TY - CHAP AU - Smith, Melanie ED - Debreceni, János ED - Benke, Eszter TI - Is the party over?. Diversifying the visitor economy in Budapest TS - Diversifying the visitor economy in Budapest T2 - I. Nemzetközi Látogatógazdaság Konferencia. Helyek, látogatók és együttműködések PB - Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem, Látogatógazdaság Kiválósági Központ CY - Budapest SN - 9786156342799 PY - 2024 SP - 12 PG - 1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34818607 ID - 34818607 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Dryglas, D. AU - Smith, Melanie TI - A Critical Analysis of How Central European Spas Create Health Tourism Experiencescapes JF - TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT J2 - TOUR PLAN DEVELOP VL - https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2023.2259357 PY - 2023 SN - 2156-8316 DO - 10.1080/21568316.2023.2259357 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34345016 ID - 34345016 AB - This research examines the ways in which Central European spas create health tourism experiencescapes. A two-round Delphi study was undertaken in the so-called Visegrád countries: Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia using a questionnaire which was sent to 28 carefully chosen experts. Empirical results showed that five main components within health tourism experiencescapes need to be addressed: (1) infrastructural improvements and quality services for new, often self-paying or international guests, (2) creating physical health restoration and wellness treatments which are growing in popularity, especially among younger and foreign guests, (3) the importance of recognizing the needs of different user groups, separating spaces and targeting specific segments, (4) constant monitoring of customer experience quality, (5) creating a hygienic environment for guests (especially during and post-COVID). The findings help to provide recommendations for therapeutic health facilities and balneology spas that are shifting from state-subsidized health tourism to wellness experience development for paying guests. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CHAP AU - Smith, Melanie AU - Egedy, Tamás AU - Csizmady, Adrienne AU - Jancsik, András AU - Olt, Gergely AU - Michalkó, Gábor TI - Non-planning and tourism consumption in Budapest’s inner city T2 - Tourism in Post-Communist States PB - Routledge CY - London SN - 9781032423562 PY - 2023 SP - 246 EP - 270 PG - 25 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34157589 ID - 34157589 N1 - 3276042 utánközlése LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CHAP AU - Rátz, Tamara AU - Smith, Melanie AU - Michalkó, Gábor TI - New places in old spaces. mapping tourism and regeneration in Budapest TS - mapping tourism and regeneration in Budapest T2 - Tourism in Post-Communist States PB - Routledge CY - London SN - 9781032423562 PY - 2023 SP - 165 EP - 185 PG - 21 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34157570 ID - 34157570 N1 - 1137829 másodközlése LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Kovács, Zoltán AU - Smith, Melanie AU - Teleubay, Zhanassyl AU - Kovalcsik, Tamás TI - Measuring visitor flows using mobile positioning data in three Hungarian second-tier cities JF - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM CITIES J2 - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM CITIES VL - 9 PY - 2023 IS - 3 SP - 656 EP - 674 PG - 19 SN - 2056-5607 DO - 10.1108/IJTC-03-2023-0049 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34064697 ID - 34064697 N1 - Cited By :1 Export Date: 10 January 2024 Correspondence Address: Kovács, Z.; Department of Economic and Social Geography, Hungary; email: zkovacs@iif.hu LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Melanie AU - Coronel Padilla, Monica Fabiola TI - Technology Acceptance and Readiness among different Generations of Urban Tourists JF - MARKETING ÉS MENEDZSMENT J2 - MARKETING ÉS MENEDZSMENT VL - 57 PY - 2023 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 48 PG - 12 SN - 1219-0349 DO - 10.15170/MM.2023.57.01.04 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34035739 ID - 34035739 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Chang, Songling AU - Smith, Melanie TI - Residents’ Quality of Life in Smart Cities. A Systematic Literature Review TS - A Systematic Literature Review JF - LAND (BASEL) J2 - LAND-BASEL VL - 12 PY - 2023 IS - 4 PG - 17 SN - 2073-445X DO - 10.3390/land12040876 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33771647 ID - 33771647 AB - Despite its popularity in urban studies, the smart city (SC) concept has not focused sufficient attention on citizens’ quality of life (QoL) until relatively recently. The aim of this study is, therefore, to examine the concept of QoL in SCs using a systematic review of 38 recent articles from 2020–2022. This includes definitions and concepts, indicators and domains that are used to measure QoL, and the typical research methods that are used to collect data. The review analyses some of the main themes that emerge from the field of SCQoL which include smart urban governance, sustainability, smart living, participation, and social inclusion. The findings from this SC and QoL research can help city planners to prioritize which domains are the most important or meaningful for citizens and which services to invest in. It has been suggested that smart living is the most important domain of a SC. However, various studies have found that citizens experience SC initiatives holistically and that QoL is quite dependent on context in terms of priorities. Therefore, citizen participation strategies should be tailored and adapted to each respective context. SC governance also needs to be more long-term and strategic with real evidence that citizens are involved in decision making and problem solving and are not just passive recipients. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Melanie AU - Sziva, Ivett AU - Berezvai, Zombor TI - The relative importance of culture in urban tourism. implications for segmentation TS - implications for segmentation JF - CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY J2 - CONSUM BEHAV TOURISM HOSP VL - 18 PY - 2023 IS - 2 SP - 157 EP - 173 PG - 17 SN - 2752-6666 DO - 10.1108/CBTH-01-2022-0026 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33682436 ID - 33682436 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Melanie AU - Tevely, Titanilla Virág TI - Blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction: serial killers in the context of dark tourism JF - Tourism and Heritage Journal VL - 4 PY - 2022 SP - 53 EP - 75 PG - 23 SN - 2604-2347 DO - 10.1344/THJ.2022.4.4 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33650370 ID - 33650370 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Csurgó, Bernadett AU - Smith, Melanie TI - Cultural Heritage, Sense of Place and Tourism: An Analysis of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Rural Hungary JF - SUSTAINABILITY J2 - SUSTAINABILITY-BASEL VL - 14 PY - 2022 IS - 12 SN - 2071-1050 DO - 10.3390/su14127305 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33110488 ID - 33110488 AB - The paper focuses on three dimensions of Cultural Ecosystem Services—cultural heritage, sense of place and tourism—and examines the relationships between them in a rural landscape context. Sense of place connects to landscapes that foster authentic human attachment, cultural heritage values and elements of local history and culture. This suggests that a sense of place cannot be considered in isolation from cultural heritage. However, cultural heritage has been relatively under-researched in the context of cultural ecosystem services, where it is defined as the tangible and intangible benefits that are derived mostly from landscapes. Researchers in rural development have highlighted the importance of sense of place and cultural heritage in both place-making and tourism development. This study explores these relationships further using three case studies from rural Hungary based on in-depth interviews with local stakeholders. The findings demonstrate that cultural heritage is an inherent part of rural place-making in Hungary and that cultural heritage values strongly shape a sense of place. Social and intangible aspects of cultural heritage are the most important for place-making, especially authentic local traditions. The findings suggest that even though a strong sense of place based on cultural heritage is a pre-requisite for tourism development, initiatives have often been more successful in strengthening social cohesion and cultural identity rather than attracting tourists. LA - English DB - MTMT ER -