{"title":"Promoting and advertising tourism resorts in the UK 1914–1918: A re-appraisal","authors":"Stephen J. Page , Joanne Connell","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101040"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895542","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}
{"title":"Rethinking perceived destination aesthetic quality: Formative measurement development and validation in the rural tourism context","authors":"Chao Liu , Jing Li , Shankai Mi , Ziang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Destination aesthetics are crucial in attracting and retaining tourists and have received considerable scholarly attention. Previous studies have overlooked the nature of the measurement of destination aesthetics by indiscriminately treating it as a unidimensional or reflective construct per conventional practice. To address this gap, this study develops a multidimensional measurement of Perceived Destination Aesthetic Quality (PDAQ), conceptualizing it as a formative construct. Through rigorous inquiry, a reflective-formative measurement consisting of 18 items and five dimensions—multi-sensory beauty, sublime, harmony, diversity, and cleanliness—is identified. The study tests this measurement within the underexplored rural tourism context and confirms its nomological validity through place attachment theory. The results reveal that perceived destination aesthetic quality significantly enhances place attachment, which mediates its effect on tourists’ post-visit behavioral intentions. These findings contribute to the theoretical understanding of tourism aesthetics by reconceptualizing its measurement as a formative construct and advancing knowledge of the destination aesthetic qualities, particularly in rural tourism contexts. Additionally, the study provides new insights into the broader effects of destination aesthetics on individual emotional and behavioral outcomes in rural tourism. The practical implications include actionable strategies for stakeholders to design and manage rural tourism destinations with enhanced aesthetic appeal.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101035"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144501399","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}
{"title":"A mixed-method study for the identification of the factors affecting the performance of a tourist destination","authors":"Francesca Pagliara , Massimo Aria , Giusy Brancati , Alireza Moradpour , Alastair M. Morrison","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The objective of this explanatory mixed method study was to examine the factors contributing to make a destination perform successfully. The quantitative phase was represented by a survey of 624 tourists, conducted in the Italian city of Naples. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to determine a prioritization of attributes. The qualitative phase involved an analysis of user-generated content (81 reviews) from Tripadvisor and the Leximancer program was used for this purpose. The results confirmed many of the findings of the SEM, including the importance of appearance, aligned with several of the 13As attributes identified, and supported the managerial recommendations. Assessing the success of tourism destinations is essential for policymakers, destination managers, researchers, and companies.</div><div>The main findings of the study show practical benefits for destinations and individuals in charge of tourism planning, development, and marketing as they provide explicit metrics for assessing performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101018"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143830136","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}
{"title":"Are you troubled? Tourists' psychological fatigue and intentional avoidance caused by perceived homogeneity in tourism live streaming","authors":"Junfeng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The phenomenon of homogeneity in tourism communication is becoming evident, adversely affecting tourists' experiences. However, the academic community has largely overlooked this issue. Based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory, this study constructs a causal relationship model involving perceived homogeneity, psychological fatigue, and intentional avoidance in the context of tourism live streaming. Using the PLS-SEM method, survey data from 306 tourists who watch tourism livestreams every day were analyzed. The analysis identified two factors that contribute to tourists' psychological fatigue: perceived information homogeneity and perceived e-servicescape homogeneity. Tourists' reactions to homogeneity include an internal processing organism, encompassing three dimensions of psychological fatigue: cognitive, emotional, and motivational. The ultimate behavioral response to these fatigues is intentional avoidance. This study advances the online tourism marketing and virtual tourism literature by developing and empirically testing a comprehensive model and provides practical guidance for tourism marketers and live streaming organizers by revealing the dual nature of live streaming in tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101024"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144068442","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}
Jano Jiménez-Barreto , Sara Campo , Elena Cerdá-Mansilla , Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño , Erose Sthapit
{"title":"Tourists’ fresh start mindset in destination marketing","authors":"Jano Jiménez-Barreto , Sara Campo , Elena Cerdá-Mansilla , Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño , Erose Sthapit","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although tourism research has examined the reasons why people have life-changing motivations related to traveling, destination managers still lack clarity on their effects on tourists' intentions and behaviors. In response to this question, the authors investigate one of these life-changing motives: the fresh start mindset. This investigation employs a multimethod approach to examine its antecedents and outcomes and how tourism marketing-controlled factors moderate this perceptual mechanism at the pre-visit stage. This study ultimately showcases communication tactics that destination managers can use to maximize tourists’ fresh start mindset by employing metaphorical persuasive techniques.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101002"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747819","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}
{"title":"Dynamic construction and maintenance of destination competitiveness based on interpretable machine learning","authors":"Yi Wang , Bo Wendy Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study proposes a theoretical framework for dynamic destination competitiveness (DD-TDC) by integrating digital empowerment and dynamic governance mechanisms. Using data on the competitiveness of 119 destinations from the World Economic Forum (2018–2023), the Interpretable Random Forest Model and SHapley Additive exPlanations analysis was conducted to explore the drivers of competitiveness during crisis and non-crisis periods. The findings reveal that (1) Policy factors exhibit a short-term dominant effect on competitiveness through dynamic governance mechanisms during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) in the long term, infrastructure is the most significant driver of competitiveness, followed by tourism resources and the business environment, while policy and sustainability contribute relatively less; and (3) the long-term impact of COVID-19 on destination competitiveness is limited. This study validates the dynamic adaptability of the DD-TDC model and provides methodological insights for destination managers to address crises and build sustainable competitiveness. The results have valuable implications for both academic research and practical destination management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101020"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143851609","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}
B. Bynum Boley , Chase Perren , Eric M. White , Gary T. Green
{"title":"Do residents really care to be empowered? Prioritizing empowerment through importance performance analysis","authors":"B. Bynum Boley , Chase Perren , Eric M. White , Gary T. Green","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While there is near unanimous agreement that for tourism to be considered sustainable, residents need to be empowered, few researchers have asked residents which dimensions of empowerment should be prioritized. This research seeks to fill this gap and give residents a voice in sharing their empowerment priorities by conducting an Importance Performance Analysis using the Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale within the nature-based tourism destination of Brevard, located in Transylvania County, NC, USA. Results found residents to be generally apathetic towards empowerment, with psychological, social, political, and economic empowerment all falling in the “Low Priority” quadrant when using a scale-centered approach. However, when using a data-centered technique, “Economic Empowerment” and “Political Empowerment” fell into the “Concentrate Here” quadrant. However, “Social Empowerment” landed in the “Possible Overkill” quadrant, and “Psychological Empowerment” landed in the “Keep up the Good Work” quadrant. Results suggest that tourism managers within Brevard should focus on coordinated efforts to improve resident involvement and access to decision-making, and better distribute or highlight the economic benefits tourism brings to the county. If researchers and practitioners really care about empowering residents, more research is needed to identify residents’ empowerment priorities and benchmark how well destinations are performing on those priorities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101017"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143799554","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}
{"title":"Listen to your destination: The use of podcasts in destination marketing","authors":"Raphaela Stadler, Birgit Bosio, Marisa Loderer","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the realm of digital consumer behavior, there is a growing interest in audio content marketing, which has significant implications for the tourism industry. Destination marketing is pivotal in shaping a destination's image, making it essential to understand the role of tourism podcasts in marketing efforts. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of podcasts operated by destination marketing organizations on the perceived destination image and travel intentions of podcast listeners. Quantitative data was collected through an online questionnaire (n = 413). Participants rated the destination on image and travel intention, listened to a podcast stimulus, and then rated the destination on image and travel intention a second time. The findings reveal that participants had a better perceived image of the destination after listening to the podcast than before, and this positively influenced their travel intentions. The paper discusses the practical implications of utilizing destination podcasts as an effective addition to a destination's marketing strategy, alongside a critical evaluation of the operational effort required.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101022"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144089486","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}
Honglei Zhang , Xinying Xia , Shuying Wang , Caixia Xu , Yajin Li , Yang Yang
{"title":"Spatial dynamics and economic impacts of shared accommodations on urban housing and hotel markets","authors":"Honglei Zhang , Xinying Xia , Shuying Wang , Caixia Xu , Yajin Li , Yang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study employs spatial analysis to thoroughly examine the spatial distribution of shared accommodations within urban locales and their impact on the housing market. Specifically, it explores the multifaceted influence of shared accommodations on three distinct segments of the lodging market: long-term rentals, residential housing, and star hotels. The results unveil a noteworthy and affirmative correlation between shared accommodations and housing prices. In contrast, the discernible effect on star hotel room prices is minimal, though spatially varied patterns emerge. Furthermore, this inquiry illuminates salient geographical determinants that influence the supply of shared accommodations. These findings offer valuable insights into the intricate interplay between shared accommodations and urban housing markets, underscoring the critical role of geographical heterogeneity in shaping these dynamics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101023"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144098962","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}