{"title":"The political dimension of tourism: New insights into freedom of expression and tourism development","authors":"Umut Uzar, Mucahid Samet Yılmaz","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101349","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tourism, vital for global economic recovery post-pandemic, receives extensive attention. While economic and socio-cultural factors dominate inbound tourism studies, the political dimension remains elusive. Limited research delves into the political economy of tourism, primarily focusing on institutions, neglecting freedom of expression's potential impact on international tourists' destination preferences. This study addresses this gap by examining the drivers of inbound tourism across 137 countries from 2002 to 2020 using the Two-way Fixed Effects estimator, focusing on freedom of expression. Political instability and economic indicators such as per capita income, trade, exchange rates, and foreign direct investment (FDI) are control variables. Results underscore freedom of expression's pivotal role in bolstering tourist arrivals, especially in low-income nations, while political instability impedes tourism. Income and trade openness are positively associated with tourist arrivals, contrasting with FDI and exchange rate findings. Policymakers should prioritize freedom of expression and stability to boost tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 101349"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534408","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":"Becoming an informal female guide? From a gender performativity perspective","authors":"Hui Wang , Honggang Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101348","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101348","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Informal tour guides, particularly female ones, constitute a significant segment of informal employment in the tourism industry, yet they receive scant research attention. Butler's theory of gender performativity offers valuable insights into understanding how rural women become informal tour guides. Through interviews conducted in the rural tourism destination of Yangshuo, China, we discover that informal female guides undergo simultaneous transformations of two identities: to be an informal tour guide through taking on professional roles (pathfinders, information providers, and brokers) and further to become an informal female guide by assuming gender roles (fashion icons, persuaders, tourists' followers, and emotional providers). As these rural women ageing, both their professional and gender roles evolve. By exploring the identity formation process of informal female tour guides, our study not only enriches the existing body of literature on tour guide research but also develop gender performativity theory within the context of tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 101348"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143511055","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":"“Love me, love my destination”: How fans' affection for a celebrity influences their intentions to visit an endorsed destination","authors":"Chenyue Zhao , Xiaojie Lin , Ganghua Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101350","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101350","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research explores how celebrity endorsement informs fans' travel behavior, specifically how affection for celebrities (“love me”) compels fans to visit destinations these famous figures endorse (“love my destination”). Leveraging affect transfer theory and the match-up hypothesis, we executed a survey and an experiment to investigate this phenomenon. Results indicate that celebrity involvement and celebrity worship significantly shaped fans' travel intentions. Factors such as the destination's cognitive and affective images influenced these impacts, as did fans' place attachment. The conditional process analysis also revealed celebrity–destination congruence to moderate the link between celebrity involvement (or celebrity worship) and travel intention, which place attachment mediated. This research enriches affect transfer theory and the match-up hypothesis by enhancing understanding of the integrative emotional transfer process of fan tourists. It also offers implications for DMOs to leverage fan affection by creating emotionally engaging experiences and carefully aligning celebrity endorsements with destination image.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 101350"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534348","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":"The process and politics of heritage-based authentication of food experiences","authors":"Denian Cheng , Joanna Fountain , Christopher Rosin , Xiaomeng Lucock","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101345","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101345","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the process and politics of heritage-based authentication from the perspective of supply-side stakeholders in the context of traditional food in Suzhou, a heritage city in China. Research data were collected through semi-structured interviews with food and tourism stakeholders and participant observation at food production and consumption sites. Analysis of interview data and field notes reveals how the stakeholders establish the legitimacy of traditional food attractions and experiences and engage in negotiating authenticity through certification (“Time-honoured Brand”) and performativity, i.e., the veneration of iconic geographical settings, the amplification of culinary traditions, and the interaction between suppliers and visitors. In this negotiation, restaurateurs and tourism providers emerge as more influential stakeholders compared to other stakeholders, while food producers tend to occupy a less privileged position, primarily because of a gap in traditional food knowledge and their restricted access to tourism markets. By recognising the voices of different producers and suppliers, this study provides insights into the role of power and privilege in the authentication of food experiences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 101345"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143445468","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":"Settler colonialism and tourism routes in Southern Brazil","authors":"Sandro Carnicelli , Sarah Marroni Minasi , Vander Valduga , Alessandro Manzoni","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101347","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101347","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Debates regarding the silencing of minorities and the marginalisation of those colonised is not new. The process of perpetuating colonialism is seen in the narratives regarding immigration of those from the global North who occupied places and spaces in the global South. To critically analyse the discursive reality of tourist routes in the three states forming the Southern region of Brazil, we conducted documentary research on the 50 tourism routes in Southern Brazil. The Critical Discourse Analysis reveals that colonial narratives used in the promotion of tourism routes are contributing to silencing non-European voices and perpetuating a systemic marginalisation of Indigenous and Quilombola groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 101347"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143427981","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":"Transformative value in cultural tourism: Scale development and its impact on tourist eudaimonic well-being","authors":"Yundan Zheng , Xiaoyun Han , Jialin (Snow) Wu , Limin Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101346","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101346","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cultural tourism has the potential to foster significant tourist transformation, yet the concept of transformative value in cultural tourism and its relationship with tourist eudaimonic well-being remain underexplored. Through in-depth interviews with 29 tourists who experienced transformation after a cultural tourism experience, this study clarified the key components of transformative value. Following a rigorous scale development process, this study adopted a survey methodology to develop a reliable measurement scale for transformative value. Applying structural equation modeling, the study also investigated how transformative value affects tourist eudaimonic well-being. The findings revealed that transformative value in cultural tourism is a multidimensional construct, comprising personal self-enhancement, transpersonal self-expansiveness, cultural identification, and cultural knowledge acquisition. Self-reflection promoted transformative value. With the exception of transpersonal self-expansiveness, these dimensions significantly impacted upon eudaimonic well-being. The findings underscore the significance of creating transformative value in cultural tourism. This study also provides a robust tool for the measurement of tourists perceived transformative value, which can be used to explore antecedents and consequences. Practical insights for destination managers and service providers are also offered. By applying the scale, managers can assess and enhance offerings to enhance transformative values such as personal growth and cultural immersion, ultimately fostering eudaimonic well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 101346"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143403640","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":"Territorial hosts and deviant tourists: Exploring the linkages in P2P accommodation","authors":"Zhendong Ni , Zhihui Zhang , Hongwei Tu","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101330","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101330","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the mechanisms and conditions under which host territorial behavior stimulates deviant tourist behavior. Drawing on compensatory control theory, the present study argues that sense of control is likely to act as a mediator between host territorial behavior and deviant tourist behavior, whereas interpersonal sensitivity moderates the association between host territorial behavior and sense of control. Data were collected from 578 visitors who stayed in peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation settings. The findings indicate that host territorial behavior has a direct effect on deviant tourist behavior, with sense of control serving as a mediating variable. Furthermore, interpersonal sensitivity plays a crucial role in moderating the impact of host territorial behavior on sense of control. Specifically, for tourists with high levels of interpersonal sensitivity, the negative effect of host territorial behavior on their sense of control is particularly powerful. In addition, through sense of control, interpersonal sensitivity amplifies the indirect relationship between host territorial behavior and deviant tourist behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101330"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142821104","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}
Chunhong Li , Lingfei Deng , Qiaoqiao Deng , Rob Law
{"title":"How consumers react to online reviews and managerial responses from marked source channels on an accommodation-sharing platform?","authors":"Chunhong Li , Lingfei Deng , Qiaoqiao Deng , Rob Law","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101336","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101336","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Resource sharing, which is a common online platform merger or cooperation phenomenon, involves the sharing of online reviews and managerial responses (MRs) originating from competing platforms on a focal platform. However, how reviews and MRs marked as originating from different channels can sway the booking intention of consumers on the focal platform remains unknown. By considering consumer and host sides in the context of a two-sided accommodation-sharing market, our study addresses related issues by conducting econometric analysis and online experiments. Results show that subsequent consumers on a focal platform will tend to book a property with reviews and MRs marked as originating from the focal platform, instead of other competing channels. This study discusses the underlying mechanisms, namely, consumer trust and consumer-perceived host loyalty, by using source credibility theory. This study extends research on data resource sharing and provides valuable practical insights to platform managers and hosts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101336"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869888","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":"Travel podcast listening: Antecedents and segmentation","authors":"Manisha Manisha, Biplab Datta","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Podcasting has seen a dramatic surge worldwide. Given the crucial role of audio media and storytelling in tourism, we empirically explored the nascent phenomenon of travel podcast consumption. Exploratory factor analysis, cluster analysis and discriminate analysis are used as methodological approaches. Our study unveiled four antecedents of travel podcast listening and four distinct segments of travel podcast listeners. Theoretically, we contribute towards the nuanced understanding of travel podcast listeners and have identified other's directedness and content quality and its delivery as new motivational constructs in travel podcasts. Practically, we offer guidance for travel podcast creators to optimise their outreach and reveal actionable insights and for destination marketers on effectively engaging with this expanding audience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101333"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142889283","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":"Beyond technical website compliance: Identifying and assessing accessible tourism value chain information content on national tourism organisation websites","authors":"Trinidad Domínguez Vila , Simon Darcy","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmp.2024.101332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>COVID-19 has produced numerous changes in the tourism sector, accelerating the transition to digitally based offers. Today, most tourists use the internet, including people with disability, the elderly, families with children and others with access needs. However, while there have been many studies examining the technical access compliance of websites, there have been no studies that have examined the access information content across the accessible tourism value chain. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyse the access information content provided about the accessible tourism value chain on official national tourism organisation websites. The sample was 198 websites; the findings showed there is a general lack of quality and quantity in the information on the accessible tourism value chain. There were major problems with the visibility, level of detail, correctness and completeness of information. This finding has implications for the appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of accessible tourism content offerings for people with disability and others with access needs, and the opportunity generated by the use of online resources and tools for destination regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101332"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869869","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}