International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 14 Issue 2

A comparison of hotel ratings between verified and non-verified online review platforms

Paolo Figini, Laura Vici, Giampaolo Viglia

This study aims to compare the rating dynamics of the same hotels in two online review platforms (Booking.com and Trip Advisor), which mainly differ in requiring or not requiring…

Cruising back to the basic needs

Denver E. Severt, Asli D.A. Tasci

Tourism activities inherently include the liminoid state of mind that impels people to go out of ordinary behavior, some of which is inversionary. The purpose of this paper is to…

Tourism in conflict zones: animosity and risk perceptions

Maria Alvarez, Sara Campo, Galia Fuchs

This study aims to explore the topic of perceived terrorism risk and animosity as interrelated within the context of countries suffering from armed struggles and terror. The…

Airbnb – exploring triple bottom line impacts on community

Rodney W. Caldicott, Tania von der Heidt, Pascal Scherrer, Sabine Muschter, Antonia Canosa

This paper aims to purposely place community and its stakeholders at the forefront of an investigation of positive and negative social, economic and environmental impacts of the…

Prioritising theme park service quality in Islamic contexts: an analytic hierarchy process approach

Lamya Lari, Fauzia Jabeen, Shilpa Iyanna

This study aims to develop a framework to identify, categorise and prioritise the dimensions of service quality in theme parks in an Islamic cultural context.

Wine lovers: their interests in tourist experiences

Montserrat Crespi-Vallbona, Oscar Mascarilla-Miró

The purpose of this paper is to explore the intrinsic components of wine tourism products that satisfy the consumers and analyze the economic development of wine regions, away…

Sensory inputs in tourists’ nightlife experiences – a study of Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore

Bình Nghiêm-Phú

This study aims to identify the sensory inputs that tourists use to shape their nightlife experiences.

Application of the European tourism indicator system (ETIS) for sustainable destination management. Lessons from County Clare, Ireland

Emmet McLoughlin, James Hanrahan, Ann Marie Duddy

Despite indicators being regarded as ideal tools to help achieve sustainability in tourism, their application within Ireland remains under researched. Therefore, the purpose of…

Measuring tourism-led growth hypothesis in Indonesia

Reinardus Suryandaru

The purpose of this paper is to explore the long-run relationship and causality between economic activity and inbound tourism in the context of the Indonesian economy with a new…