Mengyao Ren , Yang Xu , Sangwon Park , Xiao Huang , Mengqi Sun , Jizhe Xia , Sun-Young Koh
{"title":"Consumer spending during COVID-19 in a tourism city","authors":"Mengyao Ren , Yang Xu , Sangwon Park , Xiao Huang , Mengqi Sun , Jizhe Xia , Sun-Young Koh","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103830","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Leveraging large-scale transaction data, this study quantifies the impact of COVID-19 and policy responses on the spending behavior of both residents and domestic inbound travelers in Jeju, Korea. Findings reveal that both local and national COVID-19 situations significantly affected the spending behavior of both groups. Residents were more sensitive to local cases, while travelers were equally affected by local and national cases. Social distancing minimally impacted resident spending but caused over 20 % reductions in traveler spending. Stimulus payments boosted spending by over 10 % for residents without diminishing the effects of social distancing. Despite the overall benefit of these combined policies, certain economic sectors benefited notably while others suffered, thus leaving them with varying fates during and after the pandemic.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103830"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314870","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":"Tourism demand forecasting using short video information","authors":"Mingming Hu , Na Dong , Fang Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103838","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103838","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Based on short video information, this study extracted two explanatory variables, popularity and publicity, to empirically forecast weekly tourism demand for a destination (Macao) and a tourist attraction (Mount Siguniang, China). Results indicated that 1) models integrating the popularity or publicity of short videos outperform models without these attributes in tourism demand forecasting; 2) compared with popularity, models featuring publicity from short videos can generate more accurate forecasts; 3) models combining publicity and popularity do not necessarily exceed the performance of models including only publicity; and 4) when models account for search queries as well as publicity, search queries help improve forecasting accuracy for tourist attractions (this positive impact does not apply to destinations).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103838"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142270905","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":"Female stereotype and occupational stigma","authors":"Fei Peng, Xinying Zeng, Yaoqi Li","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103837","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103837","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the issues of occupational stigma female employees face in the tourism industry, with a specific focus on Chinese female flight attendants. Through semi-structured interviews with 25 female participants, it reveals how gender stereotypes contribute to and sustain this stigma, distorting femininity and physical attractiveness through negative labeling, loss of status, and occupational discrimination. Consequently, this leads to an intersection of moral and social stigmas. Additionally, the study highlights the patriarchal norms and organizational practices in perpetuating these stereotypes. It enhances our comprehension of gender-related occupational stigma in the tourism industry. Furthermore, it advocates for the implementation of organizational initiatives that challenge gender stereotypes, thus fostering a more inclusive and equitable working environment for female employees.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103837"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142270786","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":"Tourism mobilities and climate crisis dilemmas: Tourists traveling towards a climate apocalypse?","authors":"Arvid Viken , Bente Heimtun","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103841","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103841","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Framed by a multidimensional approach to dilemmas, this qualitative study focuses on Norwegians' views on tourism mobilities and climate change dilemmas, contextual aspects, coping strategies, and consequences. Despite being situated in ideological and moral landscapes where the climate crisis is largely ignored, all participants acknowledge the dilemmas. However, the unconcerned deny personal responsibility and are unwilling to change their travel habits, representing a typical tourist mindset regarding environmental concerns. Pro-environmentalists are critical of neoliberal values and call for responsible tourism practices. Both groups agree that tourism needs regulations. Managing tourism's commons tragedy character on a global level poses challenges due to capitalist forces and low political priority. The study calls for pro-environmental changes at the individual, institutional, and political levels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103841"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016073832400118X/pdfft?md5=3e6d4e6296349a85476c52a9012720f3&pid=1-s2.0-S016073832400118X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142239901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The persuasive effects of warning messages","authors":"Feifei Lai, Chaowu Xie, Jiangchi Zhang, Rui Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103829","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103829","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Empirical investigations regarding tourists' safety-related responses to warning messages in natural recreational leisure settings are scarce. Through three online experiments with recreational scenarios, several findings emerged. First, strong (vs. weak) warning messages led to greater safety behavior (compliance and participation). Second, warning messages sequentially mediated safety behavior (compliance and participation) through threat appraisal and problem-focused coping. Warning messages also affected safety compliance, but not safety participation, via the sequential mediation of threat appraisal and emotion-focused coping. Third, other tourists' safety (vs. risky) behavior positively reinforced warning messages' roles in problem-focused coping and safety behavior; no significant moderating effect manifested between warning messages and emotion-focused coping. Understanding safety messages' persuasive effects can help destination management organizations control tourists' behavior.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103829"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142239900","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}
Shalini Bisani , Marcella Daye , Kathleen Mortimer
{"title":"Legitimacy and inclusivity in place branding","authors":"Shalini Bisani , Marcella Daye , Kathleen Mortimer","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103840","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103840","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Scholars have increasingly called for multi-stakeholder and participatory approaches to place branding. The inclusion of communities is often argued for creating legitimate place brands. However, there is limited understanding of how these notions interact. This paper investigates how stakeholders construct legitimacy and inclusivity in their place branding practices. We develop a theoretical framework for legitimacy-inclusivity and apply it to a case study of Northamptonshire, UK. The analysis reveals contrasting approaches by industry stakeholders and voluntary organisations in terms of representation and advocacy, engagement and co-creation, and effectiveness and impact. The unique characteristics and mechanisms of voluntary organisations, which facilitate community leadership and engagement, have implications for more inclusive and legitimate place branding.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103840"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738324001178/pdfft?md5=ada4247d814b58c075c18b522e812279&pid=1-s2.0-S0160738324001178-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142239902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial coopetition and peer-to-peer accommodation price","authors":"Hanna Lee , Seongsoo Jang , Jinwon Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103826","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103826","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Peer-to-peer accommodation prices can be derived from individual accommodation and destination characteristics. This study focuses on spatially coopetitive pricing among peer-to-peer accommodations at both individual and clustered levels. Applying spatial analytical techniques to 2090 Airbnb properties across 275 census tracts in Miami-Dade County, Florida, we model peer-to-peer accommodation prices based on three coopetition antecedents: market commonality, resource similarity, and supply commonality. The results reveal the presence of three clusters of spatially coopetitive pricing dynamics, namely, cooperation-dominant, competition-dominant, and balanced coopetition, across coopetition precursors. This study offers practical guidance for accommodation rental platforms, hosts, and policymakers regarding the role of coopetitive pricing strategies shaped by tourism demand, supply, and resources within and across tourism destinations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103826"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142230658","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}
Xueting Zhai , Dixi Zhong , Qiuju Luo , Peiying Lu
{"title":"EVENTS AS THERAPY: Connecting the liminal and everyday field to enhance mental wellness in urban destinations","authors":"Xueting Zhai , Dixi Zhong , Qiuju Luo , Peiying Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103825","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103825","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A shift in the attraction of urban tourism from city landscape to city life is observed, as events become key place-makers. Responding to recent calls for urban wellness tourism that benefits locals and tourists alike, we conceptualize events as therapy in urban destinations based on Lewin's field theory. Qualitative interviews at three community events targeting at young cohorts were conducted. Results indicate that the therapeutic effects of these events can emerge in three interlinked fields: event, everyday life, and participants' psychology. Results emphasize how the everyday nature of events encourages reconnection with urban life as both the process and result of events as therapy. Considering those results, we conclude by discussing the novel role of events in improving mental wellness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103825"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142164290","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":"Grade point averages versus experience","authors":"David Boto-García , Marta Escalonilla","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103828","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103828","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103828"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738324001051/pdfft?md5=2ca1088f72c905a20420105a7e37e94f&pid=1-s2.0-S0160738324001051-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142164247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingyu Li , Arie Stoffelen , Gertjan Wijburg , Frank Vanclay
{"title":"Tourism-induced land acquisition in protected areas: Land rent dynamics and state monopoly rent around the Wulingyuan world heritage site in China","authors":"Jingyu Li , Arie Stoffelen , Gertjan Wijburg , Frank Vanclay","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103823","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annals.2024.103823","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tension between nature conservation, green grabbing, land acquisition for tourism, and value grabbing highlight a significant yet understudied area: the underlying land rent mechanisms and the state's role in driving green land acquisition for tourism. Using Marxian land rent theory, we explored how ‘state monopoly rent’ is produced by tourism-induced green land acquisition and the consequent displacement and resettlement of communities in and around the Wulingyuan World Heritage. State actors actively acquired land and land use rights for tourism development to maximise the rent gap despite, and perhaps because of, national nature conservation priorities and restrictions. State actors are a key player in the political economy of tourism by directly capitalizing on potential land rent in China.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 103823"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738324001002/pdfft?md5=d40d5ead116408443eb006fd53369920&pid=1-s2.0-S0160738324001002-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142164246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}