Fan-Yun Lan, Y. Tseng, S. Su, Chen-Long Wu, How-Ran Guo
{"title":"Health risks associated with group package tour: implications from a study on tour leaders in Taiwan","authors":"Fan-Yun Lan, Y. Tseng, S. Su, Chen-Long Wu, How-Ran Guo","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2166418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2166418","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Group package tour (GPT) is more popular among Asia than in other regions. To visit multiple attractions with a group of people within limited time at low costs, GPT is associated with some potential health hazards, including restricted meal time and long periods of time on ground transportation. Tour leaders are a good target for assessing the associated health outcomes, and we conducted a questionnaire survey on tour leaders in Taiwan. In addition to 152 tour leaders, we recruited office staff of tour agencies as references. Tour leaders were more likely to have peptic ulcer/gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and lower back pain. The risks of these conditions increased as working on the job longer, indicating a causal relationship. The results suggest that restricted meal time and long periods of time travelling on ground transportation vehicles are potential health hazards associated with GPT and may lead to certain health outcomes.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1207 - 1216"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59798145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transforming tourism into a successful intervention strategy to decrease income inequality","authors":"S. Mitra, Manojit Chattopadhyay, Salman Ali","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2166421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2166421","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper analyzes why tourism has failed to reduce income inequality worldwide, despite its success in some countries. While examining the connection between income inequality and tourism development, with an extensive data set of 110 countries for the past 25 years, this study finds that the strength of the relationship between the Gini index and other variables is not high. The low literacy rate and poor communication ability prevented the participation of the illiterate population in tourism activities that demanded higher levels of interaction with the tourists.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1167 - 1178"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45765547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study of the effects and mechanisms of the digital economy on high-quality tourism development: evidence from the Yangtze River Delta in China","authors":"Ruidai Tang","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2174033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2174033","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper discussed the spatial effects and influence mechanisms of the digital economy on high-quality tourism development in the Yangtze River Delta. It is found that the digital economy promoted high-quality tourism development with a spatial diffusion effect. The digital economy of cities in metropolitan and adjacent area contributed to high-quality tourism development. In non-metropolitan and non-adjacent areas, the lack of core city leadership and support of metropolitan policy are important factors that hinder the functioning of digital economy. Mediation effect model shows that the digital economy could drive high-quality tourism development by improving government efficiency and expanding market potential.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1217 - 1232"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47875479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solo female travellers: solitude as a solo travel need and intrusive experiences in Asia","authors":"Sachithra Somasiri, N. Murray, E. Dresler","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2166417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2166417","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Solo female travelling is a rising trend in travel and tourism across the globe. This study draws on the travel experiences of solo female travellers (SFTs) to examine how solitude as a travel need is realised during solo travels in Asia. In realising the need for solitude, intentionality in seeking solitude and the solitude setting play a vital role. This study reveals how certain service encounters and settings may influence SFTs in fulfilling their distinctive travel needs. The findings are explained by consumer territorial behaviours and contribute to the academic literature by highlighting service intrusions and also highlighting dissatisfaction as an emotional territorial response in the solo female travel context. Practical recommendations are given for destination management organisations to identify the distinctive solitude needs of SFTs and create a non-intrusive and conducive atmosphere for solitary consumption.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1127 - 1143"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41404154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social comparison orientation and religious commitment influence on outbound travel intentions","authors":"Nazlida Muhamad, S. Islam, Vai Shiem Leong","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2166419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2166419","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Tourists frequently engage in social comparison to track their success or assess their relative self-worth. Although the link between social comparison and travel behavior is evident in the marketing and tourism literature, the effect of social comparison orientation (SCO) on outbound travel intentions and its interplay with travel motivation, especially among religious or spiritually conscious tourist segments, remains unclear. Drawing on social comparison theory and the Stimuli-Organism-Response (S-O-R) framework, this study developed a conceptual model to examine the role of SCO, travel motivations, and religious commitment (RC) in shaping tourists' outbound travel intentions. This study adopted convenience sampling to collect survey data (n = 469) from Brunei Darussalam. The proposed model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) and multiple-group analysis (MGA) in AMOS 23.0 software. Findings revealed that SCO significantly affects intentions to travel abroad. This further demonstrates that push and pull factors of travel motivation mediate the SCO's effect on travel intentions, while tourists' religious commitment moderates the effect of SCO on overseas travel intentions. This study extends prior works on tourism marketing and the S-O-R framework by demonstrating how SCO influences tourists' responses to international tourism through travel motivation. It offers a unique understanding of the role of SCO on international travel behavior (symbolic or status-oriented consumption) from the perspective of religious influence. Theoretical and managerial implications and future research areas are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1144 - 1166"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48192076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparative analysis of domestic travel intentions and actual travel behaviors in COVID-19: focused on attitude-behavioral gap","authors":"Hakseung Shin, Jinhyun Ahn, Juhyun Kang, Janghee Cho, Dong-Il Yoon, Hoon Lee","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2166423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2166423","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study aims to comparatively analyze domestic travel intentions and actual travel behaviors in the Korean market. Using mixed methods, Study 1 found that the perceived health risk is the determinant factor for explaining domestic travel intentions. The moderating roles of age demonstrated that seniors intend to travel less since they are more sensitive to the health risk. Study 2 confirmed that seniors traveled less than younger travelers during the pandemic. Unexpectedly, females traveled more than males during the pandemic. Lastly, the types of destinations (indoor vs. outdoor destinations) also influenced travel behaviors; seniors, preferred outdoor destinations to indoor destinations.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1193 - 1206"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49201112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating how girlfriend getaway travel experiences influence female travellers to come back","authors":"Xin Wang, Ivan Kai Wai Lai, Xueyi Wang","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2023.2166422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2023.2166422","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study aims to determine Girlfriend Getaway (GGA) travel experiences and their effects on travel satisfaction and revisit intention. It derives five dimensions of the GGA travel experience (happiness, escapism, personal enrichment, leisureliness, and sense of connection) from the literature. The results of 278 female travellers in Macao indicate that all dimensions significantly affect satisfaction, whereas happiness, leisureliness, and sense of connection significantly affect revisit intention. Happiness has the greatest effect on the revisit intention, while sense of connection has the greatest effect on satisfaction. This study contributes to GGA research by determining the dimensions of the GGA travel experience.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1179 - 1192"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41487335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hiking tourists’ experiential dynamics: a multiple measurement approach","authors":"S. Kim, Nancy Grace Baah, Bomi Lee, M. Oh","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2022.2152356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2152356","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study attempts to more exactly trace tourists’ perceptions of hiking experiences by measuring perceptions in the early, middle, and late stages of a 4-hour hiking trip. A total of 339 respondents participated in this survey while hiking in Jeju Olle, South Korea. A survey was conducted three times using the same respondents and the same questionnaire. A total of 301 questionnaire sets, matched for all three stages of the experience, were used for further data analysis. Hikers indicated differences in their psychological states between the three points in time. In terms of benefits sought, environmental experience, and place attachment, they reported a higher level of immersion in experiential dynamics. However, regarding perceived mood, they became less excited and less rushed, while feeling more bored and relaxed. Four clusters generated after conducting cluster analysis demonstrated differences in perception of the psychological variables across the clusters.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1031 - 1051"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46143410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining relationships between precautionary measures taken for COVID-19 at the destination, service quality, brand equity and behavioral intention: a comparison market segments","authors":"Ö. Davras, Sait Durgun, A. Demircioğlu","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2022.2152355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2152355","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examines the relationships between the precautionary measures taken for COVID-19 (PMC) at the destination and destination service quality (DSQ), destination brand equity (DBE), and tourists’ behavioral intention, and it also investigates the moderating role of PMC between these variables. In addition, this study also examines whether the relationship between the variables is different for domestic and international visitors, as well as being first-time/repeat visitors. The quantitative research method was implemented to test research hypotheses, and it was exploited the survey for research data. Overall, 423 valid data were collected from tourists who came to the Turkey-Fethiye destination between July and October 2021. The structural equation model was established, and was tested the research hypotheses with the help of path analysis. The findings showed that the PMC had significant impacts on tourists’ perceptions of DSQ, DBE, and their behavioral intention. On the other hand, while the DBE and behavioral intention are positively affected by DSQ, the PMC has a moderating role in the relationships between these variables. Finally, the empirical results provide theoretical and practical implications for destination managers for the development of safety measures in tourism services and the design of effective actions to gain a competitive advantage.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1013 - 1030"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46520392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial evolution and influence mechanism of tourism in historic quarters from the postmodern consumption perspective: a case study of Pingjiang road and Shantang Street, Suzhou, China","authors":"Wang Degen, Tang Juan, Wang Momo, Meifeng Zhao","doi":"10.1080/10941665.2022.2150558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2150558","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper compares the evolution of tourism space on Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street in China from the postmodern consumption perspective. It explains the inner logic of evolution with space production theory. Findings show that two historic quarters have been influenced by postmodern consumption in varying degrees. Pingjiang Road presented consumer culture and de-consumption culture simultaneously. While Shantang street showed the gradual increase of postmodern consumption's control over its tourism space. Capital, power, and subjects are crucial factors facilitating tourism spaces' evolution. Besides, evolutions can be illustrated by the triadic framework, representation of space, spatial practice, and space of representation.","PeriodicalId":47998,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"1071 - 1094"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48819736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}