[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of virtual reality in tourism and hospitality: The known and the paths to follow

M de Lurdes Calisto, S Sarkar - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2024 - Elsevier
Virtual reality is currently used to enhance travelers' experience, providing destinations,
attractions, and businesses with additional marketing tools, reshaping consumer …

Digital tourism research: a bibliometric visualisation review (2002–2023) and research agenda

Z Li, M Huo, T Huo, H Luo - Tourism Review, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to review the diversified existing literature on digital tourism from
2002 to 2023 using bibliometric analysis to present a holistic review of the current scientific …

Metaverse meets branding: examining consumer responses to immersive brand experiences

A Wongkitrungrueng, L Suprawan - International Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The metaverse connects the physical and digital worlds to improve the consumer
experience, but little is known about how consumers respond to branded virtual worlds in …

The role of artificial intelligence in consumers' brand preference for retail banks in Hong Kong

SPS Ho, MYC Chow - Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 2024 - Springer
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly integral to our world, as they serve as
the foundation for new value propositions and distinctive customer experiences. AI is crucial …

Determinants of traveler intention toward animal ethics in tourism: Developing a causal recipe combining cognition, affect, and norm factors

W Wattanacharoensil, P Fakfare, N Manosuthi… - Tourism …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the factors that influence travelers' intentions toward animal ethics in
tourism, utilizing innovative statistical techniques, namely GSCA M, necessary condition …

Exploring tourists' virtual reality-based brand engagement: A uses-and-gratifications perspective

RA Rather, LD Hollebeek… - Journal of Travel …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Though prior research has addressed the role of virtual reality (VR) in tourism, the dynamics
and consequences characterizing tourists' VR-based brand engagement, which has grown …

When digital celebrity talks to you: how human-like virtual influencers satisfy consumer's experience through social presence on social media endorsements

H Kim, M Park - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Retailers are employing non-human endorsers as alternatives to traditional celebrities in
digital marketing. We seek to identify the aspects of human-like virtual influencer …

Investigating metaverse marketing-enabled consumers' social presence, attachment, engagement and (re) visit intentions

Z Ghali, RA Rather, I Khan - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Although the substantial body of research on tourism-technologies has examined the use of
virtual reality and web/mobile-based technologies, the potential of destination-marketing via …

[HTML][HTML] Augmented and virtual reality in hotels: Impact on tourist satisfaction and intention to stay and return

WM Lim, KM Jasim, M Das - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2024 - Elsevier
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have emerged as transformative
technologies, revolutionizing the way tourists engage with hospitality service providers. A …

The sweet escape to metaverse: Exploring escapism, anxiety, and virtual place attachment

D Pal, C Arpnikanondt - Computers in Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
The metaverse is an emerging area of research and has a lot of potential in providing
individuals with an alternate place of inhabitation. The importance of metaverse escapism …