TourismPub Date : 2022-06-14DOI: 10.37741/t.70.3.2
Bipithalal Balakrishnan Nair, S. Solanki
{"title":"Celebrity-Induced Yoga Tourism","authors":"Bipithalal Balakrishnan Nair, S. Solanki","doi":"10.37741/t.70.3.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37741/t.70.3.2","url":null,"abstract":"The present-day stress, societal changes, and hectic life make the quest for mental and physical well-being. The market for yoga tourism has been growing ever before. Ashrams and Gurus are vital aspects of Yoga tourism. These religious gurus are functional celebrities with millions of followers and franchises worldwide. Gurus are inextricably linked to the global popularisation of Yoga, and they have the potential to be more convincing than government initiatives since they travel to and through more nations and establish personal contact zones between multinational groups. To this end, this study examines the significance of religious gurus as celebrities in promoting Yoga tourism. This research utilized a qualitative interpretive approach by the application of Netnography. The findings emphasize the substantial role of religious gurus in tourists’ motivation, behavioral intentions, destination attachment, and ashram selection. The study also connects the search for authenticity in the well-being tour with the pleasant tourism experience that Yoga ashrams offer.","PeriodicalId":46641,"journal":{"name":"Tourism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43991247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TourismPub Date : 2022-06-14DOI: 10.37741/t.70.3.8
Raweewan Proyrungroj
{"title":"Ancestral Homeland Attachment","authors":"Raweewan Proyrungroj","doi":"10.37741/t.70.3.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37741/t.70.3.8","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined how ancestral homeland journeys affected a sense of attachment to Thailand among first- and second-generation Thai diasporas residing in Western countries as well as how these two generations differed in their place attachment. The four dimensions of place attachment (place identity, place dependence, social bonding, and affective attachment) were used as a framework for the investigation. A qualitative research approach was adopted in this study. Twenty-two Thai migrants currently living in Western countries who had visited Thailand were interviewed. The findings showed that diaspora tourism experiences helped these migrants reflect upon their sense of belonging to their ancestral homeland, leading them to feel more connected to the country. The first-generation tourists demonstrated a higher level of place attachment to Thailand than the second generation in all four dimensions of place attachment.","PeriodicalId":46641,"journal":{"name":"Tourism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41884752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TourismPub Date : 2022-06-14DOI: 10.37741/t.70.3.12
D. Lončarić, P. Popović, Jelena Kapeš
{"title":"Impact of the\u0000COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism","authors":"D. Lončarić, P. Popović, Jelena Kapeš","doi":"10.37741/t.70.3.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37741/t.70.3.12","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the global economy, particularly the tourism sector, thus making the interplay of pandemics and tourism a prominent topic of research. This paper aims to provide an overview of scientific research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism and determine future research directions. The main research questions are: 1) Which research topics related to the impact of the pandemic on tourism have been addressed? 2) What are the bibliometric characteristics of published papers on these topics? 3) What are the directions for future research within this field? A qualitative method was applied to obtain answers by analyzing the scientific papers published between March 2020 and March 2021. By applying the PRISMA protocol, a total of 33 relevant articles were identified, which were subjected to bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer, and finally, content analysis was conducted. Thereby, the following key research areas were distinguished: the impacts and consequences of COVID-19 on tourism, the transformation of tourism and post-pandemic recovery strategies, the changes in behavior from the travelers' perspective, and the issues from the perspective of tourism enterprises. Based on the analysis, new research directions are proposed.","PeriodicalId":46641,"journal":{"name":"Tourism","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48215675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}