{"title":"Reconceptualizing the dark ride experience using first-hand experience: Including the visitor's perspective","authors":"Pieter C.M. Cornelis, Wim Strijbosch","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100157","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dark rides embody a noteworthy phenomenon in theme park destinations and beyond, serving as a textbook example of structured experiences. They therefore offer valuable insights for knowledge development on structured experiences in the broader realm of tourism and leisure experiences. Despite various conceptualizations of the dark ride experience, the visitor's perspective has been largely overseen. Through qualitative interviews we explored 16 distinct dark rides, unveiling key constituent components of their experience and identifying contributing factors. Results indicate that dark rides are primarily appreciated for their ability to generate here-and-now experiences, characterized by imagery, imagery-based states, and emotions. However, visitors may inadvertently shift their focus to internal thoughts and cognitions based on motivation, opportunity, and ability-related switch factors, risking mental disengagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100157"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142535312","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}
Elisabeth Bartl , Alexander Bauer , Maximilian Weigert , Marion Karl , Jürgen Schmude , Helmut Küchenhoff
{"title":"Disentangling temporal changes in travel behavior: An age-period-cohort analysis based on German travel demand","authors":"Elisabeth Bartl , Alexander Bauer , Maximilian Weigert , Marion Karl , Jürgen Schmude , Helmut Küchenhoff","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Travel behavior changes over the temporal dimensions age, period, and cohort. However, longitudinal studies that simultaneously analyze and separate these temporal effects are missing. This study aims to disentangle the temporal changes in travel behavior (participation, frequency, expenses) and explain these changes through different theoretical lenses. Our analysis builds on large-scale representative secondary data from a repeated cross-sectional survey in Germany on the leisure travel behavior between 1983 and 2018 (<em>N</em> = 198,000) and uses generalized additive regression. Age and period are main drivers for changes in travel participation, cohort and age main drivers for changes in travel frequency over time. Relative travel expenses do not substantially change over time. Understanding temporal changes in travel behavior can support long-term planning in tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100155"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142535311","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":"Developing play for children: An untapped competitive advantage tool for destinations","authors":"Hugues Séraphin , Kevin Grande","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100154","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100154"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142428141","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":"Rooms versus F&B: How changes in operations contribute to hotel productivity","authors":"Yoo Ri Kim , Shih-Chuan Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates how different operational responses impact hotel productivity change, specifically investigating the importance of F&B operations in comparison to room operations and applying the case of the Taiwanese hotel industry, conducting 93 international tourist hotels from April 2012 to March 2021. Using regression discontinuity design analysis, first, the study finds a significant causal impact of COVID-19 travel restrictions on hotel operations. Second, using the control function methods, findings show that F&B operation is a more efficient strategy compared to rooms to recover hotel productivity from crises. This research provides insights into how hotels can reallocate their operational resources in response to crises and offers an alternative measure of productivity for the hotel industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100153"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142428142","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}
Jenny Suno Wu , Pete Barbrook-Johnson , Xavier Font , Anna Torres-Delgado
{"title":"Combining realist evaluation and appreciative inquiry: A participatory, learning-focused methodology for tourism interventions","authors":"Jenny Suno Wu , Pete Barbrook-Johnson , Xavier Font , Anna Torres-Delgado","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100152","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100152","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Useful lessons can be drawn from realist evaluation and appreciative inquiry for the evaluation of tourism interventions in complex contexts. We combine the strengths of these two approaches to design a participatory learning-focused evaluation with an emphasis on co-created intervention improvement. We apply this proposed ‘Realist Appreciative Evaluation’ on a government-led intervention aimed at supporting tourism firms to improve their sustainability practices. While realist evaluation introduces causal thinking within a framework of contexts-mechanisms-outcomes, appreciative inquiry enables participants to be solution-oriented. The study shows how evaluation can constitute a constructive, dynamic learning process for participants, rather than something to fear. Our methodology promotes collaboration and real-time change, within the rigorous theory-based realist evaluation approach, to improve the evaluation of tourism interventions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100152"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266695792400034X/pdfft?md5=b5e667d3d14aa0fdb1048e683de89587&pid=1-s2.0-S266695792400034X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168597","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}
Birendra KC , Hari Adhikari , George Andrew Stainback
{"title":"Tourism and national collaboration in protected areas","authors":"Birendra KC , Hari Adhikari , George Andrew Stainback","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100151","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100151"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957924000338/pdfft?md5=af17f8150d6e113094f116c4cd34269b&pid=1-s2.0-S2666957924000338-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141993375","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}
Luigina Jessica Montano , Xavier Font , Corinna Elsenbroich , Manuel Alector Ribeiro
{"title":"Harnessing the power of stories: Evaluating complex tourism interventions through a ‘most significant change’ approach","authors":"Luigina Jessica Montano , Xavier Font , Corinna Elsenbroich , Manuel Alector Ribeiro","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study explores the power of the story-based ‘Most Significant Change’ evaluation method to evidence the impacts of a complex sustainable tourism intervention implemented through the cross-border EU-INTERREG ‘EXPERIENCE’ project across six regions on the French-English Channel. The method provides a participatory evaluation framework to capture contextual changes by collecting and analysing personal stories of change considered significant by those directly affected. As intervention-driven changes are often unpredictable and non-linear, the method supports researchers in exploring and learning about unexpected or complex outcomes emerging from the stories. Findings highlight the effectiveness of this narrative approach in capturing complex, unforeseen changes that may not be quantifiable through pre-defined performance indicators. The study contributes to evaluating EU-funded regional development programmes in tourism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100150"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957924000326/pdfft?md5=17b871911fcb67ed258183feaa40b011&pid=1-s2.0-S2666957924000326-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141638815","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":"Reflexive monitoring for sustainable transformations: A game-based workshop methodology for participatory learning","authors":"Sara Lupini , Giovanna Bertella , Xavier Font","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2024.100149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, we combined reflexive monitoring—a critical assessment, evaluation, and practice-adjustment process—with participatory learning through educational games to advance transformative sustainable tourism methodologies. The methodology was tested in a workshop with tourism practitioners in Norway. Using a constructivist lens, we analysed the narratives participants shared via game artefacts, observations, and debriefings. The tourism practitioners demonstrated some signs of enhanced reflexivity, trust, innovation, inclusivity, and equity, which contributed to their collective agency for sustainability. Integrating reflexive monitoring can empower practitioners to critically assess their practices, envision alternatives, navigate sustainability complexities, and drive transformative actions. Although further testing is required, the methodology holds promise for promoting sustainable tourism practices and enhancing practitioners' skills.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100149"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957924000314/pdfft?md5=7a17ef2a5c3a4131e37426e688feb514&pid=1-s2.0-S2666957924000314-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141596186","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":"A model for research on film-induced tourism: Audiovisual narrative texts, reception, and effects","authors":"Jorge Nieto-Ferrando , Beatriz Gómez-Morales , Sebastián Sánchez-Castillo","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2024.100146","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Studies of film-induced tourism have demonstrated the effect of film and television productions on tourist attitudes and experiences. However, most of these studies focus on effects without considering the content or reception of film texts. With a view to filling this gap, this study proposes a model based on the analysis of film texts and text reception. The model is tested using the film <em>Zindagi na milegi dobara</em> and its reviews on IMDb. The results of the study confirm the inextricable connections between the representation of tourist attractions, the way viewers interact with the film, and the effects on tourist destination recall.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957924000284/pdfft?md5=132e1154fac82a0e6090dbc611c7fc90&pid=1-s2.0-S2666957924000284-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141328655","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}
Meghan J. McCarroll , G. Thomas LaVanchy , Michael W. Kerwin
{"title":"Tourism resilience to drought and climate shocks: The role of tourist water literacy in hotel management","authors":"Meghan J. McCarroll , G. Thomas LaVanchy , Michael W. Kerwin","doi":"10.1016/j.annale.2024.100147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annale.2024.100147","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The large water demands of tourism threaten the sector's economic viability during climate shocks. Cape Town, South Africa provides an example where the threat of a water “Day Zero” in 2018 caused substantial losses in tourist arrivals, revenues, and subsequent job securities. However, Cape Town's tourism industry also contributed to unprecedented water conservation across the city. Through qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with hotel employees in Cape Town (<em>n</em> = 18), this paper reveals how internal conservation campaigns not only reduced water use, but also helped mitigate economic impacts, eased political tensions, and upheld their excellent standing among visitors. Our results suggest that during severe water crises, hotel managers can model and enforce water conservation efforts while maintaining customer satisfaction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34520,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957924000296/pdfft?md5=80ab6ecdb0ad00f377e4a6716ab3278a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666957924000296-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141324593","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}