Challenging the mainstream assumption of social media influence on destination choice

Abstract

Review (PPR) is a new department introduced to expand the insights produced by the published papers in Tourism Recreation Research, particularly those attempting to develop a concept in pursuit of knowledge creation or pose some epistemological query and seek to fill in gap in received information and so on. PPR contributions (in <2000 words) which must be constructive, re-inventing, academic and prejudice-free are welcome.

Scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature reviews (SPAR‐4‐SLR)

“…For example, critical reviews, which are a means to develop conceptual papers, focus on assessing and resolving topical issues in the field through discourse (e.g., Lim, 2018bLim, , 2018c, and thus, they do not adopt nor rely on a stringent set of systematic procedures like systematic literature reviews (Lim et al, 2020). Other types of reviews such as post-published reviews focus on assessing and extending topical issues based on a single publication (e.g., Lim, Ahmad, et al, 2021), and like critical reviews, they are not guided by a rigorous set of systematic procedures, and thus, cannot be classified as systematic literature reviews. Finally, systematic reviews that do not review the literature cannot be classified as systematic literature reviews, even though such reviews can also contribute to new theory (e.g., Lim's [2021c] review of nonacademic articles on COVID-19 and tourism led to the development of the agency and reactance theory of crowding).…”

The dark side of social media: Stalking, online self‐disclosure and problematic sleep

“…Second, the sample chosen for the study may lead to bias in the findings. However, we mitigate this by utilizing three noteworthy theories in our exploratory research.Despite this, we acknowledge the need for future research to extrapolate our findings to the larger population, as recommended byLim et al (2020).Third, due to the existence of various definitions for social media stalking and online self-disclosure, comparing the results over time or with extant work is challenging. Fourth, because the study's geographical scope is limited to only one country (India), the findings may not hold for other countries because of economic, social and cultural differences.…”

Social media influencer marketing: foundations, trends, and ways forward

“…The year 2008 was selected as the starting year because it was the year that the concept of influencer was first introduced by Kiss and Bichler [63], and thus, a review staring from 2008 can provide a more accurate and relevant account of the extant literature on influencer marketing, particularly from the lenses of consumers and social media influencers. The end year 2021 was selected because it is the most recent full year at the time of search-a practice in line with Lim et al [83]. The search keywords-i.e., "consumer behavio*" (truncation technique), "social media," "influencer," and "marketing"-were curated through brainstorming and endorsed by disciplinary experts in marketing and methodological experts in review studies.…”

“…In terms of commercialization and value of social media influencer marketing (Cluster 3), the potential of non-economic returns of social media influencer marketing could be explored in future research. With the advent of corporate social responsibility and environmental social governance (Lim et al, [83], it is imperative that the expectations and evaluations of returns goes beyond those that are economic in nature (e.g., sales) [78]. The advocacy and support of socio-environmental causes (e.g., hashtags of actions and statements) could be explored, which can be subsequently useful to develop sustainability ratings beneficial for illustrating the impact of both social media influencers and the brands that they represent.…”