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View article: Approaches to personal transformation in tourism research
Approaches to personal transformation in tourism research Open
The study of tourism transformation is evolving with five different research streams identifiable, studying personal transformation, social transformation, transformative service design, and transformation related to destinations or touris…
View article: What constitutes a theoretical contribution
What constitutes a theoretical contribution Open
View article: Visitor attitude to tourism destinations: a critical review and future research agenda
Visitor attitude to tourism destinations: a critical review and future research agenda Open
Visitor attitude is fundamental to destination selection in the tourism literature. Yet, there remains a notable dearth of critical reviews to assess the current status of knowledge on the topic. This study, therefore, seeks to map and cri…
View article: Cognitive Science and Tourism
Cognitive Science and Tourism Open
This chapter introduces the cognitive paradigm. The concept of translation and associated problems is discussed. Several arguments for the adoption of a cognitive-based social sciences are provided. A brief history of the term cognition is…
View article: Updating Tourism Theory
Updating Tourism Theory Open
This chapter presents a case for updating the use and development of psychological theory in tourism through an examination of the psychological stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) model. The historical development and the criticism of the …
View article: Memory
Memory Open
This chapter provides a holistic understanding of memory and the tourism-memory nexus. This chapter begins with an overview of what memory is and the history of research on it. Following this, the chapter outlines key memory-related themes…
View article: Prelims
Prelims Open
View article: Experience Design
Experience Design Open
Effective experience design requires not only a knowledge of tourist goals, but an understanding of how these can be met in a particular tourism site. Research on experiences and experience design is supported by cognitive psychology conce…
View article: Conclusion
Conclusion Open
This chapter provides concluding comments on a cognitive paradigm and related concepts applied to tourism, as well as in studies of social and environmental sustainability. Adopting a new paradigm is difficult but worthwhile as it allows r…
View article: The Cognitive Wave
The Cognitive Wave Open
This chapter discusses the main psychological paradigms used in the past 100 years, psychodynamism, behaviourism and cognitivism based on an information processing paradigm, and later cognitivism based on complex interactive mental process…
View article: Assessing the eco-efficiency of cruise tourism at the national Level: Determinants, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable development
Assessing the eco-efficiency of cruise tourism at the national Level: Determinants, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable development Open
View article: Managing Destinations
Managing Destinations Open
Topics covered include policy, planning and strategy, stakeholders, new markets, infrastructure, transport and research and knowledge transfer with contributions from countries as diverse as Brazil, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Saudi …
View article: A critique of authenticity: how psychology can help
A critique of authenticity: how psychology can help Open
Purpose Authenticity has been studied from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, leading to a rich but confused literature. This study, a review, aims to compare the psychology and sociology/tourism definitions of authenticity to clarify…
View article: Cognitive Psychology and Tourism
Cognitive Psychology and Tourism Open
View article: Perceived Destination Image Cohesion: A Comparison Study of Attractions on the Grand Canal, China
Perceived Destination Image Cohesion: A Comparison Study of Attractions on the Grand Canal, China Open
The Grand Canal is located in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south, and is the longest canal in the world (1800 km) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fro…
View article: Talent management and sustainable performance in travel agents: do green intellectual capital and green servant leadership matter?
Talent management and sustainable performance in travel agents: do green intellectual capital and green servant leadership matter? Open
Talent management (TM) can contribute to improving sustainable business performance in the face of a competitive and socially responsible environment. The use of TM to improve tourism staff skills and motivation is contentious, given such …
View article: The impact of the intensity of media use on potential tourists’ risk perception and travel protective behavioral intentions in COVID-19
The impact of the intensity of media use on potential tourists’ risk perception and travel protective behavioral intentions in COVID-19 Open
Introduction In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increased need for potential travelers to gather information about their trips to mitigate perceived risks. This study aims to understand the relationship between the intensity of…
View article: The Small Tourism Enterprise Operators’ Networking in Dealing with the Changing Business Environment
The Small Tourism Enterprise Operators’ Networking in Dealing with the Changing Business Environment Open
The entrepreneur’s ability to networking is particularly critical when dealing with business turbulence, such as that affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to analyze the STE operators manage their networks during the changing…
View article: The Potential of Augmented Reality in Education: A Scoping Review
The Potential of Augmented Reality in Education: A Scoping Review Open
The augmented reality experience is becoming increasingly popular, especially among today's digital-born generation who have technology permeating almost every aspect of their lives. Because of its capacity to augment computer-generated gr…
View article: Cognition, metacognition and attitude to tourism destinations: The impact of emotional arousal and source credibility
Cognition, metacognition and attitude to tourism destinations: The impact of emotional arousal and source credibility Open
View article: The challenges of targeting the Chinese outbound market
The challenges of targeting the Chinese outbound market Open
The significance of the Chinese outbound market has prompted more tourism operators in Fiji to tailor their products and services to these travellers. This study used semi-structured interviews with key tourist stakeholders in Fiji to gaug…
View article: Augmented reality and the enhancement of memorable tourism experiences at heritage sites
Augmented reality and the enhancement of memorable tourism experiences at heritage sites Open
Augmented reality (AR) has revolutionized the tourist experience, presenting an opportunity to generate meaningful engagement with unique culture and heritage. Despite the potential, a limited empirical inquiry has assessed the efficacy of…
View article: Impact of prior knowledge and psychological distance on tourist imagination of a promoted tourism event
Impact of prior knowledge and psychological distance on tourist imagination of a promoted tourism event Open
View article: Sustainable livelihoods from tourism in the “10 New Balis” in Indonesia
Sustainable livelihoods from tourism in the “10 New Balis” in Indonesia Open
The “10 New Balis” aims to duplicate the economic effects of tourism in Bali to 10 new tourism destinations in Indonesia. Group interviews were conducted with Indonesian tourism stakeholders (N = 22) to investigate aspirations, deficits an…
View article: Tourism Marketing Stimulus Characteristics: A Self-Validation Analysis of Iran
Tourism Marketing Stimulus Characteristics: A Self-Validation Analysis of Iran Open
Prior self-validation hypothesis studies suggest that an individual’s attitude toward advertising is affected by the cognitive processing of the message and the valence of emotion. Yet, the effect of emotional arousal and stimulus credibil…
View article: Future research on visitors’ attitudes to tourism destinations
Future research on visitors’ attitudes to tourism destinations Open
View article: How to win the consumer’s heart? Exploring appraisal determinants of consumer pre-consumption emotions
How to win the consumer’s heart? Exploring appraisal determinants of consumer pre-consumption emotions Open
View article: The Experience of Novelty and the Novelty of Experience
The Experience of Novelty and the Novelty of Experience Open
In cognitive psychology novelty is an antecedent of attention, emotion, memory, and behavior. However, the relationship between novelty and experience memorability remains conceptually underdeveloped in tourism. This research applies cogni…
View article: Positive psychology and tourist well-being: A systematic literature review
Positive psychology and tourist well-being: A systematic literature review Open
View article: Does Ecotourism Influence Environmental Awareness? A Methodological Approach Based on Virtual Reality and Physiological Responses
Does Ecotourism Influence Environmental Awareness? A Methodological Approach Based on Virtual Reality and Physiological Responses Open
More than 16,000 Scholars assert that engagement in nature-based activities is a critical approach to help modern society transform its contemporary culture into a sustainable one. This connection, however, has not been scientifically prov…