Context Of Tourism Research Articles

Cocreation of the Tourism Experience at International Sport Tourism Events

The cocreation of the tourist experience in sporting events has received little scientific attention. This study aimed to analyze the influence of cocreation of the tourist experience on the memorability of the experience through the attention and involvement of sporting event tourists, and to verify whether this influence changes with the type of experience (i.e., active participant vs. spectator). A total of 356 questionnaires was collected at two international cycling events held in Portugal in 2021. The data were analyzed with structural equation analysis and a Mann???Whitney test. Cocreation influences attention and involvement, which, in turn, help to explain the relationship between cocreation and memorability, highlighting differences between the two types of experience. For the first time, the on-site cocreation model was applied to sport tourism events. In this touristic context, experiences must be developed through a customized approach based on the creation of hedonic and eudaimonic experiences.

Factors affecting the use of cultural ecosystem services in Lithuanian coastal area.

Assessing motivations and preferences related to cultural ecosystem services (CES) is essential, especially in areas with conflicting interests. The Lithuanian coast has a major international port, protected areas, and tourist demand, and it is a place with several conflicts regarding land use planning. In this study, we surveyed users' motivations and preferences to identify (1) preferred CES-related activities, (2) socio-demographic and recreational motivations, (3) composite variables for CES-related activities, and (4) propose relevant measures promoting sustainable development and supporting current policy and management goals for the coastal area of Lithuania. The results showed that experiential activities are the most preferred (81.6%) and aesthetic activities are the least preferred (0.2%). Among the experiential activities, tours were the most frequent (56.2%). There is a preference for tours and wellness activities, short trips (3–5 days), and staying with family and friends. The principal component analysis identified five groups. The first component is tourists’ motivations, and the other four are tourist type and visit characteristics, gender, duration of stay and accommodation type, and age group and distance to the coast. Interventions and measures need to be established by engaging all local stakeholders. They include soft mobility, tourism segmentation, promoting traditional activities, providing new experiences, and supporting a circular economy. These results are relevant for coastal management in the tourism context.

Tourists’ Embodied Metaphors in Lifestyle Cultural Space

Traditional cultural tourism spaces are constantly being threatened by the trend of fast consumption, but some of them successfully survive. This research proposes the concept of “lifestyle cultural space” in a tourism context, referring to various lived traditional spaces that integrate closely with the lifestyle of the local community and become attractors to tourists. We aim to establish the formation mechanism of embodied metaphors in the spatial environment by taking teahouses in Chengdu, China, as typical cases. Methodologically, this study integrates Sebeok and Danesi’s modeling system with biosemiotic analysis and discourse analysis, and examines tourists’ embodied cognition and metaphors of such space through tourists’ online photographs, reviews, and authors’ participatory notes. Our findings reveal tourists’ embodied metaphors in lifestyle cultural spaces and build a theoretical connection between tourists’ embodiment and cognition of such spaces. Practical suggestions are given for the enhancement of lifestyle attractions.

Dapatkah Harga dan Kualitas Pelayanan Berdampak Terhadap Minat Konsumen Pada Biro Perjalanan Haji dan Umroh?

This scientific article investigates the impact of price and quality of service on consumer interest in Hajj and Umrah travel agencies. The study aims to understand the factors that influence consumers' decision-making process when selecting travel agencies for their religious pilgrimages hajj and umrah. The research employs a quantitative approach, utilizing a structured questionnaire to collect data from a sample of potential pilgrims a hajj and umrah in PT. X. Statistical analysis techniques, including regression analysis, are employed to examine the relationships between price, quality of service, and consumer interest. The findings reveal that both price and quality of service significantly influence consumer interest in Hajj and Umrah travel agencies. Specifically, affordable pricing and superior service quality emerge as key drivers for consumers' selection of travel agencies. The study provides valuable insights for travel agencies to enhance their competitive advantage and attract more customers by strategically managing pricing strategies and improving service quality. Moreover, it contributes to the existing body of knowledge on consumer behavior within the context of religious tourism, particularly for the Hajj and Umrah market segment. Further research avenues are proposed to deepen the understanding of consumer preferences and behavior in this domain

Exploring onshore excursion preferences among cruisers: application of the travel career pattern in the Hong Kong cruise tourism context

ABSTRACT Employing the travel career pattern (TCP) by Pearce (2019, Dreaming and longing. Tourist Behaviour, 20–40) as its guiding conceptual framework, the study explores cruise tourism and examines the factors and destination characteristics that influence the onshore excursion preferences of cruisers. Utilising a mixed-methods approach, the study combines qualitative content analysis and quantitative on-site questionnaire. The latter was administered to 602 participants at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong. Our findings provide insights into cruise passengers’ preferences for onshore excursions, particularly focusing on the attributes they value most in nearby destinations that are accessible from the cruise ship's ports of call. The study also identifies two distinct subgroups of cruisers (authenticity seekers and generic sightseers) who have different preferences when selecting places to visit at/nearby ports of call. The study contributes to the cruise tourism literature by exploring passengers’ onshore excursion preferences, a key component of their onboard experience. Moreover, it offers practical insights for destination management organisers keen on promoting their destinations to cruisers by capitalising on the proximity to a cruise port.

Indigenous Games as a Catalyst for Sport Tourism Development in South Africa

This preliminary study seeks to investigate the role of indigenous games as catalysts for sport tourism development in South Africa. By employing a mixed-methods approach, qualitative data will be gathered through in-depth interviews with key informants, including government officials responsible for cultural affairs, organizers of indigenous games, and various stakeholder groups. Quantitative data on its part will be sourced from residents in host communities and from event participants and spectators. By examining multi-stakeholder perspectives on the phenomenon, the research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how indigenous games can be utilised as tools for sport tourism development in South Africa. The anticipated outcomes of the study include insights into the ways indigenous games can enhance South Africa's appeal as a sport tourism destination. Understanding key stakeholders’ perspectives regarding indigenous games could reveal the potential areas of leveraging indigenous games for sport tourism. The implications of this research could be far-reaching, offering guidance to policymakers, tourism boards, and cultural organisations involved in their hosting. By recognizing the value of indigenous games in the broader context of sport tourism, stakeholders could develop strategies to promote sustainable tourism practices, preserve cultural heritage, and foster inclusive economic growth. This study's outcomes should contribute to the ongoing discourse on the intersection of culture, sports, and tourism, emphasising the importance of indigenous games as a unique and underexplored asset in South Africa's sport tourism landscape. Ultimately, the findings could inform initiatives that capitalise on the synergies between cultural heritage and tourism for the benefit of both local communities and the broader South African economy.

Antecedents of domestic visitor’s memorable experiences and gender difference: a heritage tourism context

ABSTRACT This study explores the interplay between visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in shaping memorable tourism experiences (MTE) within the realm of domestic heritage tourism, as well as the potential moderating role of gender in these relationships. Data were collected in the historic city of Kashan, Iran through a self-administered questionnaire and a combination of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and multi-group analysis was employed to test the hypotheses. The results strongly support the influence of visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image on various dimensions of MTE. Additionally, noteworthy gender differences emerged, revealing that authenticity has a more pronounced impact on meaningfulness, knowledge, and involvement for female tourists. Moreover, distinct gender disparities were observed in the effects of destination image on these three dimensions. These findings make a valuable contribution to the tourism and MTE literature by emphasizing the significance of gender-specific perceptions and attitudes within the context of heritage tourism.

Sustaining subak, the balinese traditional ecological knowledge in the contemporary context of Bali

Abstract Subak is a local organization that formalizes the Balinese traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom in managing and distributing water for agricultural purposes. This organization combines cosmology, spirituality, science, ecology, and engineering dimensions of knowledge. As the current development of Bali Island as one of the international tourist destinations has changed its landscape which involves various factors such as physical, social, and cultural. Hence, to what extent the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) practice can be sustained in the current context and development setting become our focus of study. This paper has three objectives. The first is to collate/document the various perspectives of TEK from sustainable agriculture practices, ecological principles, water irrigation systems, and spiritual practices and values as part of the learning document. The second is to analyze the interdependence of the human and environmental systems in the context of the socio-ecological system framework for Subak TEK and its cultural sustainability. Third, to outline the potential effort to sustain Subak TEK by strengthening its adaptive capacity in the broader context of learning to strengthening the community based tourism planning. This study deploy the socio-ecological system, SES framework as the underlying theory and analysis and explore diverse initiatives to sustain Subak in the future. The study was conducted in conjunction with a sustainability leadership program which deployed an inter- and transdisciplinary approach of sustainability science that focuses on Subak as its case. Situational and content analysis from the workshop discussion notes is used to provide examples that describe diverse initiatives in tourism, agriculture, and education. The study found out that the SES framework of analysis in Subak TEK documented several core ritual activities, the interpretation of THK philosophy and its local wisdom and values which represent the interaction the social and natural system. Hence, demonstrate as a living monument with strong human institutions and nature interaction. Further, the Subak TEK has substantial community capital values that need to be strengthened by integration in the formal and non-formal education, the enhancement of the Tri Hita Karana (THK) awards and accreditation for tourism operators and hotels in the broader context of education for sustainable development framework as well as community-based tourism development planning. This initiative need to be supported by a community-based tourism by involving Pekaseh and youngsters in the current context of Bali community-based tourism.

Understanding train tourism mobilities: a practice theories perspective

By integrating mobilities research with practice theories, this paper uncovers the interdependencies between tourism, transport and mobilities that allows for a more comprehensive analysis of individual mobile practices and their connections with other mobilities and tourism practices at a destination. By analysing train travel as a performance, practice entity (materials, meanings and competencies) and practice bundle, we also bridge the structure–agency gap in transport and tourism research. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork on three longdistance branch lines in Northern England, we unpack train mobilities in the tourism context to show the interconnectedness of and the competition between seemingly unrelated practices. Our findings reveal the structures and dynamics that shape rural train travel within the tourism context. Moreover, train mobility is transformed through various micro-changes that occur through tourists’ performances and changes in the practice elements, such as the presence of skilled or unskilled travellers. We furthermore show that train tourism is an interlocked system of what we have termed ‘multimodal mobility bundles’ involving the interplay and competition between different mobilities and practices and the role of governance in shaping these dynamics.

Sentiment Classification of Climate Change and Tourism Content Using Support Vector Machine

This research aims to classify public sentiment regarding the issue of climate change and tourism. The research problem addressed in this study pertains to the classification of public sentiment concerning climate change within the tourism sector. Specifically, the study aims to explore and classify the public's sentiments regarding the impact of climate change on tourism activities.The methodology employed is CRISP-DM, which encompasses stages of business understanding, data understanding, modeling, evaluation, and deployment. Specifically, the SVM and SMOTE algorithms are utilized in the modeling stage to achieve optimal results. By leveraging this systematic approach and advanced algorithms, the study seeks to comprehensively analyze public sentiment towards climate change within the context of tourism, thus contributing valuable insights to academia and industry practitioners. Applying CRISP-DM methodology coupled with SVM and SMOTE algorithms enhances the rigor and effectiveness of sentiment analysis in addressing the complexities of climate change discourse in the tourism sector. The findings of this research demonstrate that the SVM and SMOTE algorithms yield promising results in sentiment classification, with an accuracy of 86.15% +/- 1.68% (micro average: 86.15%), precision of 85.17% +/- 2.16% (micro average: 85.11%) (positive class: Positive), recall of 87.64% +/- 3.39% (micro average: 87.64%) (positive class: Positive), f_measure of 86.34% +/- 1.79% (micro average: 86.35%) (positive class: Positive), and AUC of 0.923 +/- 0.012 (micro average: 0.923) (positive class: Positive). These metrics indicate the effectiveness and reliability of the SVM and SMOTE algorithms in accurately classifying sentiment toward climate change in the context of tourism. The high accuracy, precision, recall, f_measure, and AUC scores suggest that the models produced by these algorithms are robust and capable of capturing nuanced sentiment patterns, thereby contributing to the advancement of sentiment analysis techniques in climate change research within the tourism domain.

Exploring the nexus between economic and environmental issues in the tourism sector at the country level. A replicable framework

In recent years, the tourism activities take experienced a steady growth in demand, yet it causes ecological damages, such as waste production and carbon dioxide emissions. This paper provides a theoretical framework for testing the interactions among sustainable development and economic growth in the tourism context and demonstrates that sustainability depends on both environmental impacts and some relationships among different factors. In particular, considering some of the key indicators proposed by Agenda 2030 and integrated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the authors focused on the direct influence of tourism to Gross Domestic Product (TGDP), Environmental Performance Indicator (EPI) score, and Carbon Footprint (CF) as indicators that were used together with GDP and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to test five hypotheses and analyze their interactions for a sample country. The results reveal the statistical significance among these indicators in the light of Sustainable Development Goals n. 8, n. 12, and n. 13. Finally, Municipal Solid Waste, the first visible human effect due to tourism, presents a strong interaction with Carbon Footprint.

Defend and remould–residents’ place identity construction in traditional villages in the rural tourism context: a case study of Cuandixia village, Beijing

This study aims to elucidate the process and internal mechanism of place identity construction in traditional villages under the impact of tourism by taking Cuandixia village as a case. The research methods comprise participatory observation and in-depth interviews with the residents. The main results are as follows: the impact of tourism on traditional villages is mainly reflected in space reconstruction, livelihood change, social relations restructuring and culture change; under the impact of tourism, the representation of residents’ identity construction shows complexity, with positive and negative effects; and the place identity construction of residents affects their perception of and attitudes toward tourism. Moreover, self-esteem and self-efficacy principles play a key role in their perception of tourism. This study provides some reference for further investigation of the tourism development model and the mental mechanism of residents in traditional villages.

Analysis of Latin American Theme Parks in a Tourism Context

The main goal of this manuscript is to analyse Latin American theme parks as tourist attractions for stimulating future tourism demand after the pandemic crisis. The methodology used in this study is a set of qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuring the most visited Latin American parks from 2011 to 2022 and where they are localised to address the importance of the location of these theme parks and the cities in which they are operating. The results reveal that Latin American parks such as Six Flags Mexico, Beto Carrero World, Hopi Hari, La Feria de Chapultepec and Parque Xcaret are tourist attractions that promote and improve the tourism industry in Latin American cities, and their entertainment activities attract millions of visitors each year. One of the most important findings from this study is that the bus is the primary and most efficient (regarding travel time) mode of transportation in the cities analysed, as well as that there is a high correlation between the success of tourist attractions, their accessibility by plane and on land and their distance to Latin American cities. Moreover, this research constitutes an empirical illustration of the importance of theme parks in cities as tourist attractions and provides a new emerging contribution to the literature on the relationship between theme parks and the means of transportation at tourist destinations.

The impact and mechanism of culture mixing on travel intention

Although culture plays an essential role in destination image creation, few studies have examined the effectiveness of culture mixing in the tourism industry. Thus, we tested the impact of culture mixing on travel intention with a sample of 279 tourists in China. Results revealed a distributional effect of cultural iconicity on culture mixing, which suggests that tourists preferred culture mixing and showed a strong travel intention, but only for destinations with a low level of cultural iconicity. In contrast, they expressed a negative response to culture mixing when the destination had high cultural iconicity. Additionally, we examined the mediating roles of confusion experience and creativity perception to further strengthen understanding of culture mixing in the tourism context. Our findings provide insight into how to build creative tourism destination environments and advise prestigious destinations on how to utilize cultural tactics in advertising.

The Effect of Halal Destination Image and Tourist Motivation on Revisit Intention: The Role of Halal Experience Satisfaction

Revisit intention is interesting to be studied because it relates to the behavior of tourists to revisit, particularly during the post-covid-19 pandemic that has limited tourist visits to a destination for quite a long time. Experience, in the hospitality and tourism context, is a significant concept used to understand consumer behavior. The travel experience begins before arriving at the destination, ends with memories of the experience, and plans to revisit it in the future. This study aims to investigate the effect of halal destination image and tourist motivation on the speed of deciding to revisit halal tourism destinations through halal experience satisfaction tourism destinations in Lombok Island. This study used a quantitative method with 200 domestic and foreign tourists as respondents. The results of the study showed that halal destination image and tourist motivation could not directly accelerate the tourists' decision to revisit, but they had to go through halal experience satisfaction.

OPTIMIZING STUDENT REASONING THROUGH READING LITERACY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF E-LKPD IN THE TOURISM CONTEXT

This research aims to develop and evaluate the practicality of interactive Electronic Student Worksheet (E-LKPD) to support increasing students' reasoning competence toward reading literacy in a tourism context via the Blogspot platform. This research is development research that combines qualitative and quantitative approaches. The method used is the Jolly and Bolitho development method. Steps taken include the following: (1) identifying material needs, (2) exploring needs, (3) contextual realization, (4) pedagogical realization, (5) material products, and (6) evaluating material according to objectives. This research involved Indonesian language teachers and 62 seventh-grade students at SMPN 20 Palembang as the research subjects. Data collection methods use interviews, questionnaires, and tests. Qualitative data analysis uses a descriptive approach, while qualitative data is analyzed using Likert scale calculations. The results of distributing the needs analysis questionnaire to students indicated that 60.32% strongly agreed, while 33.44% agreed to develop E-LKPD. Product validation was carried out by three validators, namely content validators, content suitability, and language, with a total validation value of 86.67% (very valid). The product feasibility test scored 89.16% (very practical) in the small group test. The effectiveness test for E-LKPD relied on pretest results, which averaged 61.42, and posttest results, averaging 74.85. There was a significant increase in the 2-tailed results (0.0000.5). The results indicate that the developed E-LKPD can enhance students' reading literacy skills.

Students' Cognitive Processes in Understanding Fractions Through the Tourist Context

Students' Cognitive Processes in Understanding Fractions Through the Tourist Context

The significance of women’s cooperatives in promoting the sustainability of local gastronomic products: The case of Bor women’s agricultural development cooperative

Women’s cooperatives are organizations that support women in taking an active role in production and economic structure. Local products, on the other hand, are important tourist attraction elements that express the cultural structure specific to a destination. Women’s cooperatives make it possible to use local gastronomic products as sustainable and touristic attractions. It is important to include women in planning within the framework of tourism in order to provide economic returns by using the female workforce effectively and efficiently. In this regard, it is aimed at determining the awareness and views of the Bor women’s cooperative operating in the province of Niğde on the production and marketing of gastronomic products. Secondary data was used as the research method, and the survey technique, one of the quantitative research methods, was applied in the study. As a consequence of the research, it was concluded that the women working in the cooperative supported the production and marketing of local gastronomic products within the context of tourism, and some recommendations have been presented accordingly.

The Technology Acceptance Model and Hospitality and Tourism Consumers’ Intention to Use Mobile Technologies: Meta-Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

What drives consumers to adopt mobile technologies has been a significant research topic in hospitality and tourism literature. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been widely adopted to examine this topic. Meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) was conducted to assess the efficacy of the TAM in estimating consumers’ intention to adopt these technologies in hospitality and tourism contexts. The moderating effects of cultural differences (Eastern vs. Western) and research contexts (hospitality vs. tourism) were also examined. Based on 33 individual samples ( N = 13,635), the results indicated that: “perceived usefulness” (PU) has the strongest impact, “perceived ease of use” (PEOU) has stronger effects on PU and attitude in the context of Eastern culture compared to Western culture, and the relationship between “attitude” and “intention” was stronger in the context of hospitality than in the context of tourism. Implications for hospitality and tourism researchers and practitioners are discussed based on these findings.

Impact of user engagement on virtual reality behavioral response from the human–computer interaction perspective toward a service context: A hybrid statistics and machine learning approach

Owing to recent uncertainty in the service sector, new attractive ways, such as virtual reality, have been adopted by online sites to provide products and services to individual users in the tourism context. Based on human–computer interaction user engagement and the domain segmentation innovativeness theory, we develop and test a theoretical framework to examine the impact of key user engagement drivers on in-person tour intentions as behavioral responses using the partial least squares structural equation model and a neural network with activation function analysis as the new two-stage approach. According to a survey sample of visitors' responses as the case, the results demonstrate that a) user engagement, including aesthetic appeal, focused attention, perceived usability, and reward experience, improves attitudes toward virtual reality; b) product-possessing innovativeness positively moderates the relationships between attitude toward virtual reality and in-person tour intentions; c) information-possessing innovativeness negatively moderates the relationships between the attitude toward virtual reality and in-person tour intentions; d) focused attention and reward experience show both linear high performance and nonlinear importance; and e) activation function analysis could further improve the accuracy of prediction.