International Journal of Tourism Research最新文献

Intra-city tourism flow forecasting plays a critical part in urban destination management and planning. However, research on this issue is extremely inadequate because of the challenges of intra-city tourism flow forecasting and the difficulty of obtaining data on intra-city tourism flows. Therefore, this study aims to construct a novel deep learning model that integrates a graph attention network and long short-term memory for the accurate prediction of intra-city tourism flows. A study was conducted in Xiamen, China, to confirm the validity of the proposed model supported by taxi data. The results reveal that the proposed model is applicable to intra-city tourism flow forecasting and outperforms popular benchmarks in terms of forecasting accuracy and robustness. At last, our model effectively obtains information on distribution and temporal fluctuation of tourism flows.

This study aimed to elucidate the influences of past tourism experiences, as well as the impact of sex and age on tourism motivations, targeting the Japanese population. A total of 1046 survey responses collected through a web-based questionnaire survey were analysed by qualitative research methods. The analysis revealed five tourism motivations. Among these, ‘escape/relax’, ‘pleasure trip’, and ‘expansion of a personal point of view’ were more prominent in women compared with men. Conversely, the ‘autonomy’ factor was more pronounced in men than in women. Younger individuals with more tourism experience tended to have higher tourism motivations, whereas older individuals with less tourism experience exhibited lower tourism motivations. The results emphasise the need to develop more personalised tourism marketing strategies that consider an individual's travel history.

The surge in e-sports tourism globally, with China at the forefront of revenue generation and GCC nations striving for preeminence, has spurred interest in impulsive behavior among e-sports tourists within Gulf collective cultures. Grounded in arousal theory, a survey of 562 GCC participants unveils noteworthy findings: human stimuli and the success of the information system significantly impact arousal levels. Motivations for e-sports tourism, concerns surrounding group honor, and cultural identification serve to intensify arousal, thereby influencing impulsive actions. Arousal functions as a mediating factor, except for formation quality, which alters the impulsive behavior–environment relationship. This research underscores the profound influence of psychological and physical factors in shaping arousal levels and traveler behavior within collective cultures in e-sports tourism. Additionally, it furnishes valuable guidance for event planners in the e-sports industry, aiding in the optimization of settings to achieve desired arousal levels and enhance the overall tourism experience.

Medical tourism offers specialized healthcare services and leisure opportunities, serving as a critical journey for transgender individuals seeking gender affirmation. Drawing upon social identity framework, gender affirmation contributes to membership and belongingness within a gender group, enhancing social acceptance. Medical tourism is often the only option for some transgender individuals due to local social stigma and discrimination, exposing them to greater vulnerability. However, there is limited research that explores transgender perspectives. This study deploys planned behavior and protection motivation theories to identify influential factors in transgender medical travel intentions. Employing a structured survey, rigorously designed and distributed among 435 Thai and Filipino transgender participants, the research quantitatively assessed how attitudes, norms, efficacy, and identity factors significantly influence their decisions, overshadowing health threat perceptions. Findings suggest responsible strategies that promote holistic transgender well-being and highlight the need for a nuanced approach when navigating sociocultural and legal dynamics in transgender medical tourism.

As a novel marketing approach, tourism short videos have gained popularity among consumers; however, research on how these videos stimulate consumer psychological and behavioral engagement remains limited. This study aims to reveal which elements of tourism short videos can effectively trigger psychological and behavioral engagement. Based on informational ecosystems, resonance theory, and stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory, this study used SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0 to analyze data from an online survey conducted with 712 participants. The analysis revealed that information quality, perceived similarity, decision support tool, recommendation signal, and community atmosphere motivate cognitive and emotional resonances, which in turn triggers psychological and behavioral engagement. Furthermore, the community atmosphere moderates these above effects. These findings contribute to the understanding of the spreading of tourism short videos and provide valuable insights for tourism marketers.

This perspective article aims at identifying topics for further research based on techniques for tracking the mobility of tourists in areas with low population density, characterized by scarcity of public transport often coexisting with sensitive natural ecosystems. Supported by a systematic scoping review, it identifies studies undertaken in four continents, even though all the articles were published during the last two decades. Marketing approaches and planning for sustainability are the main objectives identified. The works contribute for developing techniques and methodologies for data collection and analysis but the contribution for the emergence of new concepts or theories is limited. The results of this survey suggest that a shift from the focus on individual forms of mobility of tourists to a closer connection to collective forms of transport, mobility of resident populations or emergent concepts in transport studies may contribute for more innovative conceptual or theoretical approaches.

This study investigates the mediating role of absenteeism on the relationship between burnout and turnover intention, and the moderated mediating role of emotional intelligence on the relationship between burnout and absenteeism among Korean flight attendants, utilizing a structural equation modeling approach. Empirical data were collected from 183 flight attendants with over 1 year of experience in the airline industry. Initial responses were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis, revealing that burnout symptoms are driven by four factors: physical, emotional, socio-relational, and attitudinal. Subsequent data analysis indicated that all four factors significantly impact absenteeism and turnover intentions. Furthermore, emotional intelligence was found to play a significant moderating role in the relationship between burnout symptoms and absenteeism. As burnout symptoms increase, absenteeism levels rise, leading to higher turnover intentions. Finally, absenteeism was found to lead to turnover intentions. Possible interpretations and managerial implications are discussed.