The Role of Niche Tourism Products in Destination - Repository ...
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complex area <strong>of</strong> research. Collaborat<strong>in</strong>g with academics from economics, market<strong>in</strong>g and w<strong>in</strong>e bus<strong>in</strong>ess, across a range <strong>of</strong> different<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions, has encouraged the cross-fertilisation <strong>of</strong> ideas and practices. This chapter revisits my research aims and objectives,<br />
confirms my contribution to knowledge and explores the limitations <strong>of</strong> my research, before identify<strong>in</strong>g future research opportunities<br />
and directions.<br />
5.2 Research Aim and Objectives Revisited<br />
In Chapter One, I identify the overall aim and objectives <strong>of</strong> the thesis which are then addressed <strong>in</strong> Chapters 2 to 5. Chapter Two<br />
specifies the research context for the critical appraisal and presents and critically analyses my work <strong>in</strong> the context <strong>of</strong> the literature <strong>of</strong><br />
niche tourism, product-led niche tourism and dest<strong>in</strong>ation development. An evaluation <strong>of</strong> the critical role <strong>of</strong> the niche products that<br />
have directed this research, <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g tourism dest<strong>in</strong>ations, is <strong>in</strong>cluded. Chapter Three exam<strong>in</strong>es the research methodologies<br />
and methods that have guided and <strong>in</strong>fluenced this work, reflect<strong>in</strong>g on my pragmatist research perspective and the use <strong>of</strong> mixed<br />
methods to explore specific issues with<strong>in</strong> the research presented here. Gaps <strong>in</strong> current research are identified, and Chapter Four<br />
explores how my research had contributed to reduc<strong>in</strong>g these gaps <strong>in</strong> knowledge and practice <strong>in</strong> the field. From this critical<br />
appraisal, the <strong>in</strong>dividual contribution <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the publications submitted here is explored and their collective contribution to the<br />
literature on the role <strong>of</strong> niche tourism products <strong>in</strong> dest<strong>in</strong>ation development re<strong>in</strong>forced.<br />
5.3 Limitations