Welcome to stay-at-home travel and virtual attention restoration

Wong, IpKin Anthony; Lin, Shuyi Kara; Lin, Zhiwei; Xiong, Xiling

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2022.03.016

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“…The model proposed here indicates that safety, culture, information search, expectations and e-WOM are predictors of the intention to visit (Kankhuni and Ngwira, 2021; Chen and Huang, 2021; Kucukergin and Gürlek, 2020) and destination fascination. These variables can cause a person to become fascinated with a destination before visiting and therefore affect the intention to visit (Wong et al , 2022; Huang, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…ART indicates that natural environments can restore individuals after they have experienced stress (Kaplan, 1995). Going beyond the natural environment, several articles have suggested that nonroutine environments are also capable of restoring individuals (Wong et al , 2022; Huang, 2021). Although it is an established theory, ART requires additional research (Joye and Dewitte, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, it is pertinent to highlight that fascination can be achieved online, which is applicable for people en route to a visit, post-visit and anticipating future visits. In this manner, the restoration described by ART can be achieved through virtual tourism (Wong et al , 2022). Furthermore, virtual reality can promote tourist destinations, even using senses beyond sight and hearing, such as stimulating the sense of smell with the area’s scent (Flavián et al , 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The travel and tourism sector accounted for 8.8% of the USA’s gross domestic product and employed 45 million professionals in 2019, representing 9.8% of the USA’s workforce (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2020). In addition to its economic importance the tourism sector is dynamic and competitive (Elsharnouby and Elbanna, 2021) and was ultimately one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (Wong et al , 2022).…”

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“…Fascination is a concept derived from attention restoration theory (ART) (Wong et al , 2022; Huang, 2021). ART holds that fatigue can be rectified by spending time in or observing natural environments (Gressler, 2014; Kaplan, 1995; Kaplan and Kaplan, 1989) and defines fascination as unintentional attention or an individual’s ability to involuntarily capture the stimuli of an environment without making any mental effort.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Purpose This paper aims to identify how destination fascination is perceived by all participants involved in the tourism sector. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory and qualitative study was undertaken based on a literature review and three focus groups with travelers and tourism and marketing professionals. Findings The findings revealed that different perceptions precede a destination fascination among the three groups and that the construction of fascination is related to other variables. Through consulting the three groups, 12 variables were identified, and a framework was proposed addressing the background of destination fascination and how it relates to memorable experiences and the intention to (re)visit. Another important finding is the need for tourism professionals to collaborate with marketing professionals to meet tourists’ expectations. In addition, it was found that fascination can occur before visiting a place. Originality/value This paper advances the literature on four points: it presents evidence that fascination can occur even before visiting a destination; it verifies which variables are related to the multidimensional construct of destination fascination and how this relationship is observed by the three distinct groups; it identifies how the construction of destination fascination occurs; and it explains how tourism and marketing professionals can help fulfill travelers’ wishes.

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From Pseudo‐Events to Virtual Reality

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Cognitive‐Affective‐Behavioral Themes in Post‐Purchase Attitudes Toward Virtual Tourism Experiences: A Mixed‐Method Approach

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Chatterjee

2024

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Virtual tourism experiences (VTEs) have grown rapidly after COVID and are expected to grow further. Customer attitudes toward VTEs are therefore of interest. Attitude, in general, is known to have three components: cognitive, affective, and behavioral. Thematic details of attitudes toward VTEs have not yet been explored, motivating the current study. We use a mixed‐method approach to explore latent themes within online reviews for VTEs. Latent Dirichlet allocation, used for topic modeling, is applied to 58,675 reviews from Airbnb online experiences. Next, we analyze 70 online reviews from Viator using thematic analysis. The primary themes that emerge are host appreciation, recommendation, hedonic experience, interactive aspects, social connections, and culture and learning. We discuss in detail how these themes relate to the tri‐component model of attitude. Our study of post‐purchase consumer attitudes provides new insights into the design, delivery, and marketing of VTEs which has academic as well as managerial implications.

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Welcome to stay-at-home travel and virtual attention restoration

Cited by 41 publications

References 61 publications

Factors that make a destination fascinating and motivate (re)visit

Factors that make a destination fascinating and motivate (re)visit

From Pseudo‐Events to Virtual Reality

Cognitive‐Affective‐Behavioral Themes in Post‐Purchase Attitudes Toward Virtual Tourism Experiences: A Mixed‐Method Approach

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