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Sport destination competitiveness and attractiveness: Scale development and validation

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101004

Erfan Moradi , Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini

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Exploring Chinese tourists’ preference to attributes of cruise itinerary products: A choice experiment approach

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101005

Xiaodong Sun , Meihua Xu , Jialing Chen , Yui-yip Lau , Dinesh K. Gauri

{"title":"Exploring Chinese tourists’ preference to attributes of cruise itinerary products: A choice experiment approach","authors":"Xiaodong Sun , Meihua Xu , Jialing Chen , Yui-yip Lau , Dinesh K. Gauri","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>China has emerged as one of the fastest-growing and dynamic sectors of the cruise tourism industry in the past 10 years; however, attractive itineraries for each user class remain limited. In general, China's cruise market offers only a small number of cruises and similar types of cruise itinerary products. As such, additional options are urgently needed to meet the growing demand. In this paper, we use a choice experiment (CE) approach to investigate Chinese tourists' preferences for exploring cruise itinerary attributes via a marginal willingness to pay (MWTP). To identify the relevant aspects of the itinerary at cruisers' own valuation, the existing literatures, products on sale, and expert interviews were used as key guidelines. Adopting the orthogonal design allowed for the creation of a subset of the possible choice to investigate tourists' preferences. Finally, the study obtained 935 responses from Chinese tourists for conducting logit analysis and generating the best cruise itineraries profile. Findings indicated that duration and final destination were the most influential attributes of cruise passengers, followed by the ship size, cabin, price, and travel time. This research is expected to give cruise operators useful suggestions about itinerary design to meet the growing consumer demand.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101005"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Investigating the role of travel motivation and perceived authenticity in traveler visitation to heritage sites

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101006

Xin Cheng , Yuchen Xu , Jiachen Li , Xiaoting Chi , Seongseop (Sam) Kim , Heesup Han

{"title":"Investigating the role of travel motivation and perceived authenticity in traveler visitation to heritage sites","authors":"Xin Cheng , Yuchen Xu , Jiachen Li , Xiaoting Chi , Seongseop (Sam) Kim , Heesup Han","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, sites with unique culture and heritage have become particularly popular tourist destinations. This study conducted an online survey with tourists who had visited the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum and aimed to explore how travel motivations and perceived authenticity influence their intention to visit heritage sites. This study utilizes structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine its antecedents and employs fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to test the data. This combination of symmetrical and asymmetrical approaches uncovers the various configurations that influence visitors' intentions to visit heritage sites. The results indicate that travel motivation and perceived authenticity should be jointly considered and studied as factors predicting the intention to visit heritage sites. These substantive findings not only contribute to the literature on heritage tourism. It also provides destination marketing personnel and stakeholders with the best combination to attract potential tourists and optimize management and development of new services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101006"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tourists’ fresh start mindset in destination marketing

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101002

Jano Jiménez-Barreto , Sara Campo , Elena Cerdá-Mansilla , Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño , Erose Sthapit

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Institutional theory - Assessing longitudinal change towards sustainability in Tofino, Canada

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101001

Rachel Dodds, Wayne Smith

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From Baby Boomers to Z: Gastronomic preferences and the generational framework of experience and branding

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101003

Beatriz Torres-Casado, Natalia López-Mosquera

{"title":"From Baby Boomers to Z: Gastronomic preferences and the generational framework of experience and branding","authors":"Beatriz Torres-Casado, Natalia López-Mosquera","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tourists' behavior when choosing gastronomic destinations is fundamental for strategic decision making. However, there is a notable lack of studies analyzing how tourists' cognitive and affective perceptions vary according to the generation to which they belong (Baby Boomers, X, Y, Z). A new Generational Experience and Branding Framework is proposed and validated, using different theories of consumer behavior and destination branding, which, combined with variables such as prestige and restaurant atmosphere, allows studying the different perceptions of the generations in terms of attitudinal and situational factors that influence willingness to pay and final payment. Data from 526 tourists who tasted local gastronomy in Extremadura, Spain, revealed significant differences between cohorts. Through SEM, the results show significant differences between cohorts, highlighting the broad perception of attitudinal and situational factors by Generation Z, compared to Baby Boomers. These insights can guide marketers in developing social media strategies that appeal to all generations, enhance regional competitiveness, and boost restaurant profitability of restaurants in Extremadura.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101003"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Blend the wine tourism into the local tourism system to cultivate youthful tastes

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101000

Benoit Faye , Hélène Meral

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The Trifecta of Popular Culture Tourism: Pursuing eternal life among the living and un-dead

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100999

Christine Lundberg , Maria Lexhagen , Cecilia de Bernardi

{"title":"The Trifecta of Popular Culture Tourism: Pursuing eternal life among the living and un-dead","authors":"Christine Lundberg , Maria Lexhagen , Cecilia de Bernardi","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100999","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100999","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this paper is to follow up and explore popular culture destinations over time to understand what makes them last. Travel driven by global fan cultures may emerge suddenly and surprisingly for destinations with unpredictable increase in demand associated with popular cultural phenomena such as films, literature, or music. Whether or not this interest will last is a critical question for businesses and other stakeholders that are looking to develop a destination for new visitor groups. We conducted interviews at the same three destinations associated with the Twilight Saga books and films as a previous study published more than 10 years ago. The findings show three different timelines with waves of formative events related to media products, people and artifacts assets and as the main forces driving development and change. For example, in terms of media products, all three destinations saw boosts in audience engagement through the release and re-engagement of books and films. Regarding people, local and a strong celebrity engagement as well as staff and fan engagement were evident at all Twilight Saga destinations, at varying degrees. Exhibitions, events, themed accommodations, merchandise, and guided tours were typical artifacts at all destinations. Our main conclusion is that meaningful interlinking of territorial capital, in the form of media products, people, and artifacts, are central in the creation of ‘eternal’ popular culture destinations, closely interlinked in evolutionary waves of formative events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100999"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143629450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How do different ski resort attributes affect skiers' positive sentiments? Evidence from China

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100998

Haibin Xu , Yan Fang , Yiyi Jiang , Chengyi Jiang , Xujia Huang

{"title":"How do different ski resort attributes affect skiers' positive sentiments? Evidence from China","authors":"Haibin Xu , Yan Fang , Yiyi Jiang , Chengyi Jiang , Xujia Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100998","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100998","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding how ski resort attributes specifically influence positive sentiments is crucial for improving the skiing tourism experience. In this study, a framework is developed to explore the relationship between visitors' positive sentiments and the intrinsic attributes of different types of ski resorts. First, the BERT model is used to carefully evaluate the subtle differences in positive sentiments expressed by skiers at various ski resorts. The ski resort attribute evaluation indicators are subsequently constructed based on multisource big data. Finally, a random forest model is used to analyze the complex relationships between skiers' positive sentiments and the diverse attributes of ski resorts. By defining partial dependence plots, this study elucidates the key factors that influence skiers' positive sentiments at different types of ski resorts. This research, which focuses on 251 outdoor ski resorts in China, reveals the varying contributions of different ski resort attributes to skiers’ positive sentiments. These findings are crucial for improving overall visitor experience, satisfaction, loyalty, and the likelihood of return visits, thereby promoting the sustainable development of snow and ice tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100998"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143601103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unlocking sustainable tourism: Exploring the drivers and barriers of social innovation in community model destinations

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Journal of Destination Marketing & Management Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100996

Anna M. Burton , Birgit Pikkemaat , Astrid Dickinger

{"title":"Unlocking sustainable tourism: Exploring the drivers and barriers of social innovation in community model destinations","authors":"Anna M. Burton , Birgit Pikkemaat , Astrid Dickinger","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100996","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.100996","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study delves into the realm of sustainable tourism development, focusing on social innovation. It addresses a gap in existing literature by exploring the drivers and barriers of social innovation in community model destinations taking the networked nature of the tourism industry into account. Through in-depth interviews with stakeholders and participant observations, factors influencing social innovation at the micro, meso, and macro levels are uncovered. This research extends previous work on the interconnectedness of social entrepreneurial factors and innovation. Further, it emphasizes altruistic motivations, knowledge sharing and awareness building in addition to economic viability as essential at the micro level, while the importance of local networks, role models and the inclusion of local communities is essential at the meso level. Authenticity, as well as economic and political factors are macro influences to be navigated. This research offers direction for responsible and community-oriented tourism practices aligned with sustainable development goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100996"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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