Camping is a part of the outdoor hospitality industry. It is a popular activity and an emerging tourism sector in Europe. Camping has changed from being a cheap form of travel to a real outdoor experience. Travelling with a tent is popular, but recreation vehicles and caravans have become an...

The lake, the farmer and the dentist -- Creating a newspaper colony -- The genesis of the alliance -- Closing in on the deal -- The early colonies and the promotional articles -- The later colonies and the display ads -- The economic aftermath -- Hybrids and clones -- William Randolph Hearst --...

Christoph Schneider untersucht Erlebnisse von Resorturlaubern. Das Ziel seiner Forschung ist es, zu verstehen, wie und in welchen Situationen aus Sicht des Reisenden Eindrücke aufgenommen werden, Erlebnisse entstehen und diese mit Merkmalen der jeweiligen Destinations- bzw. Resortmarke in...

This paper investigates the influence of competition on price and product quality among Austrian camping sites, a market charactised by both horizontal (spatial) and vertical product differentiation. Theoretically, the effect of competition on quality is ambiguous and depends on the degree of...

Die interessante Geschichte des heute weltweit agierenden Unternehmens airbnb (Kapitalwert über 30 Milliarden Dollar), das Privatzimmer an Privatkunden vermittelt, aber selbst keine Immobilien besitzt und nur von Buchungsgebühren lebt. (2)

We study the effect of living in an internally displaced people's (IDP) camp on economic activity choices in post war northern Uganda. As the decision to relocate from a camp is voluntary, camp residents may be different from returnees. We merge household data with micro-level conflict data to...

In this study among camping tourists of all age groups between 19 and 86 years of age, Konstantin Wellner compares key characteristics regarding innovative behavior of different age groups. The focus of the analysis is on the so-called “Silver Market” segment (consumers of at least 55 years)...