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on Tourism Economics |
| By: | Suzuki, Miho; Tomitaka, Mahoro; Takano, Yu; Shibata, Rei; Oguro, Michio; Sasaki, Takehiro |
| Abstract: | Enhancing tourist satisfaction is the key to sustainable tourism in protected areas. However, tourist satisfaction may be influenced by various factors, including the specific destinations visited inside protected areas. Here, we conducted a destination-specific analysis of major national parks in Japan using an online questionnaire to examine the factors determining tourist satisfaction. Participants were asked questions regarding their gender and age, accessibility to the park, awareness about the national park, specific destinations visited within the park, and motivations for visiting. Responses from 1, 175 participants were included in the final analysis. We found that tourist satisfaction generally increased with the distance from tourists’ residential areas to destinations. Additionally, tourists who were aware that the destination was situated within a designated national park reported a higher level of satisfaction. Increasing the awareness regarding national parks and the associated knowledge input from visual, verbal, and sensory stimuli can thus increase tourist satisfaction and improve economic circulation in rural areas through increased tourism from outside the region. We also demonstrated that the effect of protection level on tourist satisfaction varies according to the destination group with different motivations for visiting. Our study underscores the importance of tailoring management strategies to address the unique requirements of different destinations within a park, thereby facilitating tourist satisfaction and experience. |
| Date: | 2024–07–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:cv9hs |
| By: | Weitzel, Matthias (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Calle Inca Garcilaso 3, 41092 Sevilla, Spain); Garaffa, Rafael (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Calle Inca Garcilaso 3, 41092 Sevilla, Spain); Van der Vorst, Camille (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Calle Inca Garcilaso 3, 41092 Sevilla, Spain) |
| Abstract: | Indirect effects can make the tourism sector sensitive to changes in energy prices, leading to relative larger losses in output than other economic sectors. The paper assess how energy price shocks can affect tourism in the EU |
| Keywords: | Tourism, energy price shock, CGE modelling |
| Date: | 2024–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bda:wpsmep:wp2024/26 |
| By: | Adelina Zequiri (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, GREDEG, France); Issam Mejri (EDC Paris Business School, OCRE Research Laboratory, Paris, France); Adel Ben Youssef (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, GREDEG, France) |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis focusing on the utilization of the metaverse and virtual reality (VR) within the tourism and hospitality sector. Employing a two-step methodology, relevant articles were selected from the Web of Science and Scopus databases based on predetermined search terms and specific inclusion criteria. The study found four main results. First, there has been a significant increase in scientific output concerning virtual tourism and the metaverse, particularly in recent years. Second, the most influential journals are found to be Tourism Management, Current Issues in Tourism, and researchers Timothy H. Jung, M. Claudia tom Dieck and Dimitrios Buhalis stand out for their significant contributions. Third, the majority of highly cited papers were published within the last five years, highlighting the timeliness of recent research. Fourth, thematic clusters indicating evolving research themes are identified, including augmented reality (AR), virtual tourism, and travelers’ intentions to visit the metaverse. This paper provides a systematic literature review and associated bibliometric analysis, to better understand the research being carried out on the metaverse and VR in the tourism and hospitality sector, and also presents a research agenda. |
| Keywords: | Hospitality, Tourism, Metaverse, virtual tourism, Bibliometric analysis, Bibliometrix, VOS Viewer |
| JEL: | O33 O14 Z32 |
| Date: | 2024–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:gre:wpaper:2024-21 |