Virtual reality: Applications and implications for tourism

DA Guttentag - Tourism management, 2010 - Elsevier
Virtual reality (VR) offers tourism many useful applications that deserve greater attention
from tourism researchers and professionals. As VR technology continues to evolve, the …

Exploring tourists' motivations, constraints, and negotiations regarding outdoor recreation trips during COVID-19 through a focus group study

P Humagain, PA Singleton - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2021 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 outbreak has duly influenced tourists' psychology and subsequently
their behavior and decision making to participate in outdoor activities. The purpose of this …

Accessible tourism experiences: the voice of people with visual disabilities

E Devile, E Kastenholz - Social Tourism at the Crossroads, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Our research focuses primarily on the understanding of the engagement in tourist activities
of people with disabilities. Specifically, we intend to analyze the experience of people with …

Leisure motivation: An integrative review

M Chen, X Pang - Social Behavior and Personality: an …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
In this article we reviewed research on leisure motivation. We started with a brief review of
the history of leisure motivation and then reviewed research on leisure motivation scales …

The impact of travel constraints on travel decision-making: A comparative approach of travel frequencies and intended travel participation

M Karl, A Bauer, WB Ritchie, M Passauer - Journal of Destination …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanism of vacation decision-making and the factors that influence
pleasure travel behavior is crucial for tourism management and marketing. Past studies …

Developing a measurement scale for constraints to cruising

K Hung, JF Petrick - Annals of tourism research, 2010 - Elsevier
Constraints to participating in leisure activities have been extensively studied. Yet, while
increasing attention has been paid to this topic, little effort has been invested in …

Capacity of mass participant sport events for the development of activity commitment and future exercise intention

D Funk, J Jordan, L Ridinger, K Kaplanidou - Leisure Sciences, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Mass participation sport events are often cited as increasing population-level physical
activity, but empirical evidence is scarce as to their effectiveness. The current research …

Operationalizing a theory of participation in physically active leisure

AA Beaton, DC Funk, K Alexandris - Journal of Leisure Research, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This article responds to calls to develop pragmatically relevant theories for studying
physically active leisure. Empirical evidence supports a method of operation-alizing a stage …

Understanding the wine tourism experience: The roles of facilitators, constraints, and involvement

Q Gu, H Qiu, BEM King… - Journal of Vacation …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding the wine tourism experience is indispensable to the development of a wine
tourism destination. This study tested an integrated model to obtain a better understanding …

Place attachment and recreation experience preference: A further exploration of the relationship

M Budruk, SAW Stanis - Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism, 2013 - Elsevier
Place attachment and recreation experience preferences (REP) have received increasing
attention in natural resource management, with previous literature (Anderson and Fulton …