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Senior citizen tourists’ push and pull motivations: an approach–avoidance perspective
Arun Aggarwal, Vandita HajraThe purpose of this study is to pioneer the exploration of approach and avoidance intentions of senior tourists by analyzing push and pull factors. It innovatively categorizes…
Accessible tourism: how people with vision impairment and blindness experience tourism and “see” the invisible
Nick Noghan, Peter O’Connor, Marianna SigalaTraditionally vision-focused, tourism effectively ignores the other senses. With tourists travelling to “see” places, an understanding of how people with vision impairment or…
City walk in a gap day: potential and opportunities for tourism and leisure
Dongdong WuTo the best of the author's knowledge, this study, among the first of its kind, aims to offer a preliminary exploration of the “city walk” travel model in the context of China.
The spatial development of tourism over eight decades: a Horizon 2050 paper
Richard William ButlerThe purpose of this paper is to show the spatial extent and growth of tourism and its likely patterns as past forces of change are replaced by new pressures to reduce climate…
Self-transcendent emotions as the locomotive of value co-creation in sustainable tourism: a horizon 2050 paper
Ioannis Assiouras, Rabia BayerThis paper aims to outline the role of self-transcendent emotions (STEs) such as compassion, gratitude and elevation in the context of sustainable tourism. It proposes a research…
Assessing the carrying capacity for the environmental protection of the ancient artworks of India’s Ajanta caves
Manager Singh, Deepak Anand Gupta, Dr Madhuri SawantThe purpose of this study is to investigate environmental factors impacting Ajanta mural deterioration, assessing global tourism effects and visitor conduct on cave environment…
Human centered digital transformation in travel: a horizon 2050 paper
Alessandro InversiniThe impact of digital technology in the wider travel field has been substantial and significant, changing both the competitive landscape of businesses and the behavior of…
Vietnam tourism at the crossroads of socialism and market economy
Huong Bui, Long Hong Pham, Ngoc Pham, Phuong Anh Dang, Quynh Bui, Dung Nguyen, Thuy T. Duong, Chung Nguyen, Hiroaki SaitoVietnam has repositioned itself from a war-torn country to a popular tourist destination. Although research on Vietnam tourism has grown in number, a macro analysis of national…
Country image and medical tourist’s trust impact on intention to revisit India
Ajitabh DashThis study aims to investigate the influence of cognitive and affective trust on the revisit intention of medical tourists to a developing country like India, focusing on the role…
Residents’ peer-to-peer accommodation hosting intentions: constraints, negotiation and learned helplessness
Honeyka Mahajan, Aseesdeep Kour, Neelika AroraPeer-to-peer accommodation (P2PA) has witnessed remarkable growth across the globe recently. However, acceptance of P2PA among residents in developing economies is still fraught…
Innovation as a driver of business tourism competitiveness
Sergio Jesus Teixeira, Joao Matos Ferreira, António AlmeidaThe purpose of this study involves analysing the factors of and barriers to innovation and their respective impacts (directly and indirectly) on the competitiveness of both…
Social capital and consumer co-creation behaviors on tourism social media: the mediating role of psychological ownership
Xue YangConsumer co-creation is a relational process through which consumers’ experiences, resources and knowledge are exchanged. This study aims to investigate the indirect effects of…
Experimental design for sustainable tourism: a horizon 2050 paper
Huan Huang, Xi Yu LeungThis paper aims to uncover the insights derived from past experimental studies in promoting sustainable tourism. It also advocates for leveraging future experimental designs to…
What motivates international tourists’ positive word-of-mouth? The effect of individualist and collectivist cultural orientations
Lina Zhong, Mengyao Zhu, Xiaonan Li, Alastair M. Morrison, Mark Anthony CamilleriThe purpose of this research paper was to determine which needs for incentives influence positive word-of-mouth (PWOM) among international tourists and how these needs differ…
Developments and implications of tourism information technology: a horizon 2050 paper
Rob Law, Sirong ChenThis study aims to provide an overview of the development of tourism information technology from a macro perspective of the chronological lineage of tourism and information…
Shopping destination brand equity and service quality
Xing’an Xu, Fangting Chen, Dogan GursoyMianzi can powerfully influence tourists’ behavior. Compared with product brands, destination brands are more multidimensional, consisting of intangible and tangible elements…
Digitalization and digital transformation in the tourism industry: a bibliometric review and research agenda
Henok Bekele, Sahil RajIn recent decades, a significant number of research contributions have been made to the intersection of digital technologies and the tourism industry. However, a thorough…
Mental health and well-being in tourism: a Horizon 2050 paper
Ganghua Chen, Chenyue Zhao, Chaoran LiThis paper aims to review research on mental health and well-being (MHW) in tourism, which the United Nations addresses in Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 (SDG 3). The authors…
Business tourism: a bibliometric visualization review (1994–2023)
Jing Liu, Huiwen Mai, Xinyuan Zhao, Zhirui ZhouThe advent of the postpandemic era has brought renewed attention to the development of business tourism. However, the existing research on business tourism is fragmented, and…
Governance for the implementation of the sustainable development goals in tourism: a 2050 horizon paper
Maria D. AlvarezThis paper aims to discuss the capability of current governance models to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the tourism sphere and propose a broad model of…
Tourism research from 1945 to 2022
Lina Zhong, Xiaonan Li, Sunny Sun, Rob Law, Mengyao ZhuExisting tourism review articles have limited review topics and cover a relatively short period. This review paper aims to extend the coverage of the previous literature and…
Tourism demand modelling and forecasting: a Horizon 2050 paper
Haiyan Song, Hanyuan ZhangThe aim of this paper is to provide a narrative review of previous research on tourism demand modelling and forecasting and potential future developments.
Tourism e-commerce marketing following live-streaming: consumer behavior and verification psychology
Yuchen Wang, Rui GuoBased on social cognitive theory, this study aims to explore the psychological mechanism behind consumer verification behavior following tourism e-commerce live-streaming.
The influence of 360-degree VR videos on tourism web usage behaviour: the role of web navigability and visual interface design quality
Kifayat Nahiyan Rafi, Mohammad Osman Gani, Nik Mohd Hazrul Nik Hashim, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad MasukujjamanUsing the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theoretical model, this empirical research aims to examine and validate how tourists’ interactions with 360-degree virtual reality (VR…
Consuming communist heritage in China: user-generated image of red tourism via photographs
Lili Qian, Guo Juncheng, Lianping Ren, Hanqin Qiu, Chunhui ZhengAs a distinctive form of communist heritage tourism, the ideology and government-led form of red tourism warrants an in-depth examination of how tourists consume and perceive it…
The impact of macroeconomic factors on the European travel and leisure sector: the context of Russo–Ukrainian war
Muhammad Muddasir, Ana Pinto Borges, Elvira Vieira, Bruno Miguel VieiraThis study aims to address the macroeconomic factors effect on the travel and leisure (T&L) industry throughout Europe within the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war that have…
Tourism, automation and responsible consumption and production: a horizon 2050 paper
Stanislav Ivanov, Faruk Seyitoğlu, Craig WebsterBy focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) and tourism automation, this perspective paper aims to investigate how tourism and automation will work to create a world…
Customers’ intention to use virtual reality in tourism: a comprehensive analysis of influencing factors
Neena Sinha, Sanjay Dhingra, Ritu Sehrawat, Varnika Jain, Himanshu HimanshuThe emergence of virtual reality (VR) has the potential to revolutionize various industries, including tourism, as it delivers a simulated environment that closely emulates…
Internal marketing and employees’ personality traits toward green innovative hospitality
Dunja Demirović Bajrami, Marija Cimbaljević, Marko D. Petrović, Milan M. Radovanović, Tamara GajićThe current study aims to examine if the internal marketing and employees’ personal traits can predict their green innovative behavior at the workplace.
Accessible tourism: tourists with physical disability - segmentation based on perceived travel barriers
Changjiang (Bruce) Tao, Songshan (Sam) Huang, Jin Wang, Guanghui QiaoThis study aims to explore the heterogeneity of the tourist market for people with a physical disability (PwPD) based on travel barriers, to serve them better, from a tourism…
From metaverse experience to physical travel: the role of the digital twin in metaverse design
Baolin Deng, IpKin Anthony Wong, Qi Lilith LianDesigning an effective metaverse experience through a tourism digital-twin platform is crucial to the success of metaverse tourism. How such a digital-twin platform should appeal…
Tourism crowding and resident approach/avoidance reactions through sustainable tourism: moderating role of proenvironmental behavior
Nizam Ud Din, Shama Nazneen, Barkat JamilIn line with the stimulus overload theory, this study seeks a comprehensive understanding of tourism crowding by examining residents’ perceived tourism crowding and their…
Tourism academia: a Horizon 2050 paper
Stephen Schweinsberg, David A. FennellThe purpose of this paper is to chart the history of tourism academia and offer observations as to its future development in the 21st century.
Positive tourism experiences for human transformation: a Horizon 2050 paper
Barbara NeuhoferThrough an interdisciplinary lens of positive psychology, this paper aims to explore positive experiences for human transformation, recognising their potential for a positive…
Metaverse-driven sustainable tourism: a horizon 2050 paper
Lobel Trong Thuy TranThis study aims to delve into the transformative potential of metaverse-driven sustainable tourism (MDST) to envision a sustainable and inclusive future for the tourism industry.
Gastronomy and wine tourism transformation towards resilient destinations
Dora Rašan, Marina Laškarin Ažić, Krešimir MikinacThe purpose of this study is to develop research questions and explore industry expert perceptions related to the process of transformative changes in post-COVID-19 gastronomy and…
Is tourism development associated with employment of low quality?
Santiago Melián-González, Jacques Bulchand GidumalThe purpose of this study is to analyze whether higher tourism development in a region is associated with lower-quality employment in that region.
Developing a thriving domestic tourism sector in emerging economies: a horizon 2050 paper
Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Bob McKercherThe purpose of this paper is to argue for the development of a vibrant domestic tourism sector in emerging economies as a means of moving towards a more sustainable tourism sector…
Mental health and well-being in tourism scholarship: a Horizon 2050 paper
Ermias Kifle Gedecho, Seongseop (Sam) KimThis study aims to assess extant research streams to delineate new research directions for tourism stakeholders’ mental health and well-being.
The double-edged sword effect of mega sport event strength on volunteer performance
Jing Jiang, Huijuan Dong, Yanan Dong, Huimin Gu, Yina LvThis study aims to use event system theory and job demands–resources (JD-R) model to examine the double-edged sword effect of event strength of Beijing Winter Olympics (BWO) on…
The democratization of tourism distribution: a Horizon 2050 paper
Peter O’ConnorEmphasizing the critical role of technology-enabled distribution in tourism, this study, a viewpoint, aims to highlight the potential of democratized technologies in readdressing…
Consumer animosity in tourism research: a horizon 2050 paper
Villy AbrahamA growing body of research suggests the detrimental impact animosity will likely have on destination image and intentions to visit. The purpose of this study is to conduct a…
Unconventional entrepreneurs: the non-economic motives of souvenir sellers
Duncan Light, Cristina Lupu, Remus Creţan, Anya ChapmanThe purpose of this paper is to examine souvenir sellers as unconventional micro-entrepreneurs, focusing on non-economic motives for selling.
All I know – destination cognitive image latent profile analysis
Marija Bratić, Adam B. Carmer, Miroslav D. Vujičić, Sanja Kovačić, Uglješa Stankov, Dejan Masliković, Rajko Bujković, Danijel Nikolić, Dino Mujkić, Danijela Ćirirć LalićUnderstanding the multifaceted images of tourism destinations is critical for effective destination marketing and management strategies. Traditional approaches, including…
Halal and Islamic tourism: science mapping of present and future trends
Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Mohamed BattourThis study aims to provide a comprehensive and systematic review of halal tourism structure using bibliometric analysis. Halal tourism interest has increased due to the high…
How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts
Ivana Rihova, Matthew AlexanderTourists’ resource integration both offers opportunities and presents challenges to tourism service providers. Focussing on the tour guide perspective, the purpose of this paper…
Technological evolution in tourism: a Horizon 2050 perspective
Kaye Kye Sung Chon, Fei HaoThis study aims to chart the impact of technological advancements on tourism from the post–Second World War era to the present and forecast their influence until 2050. It assesses…
Organizational politics and employee job performance in the tourism and hospitality industry: workplace stress and counterproductive work behavior
Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy, Hazem Ahmed KhairyThis study aims to explore how job performance (EJP) is affected by employees’ perception of organizational politics (POP). It also investigates the mediating roles of workplace…
Cruise tourism research: a horizon 2050 paper
Alexis PapathanassisThis study aims to empower cruise academia to assert their role as enablers, and potentially drivers, of sustainable, responsible and resilient cruise futures.
Millennials’ interactions with social media content on cruise tourism
Bona Kim, Sut Ieng LeiThe cruise industry has used technology to attract more millennials than ever before. The progression of social media has transformed the way young individuals gather information…
Co-creation experience and tourists’ citizenship behavior: challenges of Indonesian ecotourism sector during post-pandemic era
Andriani Kusumawati, Cahya Nova Kurniawan, Mohammad IqbalThis study aims to highlight the influence of co-creation experience (CCE) on tourists’ citizenship behavior (TCB), emphasizing the Indonesian ecotourism sector during the…
Metaversal sustainability: conceptualisation within the sustainable tourism paradigm
Tanja MihalicThis paper aims to address the novel phenomenon of tourism in the metaverse and analyse possible scenarios that could influence the resilience of a sustainable tourism paradigm in…
Exploring digital innovation in smart tourism destinations: insights from 31 premier tourist cities in digital China
Jin Xu, Pei Hua Shi, Xi ChenThis study aims to unveil the pivotal components and implementation pathways in the digital innovation of smart tourism destinations, while constructing a theoretical framework…
Social networks and travel intention: the impact of travel content to consumption, social comparison and envy
Xinhua Guan, Zhenxing Nie, Catheryn Khoo, Wentao Zhou, Yaoqi LiThis study aims to explore the connection between travel content consumption in social networks and social comparison, envy as well as travel intention. It analyzes whether…
Risk perception in small- and medium-sized hospitality family enterprises
Gundula Glowka, Robert Eller, Mike Peters, Anita ZehrerThe vulnerability of the tourism industry to an array of risks, encompassing family-related, small- and medium-sized enterprise-specific, strategic, tourism-specific and external…
Metaverse as a booster of tourism transformation towards virtual management strategies
Juan F. Prados-Castillo, Juan Antonio Torrecilla-García, Francisco Liébana-CabanillasThe primary objective of this study is to ascertain how Metaverse technologies, primarily virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), redefine tourism experiences. It aims to…
Resilience dynamics and their determinants: the transition to coronavirus pandemic recovery
Juan Antonio Duro, Melchor Fernández-Fernández, Alejandro Perez-Laborda, Jaume RossellóThis study aims to introduce a dynamic perspective of tourism resilience by analyzing tourism demand in Spain during the 2020 and 2021 summers in the context of the COVID-19…
Destination authenticity influence on tourists' behavioral intentions, involvement and nostalgic sentiments
Shih-Shuo Yeh, Aliana Man Wai Leong, Chien-Wen Hung, Tzung-Cheng HuanThis tourism study delves into the universal impact of authenticity on tourists' preferences. This study aims to enhance understanding and present a model delineating…
Metaverse customer journeys in tourism: building viable virtual worlds
Lina Zhong, Zongqi Xu, Alastair M. Morrison, Yunpeng Li, Mengyao ZhuThis study aims to examine the use of the metaverse in tourism and hospitality to comprehend better how the technology might shape customer journey management, especially relative…
Place making, authenticity and behavioral intentions in a Chinese “ancient” town
Lunchao Mou, Li Cheng, Geoffrey WallThis study assessed the antecedents and consequences of tourists’ authenticity experience in a new ancient town in China. Based on Chinese cultural background and case study, this…
Airbnb exits China: insights from platform competition
Dan Huang, Songshan (Sam) HuangThis study aims to provide insights into Airbnb’s exit from the China market, specifically from the perspective of platform competition.
Exploring the influence of ChatGPT on tourism behavior using the technology acceptance model
Lior Solomovich, Villy AbrahamThe present study’s aims are twofold: 1) to contribute to theory development by accounting for both personality and trust in the conceptualization of technology acceptance using…
The effects of the minimum wage on the corporate social responsibility of tourism enterprises in China
Tong Wen, Litang Wen, Yunxi Zeng, Ke ZhangExternal institutional policy and its impact on corporate social responsibility (CSR) have been widely discussed by researchers, but its effect still remains controversial. This…
Revenge tourism value co-destruction: the role of resilience and altruism
Chengdan Deng, Huawen Shen, Qi YanFollowing the trait activation theory, this study aims to shed light on the influence of tourists’ personality traits on their value co-destruction (VCD) behavior in “revenge…
The impact of changing seasons on in-destination tourist behaviour
Bob McKercher, Bruce Prideaux, Michelle ThompsonThe purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework that examines the impacts of changing seasons on tourism.
Mapping 30 years of tourism and hospitality research in the Arab world: a review based on bibliometric analysis
Ramzi Al Rousan, Nermin Khasawneh, SujoodThe Arab world has witnessed a remarkable surge in the growth of its tourism and hospitality (T&H) industry, positioning it as a vital cornerstone for sustainable development…
Tourism live streaming: uncovering the effects of responsiveness and knowledge spillover on travelling intentions
Xiaojiang Zheng, Shixuan FuIn tourism live streaming (TLS), streamers strive to capture viewers’ attention by responding quickly to viewers’ requests and providing tourism-related knowledge. However, the…
Empathic accuracy in artificial intelligence service recovery
Xing’an Xu, Najuan Wen, Juan LiuArtificial intelligence (AI) agents have been increasingly applied in the tourism and hospitality industry. However, AI service failure is inevitable. Thus, AI service recovery…
Effects of AI ChatGPT on travelers’ travel decision-making
Jeong Hyun Kim, Jungkeun Kim, Seongseop (Sam) Kim, Tadesse Bekele HailuThis paper aims to investigate travelers’ intentions to use ChatGPT and the influential factors affecting their decision-making.
Reasons for tourist intention to use e-bike sharing services; an application behavioral reasoning theory (BRT)
Naveed Ahmad, Amran HarunThis study aims to explore the essential factors of the reason for (RF) and reason against (RA) and their impact on tourist attitudes and intentions to use e-bike sharing services…
Impacts of energy communities on tourism: benefits and functions towards green transition
Uglješa Stankov, Miroslav D. Vujičić, Adam B. CarmerThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to energy communities (ECs) in the tourism domain as voluntary initiatives combining noncommercial aims with environmental and…
Daily vlog-induced tourism: impact of enduring involvement on travel intention
Pei Wu, Yongguang Zou, Dan Jin, Yuan Li, Jianming ZhangA daily vlog is a new type of film tourism that has been underexplored in the literature. This study aims to explore the key elements of daily vlogs that trigger a followers’…
Transforming museums with technology and digital innovations: a scoping review of research literature
Aaron Tham, Yulin Liu, Poh Theng LooThis study aims to survey the existing body of knowledge about digital innovation within museums. Academic and practitioner interest in digital innovation has been piqued as…
Autonomous vehicles adoption motivations and tourist pro-environmental behavior: the mediating role of tourists’ green self-image
Shafaqat Mehmood, Salman KhanThis study aims to examine the impact of autonomous vehicles adoption motivations (i.e. technological, ecological and intrinsic motivation) on tourists’ pro-environmental behavior…
What triggers tourists’ anxiety? The differential impacts of crisis information source types in social media on tourists’ cross-border travel anxiety
Zi-Chin Cheng, Wen-Qi Ruan, Shu-Ning Zhang, Fang DengThis study aims to reveal the triggering mechanism and boundary conditions of tourists’ cross-border travel anxiety (CBTA) from different crisis information sources.
Citizens’ intention toward sustainable tourism through integrating protection motivation theory (PMT) and theory of interpersonal behavior (TIB)
Van Hau Nguyen, Thi Phuong Linh Nguyen, Thi Thu Phuong Nguyen, Thi Viet Ha NguyenThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting citizens’ intentions toward sustainable tourism based on a research model integrating two theories: protection…
Going green and staying loyal: how different are generation Z travellers towards green brand loyalty of hotels
A.K. Fazeen Rasheed, Janarthanan BalakrishnanThis study aims to examine the influence of collectivism, brand prestige and brand identification on green brand loyalty among Generation Z and older generation travellers in…
Images’ features and Airbnb listing price: the mediation effect of visual aesthetic perception
Mingming Hu, Lijing Lin, Minkun Liu, Shuai MaThis study aims to explore image-based visual price determinants (image features and visual aesthetic perception) and how image features affect Airbnb listing price on a sharing…
Tourism metaverse from the attribution theory lens: a metaverse behavioral map and future directions
Thowayeb Hassan, Mahmoud Ibraheam SalehThis study aims to highlight the importance of using attribution theory in metaverse tourism research. The study addresses the lack of clarity regarding the attribution theory’s…
Does workplace incivility affect travel agency performance through innovation, organizational citizenship behaviors, and organizational commitment?
Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy, Shaymaa El-SisiThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of workplace incivility on innovation, organizational citizenship behaviors, organizational commitment and performance in…
Minimizing conflicts between residents and local tourism stakeholders as a way to achieve sustainable tourism in Prague, Krakow and Braga
Bartłomiej Walas, Adam R. Szromek, Zygmunt Kruczek, Miroslav RončákThere is an ongoing discussion on tools that can lead to sustainable tourism, as well as attempts to implement them. In the selection of tools, the attitudes of residents – local…
Tourism e-commerce live streaming: the effects of live streamer authenticity on purchase intention
Yun Liu, Xin SunThis paper aims to explore the impact of live streamer authenticity (LSA) on purchase intention in tourism e-commerce live streaming, with a focus on boundary conditions and…
Modeling wine consumer typology, motivation, satisfaction and loyalty: Wine tourism destination visitors vs residents in Florida
Asli D.A. Tasci, Wei Wei, Robin M. BackThis study aimed to identify both visitors’ and residents’ general wine consumer typology as well as their typology specific to a wine destination, Florida, and investigated the…
Privacy concerns in tourism: a systematic literature review using machine learning approach and bibliometric analysis
Hitesh Sharma, Praveen Ranjan Srivastava, Sajjad M. Jasimuddin, Zuopeng Justin Zhang, Ikram JebabliThis study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current privacy concerns in the tourism industry by uncovering the key factors leading to such concerns (i.e. smart…
Tourism demand forecasting: a deep learning model based on spatial-temporal transformer
Jiaying Chen, Cheng Li, Liyao Huang, Weimin ZhengIncorporating dynamic spatial effects exhibits considerable potential in improving the accuracy of forecasting tourism demands. This study aims to propose an innovative deep…
The artificial intelligence-enabled customer experience in tourism: a systematic literature review
Nada Ghesh, Matthew Alexander, Andrew DavisThe increased utilization of artificial intelligence-enabled applications (AI-ETs) across the customer journey has transformed customer experience (CX), introducing entirely new…
Do football fans care about destinations? The football fans’ travel motivation to sports events and their post-travel behaviours
Mert Öğretmenoğlu, Kartal Doğukan Çıkı, Orhan Akova, Rob LawThis study aims to explore the relationships amongst football fans’ travel motivations (FFTMs), their satisfaction (SAT), their perceived destination image (PDI) and their…
Adventure tourism: current state and future research direction
Rupam Deb, Rama Koteswara Rao Kondasani, Anirban DasThis study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of previously published articles related to adventure tourism to assimilate the current trend, gaps in the literature and future…
Communication for destinations’ image in crises and disasters: a review and future research agenda
María Del Pilar Pascual-Fraile, Pilar Talón-Ballestero, Teresa Villacé-Molinero, Antonio-Rafael Ramos-RodríguezThis study aims to provide an overview, the state-of-the-art “research fronts”, the emerging themes of investigation and a research agenda of crisis communication for…
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