Takatoshi Murayama , Graham Brown , Atsushi Akiike , Kohsuke Matsuoka
{"title":"Resident perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: An examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Takatoshi Murayama , Graham Brown , Atsushi Akiike , Kohsuke Matsuoka","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2025.100166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2025.100166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article examines Japanese residents' perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A nationwide survey measured attitudes towards the Games and perceptions of subjective well-being, comparing pre- and post-event evaluations to examine the impact of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Surprisingly, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated that perceptions on many items about community benefits significantly increased, while many concerns about quality-of-life and COVID-19 significantly decreased. The study found that, overall, attitudes towards the Olympics became more favourable despite the impact of the pandemic. The epidemic control strategy which isolated athletes from host residents and prioritised public health is discussed as a legacy for sustainable mega sport events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100166"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143301787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Airbnb amenities: Quantifying their contribution to the guest experience","authors":"Wondwesen Tafesse, Urwa Tariq","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2025.100167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2025.100167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to the expectation that Airbnb guests value home-benefit amenities, Airbnb hosts provide a wide range of amenities. These amenities can potentially enhance guests' experience by expanding the range of interactions they can have during their stay. However, empirical research systematically investigating the contribution of Airbnb amenities to the guest experience remains limited. To address this gap, the present study adopts an experiential perspective and organizes hundreds of individual amenities offered by Airbnb properties into 12 comprehensive and mutually exclusive categories. Using data from thousands of Airbnb listings, the study then quantifies the contributions of these categories to the guest experience. The findings reveal that certain categories including office, entertainment, ambiance, safety and accessibility amenities are significantly associated with the guest experience, while other categories including kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, and outdoor amenities have no significant association with the guest experience. The findings contribute to the Airbnb literature by providing a systematic framework to categorize Airbnb amenities and offering empirical evidence of their contribution to the guest experience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100167"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mitchell Lewis Horrocks , Adrian Gepp , James Todd , Bruce James Vanstone
{"title":"Pandemic borders and expenditure impact: Intervention and forecasting insights from Australia","authors":"Mitchell Lewis Horrocks , Adrian Gepp , James Todd , Bruce James Vanstone","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The coronavirus pandemic had a devastating effect on tourism. This paper develops an integrated intervention analysis and forecasting methodology for crisis impact assessment to investigate the economic impacts of border restrictions for a popular tourist destination in Australia, the Gold Coast. Using anonymised and aggregated daily Visa expenditure data from 2018 to 2020, this paper investigates domestic and international visitors' responses to border restrictions and their subsequent easing. Responses are influenced by policy severity, proximity to destinations, and broader pandemic conditions, with international markets experiencing the greatest expenditure impact. Domestic intrastate visitors drove initial recovery, while interstate visitors faced barriers like non-reciprocal travel arrangements and frequently changing restrictions. Travel restrictions disproportionately affected tourist-oriented businesses and altered the spatial distribution of visitor spending.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100163"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From overtourism to overall-mobility","authors":"José Antonio Donaire Benito, Konstantina Zerva","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drawing from the New Mobility Paradigm, tourist cities embody more complexity than mere dichotomies of ‘hosts’ versus ‘guests.’ They are the result of multiple users of urban space overlapping in a highly mobile and hyper-nomadic society. By combining mobile positioning-based data, various official surveys, and the interpolation of census data, this article measures the relative weight of the different users of the city of Barcelona in 2019 and their distribution both temporally and spatially. Results indicate that the absolute value of different types of visitors is much higher than official data suggest, but their relative value is conditioned by the high volume of other forms of mobility. The tension between users generates very diverse spatial responses, ranging from coexistence to exclusion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100161"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard J. Buning , Anne Hardy , Jonathan Corcoran , Dorina Pojani , Zhenpeng Zou , Milly Chen
{"title":"Charting a research agenda for micromobility and tourism","authors":"Richard J. Buning , Anne Hardy , Jonathan Corcoran , Dorina Pojani , Zhenpeng Zou , Milly Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100164","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100164"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aida Galiano Martínez, Juan Manuel Martín-Alvarez, Miguel Angel Del Arco Osuna, Lara Mata Martínez
{"title":"Evaluating the COVID−19 impact on tourism and access routes to Spain: A counterfactual analysis","authors":"Aida Galiano Martínez, Juan Manuel Martín-Alvarez, Miguel Angel Del Arco Osuna, Lara Mata Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research examines the impact of COVID-19 on Spanish international tourism, focusing on the routes of access to the country. Using data from October 2015 to March 2024, a counterfactual analysis was conducted to calculate the severity of the impact on Foreign Tourism Access to Spain by Air Transport, Road, Railway, and Maritime Transport. Benchmark series were calculated using the SARIMA model and validated with Machine Learning methods. Results show significant increases in Air and Road access post-pandemic, with even larger increases in Railway and Maritime routes, indicating early recovery trends since May 2023. These findings highlight the need for adaptive marketing strategies to align with new travel preferences for sustainable and health-conscious travel options.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100159"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Memorable gastro-tourism experiences: A systematic literature review","authors":"Luis Enrique García-Pérez , Ismael Castillo-Ortiz","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100158","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to conduct a systematic literature review using the standard PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) as integrative review, and deductive content analysis to unravel the components and resulting areas of interest from Memorable Gastro-Tourism Experiences, as well as theories, and methodologies used. The review and synthesis of 60 quantitative, qualitative, and mixed studies conducted between 2015 and 2024 revealed that the study of Memorable Gastro-Tourism Experiences is nascent but active. The primary focus of research lies within aspects such as sensory and authentic experiences, togetherness, social interaction and local culture, esthetics and servicescape, cognitive engagement, gastronomic novelty and curiosity, hedonism and meaningfulness, and hospitable service experiences, mainly. Behavioral intentions emerged as the most studied consequence, but emerging components and effects were also identified. SEM and deductive content analysis methods were primarily used. This revealed high heterogeneity and lack of consensus, indicative of the phenomenon's early yet active research state. The findings propose a conceptual framework of Memorable Gastro-Tourism Experiences as theoretical contributions. Practical implications and future research directions were proposed as well.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100158"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empowering tomorrow: Nurturing young tourists to lower food waste","authors":"Claudia Cozzio, Isabel Schäufele-Elbers, Oswin Maurer","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>One third of food produced for humans is wasted between production and consumption and a considerable amount of food waste occurs in the hospitality sector related to plate waste. A specific focus is laid on the food behaviour of the next generation of tourists, as this group is crucial in contributing to long-term sustainability. Through combining two studies, a survey (N. 170 respondents) plus a field experiment (N. 2.264 units of observation), this research deepens the understanding on attitudes and behavioural intentions of young tourists toward plate waste, alongside their actual plate waste minimising behaviour when exposed to different persuasive interventions. This study proposes operational measures to trigger the involvement of the next generation of tourists in plate waste minimization and to educate young consumers toward zero plate waste.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100156"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142578039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards understanding and managing the politics of tourism in a crisis-challenged world","authors":"Freya Higgins-Desbiolles , Raoul Bianchi","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article offers an overview of the literature and state of knowledge on the politics of tourism. While the politics of tourism remains an under studied topic in tourism academia, here we argue political analyses are vital for advancing our understanding of the deep-rooted dynamics of tourism and how we respond to arising crises.</div><div>We analyze the interface between tourism and politics, briefly outline key contemporary issues and introduce some new vistas for future inquiries. The foundation of the politics of tourism is a search for the good life and critical questions arise including democratic participation, neoliberalizing forces and possibility of diverse worldviews challenging neoliberal domination. This article serves as an introduction to a curated collection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100160"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142722193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Try before you fly: Perspectives of parents and their children with disabilities on a natural environment teaching airport event. An exploratory study","authors":"Nichola Booth","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This exploratory study gathers perspectives of parents and children with disabilities following their attendance at ‘Try Before You Fly’, in a regional UK based airport. Many children with disabilities are unable to manage in unfamiliar settings such as an airport, and their parents may avoid exposure to such settings to reduce stress and anxiety and so avoid air travel. Try Before You Fly enabled disabled children and their families to practice all the steps of the airport experience, such as check-in, security departure lounge and access to a grounded aircraft, using an approach underpinned by behaviour analytic practices. Six months after the event, 21 parents and five children completed a questionnaire about the event. Results suggest that all respondents believed that the event increased their confidence levels about booking a holiday via air travel and that it should be an initiative offered at more airports.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100162"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143136103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}