{"title":"Epistemological challenges at data-theory intersection","authors":"Roman Egger , Joanne Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the epistemological challenges arising from the integration of data-intensive methods in tourism research. By focusing on the tensions between traditional theory-driven approaches, and the incorporation of data-driven and model-driven methods, this conceptual study explores how the growing popularity of data influences theory development and the generalisability of findings. Furthermore, this paper outlines a conceptual framework that integrates data-driven and model-driven approaches with tourism research. Rather than presenting a fully elaborated model, it offers guiding dimensions to help researchers navigate data-intensive studies while maintaining scientific rigor and ethical integrity. Emphasising the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the use of flexible theoretical constructs, this study advocates for a balanced approach that merges domain knowledge with data exploration to ensure robust applications in this rapidly evolving landscape.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104044"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145267166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of trade protectionism on tourism flows","authors":"Soonchan Park","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104043"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145267167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leveraging rituals to boost unity of employee-robot team","authors":"Xing (Stella) Liu , Xiaonan Li , Rob Law","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Robot implementation in the workplace brings challenges for the employee management. This research explores how robots' involvement in organizational rituals shapes organizational culture dynamics. Five studies focusing on the employees in hospitality and tourism industries showed that a high level of robot involvement in organizational rituals cultivates organizational citizenship behavior and team cohesion. Because of the close psychological distance shaped by robot involvement in organizational rituals, human employees likely treat robots as in-group members and then show in-group favoritism to them, which is manifested by team cohesion and organizational citizenship behavior. These findings help illuminate how employees and robots work collaboratively in the hotel and tourism sectors and offer practical guidance for managing employee–robot relationships in the digital transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104041"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145267293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A proposal for an overtourism index","authors":"Claudia Burlando , Enrico Musso , Tiziano Pavanini , Susanna Traversa","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104042","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rise of mass tourism has led to overtourism, where visitor numbers surpass a destination's sustainable capacity, causing environmental degradation, resource overuse, and social tensions. This study introduces a novel tourism intensity index tailored for small littoral towns, using the Cinque Terre (Italy) as a case study. Employing the Peña Distance method (DP2), the research quantifies tourism pressure and provides a framework for assessing overtourism risks. The resulting index aids in identifying policy interventions and strategies to mitigate overtourism, fostering long-term sustainability for vulnerable destinations. This approach offers a quantitative tool to address the critical challenges posed by overtourism, with implications for sustainable tourism management in similar contexts globally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104042"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145227147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sampling in tourism: The length of stay bias","authors":"Jaume Rosselló-Nadal , Andreu Sansó-Rosselló","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tourist research heavily relies on quantitative approaches, particularly on-site surveys, to gather data on behaviour, preferences, motivations, and satisfaction. While on-site surveys offer immediate and context-specific responses, their location significantly impacts data accuracy. This study highlights the bias introduced when surveys are conducted at tourist attractions rather than border points, as selection probabilities vary based on tourists' lengths of stay. The research demonstrates how this bias distorts estimations of tourist behaviour. The findings challenge the validity of past studies using non-border surveys and propose correction methods. Ultimately, the study calls for a reconsideration of empirical tourism research methodologies to ensure unbiased and reliable data collection or to weigh properly the data when the sample is biased.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104038"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145227047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelen Cristina Duarte , Christine N. Buzinde , Marlusa de Sevilha Gosling
{"title":"The contestation of colonial structures: The case of female solo travelers","authors":"Kelen Cristina Duarte , Christine N. Buzinde , Marlusa de Sevilha Gosling","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104039","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how Global South female solo travelers discursively (dis)engage colonial structures through online travel narratives. Although there is a substantial body of research on tourism and coloniality, few scholars have examined these concepts through a gendered perspective, using a decolonial framework. This interpretive study draws on a decolonial lens and textual analysis to examine blogs created by three solo female travelers, with roots in the Global South. The findings indicate that the three solo travelers discursively re-signify their <em>Identity</em>, express their <em>Agency</em>, and advocate for <em>Inclusive Tourism</em>. A key contribution of this study is its demonstration of how decolonial practices manifest in everyday life and touristic spaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104039"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145227146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Macaicuo Bai , Songshan (Sam) Huang , Zhiyong Li , Zhilong Si , Rui Cui
{"title":"From restoration to transformation in tourism experience: unearthing the critical roles of motivation and reflection","authors":"Macaicuo Bai , Songshan (Sam) Huang , Zhiyong Li , Zhilong Si , Rui Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104032","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tourism can offer restorative and transformative experiences that enhance people's well-being. However, the process of translating travel-related restoration into transformation is unclear. This study employed a grounded theory approach to explore the socio-psychological mechanisms of tourists experiencing a transition from restoration to transformation. We analyzed 35 in-depth interviews with domestic tourists visiting Tibet, a destination with rich natural and cultural endowments. Both nature-based and culture-based restorative qualities were identified; authenticity and awe represent novel additions to the literature. Tourists' motivations and reflection played critical roles in the restoration–transformation transition: while motivations primarily determined restorative perceptions, reflection served as a gateway to transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104032"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145227148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of research into Arctic tourism","authors":"Outi Rantala , Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson , Carina Ren , Kaarina Tervo-Kankare","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review of research into Arctic Tourism launches the Annals of Tourism Research Curated Collection on Arctic Tourism. Instead of dwelling on the question of what Arctic tourism is, the review proceeds to inquire how the Arctic comes to matter for tourism research and what we, as scholars and practitioners of tourism, can learn from a focus on the Arctic. By discussing what the authors believe are the most relevant and dominant research traits—climate change, the wilderness, posthumanism, Arctic adventures, indigenous tourism and different selling strategies—the review illustrates that despite the historical images of the Arctic, it nowadays matters to tourism research increasingly as a relational, dynamic, fluid and negotiated topic of interest.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104031"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145118223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The economics of destination cards","authors":"Sonia Messori , Alessandro Fedele , Paolo Figini","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Destination cards have been recognized as effective tools for promoting tourism destinations. However, their role as mechanisms for coordinating tourism service providers within the destination remains underexplored. We address this gap by developing an enriched version of the Hotelling price competition model to investigate the welfare effect of destination cards. We assume that a destination with two price-setting attractions and one complementary good (transportation) introduces a card offering discounts on attractions and free access to local transportation. We find that the card is welfare-improving, although it also alters the pricing strategy of the attractions and, under certain conditions, might reduce tourist surplus.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104036"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145118225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Victoria Regina A. Tinio, Michelle I.C. Yang, Yutaka Yamauchi
{"title":"Garbage/art island: Micropolitics in tourism development","authors":"Maria Victoria Regina A. Tinio, Michelle I.C. Yang, Yutaka Yamauchi","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Power is inherent in tourism development, shaping who defines place narratives, controls resources, and governs participation. While scholarship has moved beyond top-down/bottom-up binaries to adopt a relational view of power as co-produced and negotiated, two limitations remain: 1) emphasis on institutional and discursive dimensions over how power materializes through spatial design, and 2) treatment of historical legacies as background rather than active forces shaping resistance. As such, this paper examines the spatially-oriented micropolitics of tourism development on Teshima, a Japanese island transformed from an industrial dumping-ground into an art destination. Drawing on multi-method fieldwork, the study identifies three micropolitics: identity politics, spatial politics, and engagement politics that structure how residents subtly resist or reconfigure the externally imposed “art island” identity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 104037"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145118224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}