Pub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103873
Ke Zhang , Xinru Sun , Gang Li
The present research conducted four experiments and found that virtual influencers are less effective than human influencers in endorsing cultural heritage destinations. Drawing on social categorization theory, we suggest that this effect occurs because tourists perceive virtual (vs. human) influencers as outsiders of humankind with a limited understanding of human culture. Consistent with this mechanism, our findings further reveal that this low effectiveness would be mitigated when virtual influencers showcase the ability to comprehend human culture. This research makes theoretical contributions to the literature on social perceptions of virtual influencers and social media marketing in the tourism industry. Also, these findings provide managerial implications regarding the effective usage of virtual influencers in destination marketing.
{"title":"Virtual influencer and cultural heritage destination: Endorsement effectiveness of virtual versus human influencers","authors":"Ke Zhang , Xinru Sun , Gang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103873","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103873","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present research conducted four experiments and found that virtual influencers are less effective than human influencers in endorsing cultural heritage destinations. Drawing on social categorization theory, we suggest that this effect occurs because tourists perceive virtual (vs. human) influencers as outsiders of humankind with a limited understanding of human culture. Consistent with this mechanism, our findings further reveal that this low effectiveness would be mitigated when virtual influencers showcase the ability to comprehend human culture. This research makes theoretical contributions to the literature on social perceptions of virtual influencers and social media marketing in the tourism industry. Also, these findings provide managerial implications regarding the effective usage of virtual influencers in destination marketing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103873"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142706294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103881
Lázaro Florido-Benítez , Alastair M. Morrison , J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak
{"title":"Aerotainment – Toward a research agenda merging airports and theme parks in the experience economy","authors":"Lázaro Florido-Benítez , Alastair M. Morrison , J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103881","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103881","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103881"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142706299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103885
Weng Marc Lim
{"title":"Publish and prosper: Mindfully embracing the middle ground","authors":"Weng Marc Lim","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103885","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103885"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142706300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
As Indigenous tourism gains momentum worldwide, tourists are increasingly seeking authentic Indigenous experiences. Authenticity in Indigenous tourism stems from Indigenous people's unique worldview of the connection between humans and nature. However, little is known about what prompts Indigenous peoples to develop authentic and meaningful tourism experiences. This conceptual study explores the role played by the autonomous motivation of Indigenous tourism business owners in the creation, negotiation, and delivery of authentic experiences. Informed by self-determination theory, this paper discusses a continuum of motivation within an Indigenous tourism context and shows how various forms of motivation contribute to the creation of authentic tourism experiences. Place relatedness is identified as a pivotal determinant in Indigenous people's autonomous motivation to engage in tourism activities.
{"title":"Creating authentic indigenous tourism experiences","authors":"Roshis Krishna Shrestha , J.N. Patrick L'Espoir Decosta , Michelle Whitford","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103882","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103882","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As Indigenous tourism gains momentum worldwide, tourists are increasingly seeking authentic Indigenous experiences. Authenticity in Indigenous tourism stems from Indigenous people's unique worldview of the connection between humans and nature. However, little is known about what prompts Indigenous peoples to develop authentic and meaningful tourism experiences. This conceptual study explores the role played by the autonomous motivation of Indigenous tourism business owners in the creation, negotiation, and delivery of authentic experiences. Informed by self-determination theory, this paper discusses a continuum of motivation within an Indigenous tourism context and shows how various forms of motivation contribute to the creation of authentic tourism experiences. Place relatedness is identified as a pivotal determinant in Indigenous people's autonomous motivation to engage in tourism activities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103882"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142706296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103866
Rajesh Nautiyal , Julia N. Albrecht , Anna Carr
This conceptual paper examines the transformation of yoga, an ancient spiritual and cultural practice, into cultural tourism experiences. Applying cultural transmission theory and the learning concept therein, it presents a revised perspective of yoga tourism. The paper elucidates three key aspects: a) the transmission of yoga in an environmental (both physical and social) entity, b) the incorporation of yoga as a learning process within the framework of cultural transmission theory, and c) the redefining of the diverse learning processes of yoga into cultural products, services, and experiences. In addressing these points, this paper explores the effect of consumerism in yoga tourism, integral to its complex contemporary manifestation.
{"title":"Spiritual practice as tourism experience: An application of cultural transmission theory","authors":"Rajesh Nautiyal , Julia N. Albrecht , Anna Carr","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103866","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103866","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This conceptual paper examines the transformation of yoga, an ancient spiritual and cultural practice, into cultural tourism experiences. Applying cultural transmission theory and the learning concept therein, it presents a revised perspective of yoga tourism. The paper elucidates three key aspects: a) the transmission of yoga in an environmental (both physical and social) entity, b) the incorporation of yoga as a learning process within the framework of cultural transmission theory, and c) the redefining of the diverse learning processes of yoga into cultural products, services, and experiences. In addressing these points, this paper explores the effect of consumerism in yoga tourism, integral to its complex contemporary manifestation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103866"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142706293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103871
Mengqiang Pan, Zhixue Liao, Zhouyiying Wang, Chi Ren, Zhibin Xing, Wenyong Li
In recent years, spatiotemporal modeling has become an effective method for predicting tourism demand. Nonetheless, existing forecasting models have neglected dynamic nature of spatial dependence. Furthermore, frequently used long short-term memory models often ignore spatial heterogeneity and are prone to overfitting in tourism contexts. To address these shortcomings, dynamic spatial-temporal convolutional network is proposed in this study. In this model, the spatial-temporal attention mechanism and convolution modules are employed to extract dynamic spatiotemporal dependencies and spatial heterogeneity. Based on two datasets with different time granularities, this empirical study shows that the proposed model outperforms baseline models. The results confirm that incorporating dynamic spatial dependencies and spatial heterogeneity can significantly improve predictive performance.
{"title":"Tourism forecasting: A dynamic spatiotemporal model","authors":"Mengqiang Pan, Zhixue Liao, Zhouyiying Wang, Chi Ren, Zhibin Xing, Wenyong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103871","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103871","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, spatiotemporal modeling has become an effective method for predicting tourism demand. Nonetheless, existing forecasting models have neglected dynamic nature of spatial dependence. Furthermore, frequently used long short-term memory models often ignore spatial heterogeneity and are prone to overfitting in tourism contexts. To address these shortcomings, dynamic spatial-temporal convolutional network is proposed in this study. In this model, the spatial-temporal attention mechanism and convolution modules are employed to extract dynamic spatiotemporal dependencies and spatial heterogeneity. Based on two datasets with different time granularities, this empirical study shows that the proposed model outperforms baseline models. The results confirm that incorporating dynamic spatial dependencies and spatial heterogeneity can significantly improve predictive performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103871"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142657513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103864
Jihao Hu , Nan (Iris) Xue , Lisa C. Wan
Corporate philanthropy has been demonstrated as the most effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for tourism companies to enhance their reputation and competitiveness, especially beyond a crisis (e.g., COVID-19). However, little is known about the factors that make tourism corporate donations more effective in generating positive consumer reactions. Across three experiments, this research shows that consumers tend to respond more favorably to a donation amount presented in a rounded format (e.g., $500,000) than a precise one (e.g., $501,327) because a rounded numerical format triggers individuals' higher levels of other-praising affective reactions (Studies 1 and 2). However, this effect does not hold for small-sized firms (Study 3). The research offers novel theoretical implications for tourism corporate philanthropy and insights for managers.
{"title":"When less is more: The numerical format effect of tourism corporate donations","authors":"Jihao Hu , Nan (Iris) Xue , Lisa C. Wan","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103864","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103864","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Corporate philanthropy has been demonstrated as the most effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for tourism companies to enhance their reputation and competitiveness, especially beyond a crisis (e.g., COVID-19). However, little is known about the factors that make tourism corporate donations more effective in generating positive consumer reactions. Across three experiments, this research shows that consumers tend to respond more favorably to a donation amount presented in a rounded format (e.g., $500,000) than a precise one (e.g., $501,327) because a rounded numerical format triggers individuals' higher levels of other-praising affective reactions (Studies 1 and 2). However, this effect does not hold for small-sized firms (Study 3). The research offers novel theoretical implications for tourism corporate philanthropy and insights for managers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103864"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142657514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103868
Fangli Hu , Jun Wen , Haifeng Hou , Wei Wang
{"title":"Bridging travel medicine and tourism: A call for collaboration","authors":"Fangli Hu , Jun Wen , Haifeng Hou , Wei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103868","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103868"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142594059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103859
Anna Irimiás , Ariel Zoltán Mitev
When people are treated as refugees, they feel like refugees, but when they are treated as tourists they feel like tourists. This study contributes to knowledge on solidarity tourism by introducing the concept of ‘hospidarity’ (merging the theoretical readings of hospitality and solidarity) and identifying it as a driving force in the creation of a caring environment. Safe transitional spaces facilitate individuals' role transition from that of refugee to a (formerly enjoyed) tourist role. Results from field research and interviews carried out in a spa-town close to a war-torn country, both with tourism stakeholders and refugees/guests, helped us to elaborate the concept of hospidarity. Tourism stakeholders are encouraged to adopt the hospidarity procedure as an action protocol in long-drawn-out crises.
{"title":"Caring wings of hospidarity: Creating safe transitional spaces through hospitality alliances","authors":"Anna Irimiás , Ariel Zoltán Mitev","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103859","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103859","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>When people are treated as refugees, they feel like refugees, but when they are treated as tourists they feel like tourists. This study contributes to knowledge on solidarity tourism by introducing the concept of ‘hospidarity’ (merging the theoretical readings of hospitality and solidarity) and identifying it as a driving force in the creation of a caring environment. Safe transitional spaces facilitate individuals' role transition from that of refugee to a (formerly enjoyed) tourist role. Results from field research and interviews carried out in a spa-town close to a war-torn country, both with tourism stakeholders and refugees/guests, helped us to elaborate the concept of hospidarity. Tourism stakeholders are encouraged to adopt the hospidarity procedure as an action protocol in long-drawn-out crises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103859"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142594058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}