Context Of Travel Research Articles

Come on, baby, smile: moving through women’s anger while travelling

ABSTRACT Anger, an emotional response to an external or internal perceived threat, violation, or injustice can be a powerful tool and motivator, especially in the case of women who have historically lived in a society steeped in patriarchal structures. This inequity within patriarchal societies often intersects with deeply ingrained racist, homophobic, ableist, and sexist stereotypes. Although anger has been explored within the broader context of leisure, it has been rarely discussed within the specific context of travel. This article outlines the scope of the special issue ‘Women, Anger, and Tourism’ and highlights the unique findings of authors who broach a wide range of subjects related to women and anger within tourism.

Research on the Application of PBL in the Study Travel of China

In terms of the application of Project-based learning (PBL) in China, there are some applications of combining PBL with study travel. This paper analyzes the advantages of PBL application, including stimulating students' interests, enhancing cooperative spirits in teams, and cultivating interdisciplinary thinking and problem-solving abilities. Besides, there are some challenges when applying PBL into the context of study travel, including teachers and students lack of knowledge base and comprehensive literacy, mere formality and imperfect operation system, low overall quality, and difficulties in assessments. Therefore, this paper poses corresponding solutions to overcome these challenges. For future development, PBL in China is to further publicize and promote the advantageous role of PBL in the study travel practice of China, establish and facilitate the operation of China's study travel, and improve the comprehensive quality of teachers in China.

Travel While Working Remotely: A Topological Data Analysis of Well-Being in Remote Work Trip Experiences

The proliferation of novel work arrangements, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to the emergence of remote work trip experiences in which work is conducted within the context of leisure travel. Remote work trips challenge the dichotomous view of traditional work and leisure domains. Grounded in positive psychology, this exploratory research investigates remote work travel experiences as a new phenomenon under the leisure travel umbrella. Using a data analytics approach based on a topological analysis of 32,881 Instagram posts, the findings revealed 23 distinct elements of remote work trip experiences that potentially influence well-being. The results indicate that traveling may benefit well-being despite not taking any breaks from work. By investigating the emerging trend of remote work trips and by expanding the understanding of how integrated work-travel experiences can influence well-being, this study contributes to the body of literature on both travel and positive psychology alike.

An evidence-based approach to secondary school science: Online citizen science and the science capabilities

As part of a multiyear research project investigating the affordances of online citizen science (OCS) projects for enhancing school students’ learning in relation to science and digital technology, teacher–researchers have designed and implemented classroom interventions incorporating one or more OCS projects. The project is situated in New Zealand, and each intervention has embedded an OCS project within a wider unit of learning focusing on one or more “science capabilities” (Ministry of Education, n.d.). This article presents one of the case studies generated in the wider project. It is of a Year 9 class that engaged with the OCS project Planet Four as part of a wider inquiry unit emphasising the science capability Use evidence: “Can humans live on Mars?” The findings demonstrate that a deliberate focus on using evidence throughout the unit gave students multiple opportunities to practise and develop this science capability within the engaging context of space travel.

Consumer engagement and place identity in online travel forums

ABSTRACT The quest to understand the formation and management of relationships between a firm and consumers in online contexts represents a priority for both researchers and practitioners. Consumer engagement is central to furthering such understanding and encouraging satisfaction, commitment, and trust, as popular enabling variables. Recent calls to broaden and deepen consumer engagement nomological networks motivate the current study, which aims to include place identity (PI) as a promising feature. Because it is integral to individual self-identity, PI could provide a stable, enduring complement to attitudinal constructs. Amos 25 was used to analyze survey data from 250 online travel consumers in Taiwan, and the results reveal that PI fully mediates the effects of engagement, commitment, and satisfaction on loyalty intentions; in particular, it explains an additional 24% of the variance in this outcome. The effects of consumer engagement and PI on satisfaction and loyalty, respectively, also grow significantly stronger at low levels of consumer trust. Taken together, these findings establish the important, unique role of PI for facilitating loyalty intentions in online travel contexts.

Solo female travellers: solitude as a solo travel need and intrusive experiences in Asia

ABSTRACT Solo female travelling is a rising trend in travel and tourism across the globe. This study draws on the travel experiences of solo female travellers (SFTs) to examine how solitude as a travel need is realised during solo travels in Asia. In realising the need for solitude, intentionality in seeking solitude and the solitude setting play a vital role. This study reveals how certain service encounters and settings may influence SFTs in fulfilling their distinctive travel needs. The findings are explained by consumer territorial behaviours and contribute to the academic literature by highlighting service intrusions and also highlighting dissatisfaction as an emotional territorial response in the solo female travel context. Practical recommendations are given for destination management organisations to identify the distinctive solitude needs of SFTs and create a non-intrusive and conducive atmosphere for solitary consumption.

Experience with Travel Mobile Apps and Travel Intentions—The Case of University Students in China

The popularization of smart phones has fostered the use of e-hailing apps, which can effectively reduce information asymmetry and provide ease and convenience during travel. Meanwhile, problems such as product homogeneity, slow operation speed, and interface confusion in travel apps also exist, leading to negative user experience. Building on the theory of planned behavior and technology acceptance model, this study examines multiple features of travel apps and their influence on university students’ experience and travel intentions. Findings of the study suggest that, compared to the contents of travel apps, the ease of use seems to have a stronger influence on students’ attitude, perceived behavioral control, and travel intention. The study contributes to the integration of the technology acceptance model and the theory of planned behavior in travel contexts. The findings also offer meaningful practical implications and recommendations on product and service design to relevant stakeholders willing to offer a better travel app user experience.

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Deep learning in hospitality and tourism: a research framework agenda for future research

Purpose This study aims to provide a systematic review of the existing literature on the applications of deep learning (DL) in hospitality, tourism and travel as well as an agenda for future research. Design/methodology/approach Covering a five-year time span (2017–2021), this study systematically reviews journal articles archived in four academic databases: Emerald Insight, Springer, Wiley Online Library and ScienceDirect. All 159 articles reviewed were characterised using six attributes: publisher, year of publication, country studied, type of value created, application area and future suggestions (and/or limitations). Findings Five application areas and six challenge areas are identified, which characterise the application of DL in hospitality, tourism and travel. In addition, it is observed that DL is mainly used to develop novel models that are creating business value by forecasting (or projecting) some parameter(s) and promoting better offerings to tourists. Research limitations/implications Although a few prior papers have provided a literature review of artificial intelligence in tourism and hospitality, none have drilled-down to the specific area of DL applications within the context of hospitality, tourism and travel. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper represents the first theoretical review of academic research on DL applications in hospitality, tourism and travel. An integrated framework is proposed to expose future research trajectories wherein scholars can contribute significant value. The exploration of the DL literature has significant implications for industry and practice, given that this, as far as the authors know, is the first systematic review of existing literature in this research area.

Sustainability paralysis in travel consumption: A Reddit study

Sustainability remains at the centre of debates around the impacts of travel and tourism. This study uses Reddit travel forums to understand the complexities of negotiating the meaning and practice of sustainability in travel contexts. Specifically, we focus on the emergence of “ sustainability paralysis”, a form of “analysis paralysis” where travel consumers struggle to (i) articulate what sustainability means, or (ii) to find a (perfect) solution to the various sustainability crises associated with travel (e.g. overtourism and climate change), or (iii) to fashion a compromise they can rationalise and live with. The analysis reveals that sustainability paralysis can lead to tourists feeling overwhelmed, accepting defeat, “tuning out”, and in some cases, resorting to conspiracy theories about who is responsible. Our findings have important implications for how we frame and communicate the sustainability agenda, and suggest that misinformation and over-information may be crippling our effectiveness to face the wicked problem of climate change and other environmental challenges where travel consumption is implicated.

Does Job Demands-Resources Theory work for international business travel?

BackgroundOrganisations frequently rely on international business travel when operating in internationalized business environments. Yet, the effectiveness of this mechanism relies on their international business travellers (IBTs) being physically and psychologically well enough to productively perform across different working environments. The salience of this issue has led to increased interest in explaining IBTs’ work-related outcomes and their antecedents. Data and methodsThis paper tests key assumptions of the job-demands resources theory (JD-R) in the context of international business travel. Based on a sample of 134 IBTs from different national backgrounds, the study analyses the role of prominent job demands and resources for IBTs’ exhaustion and engagement. The study also looks at the presumed moderating role of recovery experiences. ResultsSupport for the JD-R theory when applied to the context of international business travel remains mixed. Results suggest workload as an important predictor of exhaustion. Organisational support predicts engagement. Other typical resources including autonomy and supervisory support do not show a significant relation to work-related outcomes. Apart from recovery relaxation, which significantly weakened the impact of job demands on exhaustion, none of the moderating effects (via coping, buffering or other recovery experiences) are confirmed. ConclusionsThe findings reflect the unique complexities of international business travel. For professionals working with or as IBTs, this study only suggests workload and support as reliable levers to influence work-related outcomes. For a better understanding of further job demands, resources and moderators within the IBT context, additional JD-R related research and theoretical development is proposed.

When compatriot tourists behave badly: The impact of misbehavior appraisal and outgroup criticism construal

Research on tourist misbehaviors remains limited. This paper contributes to the literature by providing an improved conceptualization of tourist misbehavior, proposing that violating social norms of conduct and causing harm to other people/objects/environment are two essential constituents of tourist misbehavior. It offers a framework to capture the process of individuals' appraisal of misbehaviors committed by compatriot tourists in the international travel context and discuss the downstream consequences in the tourism ecosystem. Ingroup bias and the black sheep effect are identified as two psychological mechanisms underlying people's evaluations of compatriot tourist misbehavior, and metastereotype activation is believed to influence people's responses toward the destination-generated criticism. The paper further discusses emotional solidarity and cultural distance as potential mitigators of the negative impact of resident criticism of the misbehavior. Practically, the framework informs destinations on the development of education and marketing communication collateral. • Tourist misbehavior is commonplace and have caused disruptions across destinations. • Violating norms of conduct and causing harm to others constitute misbehavior. • Ingroup bias and black sheep effect underlie appraisal of compatriots' misbehavior. • Metastereotype activation may influence people's construal of residents' criticism. • Emotional solidarity and cultural distance may mitigate effects of metastereotype.

기억할만한 관광경험이 농촌관광객의 SNS(Social Network Service) 게재의도에 미치는 영향 : 경기도 양평 농촌체험마을을 대상으로

Development of social network services(SNS) is changing tourism marketing fundamentally, overcoming the limitations of traditional mass media channels and providing small tourism organizations with effective and economic marketing channels. Despite the significance, existing literature on tourists’ SNS posting behavior is still in the early stage where many researchers relied on the technology acceptance model to emphasize the technological reliability and informational satisfaction. As the SNS use reaches a full acceptance stage, many technological factors are losing its significance in determining SNS intentions, and understanding the characteristics of tourists and travel experiences is gaining large academic attentions. Contributing to this new research direction, this paper adopts a theoretical perspective of memorable tourism experiences(MTEs) and investigates its influence on the SNS posting intentions based on a survey of rural family tourists in South Korea. The MTEs are a set of cognitive and emotional variables that promote memory of tourist experiences. Tourism studies have confirmed its theoretical significance in a variety travel contexts and developed highly valid and reliable measurements. This study proposes an integrative model to show that the combined MTEs factors have a positive and significant impact on SNS posting intention of rural family tourists. Furthermore, to compare the significance of different cognitive and emotional factors, this study proposes a discrete model that discusses the influence of individual variables. The result of statistical analysis shows that three sub-dimensions of MTEs, such as arousal, refreshment, and meaningfulness experience, have positive and significant impact on SNS posting intentions. This paper theoretically contributes to tourists’ SNS posting studies and offers important implications to tourism marketers and rural travel managers.

Heterogeneity in Personal Attitudes and Preferences for High-Speed Metropolitan Railway Service by Travel Contexts in South Korea: A Hybrid Choice Modeling Approach

High-speed metropolitan railway services have been introduced in several mega cities to solve traffic problems stemming from urban sprawl. The success of such huge public transportation projects depends on how to design them more attractively based on profound insight into people’s preferences in the context of travel mode choice. Although many previous studies have investigated factors affecting the preferences for high-speed metropolitan railway services in general, possible heterogeneity in the preferences by different travel contexts tends to be largely ignored. In addition, the effects of personal latent attitudes toward travel mode choice have not been investigated thoroughly in the context of using high-speed metropolitan railway services. Incorporating such latent attitudes in mode choice analysis is helpful for better understanding the motivation of choosing a travel mode. The present study investigates people’s preferences for high-speed metropolitan railway service and their heterogeneity by different travel contexts using stated choice data. In addition, the hybrid choice modeling approach is employed to identify simultaneously the relevant latent attitudes and their effects on the preference for high-speed metropolitan railway service. The data collection was conducted in 2021, with respect to the great train express (GTX) project of the Seoul metropolitan area. The estimation results suggest that the latent attitudes about risk-minimizing and comfort-seeking have different effects on people’s intention to use GTX according to travel contexts. Moreover, the difference in sensitivity to the attributes of GTX exists depending on the travel contexts.

On-site decision-making in smartphone-mediated contexts

The smartphone has become an indispensable travel companion for contemporary tourists. However, how smartphone use during the trip changes the travel context and related travel decision-making is still unclear. By tracing the in-situ decision-making processes in a real-world setting, this empirical study develops a deep understanding of the role of smartphones in shaping the physical and social contexts within which on-site decisions are made. The findings suggest that smartphones create a complex phygital-social context that triggers and supports the development of new travel plans, re-examination of pre-trip plans, and cancellation of pre-trip plans. Interactions with the smartphone-mediated context facilitate efficient decision-making and enable experience optimization. This study provides implications for decision-making theory in tourism and offers practical implications for destination marketing and management.

User Value Perception of Native Apps versus Mini Programs: A Means-End Theory Approach

This study examines the differences between native mobile applications (native apps) and mini programs (MPs) by identifying the attributes and consequences of both types of applications and comparing users’ value perceptions of them. We employ the means-end theory approach, suggesting a hierarchical representation of attributes, consequences, and values. 11 in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with experienced users of native apps and MPs in the tourism and travel context. The interviews generated two lists of attributes, consequences, and values from the coding processes: one for native apps and the other for MPs. Eight hierarchical value maps are created according to the association between the components at different levels, suggesting shared and unique values generated from using MPs in conjunction with native apps. Our study contributes to the pioneering literature on MPs and, more broadly, to the literature on mobile platform ecosystems in information systems and service research.

The role of social interaction during visitation on social destination image formation

ABSTRACT With the support of the social representation approach, this study explores what role social interaction plays in the process of destination image formation in a group vacation travel context. Participants are ten tourists traveling to Jordan on a 10-day packaged tour. Data were collected with pre-and post-visitation in-depth interviews and participant observation conducted during visitation. Findings reveal that intra-group social interaction during visitation affects the cognitive and affective makeup of individuals’ destination image. The proposal of an integrated conceptualization of the investigated process constitutes the main theoretical contribution. Practical implications relevant to industry practitioners are highlighted.

Intangible cultural heritage as a peak touristic experience in Sri Lanka

ABSTRACT Intangible cultural heritage has been long recognised as a tourism resource. Nevertheless, its experiential significance remains underrepresented in academic literature. As a contribution to this knowledge gap, this paper set out to firstly, explore characteristics of intangible cultural heritage experiences, and then, to draw on those characteristics to ascertain its significance as a tourist experience. For this, we used Quan and Wang’s structural model of the tourist experience as the theoretical lens. Set within the context of European inbound travellers’ experiences in Sri Lanka, our findings present that as a tourist experience, intangible cultural heritage increases memorability by eliciting the characteristics of uniqueness, impressiveness, authenticity, and a sense of self-discovery. It also induces motivation by promoting completeness of the journey, facilitating cultural exploration, and generating curiosity. These findings present intangible cultural heritage as a peak touristic experience, contributing to the discussions on its significance to tourism from an experiential perspective.

Addressing health communication in the era of alternative truths: the view from medical assistance.

The negative impact of medical misinformation on travellers in a multinational organizational context is substantial. A clear framework for assessing and reducing the risk of inaccurate health information is required in the current rapidly changing travel context, especially to locations where the healthcare system is unfamiliar.

Wayfinding Tools for People With Visual Impairments in Real-World Settings: A Literature Review of Recent Studies

A review of 35 peer reviewed articles dated from 2016 to February, 2021 was conducted to identify and describe the types of wayfinding devices that people who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind use while navigating indoors and/or outdoors in dynamic travel contexts. Within this investigation, we discovered some characteristics of participants with visual impairments, routes traveled, and real-world environments that have been included in recent wayfinding research as well as information regarding the institutions, agencies, and funding sources that enable these investigations. Results showed that 33 out of the 35 studies which met inclusionary criteria integrated the use of smart device technology. Many of these devices were supplemented by bluetooth low-energy beacons, and other sensors with more recent studies integrating LIDAR scanning. Identified studies included scant information about participant’s visual acuities or etiologies with a few exceptions, which limits the usability of the findings for this highly heterogeneous population. Themes derived from this study are categorized around the individual traveler’s needs; the wayfinding technologies identified and their perceived efficacy; the contexts and routes for wayfinding tasks; and the institutional support offered for sustaining wayfinding research.