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View article: Unveiling Destination Perceptions: A Machine Learning Study on Instagram Influencers’ Cognitive Images
Unveiling Destination Perceptions: A Machine Learning Study on Instagram Influencers’ Cognitive Images Open
This study examines the cognitive image of Austria as a travel destination through Instagram content posted by travel influencers. The study also investigates how the account type, influencer type, and posting frequency affect user engagem…
View article: Artificial intelligence-generated virtual influencer: Examining the effects of emotional display on user engagement
Artificial intelligence-generated virtual influencer: Examining the effects of emotional display on user engagement Open
Focusing on the application of artificial intelligence, this study investigates the impact of emotional display on user engagement with computer-generated imagery influencers through the lens of the computers are social actors (CASA) frame…
View article: Transformations in tourism following COVID-19? A longitudinal study on the perceptions of tourists
Transformations in tourism following COVID-19? A longitudinal study on the perceptions of tourists Open
Purpose This study attempts to answer how values and holiday preferences were shaped by the pandemic, how travellers view the future of tourism and how they are willing to contribute to potential changes. Furthermore, it examines the impac…
View article: Travel Bird: A Personalized Destination Recommender with TourBERT and Airbnb Experiences
Travel Bird: A Personalized Destination Recommender with TourBERT and Airbnb Experiences Open
We present Travel Bird, a novel personalized destination recommendation and exploration interface which allows its users to find their next tourist destination by describing their specific preferences in a narrative form. Unlike other solu…
View article: When BERT Started Traveling: TourBERT—A Natural Language Processing Model for the Travel Industry
When BERT Started Traveling: TourBERT—A Natural Language Processing Model for the Travel Industry Open
In recent years, Natural Language Processing (NLP) has become increasingly important for extracting new insights from unstructured text data, and pre-trained language models now have the ability to perform state-of-the-art tasks like topic…
View article: A Topic Modeling Comparison Between LDA, NMF, Top2Vec, and BERTopic to Demystify Twitter Posts
A Topic Modeling Comparison Between LDA, NMF, Top2Vec, and BERTopic to Demystify Twitter Posts Open
The richness of social media data has opened a new avenue for social science research to gain insights into human behaviors and experiences. In particular, emerging data-driven approaches relying on topic models provide entirely new perspe…
View article: Aesthetic perception analysis of destination pictures using #beautifuldestinations on Instagram
Aesthetic perception analysis of destination pictures using #beautifuldestinations on Instagram Open
Destination pictures can be perceived very differently; thus, it is critical to understand what contributes to their aesthetic perception. This study explored the aesthetic perception of 400 destination pictures posted with the popular has…
View article: TourBERT: A pretrained language model for the tourism industry
TourBERT: A pretrained language model for the tourism industry Open
The Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) is currently one of the most important and state-of-the-art models for natural language. However, it has also been shown that for domain-specific tasks it is helpful to pre…
View article: The Usage of Emoji in Tourism-Related Instagram Posts: Suggestions from a Marketing Perspective
The Usage of Emoji in Tourism-Related Instagram Posts: Suggestions from a Marketing Perspective Open
The relevance of emoji in social media marketing has attracted tremendous interest from academics and marketing professionals alike ever since emoji became a fixed component in user-to-user and business-to-user communication on online plat…
View article: Destination Image of DMO and UGC on Instagram: A Machine-Learning Approach
Destination Image of DMO and UGC on Instagram: A Machine-Learning Approach Open
Social media plays a key role in shaping the image of a destination. Although recent research has investigated factors influencing online users’ perception towards destination image, limited studies encompass and compare social media conte…
View article: Topic Modelling of Tourist Dining Experiences Based on the GLOBE Model
Topic Modelling of Tourist Dining Experiences Based on the GLOBE Model Open
The needs of travellers vary across cultures. When it comes to culinary aspects, there is a strong connection between gastronomy and culture. To optimise service offerings, investigation of the essential aspects of dining experiences in re…
View article: Designing experiences in the age of human transformation: An analysis of Burning Man
Designing experiences in the age of human transformation: An analysis of Burning Man Open
In the emerging transformation age, not only do experiences with transformational qualities happen by chance, but they are induced through intentional design. This study investigates the human gathering Burning Man, often stipulated as one…
View article: Color and engagement in touristic Instagram pictures: A machine learning approach
Color and engagement in touristic Instagram pictures: A machine learning approach Open
Color plays a critical role in recognizing tourist experiences and influencing their emotions. By classifying tourism photos on Instagram using machine learning, this study uncovers the relationship between color and user engagement based …
View article: A machine learning approach to cluster destination image on Instagram
A machine learning approach to cluster destination image on Instagram Open
Symbols are powerful in branding and marketing to represent tourist attractions. By bridging semiotics, marketing, and data science in the tourism context, this study uncovers the destination image based on Instagram photographs. This stud…
View article: The Implicit and Explicit Motivations of Tourist Behaviour in Sharing Travel Photographs on Instagram: A Path and Cluster Analysis
The Implicit and Explicit Motivations of Tourist Behaviour in Sharing Travel Photographs on Instagram: A Path and Cluster Analysis Open
Instagram has been an emerging platform for tourists to share their experiences and connect with other users in the multiphasic travel stages. Despite the huge number of photographs shared on Instagram on a daily basis, it remains ambiguou…
View article: Virtual Reality as a Travel Substitution Tool During COVID-19
Virtual Reality as a Travel Substitution Tool During COVID-19 Open
The pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has profoundly affected the global leisure and tourism industry, with international travel bans affecting over 90% of the world’s population. Widespread restrictions on community mobility have resu…
View article: Co-creating Personalised Experiences in the Context of the Personalisation-Privacy Paradox
Co-creating Personalised Experiences in the Context of the Personalisation-Privacy Paradox Open
The personalisation-privacy paradox demonstrates a two-fold effect of tourists’ awareness about personalisation on their experience. Compulsory personal data agreements under the GDPR and similar legislation acts raise tourists’ concerns r…
View article: Open tourism: structuring opening movements in the tourism industry using the contribution-utilization-matrix
Open tourism: structuring opening movements in the tourism industry using the contribution-utilization-matrix Open
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View article: Virtual Reality: An Innovative Tool in Destinations’ Marketing
Virtual Reality: An Innovative Tool in Destinations’ Marketing Open
Virtual reality (VR) is a fast-developing technology with a broad range of use. The tourism industry, more specifically destinations, may benefit from its potential in the near future. By using VR in its marketing strategy, destinations ha…
View article: Connecting Big Data and Service Quality Evaluation – Developing a Service Quality Map of the Austrian Hospitality Industry through the Application of Big Data
Connecting Big Data and Service Quality Evaluation – Developing a Service Quality Map of the Austrian Hospitality Industry through the Application of Big Data Open
The impact of online reviews on guests, hotel owners and other parties is growing in importance. In reference to online reviews, service quality plays a crucial role in hotel diff erentiation and influencing the choice of accommodation mad…