TY - JOUR

T1 - Tourist Trend Research by Trend Screening

T2 - Innovation Trends

AU - Alms, Natalia

AU - Gross, Sven

AU - Dreyer, Axel

PY - 2015/11/1

Y1 - 2015/11/1

N2 - The present study focuses on the importance of innovation in the development of fads and trends. The developed trend screening tool takes into consideration the role of the media, which influences the process of dissemination of innovation significantly. It examined 27 German-language tourism-related professional or association magazines between July 2012 and June 2013. The analysis of 428 articles provides information regarding which innovations were published in the selected journals and whether their evaluation can provide early signs regarding tourism trends. The results demonstrate applicability of the tool within the tourism industry.

AB - The present study focuses on the importance of innovation in the development of fads and trends. The developed trend screening tool takes into consideration the role of the media, which influences the process of dissemination of innovation significantly. It examined 27 German-language tourism-related professional or association magazines between July 2012 and June 2013. The analysis of 428 articles provides information regarding which innovations were published in the selected journals and whether their evaluation can provide early signs regarding tourism trends. The results demonstrate applicability of the tool within the tourism industry.

KW - Innovations

KW - trend screening

KW - trends

KW - trend research

KW - futurology

KW - Tourism studies

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f39c4799-107e-3dfa-bb95-4103720ba848/

U2 - 10.1515/tw-2015-0204

DO - 10.1515/tw-2015-0204

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 7

SP - 147

EP - 168

JO - Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft

JF - Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft

SN - 1867-9501

IS - 2

ER -