Better Leisure, Better Travel? Exploring the Role of Leisure in Enhancing Work and Travel Satisfaction for Business Travelers

IF 5.7 3区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Research Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI:10.1002/jtr.70062

Fangyu Liu, Zidan Mao, Xu Zhichao

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Abstract

The boundaries between leisure, work, and travel are increasingly blurred, yet few studies have examined how leisure during business travel impacts travelers' satisfaction with work and travel. Drawing upon self-determination theory and the spillover theory of subjective well-being, this study analyzes data collected from 323 business travelers at the 2024 China Canton Fair to investigate the influence of leisure psychological needs on work domain satisfaction and travel satisfaction, mediated by leisure domain satisfaction. The results reveal that: (1) Leisure psychological needs positively enhance leisure domain satisfaction. (2) Leisure domain satisfaction positively influences work domain satisfaction and travel satisfaction. (3) Leisure domain satisfaction mediates relationships between leisure psychological needs, work domain satisfaction, and travel satisfaction. This study contributes to the literature on business travel and tourist well-being by revealing the cross-domain spillover effects of leisure processes and also provides guidance for companies and destinations in developing targeted leisure service products.

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更好的休闲，更好的旅行？探讨休闲在提升商务旅客工作和旅行满意度中的作用

休闲、工作和旅行之间的界限越来越模糊，但很少有研究调查商务旅行中的休闲如何影响旅行者对工作和旅行的满意度。本研究运用自我决定理论和主观幸福感溢出理论，对323名参加2024年广交会的商务差旅人员进行数据分析，探讨休闲心理需求对工作领域满意度和旅行满意度的影响，并以休闲领域满意度为中介。结果表明：(1)休闲心理需求正向提升休闲领域满意度。(2)休闲领域满意度正向影响工作领域满意度和旅游领域满意度。(3)休闲领域满意度在休闲心理需求、工作领域满意度和旅游满意度之间起中介作用。本研究通过揭示休闲过程的跨域溢出效应，对商务旅行与游客幸福感的研究有一定的贡献，并为企业和目的地开发有针对性的休闲服务产品提供指导。

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International Journal of Tourism Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Tourism Research promotes and enhances research developments in the field of tourism. The journal provides an international platform for debate and dissemination of research findings whilst also facilitating the discussion of new research areas and techniques. IJTR continues to add a vibrant and exciting channel for those interested in tourism and hospitality research developments. The scope of the journal is international and welcomes research that makes original contributions to theories and methodologies. It continues to publish high quality research papers in any area of tourism, including empirical papers on tourism issues. The journal welcomes submissions based upon both primary research and reviews including papers in areas that may not directly be tourism based but concern a topic that is of interest to researchers in the field of tourism, such as economics, marketing, sociology and statistics. All papers are subject to strict double-blind (or triple-blind) peer review by the international research community.