Understanding residents’ attitudes towards tourists: Connecting stereotypes, emotions and behaviours

Tourism Management, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 89, С. 104435 - 104435

Опубликована: Окт. 7, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Linking Regenerative Travel and Residents’ Support for Tourism Development in Kaua’i Island (Hawaii): Moderating-Mediating Effects of Travel-Shaming and Foreign Tourist Attractiveness

Journal of Travel Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 62(4), С. 782 - 801

Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2022

“Leaving the place behind, better than before” is regenerative state-of-mind approach to reset, rethink and move forward, beyond sustainable tourism. Despite growing global attention, empirical evidence supporting tourism developments through travel remains extremely rare. Moreover, rampant incidents of travel-shaming across destinations undermine foreign tourist attractiveness, ultimately affecting residents’ support for developments. To address this overlooked potential research gap, present study develops tests a holistic moderated-mediation model resident’s development, involving travel, attractiveness. Drawing on data from 463 islanders in Kauai (Hawaii) use structural equation modeling via Mplus, provides pioneering effects under moderating-mediating influence The implications extend development validation new scale travel. findings offer strategic insights directions imagining business models, resources, relationships within post-pandemic world.

Язык: Английский

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A cross-cultural anatomy of destination image: An application of mixed-methods of UGC and survey

Tourism Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 98, С. 104746 - 104746

Опубликована: Март 21, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Culinary destination enchantment: The strategic interplay of local gastronomy in regional tourism development

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 36, С. 100931 - 100931

Опубликована: Апрель 12, 2024

This study delves into the dynamic realm of tourism research, highlighting significance local cuisine in destination allure. By leveraging regional food for branding and growth, it enriches visitor experiences while reinforcing identity. Utilizing Grounded Theory Atlas.ti software, research explores influence personal motivations, preferences, risk perceptions on tourists enthusiasts. Through five expert interviews a thorough literature review, uncovers nuanced insights tourists' attitudes towards culinary tourism. With particular focus Basque region, underscores strategic deployment sensory gastronomic effective place-branding.

Язык: Английский

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Understanding Destination Immersion in Rural Tourism: The Effects of Destination Fascination and Resident–Tourist Interaction

Journal of Travel Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июнь 18, 2024

Drawing on attention restoration theory and social exchange theory, this study investigates how person–environment interaction (destination fascination) interpersonal (resident–tourist interaction) affect immersion in rural tourism lead to destination attachment word of mouth. A holistic model was developed which served as a mediator. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Findings showed that fascination resident–tourist both contributed immersion, influenced tourists’ recommendation intentions. Results also clarified the mediating role immersion. The fsQCA results revealed several distinctive configurations resulting high levels outcome variables. This enriches literature by validating scale context providing deeper understanding Practical implications for marketers are discussed well.

Язык: Английский

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Does Sincere Social Interaction Stimulate Tourist Immersion? A Conservation of Resources Perspective

Journal of Travel Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 62(2), С. 469 - 487

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2022

Drawing on conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study examines how and when sincere social interaction affects tourist immersion at the destination. We develop a moderated mediation model in which emotional solidarity mediates relationship between immersion, while extraversion moderates link solidarity. Data were collected from 391 tourists via an online survey analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings indicate that directly influences is mediated by Furthermore, significantly effects solidarity, effect stronger for with high scores. Additionally, strengthens indirect again, highly extraverted tourists.

Язык: Английский

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Progress and Prospects of Destination Image Research in the Last Decade

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(17), С. 10716 - 10716

Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2022

Destination image influences tourists’ perceptions and opinions of destinations plays a crucial role in tourist behavior travel-purchase-related decisions. This study summarizes reviews 151 pieces literature on destination published six major international hospitality tourism academic journals the last decade (January 2012–February 2022). By combing through literature, we found that research previous has focused following four areas: (1) structure image; (2) measurement branding image, (3) influencing factors (4) influence behavioral intentions. These results revealed clarified latest dynamics. The findings provide an all-encompassing understanding illustrate evolution topic, point to directions for future research.

Язык: Английский

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Seizing Momentum on Climate Action: Nexus between Net-Zero Commitment Concern, Destination Competitiveness, Influencer Marketing, and Regenerative Tourism Intention

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(6), С. 5213 - 5213

Опубликована: Март 15, 2023

Embracing net-zero principles and planet-friendly regenerative tourism practices can reduce our carbon footprint increase momentum toward neutral. The present study explored the effects of commitment concern on intention, including moderating influence destination competitiveness influencer marketing this relationship. Drawing a survey international expat tourists (N = 540) partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), offers ground-breaking empirical evidence significantly positive intention. Importantly, PLS-SEM estimations also validated that strengthened intention through moderations. implications offer strategic guidelines an advancement in prior knowledge concern, competitiveness, marketing, with aim to collective global efforts climate action. Moreover, used prominent theories (i.e., theory planned behavior, game theory, resilience social learning theory) guide future investigations complex nexus between commitment,

Язык: Английский

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Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index: From Theoretical Definition to Practical Analysis in Romania

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(13), С. 10157 - 10157

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2023

The competitiveness of tourist destinations presents, from the perspective sustainability, certain benefits in terms local and regional development: involvement authorities (city, county councils, population) conservation resources, tourism agencies promotion rural areas, creation brands for each destination/region protection cultural-historical heritage degradation. Competitiveness, as a segment integrated Romanian communities, is necessary order to offer tourists an unmistakable experience natural anthropogenic potential destinations, raise population’s awareness, preserve traditions, customs habits practice based on awareness without any pollution terrestrial aquatic ecosystems. This study aims highlight image Romania’s competitiveness, which could support economy long term, by analysing Global Tourism Travel Competitiveness Index (TTCI) Romania, compared two other neighbouring countries, Bulgaria Hungary. provides integrative picture main sub-indices that interfere formation country’s with insights 12 pillars intervene sustainable development worldwide.

Язык: Английский

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Destination competitiveness since 2010: research themes, approaches, and agenda

Tourism Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 78(3), С. 665 - 696

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2023

Purpose This study aims to provide a systematic review of the literature on destination competitiveness. It explores research themes and approaches, outlines an agenda for future research. Design/methodology/approach One hundred eighty-three journal articles competitiveness published in English since 2010 were collected. Content analysis was performed. Findings The authors found that sustainable development smart tourism popular related Recent studies still relied heavily Ritchie Crouch’s (2000) model or Dwyer Kim’s (2003) model. also offer constructive insights research, proposing seek more input from residents, take advanced integrated approach between supply demand, adopt core theories, focus less researched types destinations, explore further contribution negative lens antecedents consequences adoption longitudinal is suggested. Originality/value paper contributes because scope its perspective discussion. Previous papers have only focused factors indicators different settings. We extend our make suggestions directions.

Язык: Английский

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