Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality: Volume 18 Issue 1

Personal prestige through travel? Developing and testing the personal prestige inventory in a tourism context

Friedericke Kuhn, Florian Kock, Martin Lohmann

Leisure travel has long been seen as a means of conspicuous consumption in pursuance of personal prestige; yet, there is no empirical evidence that travel affects personal…

Topic modeling of the quality of guest’s experience using latent Dirichlet allocation: western versus eastern perspectives

Raksmey Sann, Pei-Chun Lai

This study aims to understand the satisfaction and needs of eastern and western travelers as hotel guest, based on their experiences as seen in guest reviews and review topics.

Travel behaviour differences among Indonesian youth in Generations Y and Z: pre-, during and post-travel

Janianton Damanik, Tri Kuntoro Priyambodo, Moh Edi Wibowo, Putu Diah Sastri Pitanatri, Suci Sandi Wachyuni

This study aims to explore the differences in the travel behaviour of Indonesian youth of Generations Y and Z in the pre-, during and post-travel stages and their associated use…

Personal values and travel social media use among Generation Z

Tung-Zong (Donald) Chang, Weng Hang Kong, Angelica Bahl

The purpose of this study is to examine how one's social media use during travel, to connect and/or to update, is related to selected personal values among Generation Z…

Elevating the boutique appeal: generating a sense of place in luxury hospitality through virtual tours

Attila Pohlmann, Franklin Velasco, Eva M. Guerra-Leal, Cesar J. Sepulveda

Place identity refers to the combination of physical setting, social interactions, emotions and associated meanings. This research paper aims to broaden knowledge about boutique…

Exploring tourists’ experiences when visiting Petra archaeological heritage site: voices from TripAdvisor

Victor Oluwafemi Olorunsola, Mehmet Bahri Saydam, Taiwo Temitope Lasisi, Ali Ozturen

Archaeological heritage tourism has great potential for development in numerous destinations. However, literature on archaeological heritage tourism is scarce and empirical data…

The role of cultural distance in boosting international tourism arrivals in ASEAN: a gravity model

Unggul Heriqbaldi, Miguel Angel Esquivias, Kemala Sari Agusti

This study aims to explore the role of cultural distance, economic integration, price competitiveness and substitution prices for tourism arrivals between 10 Southeast Asian…

“A very special song from Queen to you!” The role of music in destination promotional videos

Monica Coronel, Anna Irimiás

This study aims to contribute to the discussion on the interplay between music and destination advertising by exploring the roles of music in destination promotional videos (DPVs).

The influence of social isolation and loneliness on the intention to travel for tourism

Edar da Silva Añaña, Gustavo da Rosa Borges, Jonas Fernando Petry

This study aims to evaluate the factors influencing certain negative feelings, such as social isolation disorder and loneliness, on consumers’ intentions to travel for tourism.

A configurational approach to understanding trust in rural tourism accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis

José Carlos Pinho, Sónia Nogueira, Isabel Macedo

Consumer trust plays a key role in the development and maintenance of long-term relationships in the tourism sector. This study aims to examine the antecedents of trust in the…