Is Gen Z really that different? Environmental attitudes, travel behaviours and sustainability practices of international tourists to Canterbury, New Zealand

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 22

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2022

Age has a significant influence on environmental attitudes and behaviour but there is no consensus the effect that generational cohort these behaviour. Using New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) as theoretical lens, this study evaluates whether Gen Z similar or different to three other generations (Gen X, Y Baby Boomers) their toward travel. The sustainability practices cohorts undertake during travel are also evaluated. Based 615 useable surveys of international visitors Canterbury region Zealand, we identify segments based using two-step clustering procedure. results confirm inter-generational differences in behaviours highlight intra-generational differences. tourists more likely belong "Environmental" "Mixed-Bag Environmental" engage sustainable related resource saving buying local food compared generations. findings have implications for destination marketing management.

Язык: Английский

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Understanding the Environmentally Sustainable Behavior of Chinese University Students as Tourists: An Integrative Framework

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(4), С. 3317 - 3317

Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2023

The purpose of this study is to develop a theoretical framework by integrating the value-belief-norm (VBN) theory with environmental awareness in measuring Chinese university students' environmentally sustainable behavior toward tourism destinations. University students tend engage sustainability efforts since their values and beliefs are still being formed. participants were 301 from eastern China. empirical findings demonstrate that: (1) has positive influences on biospheric value, altruistic value egoistic value; (2) positively predicts new ecological paradigm (NEP), whereas do not; (3) NEP, consequence personal norms play an important mediating role. Results indicate that extended VBN can explain behavior. This research supports growth number practical implications for universities relevant departments promote involvement tourism.

Язык: Английский

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Insights for Pro-Sustainable Tourist Behavior: The Role of Sustainable Destination Information and Pro-Sustainable Tourist Habits

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(11), С. 8856 - 8856

Опубликована: Май 31, 2023

In recent decades, the impositions of environmental sustainability have resulted in severe challenges for tourism sector. It is not enough to make tourist destinations greener and more circular. necessary encourage pro-sustainable behavior among tourists. This research aims explore role available reliable information on relation habits tourists investigate changes related travel tourism. addition, it assess influence tourists’ their regarding For this, a sample 25,711 residents Europe-27 were considered, collected through Flash Eurobarometer 499 database (attitudes Europeans against tourism, autumn 2021) by GESIS—Leibniz Institute Social Sciences. A quantitative analysis was performed using Partial Least Square method. The results reveal that positively influences adoption behavior, guiding them towards preferences. Furthermore, behavior. study provides accurate accessible destinations, promoting encouraging conscious during work sustainable industry, which responsible regard environment local communities.

Язык: Английский

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Flipping the script: how awareness of positive consequences outweigh negative in encouraging tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior?

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 32(7), С. 1350 - 1369

Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2023

The role of awareness positive consequences in nurturing environmentally responsible intention among tourists has been explored this study and explains the indirect link between tourists' intention, mediated by moral elevation personal norms. sample consists 387 from a popular tourist destination India. data have analyzed using structural equation modeling multiple regression. Results indicate that negative influences ascription responsibility, which turn norms, ultimately leads to intentions. Moreover, induces elevation, positively affects More significantly, found influence on is stronger than consequences, highlighting importance emphasizing outcomes behavior promoting sustainable tourism. present makes distinctive contribution unraveling paramount significance over influencing engage behaviors.

Язык: Английский

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A complexity theory in geotourism: traveler environmentally sustainable behaviors in global geoparks

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 41(8), С. 1021 - 1037

Опубликована: Июль 4, 2024

The importance of environmentally sustainable behavioral intentions (ESBI) in tourism is widely acknowledged, yet its role geotourism uncertain. Based on norm activation theory, reasoning and complexity this study used structural equation modeling fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyze data from 455 tourists at global geoparks China. Results indicated that responsibility ascription, attitude, values, place attachment influence ESBI. fsQCA identified four configuration combinations, confirming theory principles. This paper addressed gaps the literature provided practical implications for geoparks.

Язык: Английский

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Towards a sustainable future: Analysing meta-competencies in community-based ecotourism on Liuqiu Island

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 62, С. 96 - 107

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Evaluation of Ecologically Based Activities Within the Scope of Sustainable Tourism and Recreation Planning

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(5), С. 2136 - 2136

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

This study aims to determine the potential of area for diversifying ecologically based tourism and recreation activities, with a focus on balancing conservation use reduce pressures natural cultural landscape values. Data related were examined according sustainable principles, resulting in identification five feasible activities. In subsequent phase, analyze compatibility these activities area’s values, suitability class values mapped using GIS, evaluation criteria indicators. The analysis identified suitable highly areas camping, hiking, trekking, landscape, nature photography, which marked maps. By overlaying optimal land was determined cover 16.25% total area. Finally, assessed within framework one-way variance, relationships between different groups identified. As result, most while caravan camping as activity.

Язык: Английский

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Environmentalists’ citizenship behavior: Gen Zers’ eudaimonic environmental goal attainment

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 21

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2022

This research explores the eudaimonic environmental pursuit of Generation Zers. Although how they can contribute to environment has gained traction, extant tourism in this regard largely lags behind. Drawing on self-determination and self-efficacy theories, inquiry fills void by proposing a model that delineates motivation–behavior–goal mechanism illuminate pursuits for sustainability develop into self-actualization. Using an explanatory sequential design, we first undertook survey-based investigation with data acquired through purposive sampling sample Zers who had attended minimum one green volunteer trip prior year. Results unravel motivation induce travel involvement, leading citizenship. Exhibiting citizenship presents avenue foster goal attainment subsequent self-actualization, synthesizing path depicts behavior-goal-actualization oneself. The moderating effect is also warranted. A post-hoc study was followed using semistructured interviews explore Zers' attainment. Our findings pave way better understanding behavioral engagement rising cohort towards greener tomorrow. It lays groundwork bring personal growth needs light.

Язык: Английский

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Sustainable tourist behavior: A systematic literature review and research agenda

Sustainable Development, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 32(4), С. 3356 - 3374

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2023

Abstract Sustainable tourist behavior is a rapidly growing field within sustainable tourism. This study contributes to this emerging body of knowledge through systematic literature review combining bibliometric and qualitative analysis 331 publications. Key themes in research, including intended actual behaviors, were identified with scholarly debates discussed critically. Sustainability topics widely studied other disciplines have been overlooked from perspective, waste classification recycling, as well applications design the management visitor economy. Additionally, revealed imbalances development practice research related economy gaps theory development. builds on these findings discusses an agenda for future behavior. The contribute shaping conceptualization behavior, recognizing its dynamic nature, providing overview theories antecedents, underscoring significance considering diverse factors research. They also suggest that decision‐makers tourism should prioritize understanding market segmentation, incorporate technology into initiatives, align strategies specific needs requirements tourists effective

Язык: Английский

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Pro-Environmental Behavior of Tourists in Ecotourism Scenic Spots: The Promoting Role of Tourist Experience Quality in Place Attachment

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(20), С. 8984 - 8984

Опубликована: Окт. 17, 2024

The pro-environmental behavior of tourists is an important guarantee for the sustainable development ecotourism scenic spots. This article based on 806 tourist survey data from two spots, making use exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation model (SEM) to explore impact experience quality tourists’ behavior. research findings indicate that (1) affecting formation place attachment; (2) tourism directly positively affects dependence, indirectly identity through mediating dependence; (3) direct significant, with attachment playing a role. provides inspiration spots encourage engage in In process stimulating behaviors, should pay more attention experiences emotional experiences. Scenic make efforts improve experience, so can develop sense dependence gradually form self-identification environmentally friendly behavior, helping achieve

Язык: Английский

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