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Relationship Between Tourists' Perceived Restorative Environment and Wellness Tourism Destinations International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Heonkyu Jeong
This study aims to determine the importance of tourists' perceptions of wellness tourism destinations and their performance based on tourists' perceived restorative environments. An empirical analysis was conducted using sample data collected through a survey with 428 tourists who have experienced wellness tourism. According to the analysis results, there were differences in the level of tourists'
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ChatGPT and Tourist Decision‐Making: An Accessibility–Diagnosticity Theory Perspective International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Dimitrios P. Stergiou, Athina Nella
This paper investigates the role of ChatGPT in informing tourist decision‐making across different destination contexts, focusing particularly on the accessibility and diagnosticity of its recommendations. Specifically, we inform our analysis with the tenets of the Accessibility–Diagnosticity Theory (ADT), to draw insights into ChatGPT's capabilities to produce contextually relevant and personalised
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An Empirical Study of Sustainable Development Model for Recreational Fishery Based on Multiple Perspectives International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Jia‐Wei Tang, Pei‐Hsuan Tsai
To analyze the sustainable development of recreational fisheries, this study constructs an evaluation model by employing resource‐based theory, service‐dominant logic, and consumer value cocreation. Data are collected using a questionnaire survey of offshore platform operators, government officials, and scholars with expertise in tourism, leisure, and recreation. Furthermore, the decision‐making trial
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Can Optimized Genetic Algorithms Improve the Effectiveness of Homestay Recommendation Systems in Smart Villages? A Case of Thailand International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Pannee Suanpang, Pitchaya Jamjuntr, Arunee Lertkornkitja, Chompunuch Jittithavorn
This paper introduces a novel approach to optimize genetic algorithms (GAs) for homestay recommendation systems, specifically designed for smart village tourism destinations. Researchers developed an advanced GA focused on maximizing user satisfaction, the main quality metric. The algorithm was tailored to address the dynamic nature of homestay offerings and the varied preferences of travelers, using
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Tourists' Perceptions of Buying Souvenirs in Online Museum Shops International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Linsi He, Dallen J. Timothy
The study of online souvenirs has increased in recent years. Considering the importance of tourists' perceptions for souvenir retailers, and the lack of studies on this issue, it is critical to understand tourists' attitudes toward this phenomenon. In general, interviewees expressed neutral or positive attitudes toward online museum stores. Online souvenir purchases did not influence their offline
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How Tourism Cultural Events Influence Multicultural Competence, Tourism Destination Image, and Visit Intentions: Evidence From the Pharaohs' Golden Parade International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Islam Elbayoumi Salem, Osman Ahmed El‐Said, Rehab El Gamil, Mohamed Fawzi Afifi, Nashwa Fouad Attallah
This study explores the impact of tourism cultural events on fostering multicultural competence and their effects on tourism destinations. Data were collected from viewers of the Pharaohs' Golden Parade broadcast on the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority's “Experience Egypt” YouTube channel. The data were analyzed using an inductive research approach, uncovering four distinctive themes: multicultural
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Traveling, Showing Status and Being Conspicuous: The Power of Destination as a Conspicuous Brand International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Ivana Šagovnović, Sanja Kovačić
The notion of conspicuous consumption in tourism, along with the perception of destination conspicuousness, is an area that warrants more attention and exploration in tourism research. Thus, to expand the relatively limited literature on tourists' perception of destination conspicuousness, this study aimed to investigate its antecedents and outcomes. Based on the sample of 502 Serbian tourists, the
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How Travel Vlogs Contribute to Destination Marketing: A Comparison with DMO Promotional Videos and the Moderating Role of Destination Competitiveness International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Ying Zhou, WooMi Jo, Joan Flaherty, Tongzhe Li
This two‐part study examines how travel vlogs influence tourist behaviors and, consequently, their value in destination marketing. A convenience sample of 196 North Americans who belonged to Generation Y was collected via an online experiment. The first part adopted the Attention‐Interest‐Desire‐Action (AIDA) principle as the theoretical underpinning of how travel vlogs influence Gen Y travel behaviors
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Exploring Negative Restaurant Experiences Through an Extended Mehrabian‐Russell Model: An Attributional Perspective International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Pembe Ülker, Kurtuluş Karamustafa
The study aims to explore the relationships between service failure severity, negative emotions, level of dissatisfaction, switching intention, and the intention to spread negative word‐of‐mouth (nWOM) in the restaurant context. Additionally, it seeks to investigate how customers' perceptions of the controllability and stability of failures moderate these relationships. Employing a quantitative research
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How Residents' Perceived Justice and Emotional Solidarity Interact With Their Quality of Life and Support for Tourism Development? International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Vikas Gautam, Saubhagya Bhalla
Current study developed and validated an integrated model for examining the relationships among perceived justice, residents' quality of life, emotional solidarity, and support for tourism development. Study's integral model was estimated by using covariance based structural equation modeling with the help of 365 sample data. Procedural justice was discovered as the most reliable indicator of residents'
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Integrating Muslim‐Friendly Tourist Destination Image, Value, Satisfaction and Muslim Actual Visit Behaviour in the Travel Industry International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Ahmed Hamdy, Riyad Eid, Xiangyun Gao
Because Islamophobia has increased recently, Muslim tourists, who make up a crucial part of the global tourism market, prefer to travel to Muslim‐friendly places. However, the perceived Muslim‐friendly tourist destination image (MFTDI) remains completely unaddressed in the literature. Furthermore, there is no systematic empirical evidence concerning the impacts of the MFTDI on perceived value, satisfaction
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Analyzing the Interaction Among Tourism, Life Expectancy, and Unemployment in Japan: Insights From Cointegration and Conditional Causality Approach International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Taiwo T. Lasisi, Babatunde Sunday Eweade, Kayode K. Eluwole
This study explores the dynamic interconnectedness among tourism, life expectancy, unemployment, and economic growth in Japan from 1995 to 2023. Despite numerous studies on these variables individually, comprehensive analysis on their interconnections is lacking. Using Bounds testing, ARDL models, and Granger causality techniques, we reveal significant insights into these relationships. The analysis
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Effect of ChatGPT's Answering Style on Users' Acceptance in a Trip Planning Context International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Jungkeun Kim, Seunghun Shin, Joo Young Kim, Chulmo Koo
This research examines the effect of the answering style of ChatGPT on users' acceptance in a trip planning context, where ChatGPT recommends a list of destinations. Focusing on two style factors (information structure: destinations are listed vs. explained; communication style: opening and ending remarks are present vs. absent), we examined how travelers' acceptance of ChatGPT's recommendation varied
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Influence of User‐Generated Content (UGC) in Social Media on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation of Gen Z Tourists in the Digital Economy Era International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Yidi Hua, Lei Ding, Hongan Dong, Zhixuan Lin
This study takes the stimulus‐organism‐response (SOR) model serving as the foundation, takes tourists' perception of user‐generated content (UGC) as the stimulus, and expands it into the two parts of form perception and authenticity perception at the same time; uses the destination image and the perceived value as the organism; and views tourists' intention of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) preservation
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Crises and the Demand for Tourism: A Territorial Perspective International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Fidel Martínez‐Roget, Xosé A. Rodríguez, Maria L. Loureiro
This study analyzes jointly the effects of various types of crises on tourism demand in the 17 territories within Spain and how they affect distinct strands of tourism. Three very different crises are considered: the Great Recession, the Arab Spring, and the COVID‐19 pandemic. This paper proposes an objective classification of the Spanish provinces that considers the importance of tourism activity
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Understanding the Role of the Shopping Experience in Explaining Tourists' Perceived Value and Behavioral Intention in African Markets International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Frank Badu‐Baiden, Felix Elvis Otoo, Seongseop (Sam) Kim
Although the tourism shopping experience is growing in volume and importance, there is a lacuna about how the experiential facets of tourism shopping shape tourists' attitudes and behaviors. Therefore, this study aims to provide a broader understanding of this, by exploring the structural relationships between tourism shopping experiences, tourism shopping value, affective attachment, and behavioral
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“Whether and how digital celebrities make us hungry for travel?”—An exploration of broadening and constructing perspectives on gastronomic tourism International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Jieling Zhou, Keheng Xiang, Mengyao Wang, Yangke Zhao
This study explored the influence of digital celebrities on gastronomic tourism through the lens of the broaden‐and‐build theory. Utilizing partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM) and a case study focused on TikTok, the research examined how consumers' subjective well‐being (SWB) affects para‐social interaction, novelty seeking, and audience participation, and how these factors
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Wellness and Wanderlust: How Social Wellness Impacts Travel Motivation International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Hyeon Jo
With the emergence of wellness as a significant lifestyle consideration, its influence on various life aspects, including travel, is gaining attention. This study aims to explore the intricate relationship between social wellness, physiological needs, safety‐security needs, self‐actualization needs, and travel intention. Utilizing partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM), the research
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Exploring Senior Tourists' Technological Experiences: Based on Embodied Cognitive Theory International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Chen Qiuxia, Ju Dongchen, Huang Xiaoting
The global aging population brings a growing senior tourist market. This study applies embodied cognitive theory and grounded theory to explore how senior tourists' technological experiences are formed in three travel stages. Twenty‐five in‐depth interviews were conducted with senior tourists aged 55–82. Three main components of embodied technological experiences were found, namely the characteristics
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Repositioning Work and Leisure: Digital Nomads Versus Tourists International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Metin Kozak, Gurel Cetin, Zaid Alrawadieh
A growing yet fragmented debate addressing digital nomadism has recently emerged across different disciplines, including management, organizational behavior, and mobility studies. However, the intersection between digital nomadism and leisure and tourism activities remains blurred. Integrating existing theoretical assessments, this conceptual paper scrutinize digital nomadism from a tourism and leisure
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Assessing Bed and Breakfast Customers' Behavioral Intention Based on Self‐Congruity Theory International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Shuting Tao, Mengke Jia, Xiaoyu Jin
Customers' self‐congruity has been verified to be an important antecedent of their satisfaction or loyalty in terms of brand consumption. In the era of the experience economy, effects of customers' self‐congruity as well as subject norm on their attitude and behavioral intention concerning the special form of accommodation, that is, B&Bs have been seldomly studied. Therefore, this study applied self‐congruity
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Strategies for coping with business travel stressors: Enhancing business travel satisfaction through leisure activities International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Soona Park
Business travel often introduces stressors due to heavy workloads and the disruption of personal routines. As a stress‐coping strategy, different types of leisure can be integrated into business travel to promote travelers' overall travel satisfaction. However, the traditional belief that more physically active leisure is always better may not hold true for business travelers; their constrained schedules
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The Effects of Service Recovery Actions on Customers' Post‐Recovery Responses to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs): The Moderating Role of Price International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Jungjin Hwang
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of service recovery actions on customers' post‐recovery responses to initial service failure and a double deviation and to investigate the moderating effect of price on the relationship between recovery actions and these responses. The findings show that active recovery actions led to more favorable post‐recovery responses than passive actions
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Image‐Generated Word‐of‐Mouth: A Catalyst for Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Tourism? International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Marlini Bakri, James E. Richard, Jayne Krisjanous
This research introduces and tests the concept of image‐generated word‐of‐mouth (iWOM), extending the scope of visual rhetoric and emotional contagion theories. Using collected paired data and PLS‐based structural equation modeling, this study examines the role of sojourners as adept visual influencers and of their images as critical marketing vehicles in VFR tourism. The findings demonstrate that
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Do Presence and Authenticity in VR Experience Enhance Visitor Satisfaction and Museum Re‐Visitation Intentions? International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Kwangsik Choi, Yoonjae Nam
This study explores the impact of VR experiences in museums on visitor satisfaction and revisiting intentions, focusing on presence and authenticity perceptions. While VR as an educational tool does not directly affect VR satisfaction, its entertainment and esthetic value can foster re‐engagement with the technology. Moreover, the results indicate that satisfaction with the VR experience does not directly
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Exploration of Hotel Reservation Through Mobile Online Travel Agencies International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Sunny Sun, Rob Law, Sunghyup Sean Hyun
The number of tourists who use smartphones to make hotel reservation is continuously increasing. Nonetheless, only a few studies have investigated the attributes to make hotel reservation via mobile devices (e.g., smartphones). Hence, the present study comprehensively evaluates the attributes to make hotel reservation through mobile online travel agencies (OTAs) based on the web function design framework
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How Does Educational Travel Promote Lifelong Learning? International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Salott Chau, Lianping Ren
Travel contributes to learning and learning can make travel more meaningful. However, the extant literature that exemplifies how educational travel influences an individual's attitude toward learning is limited. Based on social constructivism and self‐determination theory, and utilizing an online survey (N = 321), this study examines how university students' educational travel experiences lead to changes
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How do tourists perceive churches as tourism destinations? A text mining approach through online reviews International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Shaolong Sun, Lintao Wang, Erlong Zhao, Shouyang Wang
Church tourism has gained popularity due to the historical, artistic, and religious significance of churches, contributing significantly to the social and economic sectors. The destination image of churches plays a crucial role in tourism marketing. However, existing literature predominantly relies on traditional methods to study tourists' perception of churches as tourism destinations, with limited
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Past behaviour intentions, present normative beliefs, and future customer loyalty International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 F. Lampreia, H. Almeida, M. Cesário
Tourists are often motivated by a desire to reduce their impact on the environment and support local communities. By understanding the motivations and preferences of different types of tourists, destinations can tailor their offerings to attract and retain a diverse range of visitors. This study aims to determine if tourists who are attracted to the natural environment in a destination are more likely
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Cultural Tourism and Governance in Peripheral Regions International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Jörn Harfst, Ralf‐Uwe Syrbe, Carmen Kern, Peter Wirth, Jasmin Sandriester, Malgorzata Pstrocka‐Rak, Sylwia Dolzblasz
Peripheral regions are seen in the literature as disadvantaged in various dimensions, struggling to valorise their existing (cultural) assets. Networking is often considered an integral part in unlocking these assets, an approach also fostered by different regional policies. In this article, we analyse governance arrangements around tourism assets in three central European regions. The comparison provides
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Examining the effects of ChatGPT on tourism and hospitality student responses through integrating technology acceptance model International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Chris Zhen Gan Zhu, C. Michael Hall, Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong, Feifei Lin, Sara Naderi Koupaei
ChatGPT has gained increased attention as an artificial intelligence (AI)‐based tool in the field of tourism and hospitality education in recent years. This study investigates the impact of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and authenticity on student attitude and intention to use ChatGPT by incorporating the concept of authenticity into the technology acceptance model (TAM) theoretical framework
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Does Technological Innovativeness Influence Users' Experiences With Virtual Reality Tourism? International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Nuno Sousa, Filipa Jorge, Mário Sérgio Teixeira, Nieves Losada, Elisa Alén, Daniel Guttentag
Immersive experiences offered by virtual reality (VR) have the power to impact tourists' decision‐making and on‐site experiences. However, prior research has focused on explaining VR's acceptance by tourists as a function of technological capacity, rather than user characteristics, such as innovativeness. This research intends to fill the existing knowledge gap regarding the role of technological innovativeness
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Research Note: Medical Cannabis Tourism International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Aaron Tham
Medical cannabis is an emerging topic of interest as stakeholders come to terms with how the demand and supply of such controlled substances are regulated across nations. Then, by extension, the provision of medical cannabis has given rise to tourism encounters where people, places, and spaces intersect. However, medical cannabis tourism has received very little attention in scholarly literature. This
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Effects of transformative tourism activity on the mitigation of menopause symptoms and life satisfaction International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Bomi Hazel Kim, Haeok Liz Kim
This study aims to determine whether five tourism activities have an impact on menopausal symptom relief and life satisfaction. This study surveyed 278 menopausal women experiencing menopausal symptoms, and after excluding two nonresponses, 276 responses were used in the final analysis. This study used confirmatory factor analysis to verify the validity of the measurement instruments and the fit of
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Incidental negative emotions and tourist destination preferences: A choice model during lockdown International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Lingxu Zhou, Richard T. R. Qiu, Sha Wang, Anyu Liu, Lin Wang
Incidental and discrete emotions can influence tourist decision‐making and their preferences for destinations with different types of attractions and activities. In this explorative study, we apply a choice model and the cognitive appraisal theory of emotion to examine the influence of those negative emotions that emerged during Australia's lockdown on tourists' anticipated destination preferences
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A systematic review of city break travel in tourism International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Mengyun Hu, Eleonora Pantano, Nikolaos Stylos
Despite the growing body of research on urban tourism in the field of tourism and hospitality, only a limited number of studies have delved into the role of city breaks in tourism and analyzed the tourist experience in city break travel. The primary objective of this study is to identify and conceptualize city break tourism and provide guidance for contemporary analyses of city break travel experiences
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Too many barriers to overcome? Career challenges of women in the UK hospitality industry International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Jithendran Kokkranikal, Valentine Calinaud, Tom Baum
Women face numerous challenges in building a successful career. The hospitality industry exemplifies workplaces where women find progressing careers to senior management very challenging. This paper explores barriers to women's career progression in the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom (UK). The study analyses the views of women in management positions in the UK hospitality industry on challenges
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Financial analysis of rural tourism in Catalonia and Galicia pre‐ and post COVID‐19 International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Elisabet Saus‐Sala, M. Àngels Farreras‐Noguer, Núria Arimany‐Serrat, Germà Coenders
This article analyses the financial health of Catalan and Galician rural tourism businesses between 2019 and 2021 by examining their profitability and solvency, in order to assess their survivability over the period affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic. To this end, we classify firms into groups with similar financial health. The article uses accounting data from the SABI (Iberian Balance Sheet Analysis
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The influence of climate change and environmental concerns on participation in new voluntourism by younger generations International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Yelim Kim, Miseong Kim, Choong‐Ki Lee, Yvette Reisinger
This study investigates a new type of voluntourism that focuses on younger generations' environmental contribution in the context of a global climate crisis. The study describes the adoption process of new voluntourism by applying the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) framework and examining the influence of its three innovation factors (compatibility, simplicity, and relative advantage along with the
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Color and naturalness: How color saturation shapes tourists' perception and purchase intention International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Ke Zhang, Yuansi Hou, Gang Li
Many tourist destinations and hospitality companies are using the idea of “naturalness” to attract consumers in the post‐pandemic era. The current research explores the impact of color, a fundamental element in tourism marketing materials, on shaping tourists' perceptions of naturalness and subsequent purchase intention. Through three experimental studies, our research reveals a lay belief that associates
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Travel market maven in a traditional marketplace International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Babak Taheri, Hossein Olya, Jinkyung Jenny Kim
Market mavenism enhances the economic impacts of tourism. Using a convergent parallel mixed‐methods design, first, a quantitative study tests a conceptual model supported by goal‐setting theory to stimulate market mavenism in the traditional marketplace. Quantitative data are used to apply structural equation modeling and analysis of necessity to assess the sufficiency and necessity of market maven
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The role of gender in shaping the destination service quality and its consequences International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Cevat Tosun, Bekir Bora Dedeoglu, Ahmet Usakli
This study investigates the moderating role of gender on the relationships between destination service quality, affective image, and revisit intention. A convenience sample of 1768 visitors to Macau was surveyed and 1424 useable questionnaires were analyzed. The destination service quality was measured using seven dimensions: (1) accommodation, (2) local transport, (3) cleanliness, (4) hospitality
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Transcending psychological unease with coveted home‐state travel: The role of homesickness, regret, and place attachment International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Zhiwei (CJ) Lin, IpKin Anthony Wong, Fiona X. Yang, GuoQiong Ivanka Huang
What happens when a tourist is stranded at a destination and prevented from returning home? We refer to such an individual as the “castaway tourist,” who is experiencing the above situation due to border/city lockdown or other extenuating circumstances. This inquiry builds upon control theory to unpack a homesickness remedy process under severe environmental duress. It draws on a multiwave design with
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Chaos theory perspective on tourism crisis management: A case study of the COVID‐19 pandemic in South Korea International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Jinyoung Olivia Choi, Sunghyup Sean Hyun
The global tourism industry has been significantly affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of innovative crisis management. Traditional crisis management approaches based on the generalized assumption of linearity fail to account for the complex and chaotic nature of tourism crises and systems. Chaos theory, well‐known for its ability to manage unpredictable events and facilitate
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The moderating role of e‐word of mouth in the relationships between destination source credibility, awareness, attachment, travel motivation, and travel intention: A case study of Vietnamese film tourism International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 The‐Bao Luong
By adopting stimulus‐organism‐response theory, this study aims to investigate the role of destination source credibility, destination awareness, destination attachment, travel motivation, and e‐word of mouth (e‐WOM) in shaping audiences' travel intentions to visit locations depicted in movies or film series. A quantitative survey is conducted with 523 Vietnamese tourists, collecting their opinions
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Sustainable development of non‐mega international sports events in a small town: Social impacts, residents' attitudes, and leveraging role of local government International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Xi Wang, Guiqiang Qiao, Yu Lu
The impacts of mega international sports events on host communities have attracted considerable scholarly attention, while few studies explored the impacts of non‐mega international sports events (NMISEs). Prior studies focus on economic impacts of hosting sports events, ignoring social impacts. This study interrogates the dynamics behind staging NMISEs in the small town of Cambridge, New Zealand,
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Emotional dynamics of virtual reality tourism experience: An application of day reconstruction and physiological methods International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Shanshi Li, Danni Zheng, Jueying Zhan
This study investigates how the succession of real‐time emotions during a virtual reality tourism experience can shape the retrospective assessment of such experience. A total of 363 participants were exposed to a virtual reality tourism experience while their self‐report and skin conductance data were collected. Results reveal that average pleasure dominates peak and end moments in driving consumers'
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Exploring travel‐related perspectives and experiences of physical disability communities International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Eunhye (Olivia) Park, Sung‐Bum Kim
Despite the growing demand for accessible tourism, there remains a lack of research on the travel perspectives and experiences of people with disabilities. Social media platforms, such as Reddit, provide unique opportunities to understand the perspectives and experiences of people with disabilities. This study aimed to investigate travel‐related perspectives and experiences of physical disability communities
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Pandemic‐induced uncertainty and tourism demand: Evidence on the moderator effect of democratic institutions International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Oktay Kizilkaya, Emrah Kocak, Eyup Emre Ulug, Ali G. Yucel
This paper explores the mitigating effect of democratic institutions in the nexus of tourism and pandemic‐induced uncertainty in 24 Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) countries. Utilizing dynamic panel data analysis in the modeling process, the findings reveal that increased pandemic‐related uncertainty in the target market negatively affects the tourism demand. However,
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The influence of fear on consumers' experiential consumption preferences during public health crises: Testing multiple mediation models International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Yuan Yin, Hanxuan Zhao, Sihua Xu
Previous research showed an association between fear during public health crises and altered consumption behavior, However, the impact of fear on experiential consumption preference remains largely unexplored. This study examined how fear induced by the public health crisis influences individuals' psychological states, cognitive processes, and experiential consumption preferences. A total of 451 respondents
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Exploring the nexus between urban green space and sustainable tourism: Potential for the green economy International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Yang Lv, Bingyu Hao, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Xun Zeng, Xiaoshan Hu
This study explores the nexus between urban green space (UGS) and sustainable tourism (ST) and its potential for achieving a green economy. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) approach was applied to reveal the most relevant documents. This study has identified the 35 most relevant documents from the Scopus database. This study reveals a strong nexus between
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Environmental cognition and peer attitudes: Influencing tourists' waste‐sorting behavior in rural tourism destinations International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Daojun Zhong, Wanru Gou, Xiaoying Zhou, Chao Han, Jin Chen
This research assesses the determinants impacting the behavior in rural tourism destinations regarding tourists' waste sorting (WSB), emphasizing the significance of social norms and peer networks. Survey data was gathered from 955 participants in rural tourist destinations across Henan, Shandong, and Anhui provinces. The empirical findings illuminate several crucial aspects: (1) social norms and peer
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Medical tourism destination image: Scale development International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Gamze Alp, Yıldırım Yılmaz
In response to heightened competition among destinations vying for medical tourists, these destinations have prioritized improving their image. Although several scales exist to assess destination images, there is a scarcity of scales specifically tailored to measure the image of medical tourism destinations. To address this gap, a thorough scale development process was employed, resulting in the creation
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The role of tourism in driving economic growth: An asymmetric augmented autoregressive distributed lag analysis of Singapore's experience International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Mohammad Sharif Karimi, Huseyin Karamelikli, Babak Naysary
Tourism has long been recognized as a potential force for economic growth in various parts of the globe. This study revisits this causal relationship to demonstrate the consequences of long‐run and short‐run effects between tourism development and economic growth in the context of Singapore for the period 1983:1 to 2020:4. We employ an augmented autoregressive distributed lag (AARDL) to prevent degenerative
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Negative emotions of industrial heritage tourists International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Yinan Zhang, Peihua Shi, Yanlu Liang, Liqin Wang
Industrial heritage is a high‐quality tourism resource with distinctive landscapes, technological value, and regeneration potential, distinguishing it from other tourism resources. However, we note that industrial heritage itself has some negative attributes that cannot be ignored, such as environmental pollution, ecological damage, resource depletion, decay scenes, and historical attributes. We chose
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Making friends with tourists before the group tour: A study of guide‐tourist pre‐tour interactions based on the social situation framework International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Changwei (Aiway) Hu, Xingbao (Simon) Hu, Hongbo (Daisy) Liu
Tour guides play a vital role in shaping service quality, destination image, and relationships with tourists. However, most research on guide‐tourist interactions focuses exclusively on the interactions during the tour, overlooking pre‐tour interactions. Using thematic content analysis, and based on the social situation framework, this study investigates pre‐tour interactions from the tour guide's
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Influence of responsible tourism practices on the destination perceptions of tourists International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Paul V. Mathew, Clement Cabral, Nimmi P. Mohandas
Tourism destination development and visitor satisfaction are significantly enhanced by responsible tourism practices. Responsible tourism should be taken into consideration as a policy choice being a strategic marketing tool improving destination quality and tourist satisfaction. This study is an effort to comprehend how responsible tourism practices affect visitor satisfaction, re‐visit intention
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Self‐interest, ethical and environmental considerations of air traveler weight policies International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Denis Tolkach, Stephen Pratt, Lorenzo Masiero, Matias Thuen Jørgensen, Judit Zoltan, Markus Schuckert, Kaye Chon
There is ongoing debate about whether airlines should charge passengers based on their weight. This study examines the ethics of three policies by surveying 1012 US air travelers: A Standard policy with a uniform price irrespective of the weight. A Threshold policy with a penalty if the body weight exceeds 160 pounds (72.6 kg). And a Unit‐of‐Body‐Weight policy with an individual price based on body
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An investigation of technological innovation and tourism industrial structure upgrading as drivers of tourism economic growth International Journal of Tourism Research (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Chunyu Yang, Jiayu Yang, Jue Huang, Biying You, Huanzhou Hong
This study focuses on the drivers of tourism economic growth with technological innovation and tourism industrial structure upgrading as the key predictors. An empirical study was done with panel data of 71 countries for 1996–2016. Three‐stage least squares (3SLS) regression with cross‐sectional fixed effects was applied to estimate the parameters. The results suggest that both predictors are the driving