nep-tur New Economics Papers
on Tourism Economics
Issue of 2024‒06‒10
two papers chosen by
Laura Vici, Università di Bologna
  1. Forest Based Tourism Services In Pakistan By Shujaat Farooq; Durr-e-Nayab; Saddam Hussein; Nabila Kunwal
  2. Ethical marketing framework for metaverse simulated experiences of tourism (SET): An exploration of consumers’ aspirations and fears By Christine Petr; Paul Caudan
  1. By: Shujaat Farooq (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics); Durr-e-Nayab (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics); Saddam Hussein (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics); Nabila Kunwal (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)
    Abstract: Tourism, including nature-based is one of the driving forces for economic development. Nature-based tourism refers to tourism leaning on the destination area’s natural environment as its key attraction, or tourism primarily concerned with the direct enjoyment of some relatively undisturbed phenomenon of nature. The demand for nature-based tourism has steadily grown and is the most rapidly an expanding sector within tourism across the world. Same holds true for South Asian region. As it is a prominent region with distinctive landmass, mountains, forests, rural tourist spots, rivers, beaches, and different climatic zones.
    Date: 2024
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pid:kbrief:2024:118&r=
  2. By: Christine Petr (LEGO - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion de l'Ouest - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - UBO - Université de Brest - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IBSHS - Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UBO - Université de Brest - UBL - Université Bretagne Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique); Paul Caudan (LEGO - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion de l'Ouest - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - UBO - Université de Brest - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IBSHS - Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UBO - Université de Brest - UBL - Université Bretagne Loire - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris])
    Abstract: Contrary to existing literature that underlines metaverse opportunities for adapting tourism management and tourism marketing, our study aims at understanding customers' perspective on tourism metaverse, as potential virtual tourists. This helps answer two questions: (1) what are customers' expectations, i.e. which offers and offers should be designed? (2) how should these offers be ethically marketed? To investigate how consumers imagine metaverse simulated tourism experiences (MVSET), we employed a qualitative research methodology using interviews with 24 regular travelers. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the interview transcripts. Findings reveal five categories of expectations: reproduction, customisation, immersion, emancipation, and disillusionment avoidance. Discussion focuses on ethical issues regarding the experience modulation requests and the possible negative consequences of MVSET consumption and its regular usages.
    Keywords: Metaverse, Tourism, Marketing, Virtual tourism, Virtual reality, Simulated experience, Consumer, Ethics
    Date: 2024
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04554364&r=
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