Journal of Tourism Futures , Open Access
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Future strategies for tourism destination management: post COVID-19 lessons observed from Borobudur, Indonesia
Jasper Hessel Heslinga, Mohamad Yusuf, Janianton Damanik, Menno StokmanThe purpose of this viewpoint paper is to show practical post COVID-19 observations as lessons for the future of tourism destination management and help inspire the tourism…
Pick me! I am young, healthy and interested in the arts in your city! – exploring the future of travel visas
Sabine Michaela LehmannThis viewpoint paper aims to explore the past, present and future of travel visas granting permission to travel. Visa restrictions are used by governments as an efficient method…
Virtual spaces as the future of consumption in tourism, hospitality and events
Viachaslau Filimonau, Mark Ashton, Ugljesa StankovVirtual spaces, commonly referred to as the Metaverse, are predicted to disrupt consumption patterns in tourism, hospitality and events (THE) by shifting some user experiences to…
Will COVID-19 be the trigger point for developing visitor attraction revenue management?
Natalie Claire Haynes, David EganThe purpose of the paper is to explore how the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will influence the development of revenue management practice in the visitor attractions sector.
An empirical study on the imbalance phenomenon of data from recommendation questionnaires in the tourism sector
Clara Martin-Duque, Juan José Fernández-Muñoz, Javier M. Moguerza, Aurora Ruiz-RuaRecommendation systems are a fundamental tool for hotels to adopt a differentiating competitive strategy. The main purpose of this work is to use machine learning techniques to…
All that glitters is not gold: a study of tourists' visit intention by watching deepfake destination videos
Brijesh Sivathanu, Rajasshrie Pillai, Mahek Mahtta, Angappa GunasekaranThis study aims to examine the tourists' visit intention by watching deepfake destination videos, using Information Manipulation and Media Richness Theory.
Smart destination competitiveness: underscoring its impact on economic growth
Taiwo Temitope Lasisi, Samuel Amponsah Odei, Kayode Kolawole EluwoleThe current study is designed to investigate the factors that foster the framing of destination competitiveness and establish the factors that drive the contribution of tourism…
Risk and ambiguity of COVID-19 inhibit intentions for post-pandemic travel via reduced valuation of tourism
Baojuan Ye, Shunying Zhao, Hohjin Im, Liluo Gan, Mingfan Liu, Xinqiang Wang, Qiang YangThis study aims to examine how the initial ambiguity of COVID-19 contributed to tourists' intentions for visiting a once-viral outbreak site in the future.
An exploratory study of the future paranormal tourist experience on ghost tours
Carmen Pedreño-Peñalver, Irene Huertas-Valdivia, Alicia Orea-GinerThe purpose of this study is to explore the paranormal tourist experience on ghost tours, taking into account the participants’ perceptions and their prior knowledge of the…
Electronic word of mouth for the choice of wellness tourism destination image and the moderating role of COVID-19 pandemic
Charu Goyal, Udita TanejaInformation technology as a source of information and decision-making has wider acceptance in contemporary times. Studies have identified the importance of electronic word of…
Transformations in tourism following COVID-19? A longitudinal study on the perceptions of tourists
Wolfgang Aschauer, Roman EggerThis study attempts to answer how values and holiday preferences were shaped by the pandemic, how travellers view the future of tourism and how they are willing to contribute to…
Opportunity of the accommodation establishment development: a need for nature-based services and eco-friendly activity
Valentyna StolyarchukThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the opportunities of development of the accommodation establishments by accepting the current shifting in travellers' needs and the…
The future of sports tourism in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic – Developing a new paradigm model
Sajjad Pashaie, Marko PerićSports tourism was strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no consensus on what sports tourism should look like in the post-pandemic period. This study explores…
Exploring governance effectiveness, tourism development and poverty reduction relationship in SAARC countries using panel dynamic estimation
Imtiyaz Ahmad ShahThe present study aims to examine the moderating impact of governance quality on the tourism poverty nexus using a panel of six South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation…
Generation Z as a critical question mark for sustainable tourism – An exploratory study in Portugal
Micaela Pinho, Sofia GomesMuch has been speculated about the role that Generation Z will play in achieving more sustainable development. The tourism sector gains a special role in this discussion. On the…
Introducing Amazon Explore: a digital giant's exploration of the virtual tourism experiences
Tjaša Alegro, Maja Turnšek, Tomi Špindler, Vita PetekAmazon Explore is a new online experience product from Amazon, which offers live stream sightseeing of destinations around the world. This paper aims to provide a first insight…
Mass tourism, biosecurity and sustainability challenges: prospects illustrated by the current COVID-19 pandemic
Octávio SacramentoUsing COVID-19 pandemic as a more immediate empirical reference, this paper aims to understand the biosecurity risks arising from tourist activities and, through a more…
Obese destinations
Fatih PektaşWhether a human body has a healthy carrying capacity is calculated by body mass index (BMI). The BMI is found by dividing body weight in kilograms by the square of body length. If…
The next frontier of the Internet of Behaviors: data-driven nudging in smart tourism
Andrei O. J. KwokThis conceptual study examines the implications of the Internet of Behaviors (IoB) for tourism stakeholders in a hyper-connected and data-driven world.
The present and future of hotel star ratings through the eyes of star rating operators
Dimitris Koutoulas, Akrivi VagenaThe purpose of this study is, first, to determine which developments have shaped official hotel classification systems over recent years (including the impact of guest-review…
Determining outcome factors of city branding post-COVID-19: roles of brand satisfaction, brand experience and perceived risk
Andriani Kusumawati, Rizki Yudhi Dewantara, Devi Farah Azizah, Supriono SuprionoThis study aims to investigate city branding as a post-pandemic COVID-19 outcome factor on brand satisfaction, brand experience, perceived risk and revisit intention. In addition…
Negative and positive antecedents of intention to resume hotel consumption in new normal settings in Malaysia: insight from three psychological theories
Syed Shah Alam, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul, Mohd Helmi Ali, Ismail Ahmad, Nor Asiah OmarApplying three psychological theories, this study aims to attempt to investigate the role of consumer psychology, specifically the factors of trust in vaccination, threat…
Cultural tourist and user experience with artificial intelligence: a holistic perspective from the Industry 5.0 approach
Alicia Orea-Giner, Ana Muñoz-Mazón, Teresa Villacé-Molinero, Laura Fuentes-MoraledaThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the future of the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in services experience provided by cultural institutions…
Documenting the knowledge of pro-environmental travel behaviour research: a visual analysis using CiteSpace
Jiale Zhang, Farzana QuoquabThe purpose of this study is to present a comprehensive knowledge mapping and an in-depth analysis of pro-environmental travel behaviour research to better understand the global…
Effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccination on travel intentions: case of Iran
Amir Hossein Qezelbash, Sarasadat Makian, Rasoul Shahabi Sorman AbadiThis paper aims to examine tourists' behavioral changes in response to health crises, this study examines the individual's uncertainty and adaptability to the challenges using…
Impact of psychological capital on mental health, readiness for organizational change, and job insecurity: hotel employees’ perspective in COVID-19
Basheer M. Al-Ghazali, Bilal AfsarThe construct of psychological capital or PsyCap (consisting of the positive psychological resources of hope, self-efficacy, optimism and resilience) has been demonstrated to…
Online reviews towards reducing risk
Neha Yadav, Sanjeev Verma, Rekha ChikhalkarThis paper aims to examine the impact of online reviews on behavioral intentions via perceived risk. Perceived risk is both analytical and emotional. Stimulus–organism–response…
Factors influencing university students in conducting ecotourism
Javier A. Sánchez-Torres, Yuri Lorene Hernández Fernández, Carolina Perlaza LoperaThis study examines the factors that influence the ecotourist behavior of university students. The understanding of what motivates these students can inform future suggestions for…
A “new tourism cycle” on the Canary Islands: scenarios for digital transformation and resilience of small and medium tourism enterprises
Nidia Hernández Sánchez, Jeroen OskamThis paper discusses plausible future scenarios for small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) in the “sun, sea and sand” destination of the Canary Islands (Spain) and assesses…
The technology acceptance model revisited: empirical evidence from the tourism industry in Pakistan
Muhammad Junaid Shahid Hasni, Maya F. Farah, Ifraaz AdeelThis paper aims to analyze the adoption of social media platforms by tourists in Pakistan. Based on an adaptation of the technology acceptance model (TAM), this study assesses the…
Factors affecting value co-creation through artificial intelligence in tourism: a general literature review
Konstantinos Solakis, Vicky Katsoni, Ali B. Mahmoud, Nicholas GrigoriouThis is a general review study aiming to specify the key customer-based factors and technologies that influence the value co-creation (VCC) process through artificial intelligence…
Impacts and restoration strategy of the tourism industry post-COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Vietnam
Hoa Dinh Vu, Anh Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Nga Thi Phuong Nguyen, Duy Ba TranThis paper presents the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vietnam's tourism industry to propose appropriate recovery strategies in the future.
I'm afraid to travel! Investigating the effect of perceived health risk on Malaysian travellers' post-pandemic perception and future travel intention
Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Nur Adilah Md Zain, Muaz Azinuddin, Nur Shahirah Mior ShariffuddinThis study investigates the effect of COVID-19 pandemic perceived health risk on traveller's post-pandemic perception and future travel intention. The study aims to provide…
Analyzing the main determinants of being a cultural traveler: the case of domestic cultural trips in Spain
Marcos Álvarez-Díaz, Mónica Villanueva-Villar, Elena Rivo-LópezAnalyzing the main determinants that lead a traveler to make a cultural trip is an important issue to understand where the cultural tourism market is going, and where the…
Glocalizing tourism in Southeastern Nigeria: residents’ perspectives
Afamefuna Paul Eyisi, Emeka Emmanuel OkonkwoThe purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the perceptions of residents of Southeastern Nigeria about glocalizing tourism in the region to help improve their support…
Machine learning models for predicting international tourist arrivals in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multisource Internet data approach
Dinda Thalia Andariesta, Meditya WasesaThis research presents machine learning models for predicting international tourist arrivals in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic using multisource Internet data.
Linking the intrinsic and environmental constraints with PwD tourists' behavioral intentions toward a travel destination: mediating role of learned helplessness
Bijoylaxmi Sarmah, Shampy Kamboj, Ravi ChatterjeeThe present study examines the antecedents of learned helplessness, i.e. intrinsic and environmental constraints and consequences, i.e. intention to travel and expectation in the…
Personalities shaping travel behaviors: post-COVID scenario
Aleksandra Terzić, Biljana Petrevska, Dunja Demirović BajramiThis study aims to offer insights into a sounder understanding of tourist behavior and travel patterns by systematically identifying psychological manifestations reflected in the…
Drivers and barriers of travel behaviors during and post COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review and future agenda
Naveed Ahmad, Amran Harun, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Khizar, Junaid Khalid, Shumaila KhanThe purpose of this study is to examine the drivers and barriers of travel behavior associated with tourist behavior during/post-COVID-19 pandemic to provide a knowledge base as…
Predicting travel intentions using self-disclosure, trust and intimacy: the case of Tinder users during COVID-19
Kyrie Eleison MunozThis paper determines how travel intentions can be predicted using self-disclosure behaviour, trust and intimacy. This case study focuses on Tinder users who utilised the…
Assessing behavioral intention toward green hotels during COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of environmental concern
Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, Manoj Pandey, Anil Vashisht, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Dharmendra KumarThe study aims to investigate the consumers' behavioral intention toward green hotels. The tendency of individuals to afford green hotels is further escalating with progressing…
Environmentally responsible behaviour in outdoor recreation: the moderating impact of COVID-19 related risk perception
Nguyen Thi Khanh ChiThis study examines the mediating role of motivation on outdoor recreation on the attitude–behavior and social marketing–behavior linkages. The paper scrutinizes the moderating…
Reset or temporary break? Attitudinal change, risk perception and future travel intention in tourists experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic
Francesc González-Reverté, Joan Miquel Gomis-López, Pablo Díaz-LuqueThere is little knowledge to date regarding the influence of the COVID-19 health crisis on tourists' intention to travel differently in the future. This paper addresses this and…
The causal factors influencing repurchase intentions of local tourists in Thailand during COVID-19 crisis
Sumana Laparojkit, Muttanachai SuttipunThis study aims to examine the causal factors of customer motivation, trust and loyalty, influencing the level of repurchase intentions of local tourists travelling during…
Modelling the demand for educational tourism: do dynamic effect, university quality and competitor countries play a role?
Siti Hajar Hussein, Suhal Kusairi, Fathilah IsmailThis study aims to develop an educational tourism demand model, particularly in respect to dynamic effects, university quality (QU) and competitor countries. Educational tourism…
The impacts of negative problem orientation on perceived risk and travel intention in the context of COVID-19: a PLS-SEM approach
Ümit Şengel, Gökhan Genç, Merve Işkın, Mustafa Çevrimkaya, Ioannis Assiouras, Burhanettin Zengin, Mehmet Sarıışık, Dimitrios BuhalisThe COVID-19 pandemic, which appeared in China in late 2019, has affected the world psychologically, socially and economically in 2020. Tourism is one of the areas where the…
Lessons from COVID-19 for the future: destination crisis management, tourist behaviour and tourism industry trends
Carolina Aldao, Dani Blasco, Manel Poch EspallargasThis research aims at arriving at a broad scope of the lessons learnt after two years of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak by analysing the catalyst and…
Accommodating guests during pandemic times: a case-study of the Airbnb Host Community in Aarhus, Denmark
Simon Lind Fischer, Maartje RoelofsenThis paper explores how Airbnb hosts' experiences with and responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis may differ according to their motivations to host and…
The future of apitourism in Iran based on critical uncertainty approach and DEMATEL/COPRAS techniques
Mohammad Reza Fathi, Mohsen Torabi, Somayeh Razi Moheb SarajApitourism is a form of tourism that deals with the culture and traditions of rural communities and can be considered one of the most sustainable methods of development and…
Tourists' intention to visit green hotels: building on the theory of planned behaviour and the value-belief-norm theory
Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Velan KunjuramanThis study integrates the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and value-belief-norm (VBN) theory to investigate tourists' intention and behaviour to visit green hotels in Malaysia.
The moderating role of eco-destination image in the travel motivations and ecotourism intention nexus
Nguyen Thi Khanh Chi, Hanh PhamThis study investigates the moderating effect of eco-destination image on the relationships between travel motivations and ecotourism intention.
Post-COVID-19 pandemic motivations and segmentation in coastal cities: a study in Lima, Peru
Mauricio Carvache-Franco, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Wilmer Carvache-Franco, Orly Carvache-Franco, Shyla Del-Aguila-ArcentalesCoastal cities offer great ecological, cultural and economic benefits due to their tourism potential. The objective of this research is to (1) identify tourists' post-pandemic…
Augmented reality adoption intention among travel and tour operators in Malaysia: mediation effect of value alignment
Syed Shah Alam, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Samiha Susmit, Sumaiya Susmit, Hassanuddeen Abd AzizThis study evaluated the determinants of augmented reality (AR) adoption in Malaysia's travel and tour operator sectors through an integrated technology-organization-environmental…
The effect of social media on travel planning process by Chinese tourists: the way forward to tourism futures
Yuke Yuan, Chung-Shing Chan, Sarah Eichelberger, Hang Ma, Birgit PikkemaatThis paper investigates the usage and trust of Chinese social media in the travel planning process (pre-trip, during-trip and post-trip) of Chinese tourists.
Acceptance and use of ICT in tourism: the modified UTAUT model
Md Borak Ali, Rahat Tuhin, Md Abdul Alim, Md Rokonuzzaman, Sheikh Matiur Rahman, Md NuruzzamanThis study aims to investigate the technology usage behaviour of the tourists in line with the modified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model.
The effect of social networks on the development of gastronomy – the way forward to the development of gastronomy tourism in Serbia
Dragan Vukolic, Tamara Gajić, Mirjana PenicTo evaluate some of the current discussions about the possible impacts of social networks on the development of gastronomy in the Republic of Serbia. There could be either…
Does countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk rating influence international tourism demand? A case of the Visegrád Four
Adewale Samuel Hassan, Daniel Francois MeyerThis study examines whether international tourism demand in the Visegrád countries is influenced by countries' risk rating on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors…
Economy-led sustainable touristic city: the case of Surakarta, Indonesia
Valid Hasyimi, Hossny AzizalrahmanThis paper attempts to examine drivers of tourism development by affording a framework that sustains economic growth and protects the local environment. It develops evaluative and…
Prioritizing motivators influencing intentions to visit spiritual destinations in India: an application of analytical hierarchical process (AHP) approach
Aashish Garg, Pankaj Misra, Sanjay Gupta, Pooja Goel, Mohd SaleemSpiritual tourism is becoming a significant growth area of the Indian travel market, with more Indians opting to go on pilgrimage to popular religious cities. There are many…
A systematic approach for predicting loyalty behavior of tourist destinations
Ahmad Reza Talaee Malmiri, Roxana Norouzi Isfahani, Ahmad BahooToroody, Mohammad Mahdi AbaeiDestinations to be able to compete with each other need to equip themselves with as many competitive advantages as possible. Tourists' loyalty to a destination is considered as a…
The future of farm tourism in the Philippines: challenges, strategies and insights
Kafferine Yamagishi, Cecil Gantalao, Lanndon OcampoThis study aims to draw observations on the current status and potentials of the Philippines as a farm tourism destination and identify the underlying factors that inhibit farm…
Optimization model: the innovation and future of e-ecotourism for sustainability
Fauziah Eddyono, Dudung Darusman, Ujang Sumarwan, Fauziah SunarmintoThis study aims to find a dynamic model in an effort to optimize tourism performance in ecotourism destinations. The model structure is built based on competitive performance in…
What drives the travel switching behavior of Chinese Generation Z consumers
Li-Yu Tseng, Jung-Hsiang Chang, Ying Lin ZhuAs Chinese Generation Z consumers have distrust over traditional advertising and marketing, this study focuses on user-generated content (UGC) travel apps to demonstrate the…
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