Risk, trust, and the roles of human versus virtual influencers

N Ameen, JH Cheah, F Ali… - Journal of Travel …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on the theory of sociology of trust and risk, this study proposes and empirically tests
a conceptual model of tourists' new destination visit intentions. The model links tourists' …

From Perception to Projection: Exploring neuroaffective advances in understanding optimism bias and belief updating

AT Karnick, LA Brick - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Why do individuals tend to discount bad news when making judgements about the
likelihood of future events? In this short review, we explore recent research findings …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting the taxonomy of market exit strategies in hotels

L Igosheva, V Filimonau, M Ciraulo, M Ashton… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Theories of service firm life cycle do not explain what happens to a hotel at the end of the
decline stage. Although market exit is one of the possible outcomes of business decline, it is …

“Preview to positive”: field visit intention as consequences of presence in tourism short videos–the role of optimism bias

B Shu, W Wu, M Li - Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study develops a theoretical framework that integrates spatial presence and social
presence into the emotional pathways of goal-directed behavior and considers the …

Increased destination patronage: can data privacy, safety, and security do the magic?

A Preko, T Gyepi-Garbrah… - Current Issues in Tourism, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The study explores data privacy, assurances, and destination imagery for data protection
from the perspectives of destination managers and international tourists. The study utilised …

Tourists' Perceptions and Motivations for Local Food

J Baby, AG Joseph - Journal of Business and Management …, 2023 - al-kindipublisher.com
Local foods play an influential role in improving the tourism experience in destinations.
Local foods can enormously enrich the tourism experience by connecting tourists with the …