Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights: Volume 6 Issue 3

Working together or separately? The role of different review arguments in consumers' home-sharing service purchasing: evidence from China

Yanya Ruan, Ni Liang

This study aims to distinguish between service arguments and communication arguments within a home-sharing review and to investigate their roles in consumer purchase…

Examining the influential components of tourists' intention to use travel apps: the importance–performance map analysis

Pipatpong Fakfare, Noppadol Manosuthi

The main objectives of this study are to (1) explore underlying components and attributes of travel applications that influence traveler usage intention and (2) investigate which…

Does a highly standardized international advertising campaign contribute to the enhancement of destination image? Evidence from Turkey

M. Mithat Uner, Osman M. Karatepe, S. Tamer Cavusgil, Kemal Gurkan Kucukergin

Does a highly standardized international advertising campaign enhance destination image? Drawing evidence from Turkey's Home Global Image Campaign, the authors investigate this…

Predicting sentiment and rating of tourist reviews using machine learning

Karlo Puh, Marina Bagić Babac

As the tourism industry becomes more vital for the success of many economies around the world, the importance of technology in tourism grows daily. Alongside increasing tourism…

Tourism seasonality management strategies – what can we learn from payment data

Luis Moura Ramos, Fátima Sol Murta

A convenient payment system is increasingly recognized as an asset of tourism destinations. By using data on payments with cards issued in foreign countries, together with other…

How can destination competitiveness play an essential role in small island sports tourism development? Integrated ISM-MICMAC modelling of key factors

Erfan Moradi, Mohammad Ehsani, Marjan Saffari, Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hosseini

This paper aims to identify factors that affect the sports tourism destination's competitiveness on a small island. Hence, this study looks at and evaluates these factors. The…

How leadership competences foster innovation and high performance: evidence from tourism industry in Vietnam

Ngoc Khuong Mai, Thanh Tung Do, Phuong Mai Tran

This study investigates how to foster innovation and high performance through leadership competences (result-oriented, cognitive, interpersonal) in the context of tourism firms in…

Revisiting the terrorism–tourism nexus in Nigeria: the moderating role of military spending

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, Olusegun Joseph Oguntimehin Jr

Tourism development is critical for economic transformation, particularly in emerging economies. However, the growing spate of terrorism dissuades international tourists, reduces…

Destination stereotypes: a phenomenon of destination image

Venkata Rohan Sharma Karri, Jeet Dogra

Despite years of research on destination image (DI), studies have surprisingly failed to investigate how tourists perceive and approach destinations that they are not cognizant…

Understanding consumers’ preferences for green hotels – the roles of perceived green benefits and environmental knowledge

Ling Ling Tan

This study aims to examine the influence of environmental knowledge on perceived green benefits and green hotel patronage intention. It also aims to investigate the influence of…

The local food supply, willingness to pay and the sustainability of an island destination

Cathrine Linnes, Jeffrey Thomas Weinland, Giulio Ronzoni, Joseph Lema, Jerome Agrusa

The purpose of this study is to examine the trend toward purchasing locally grown food and evaluate if tourists visiting Hawai'i are willing to pay more for locally produced foods…

Assessing the relationship of perceived risks with destination image and destination loyalty: a tourist's perspective visiting volatile destinations

Ashaq Hussain Najar, Ab Hamid Rather

This research analyses the simultaneous relationship between perceived risks, destination image and destination loyalty as well as the mediating role of two components of…

Ecotourism a solution or deception for conservation: a case of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India

Madhumita Das, Bani Chatterjee

The quest for alternative approaches to tourism has introduced ecotourism. However, in many instances, ecotourism becomes “green washing” process where revenue generation becomes…

The dark side of competitive psychological climate: exploring the role of workplace envy

Muhammad Hamid Murtza, Muhammad Imran Rasheed

Employees compete for organizational resources as scarcity of resources has always been a critical issue in organizations. Since every employee cannot get equal pay raises…

Theme park hotel experience, experiential satisfaction and behavioral intention: examination of visitors' experiences

Gökhan Akel, Engin Cakir

This research uses the experience economy theory and tourism experiences to explore how different types of experiences in theme parks influence visitors' experiential satisfaction…