tourism business, Scotland, Commerce, Geography (General), Economic Theory, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Subjects: Social Sciences > Commerce
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > Geography (General)
Social Sciences > Economic TheoryDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Work, Organisation and Employment
Strathclyde Business School > Hospitality and Tourism ManagementDepositing user: Strathprints Administrator Date deposited: 28 Aug 2007 Last modified: 19 May 2023 01:14 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/4018