Souvenirs in Ghana: Tourists' Choices and Concerns

IF 0.5 Q4 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

TOURISM CULTURE & COMMUNICATION Pub Date : 2020-03-27 DOI:10.3727/194341419x15554157596227

Mawufemor A. Kugbonu, Christopher Mensah, G. Nti

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Souvenirs represent a vast collection of items that are geographically embedded with variations across the regions of the world. The purpose of this study is to assess the choice of souvenirs by international tourists in Accra, Ghana. The research adopted the descriptive design and the data were sourced from 196 inbound international tourists who were systematically sampled in Accra between March and April 2016 using self-administered questionnaires. The result shows that souvenirs purchased by tourists were jewelry, cloth, clothing, wood carvings, and pictorial images. However, tourists were concerned about the aggressiveness of vendors, discriminatory pricing system, authenticity of souvenirs, and similarity in souvenirs with little differentiation.

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加纳的纪念品:游客的选择和关注

纪念品代表了大量的物品，这些物品在地理上嵌入了世界各地的变化。本研究的目的是评估国际游客在加纳阿克拉的纪念品选择。该研究采用描述性设计，数据来自2016年3月至4月期间在阿克拉系统抽样的196名入境国际游客，采用自填问卷。结果表明，游客购买的纪念品主要有首饰、布艺、服装、木雕、画图等。然而，游客关心的是供应商的侵略性、歧视性定价制度、纪念品的真实性以及纪念品的相似性和小差异。

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TOURISM CULTURE & COMMUNICATION HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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1.20

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16.70%

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