Journal of Tourism Analysis Revista de Análisis Turístico (JTA)
The Journal of Tourism Analysis: Revista de Análisis Turístico (JTA) is an academic, peer-reviewed, open access journal contributing towards scientific knowledge on tourism from a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. Published by of Asociación Española de Expertos Científicos en Turismo since 2006. It is currently indexed in Scopus, as well as in other international Social Science databases such as ERIH-PLUS, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Revistas Españolas de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (RESH), Difusión y Calidad Editorial de las Revistas Españolas de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas (DICE), Sumarios ISOC – Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades – BDDOC CSIC, Latindex, Sistema de Información de la Investigación Científica en Turismo (SICTUR), Dialnet, Google Scholar… The Journal of Tourism Analysis: Revista de Análisis Turístico (JTA) aims to be an open access forum for scientific exchange and knowledge transfer on tourism. The journal will publish 2 issues per annum and will include topics on but not limited to: Understanding tourism from theoretical and conceptual contributions, methodological approach and empirical research Promoting studies with critical points of view and perspectives. Publishing research from different academic disciplines applied to tourism: economy, marketing, company, geography, heritage, political, sociology, social-psychology, anthropology, law, technology, ecology, etc. Disseminating multidisciplinary and holistic issues applied to tourism: environment, urbanism, culture, training, management, planning, image, sustainability, innovation, accessibility, sharing economy, social media, networks of actors in tourism, management of the online reputation, etc. Identifying and deepening new lines of future research: smart destinations, sharing tourism, dark tourism, creative destinations, tourism decreasing, international terrorism in tourism destinations, climatic change, future scenarios, and other innovative topics yet to be discovered.
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Strategies for managing overtourism at World Heritage sites in China: the Forbidden City (Beijing)
The sustainable management of mass tourism at World Heritage Sites in China is a major challenge for the conservation of this heritage. Taking the case of the Forbidden City of Beijing as a reference, the research has a double objective: on the one hand, to contextualise the discourse of sustainable management of World Heritage in China, and on the other hand, to analyse the implementation of strategies and measures to contain and control the influx of visitors on site. A qualitative methodological approach is adopted in two phases: 1). Exploitation of secondary information sources to study the evolution of approaches and strategies in heritage tourism management; 2). Evaluation of the functioning of the system based on the discourse of the Forbidden City's management body (questionnaire) and the opinions of visitors (exploitation of comments on the Tripadvisor and Mafengwo platforms). The results show that in China, the social sensitivity and political discourse on the management of mass tourism show notable differences with the Western context and thinking, although the most discussed measures are being adapted very quickly in the most popular tourist resources and destinations in other parts of the world.
Copyright (c) 2025 Tiancan Luo, María García-Hernández https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW USING THE PRISMA FRAMEWORK: AN ASSESSMENT ON TOURISM INNOVATION PRODUCTS AND PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABILITY
This systematic literature review reveals into the jurisdiction of sustainable tourism development, serving as a comprehensive exploration of current knowledge on emerging practices and innovations. By exclusively incorporating research focused on innovative drivers in sustainable tourism development from selected journals and specific periods, the review meticulously analyzes 32 research papers using the PRISMA framework. The objective is to gain a clear understanding of how sustainable tourism innovations are approached in terms of research themes, disciplines, and methodologies. The findings reveal a noteworthy upswing in research on sustainable tourism development, particularly in areas like rural homestays, farms, and social tourism, often employing econometric models and descriptive statistics. Despite this surge, the review identifies a research gap pertaining to diverse sustainability issues. It also charts a compelling direction for future research, aligning with the current strategic agenda of sustainability in the tourism industry.
Copyright (c) 2025 Chet Narayan Acharya, Prachyakorn Chaiyakot, Nuttaya Yuangyai https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Assessing tourism impact on cultural landscapes using mobile phone data: the case of Las Médulas (Spain).
Cultural landscapes often pose problems for planning and management because of insufficient information regarding visitor movements, interests and infrastructure burden. Traditionally visitor surveys have helped to fill this gap, albeit limited to their incomplete and occasional nature. This paper presents a methodology for using cellular antenna metadata for understanding tourism flows. This information is collected systematically by the mobile phone network but only recently has its big data potential begun to be exploited for understanding socio-economic phenomena. The present case study of the Roman gold mine of Las Médulas (León, Spain) provides a model for tourism impact analysis using anonymized data from cell phone towers.
Copyright (c) 2024 Brais X. Currás Refojos, Almudena Orejas, Alberto Hernando de Castro, David Mateo, Juan Carlos Sánchez Figueroa, Guillermo S. Reher, Sonia García-Basanta, F. Javier Sánchez-Palencia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
El anime como contenido de entretenimiento, discurso promocional y formato turístico: el caso de los Mystery Tour en la serie Detective Conan
La visibilidad y anticipación de los destinos turísticos, la configuración y transmisión de su marca y la incitación a visitarlos encuentra en la industria audiovisual un aliado de gran valor (Beeton, 2005; Macionis, 2004). Al margen de películas y series, la ficción animada resulta un formato menos convencional, pero puede ser un dispositivo de igual o mayor eficacia entre públicos de perfiles muy determinados a los que sus personajes favoritos les mueven a viajar a ciudades o parques temáticos (Blaya, 2019; Florido-Benítez, 2023). El propósito de esta incipiente investigación es estudiar el caso de la saga de anime Detective Conan y sus “Mystery Tours” (2017-2019), cuyos episodios se localizan en lugares emblemáticos de Japón, aunque no primordiales en la oferta turística del país. Sus tramas son aderezadas con costumbres culturales o rasgos identitarios y sus emisiones se complementan mediante rutas dirigidas al fandom. Para ello, la metodología cualitativa utilizada se compone del análisis de contenido propuesto por Méndiz Noguero (2011), denominado City Placement, un focus group para conocer las reacciones y la cualidad persuasiva entre el público, así como la recopilación de materiales turísticos compartidos en internet por aficionados de la serie.
Copyright (c) 2025 Salvador Martínez Puche, Antonio Martínez Puche, Víctor José Blaya Pérez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
ANALYSIS OF CONTENT TOURISM WITH GASTRONOMIC FOCUS AS A TOOL FOR GASTRODIPLOMACY: STUDY OF ANIMES AND SERIES OF JAPAN
This study aims to analyze the potential of anime and gastronomic-based TV series as tools in Gastrodiplomacy. Gastronomy is an intangible element that is deeply linked with a country's culture due to its ability to evoke emotions, making it a crucial aspect of gastronomic tourism. This form of tourism can be promoted through the transmission of gastronomy in programs and series, which is a part of content tourism that includes film tourism. Due to its unique features, such content has the ability to generate a positive image of a city or country and create a Soft Power image, making it a useful strategy in Gastrodiplomacy. Therefore, an analysis was conducted on Japanese anime and series that are streamed on online platforms. A qualitative methodology has been used, through a compilation of comments and interviews was carried out, which were countered with different studies reviewed during the bibliographic review stage.
Copyright (c) 2024 Iliana Paola Castillo Albarracín, Dr. Eugeni Osácar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Determination of the Touristic Vocation of Consolidated Heritage Destinations, Case Study: Guanajuato, Mexico.
This study underscores the urgent need to enhance the understanding of Tourist Vocation (VT) in heritage destinations like Guanajuato, emphasizing the lack of awareness among tourism stakeholders. The significance of educational initiatives, multisectoral collaboration, and effective governance for informed tourism management is highlighted. SWOT analysis identifies critical challenges and opportunities, pointing out areas such as insufficient parking and the threat of tourist congestion. The research stresses the importance of sustainable policies and strategies to preserve heritage and enhance residents' quality of life. Additionally, tools like the Delphi method and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) are employed to define variables and assess their impact, reinforcing the validity and robustness of the conclusions. This comprehensive approach provides a reliable foundation for future research and decision-making in the management of heritage tourism destinations.
Copyright (c) 2024 Agustín Ruiz Lanuza https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Bibliometric Review of Research on Tourism Marketing, 1979-2023
This research presents a bibliometric analysis of tourism marketing publications from 1979 to 2022, examining 772 articles from the Scopus database using RStudio tools. It focuses on prominent figures, institutions, and theoretical frameworks, with an emphasis on destination marketing, sustainable tourism, and data analytics. The study underscores the substantial contributions of the USA, UK, and China, advocating for more global research collaboration. The findings offer crucial insights for tourism professionals and policymakers, particularly in sustainable tourism, guiding strategic marketing approaches. Utilizing bibliometric methods over traditional qualitative ones, the study provides an unbiased, comprehensive view of the field's evolution. However, it is limited by its reliance on Scopus and potential methodological constraints in fully interpreting its findings and implications.
Copyright (c) 2024 khadija Mehrez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The influence of quality management standards on customer satisfaction in hotels
Many consumers consult ratings on hotel search websites to evaluate hotel quality before making their selection. Quality management certificates are also proposed as a way to improve quality and customer satisfaction. In this study, we analyze whether there is a relationship between quality management certification, especially the Spanish certificate for hotels, and customer satisfaction. To assess this satisfaction, the ratings received by the hotels on various Internet search websites were used. To assess this satisfaction, the ratings received by the hotels on various Internet search websites were used. A sample of 602 Spanish hotels was used to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that this relationship is very weak if it exists at all.
ÁNGEL RAFAEL MARTÍNEZ LORENTE MARTÍNEZ LORENTE
Copyright (c) 2024 ANA BELÉN NICOLÁS SALAS https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Satisfaction with living conditions – the role of tourism
Purpose. Considering the impact that tourism generates in host communities, this study aims to determine, among other factors, the role of tourism, especially the impact that its development and the management of destinations have on residents’ satisfaction with living conditions. Methodology. In order to collect data from residents of two neighbouring coastal destination (Rijeka and Opatija, Croatia), an onsite and online questionnaire survey was conducted from the beginning of March to the end of June 2023. 287 usable questionnaires were collected. Descriptive statistics were used to create the sample profile. Principal component analysis was performed to reduce the dimensionality of large data sets (satisfaction with living conditions and perceived destination management of the coastal destination). A regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors influencing residents' satisfaction with living conditions (county well-being). Findings. The results show that satisfaction with destination management and the perceived positive impact of tourism are significant predictors of residents’ satisfaction with living conditions. On the other hand, the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, the perceived negative impacts, coastal management issues and the level of participation in tourism activities do not show statistically significant effects on satisfaction. Contribution. In addition to socio-demographic characteristics, the perceived impact of tourism and participation in destination management processes, this study model also includes satisfaction with destination management and attitudes towards coastal management issues, factors that have not previously been considered in this type of research.
Copyright (c) 2025 Daniela Soldić Frleta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Review of Scientific Literature on Airbnb: Past, Present and Future
Airbnb has undergone an evolution that, over the years since its inception, has increasingly captured the attention of the research community. This interest is due to the varied and significant impacts that Airbnb has had on the accommodation sector, encompassing everything from enhanced accessibility to concerns about housing affordability. The present study analyses the general trend of Airbnb, the leading short-term rental platform. An exhaustive analysis of 385 articles that include the keywords "Airbnb" and "rental” and are indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), is conducted. This analysis identifies the most influential themes, examines the most cited articles, and highlights the predominant authors and the most prolific institutions, in addition to exploring the geographical connections between them. This article provides a 360-degree comprehensive view of the literature on the platform, offering a unique study that covers the most recent period and analyses the areas related to all publications indexed in WoS. The study is proposed as a tool and guide for academics, facilitating the identification of future development paths in this dynamic field.
Copyright (c) 2024 Júlia Martí Ochoa, Eva Martin-Fuentes, Berta Ferrer-Rosell https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Will tourists still travel? The impact of crisis management in cultural tourism destinations
ABSTRACT Economic, political, environmental, health, war, and other crises are inevitable and increasingly common. Tourists' perceptions and travel intentions are greatly affected, so it is critical to develop crisis management plans in destinations. The case of cultural destinations is of vital importance, due to the lack of research in this field and the specific characteristics of this type of tourist destination. This article, through a survey of 508 tourists at Daming Palace (China), evaluates the impact of the different types of crises and crisis management systems, through logistic regression analysis, median differences and cluster analysis. Cultural tourists have more negative perceptions in the case of crises with direct harm (terrorism, political crisis, environmental crises and health crises). In addition, crisis management systems are essential, adapted to each type of crisis and each type of tourist, depending on the age and interest of the cultural environment. In general, the most relevant measures in times of crisis turn out to be reimbursement and information systems in different languages. RESUMEN Las crisis económicas, políticas, medioambientales, de salud, guerra, entre otras, resultan inevitables y son cada vez más habituales. Las percepciones de turistas y sus intenciones de viaje se ven afectadas en gran medida, por lo que es fundamental desarrollar planes de gestión de crisis en los destinos. El caso de los destinos culturales resulta de vital importancia, debido a la falta de investigación en este ámbito y las características específicas de esta tipología de destinos turísticos. El presente artículo, a través de una encuesta a 508 turistas en el Palacio de Daming (China), evalúa el impacto de las distintas tipologías de crisis y sistemas de gestión de crisis, a través de análisis de regresión logística, diferencias de medianas y análisis clúster. Los turistas culturales presentan percepciones más negativas en el caso crisis con daños directos (terrorismo, crisis política, crisis medioambientales y crisis de salud). Además, resultan fundamentales los sistemas de gestión de crisis, adaptadas a cada tipo de crisis y a cada tipo de turista, en función de la edad y el interés del entorno cultural. En general, las medidas más relevantes en tiempos de crisis resultan ser los sistemas de reembolso e información en diferentes idiomas.
Copyright (c) 2024 Jiayin Li, Cristina Figueroa Domecq, Jesús Palomo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Revelando Factores de Éxito entre Pequeños Emprendedores Turísticos Durante la Pandemia del COVID en Destino Patrimonial Guanajuato
El objetivo del artículo es descubrir los factores de éxito de emprendedores de alto rendimiento en tiempos de prosperidad y crisis, o sea, antes y después del choque de COVID-19. Se aplicó un cuestionario a proveedores de servicios de hostelería, comida y bebida, y eventos y excursiones, a turistas, excursionistas y locales en destino patrimonial Guanajuato, México. Estadística descriptiva y regresión múltiple revelan factores críticos de éxito en sus negocios. La contribución del artículo es el develamiento de conexiones entre rendimientos de negocio y el perfil del dueño, sus hábitos de trabajo y sus reacciones frente al crisis. Emprendedores locales son educados, con experiencia de negocios, que analizan meticulosamente sus resultados y las actividades de sus competidores, emprenden más negocios y reaccionan a los choques con un mayor número de cambios e innovaciones a productos, servicios, operaciones, su mercadotecnia y sus finanzas. Se requiere corroborar los resultados obtenidos con otros destinos patrimoniales, pero dado la resistencia de emprendedores locales a endeudarse con los bancos y programas gubernamentales, sería recomendable reorientar políticas municipales de emprendimiento hacia prácticas empresariales exitosas a través de asociaciones revitalizadas de proveedores turísticos. The objective of the article is to uncover what makes local tourism business owners commercially successful in times of prosperity and crisis i.e., before and during the COVID-19 shock. High performance owners can reveal their advantages in terms of profiles, practices, superior decision-making and innovativeness. A survey instrument was applied to owners who provide hospitality, food and drink, and event and excursion services to tourists, day-trippers, and locals in heritage destination Guanajuato, Mexico. Analysis using descriptive statistics and multiple regression reveals critical success factors. The research contribution is the connection found between economic performance and owner profile, work habits and reactions to crisis. Specifically, successful local business owners are educated and experienced, analyse both their business numbers and the decisions of their competitors, start up more businesses, and react to shocks by implementing a wider range of changes to products, services, operations, marketing and finances. Corroboration of the results in similar Mexican heritage destinations can strengthen our understanding of how to improve small and micro tourism enterprise performance, however, in view of local general reluctance to use bank and government program credit, municipal small business policy should reorientate to management training through revitalised tourism sector associations.
Copyright (c) 2025 Jeremy Heald, Lari Viianto https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Preference, hospitality, and value co-creation in collaborative economies
Abstract Currently, the process of value co-creation in collaborative economies in tourism is a recent topic; consequently, the objective of this study is to identify and describe the main trends in the matter that point to a change in consumer behavior and preferences. To achieve this, a qualitative methodology has been used. Design is a state of the art. The sampling was non-probabilistic and involved the review of 35 JCR articles from the last five years. The results show the importance of satisfaction, loyalty, and trust as concepts of the collaborative economy that are related to the perception of tourists. While among the most mentioned factors that modify the usual preference of tourist consumers in collaborative economy schemes were security, privacy, reliability, and non-deception. It is concluded that the conceptual relationships found in the analysis, as well as the methodological approaches for the study of the topic, predict a growing increase in academic interest in it, while its understanding and transfer suggests innovation, continuous improvement, and competitive advantage for companies. of hospitality in the collaborative economy.
Copyright (c) 2024 Nora Gabriela Martinez Lozada, Nelly Eblin Barrientos Gutiérrez, Blanca Estela Correa Guevara https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Innovation in tourism distribution ecosystem: The roles of intermediaries and new agents
Tourism distribution is facing new challenges characterised by accelerating innovation cycles, a shift from traditional to digital business models, and ever-deepening technical know-how, which provide organisations with new opportunities to expand their capabilities and become more competitive. We aim to achieve a comprehensive and updated synthesis of current research approaches to innovation in tourism distribution ecosystems and provide proposals for future studies. This is one of the first thematic reviews to concentrate on how the tourism distribution ecosystem can be understood comprehensively through the application of the 6C framework. The study aims to conduct an in-depth review of 53 selected papers obtained from a specific search criterion employed across widespread repositories of Scopus and Web of Science databases, capturing the period from Jan 2001 to August 2023. In business ecosystems, advancements in information and communications technologies have triggered radical innovations in tourism distribution with the emergence of players with new business models. This affects traditional players who must innovate to remain competitive. An organisational analysis shows that new online players lead product innovation, whereas traditional distributors rely more on process innovation. Organisational innovation has emerged as necessary for both.
Copyright (c) 2023 Asuncion Fernández-Villarán Ara, Macarena Cuenca Amigo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Constraints and travel accessibility for tourists with disabilities
Planning a trip for tourists with disabilities (TWD) poses numerous challenges that must be addressed before and during the trip. This study aims to identify the main accessibility and travel restrictions faced by TWD while travelling. It is a qualitative research based on data collected from two focus groups, frequent travellers from a deaf association and tourists with motor, intellectual, visual, and sensory disabilities accessed by ONCE Foundation and key informants. The data were analyzed in four phases: (1) organization of the collected material, (2) coding and analysis of context units, (3) systematization to analyze the facilities and limitations of tourists with disabilities, (4) preparation of the text corpus and submission to the Iramuteq software. The results indicate that the most common challenges faced include mobility on public transportation, movement with luggage, and communication. The most common travel accessibility options include organized groups of people with similar disabilities, helpful individuals, and small travel groups.
Copyright (c) 2025 Letícia Lima, Roberto Rendeiro Martín-Cejas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Modelo de gestión para el turismo rural comunitario: El empoderamiento como factor de desarrollo local sustentable
En este artículo se presenta el resultado de una investigación mixta con enfoque concurrente que incluye, simultáneamente, un análisis cualitativo basado en un estudio de caso multisituado y uno cuantitativo con diseño no experimental, de corte transversal con alcance explicativo. Lo anterior, se complementa con una revisión de literatura sobre modelos de gestión turística, lo cual sirve de base para proponer un modelo de gestión del turismo rural con base en el análisis de los procesos de empoderamiento psicológico, social, político y económico en la gestión del turismo rural en nueve comunidades indígenas del Estado de México. Para ello se analizan las relaciones entre las dimensiones del empoderamiento y su incidencia en la gestión turística rural, ya que la mayoría de los modelos analizados están orientados a grandes centros turísticos, se basan en la oferta y la demanda, la competitividad y el marketing. Son pocos los que tienen un enfoque hacia emprendimientos de turismo rural y la apropiación por parte de la comunidad receptora. Por tanto, con los elementos desarrollados se plantea un modelo de intervención orientado al empoderamiento de los actores locales, con miras a la gestión eficiente del turismo rural en comunidades indígenas.
Copyright (c) 2024 IRAIS GONZÁLEZ-DOMINGUEZ, HUMBERTO THOMÉ ORTIZ, MARIBEL OSORIO-GARCÍA, MARÍA JOSÉ PASTOR-ALFONSO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Análisis comparativo de la estacionalidad turística en dos destinos fronterizos: Algarve (Portugal) – Huelva (España).
La estacionalidad es una lacra del sector turístico que impide el desarrollo sostenible de los servicios ofrecidos. En esta investigación se analiza la situación de dos regiones a priori con características turísticas similares y separadas por una frontera, Algarve y Huelva. El objetivo consiste en analizar los diferentes niveles de estacionalidad, tomando como referencia un recurso base homogéneo (clima y playas). La temporalidad del estudio se ha limitado a los últimos 5 años anteriores a la pandemia (2015-2019), con objeto de evitar que acontecimientos aislados pudieran desvirtuar los resultados. En primer lugar, se propone calcular la concentración anual en términos de pernoctaciones y de viajeros durante el periodo de análisis, utilizando para ello el Índice de Gini. En segundo lugar, se investiga la relación causal entre estos índices y la tasa de ocupación, así como las plazas hoteleras. Los resultados revelan que en ambas regiones la estacionalidad del turismo nacional es mayor al extranjero, siendo esta diferencia más acusada en el Algarve. Además, se verifica que existe una relación inversa entre los Índices de Gini calculados, la tasa de ocupación y las plazas hoteleras, mostrando un mayor impacto la concentración sobre estas últimas. En tanto que se parte de un destino homogéneo, se propone actuar tomando como referencia las políticas anti-estacionalidad que han mitigado el problema en el destino con mejor desempeño, tanto en el mercado nacional como extranjero.
Copyright (c) 2023 José María Martí­n Martí­n, Paula Serdeira Azevedo, Rosa María Puertas Medina, José Manuel Guaita Martínez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Tourist vocation and urban tourism management
This dissertation analyzes the perspective of public managers of tourism activities in the main urban destinations of Ecuador concerning the approach to the tourism vocation of the territory. The research objective is based on understanding the application of the term tourist vocation of the territory, considering their knowledge of the subject and the relationship with the public processes implemented for the development of urbanized environments. The research methodology is qualitative, through semi-structured interviews with public representatives of the different tourist organizational models of the country, generating a significant and innovative contribution, contextualizing the reality of the state institutional processes with what is established by the literature and research in the area. The important findings are the existence of discrepancies between the conception of the term, its approach, application, and execution in the territory by those involved, since they confuse it with territorial vocation or tourist potentiality, in addition to a representative divergence between the tools used by each of the organizations for its determination, issues that limit the adequate approach of the construct.
Copyright (c) 2023 Numa Sebastián Calle Lituma https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Determining Tourist Expenditures: Do Metrics and Levels Matter?
This article seeks to analyze and compare expenditures made by independent tourists, measured using various metrics. The empirical application relies on quantile regression analysis and examines the determinant factors of different types of expenditure, while also accounting for spending variations among heavy, moderate, and light spenders. The empirical findings confirm the high complexity of the nature of tourist expenditures. The evidence indicates that the effects of the independent variables vary not only with respect to the expenditure metric but also as a function of expenditure level. Independent tourist expenditures across all quantiles and metrics depend upon the size of the traveling party, duration of stay, type of accommodation, and whether the tourists are from the US Moreover, men spent more than women among light and heavy spenders; social media increases the expenditure for moderate and heavy spenders; and for heavy spenders, business traveler expenditure is less than other travelers.
Copyright (c) 2023 Sharon Teitler Regev, Shlomit Hon Snir, Anabel Lifszyc-Friedlander https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
the Conceptual approach to experiential tourism: presence, use and scope of a new tourism model
The main objective of this paper is to present an analysis of the presence, use, and scope of the concept of so-called experiential tourism in local, regional, and national press and online media in Spain. Factiva® was the search tool used to do this through a quantitative and qualitative content analysis complemented by a case study of a sample of companies that illustrate this growing tourism model. Of the total number of news items published (1.262 in 89 reference newspapers) concerning the subject under analysis, the results show a gradual increase since 2007, with 2021 being the year with the highest number of news items, a total of 247, coinciding with an increase in demand for this type of activity, following the health situation caused by COVID-19. The year 2022 also shows a high presence of news. All this supports the growth of tourism practices more closely related to a sustainable viewpoint and the demand for more genuine and meaningful tourism practices.
Copyright (c) 2023 Antonia Pérez García, Iria Caamaño Franco, Mª Elvira Lezcano González https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Análisis Fotográfico del Hashtag Solotravel y sus Implicaciones de Género
Solo Travel es uno de los tipos de turismo que más está creciendo en los últimos años, a pesar de ello, continúa siendo un área de investigación poco explorada en el campo del turismo, la hostelería y los eventos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las publicaciones de Instagram que contienen el hashtag #solotravel mediante un análisis fotográfico. El primer paso ha sido organizar las publicaciones en torno al hashtag #solotravel. Después se ha realizado un análisis de contenido de esas publicaciones basado en dimensiones temporales, geográficas, demográficas e idiomáticas. Posteriormente, se ha realizado un análisis semiótico para ver cómo las dimensiones anteriores están relacionadas con las imágenes. Del análisis realizado se puede inferir que muchas de las publicaciones que utilizan el hashtag #solotravel lo hacen para llegar a una mayor audiencia; los hombres publican con el hashtag #solotravel casi en la misma proporción que las mujeres; la experiencia, el logro, el empoderamiento, la autorrealización, salir de la zona de confort o la superación de los límites, son las mayores motivaciones y recompensas de viajar solo/a y, por último, que la seguridad ocupa la mayor parte de los consejos que ofrecen las personas que ya han viajado solas, especialmente entre las mujeres.
Copyright (c) 2024 Almudena Otegui Carles, Noelia Araújo Vila https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Estrategias asset-light e internacionalización de las cadenas hoteleras españolas:
Cada vez es más habitual que las cadenas hoteleras opten por estrategias alternativas a la propiedad a la hora de incorporar un nuevo hotel a su cartera en el extranjero, especialmente desde la crisis por el COVID-19. Entre estas estrategias, se encuentran las conocidas como asset-light, siendo los acuerdos de gestión y franquicia los más comunes en el sector hotelero. Combinando las ideas de la teoría institucional y de la teoría stewardship, proponemos una serie de hipótesis sobre la relación entre la distancia institucional y la distancia cultural y la internacionalización a través de acuerdos de gestión vs. de franquicia. También se analiza cómo puede influir en esa decisión la implicación familiar de las empresas. Los resultados confirman que existe relación entre la distancia institucional y cultural y las estrategias de entrada asset-light, así como que la implicación familiar modera dicha relación. Este trabajo aporta nueva evidencia empírica sobre la elección del modo de entrada de las cadenas hoteleras, centrándose en dos estrategias interesantes, pero poco estudiadas en la investigación sobre la internacionalización: los contratos de gestión y la franquicia. Además, aporta nueva evidencia sobre la influencia del carácter familiar en las decisiones de entrada en los mercados internacionales.
Copyright (c) 2023 Rosario Andreu Guerrero, Laura Rienda García https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
En esta investigación se revisan un total de 349 artículos, sobre turismo y género, hasta el año 2020, mediante una búsqueda de literatura en las principales bases de datos internacionales: Web of Science y Scopus. Por un lado, se realiza un análisis bibliométrico en el que se refleja la evolución cronológica de las publicaciones, conexiones entre autores y palabras clave, utilizando para ello el sofware VOSviewer. Posteriormente, se realiza un análisis cualitativo de 49 artículos, de acceso abierto, en los que la metodología y conclusiones son analizados en profundidad. Se identifican cinco grandes temáticas: emprendimiento y gestión del turismo, recursos humanos y mercado laboral, análisis de literatura y estudios bibliométricos, comportamiento turístico e imagen turística. Las conclusiones de los artículos apuntan a que el factor género afecta, de una u otra forma, en cualquiera de estas temáticas, debiendo ser tenido en cuenta y analizado en cualquier actividad o campo.
Copyright (c) 2023 David Flores Ruiz, María José Trillo Rodríguez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The impact of overtourism on architecture and urban space in historic cities: an understudied phenomenon
Since the massive scale of urban tourism (at the end of the 20th century), which caused an exponential increase of visitors to cities, the density of tourist activity in historic boroughs has come to cause strong tourist pressure on the grid and buildings of these spaces. Motivated by local policies, which promote tourist attraction and expansion, this monoculture results in a simplification of the way in which urban centres operate. Beyond the academic acceptance of the concept of overtourism, the aim of this study is to lay the foundations to delve into a dimension of such impact that is barely explored: the influences of overtourism on the architecture and urban space of historic centres, affecting functionality, space, buildings, and urban landscape. In other words, the elements of heritage. The study of the state of the art on tourism and touristification in historic cities has made it possible to document the impacts of overtourism that affect the architectural and urban component of heritage cities mentioned in the scientific literature. This analysis reveals a significant lack of studies that address overtourism from the point of view of architecture and urban space and show the relevance of the subject.
Copyright (c) 2023 BENITO SÁNCHEZ-MONTAÑÉS, JOSÉ-MANUEL ROMERO-OJEDA, MANUEL V. CASTILLA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Tourist safety, expectations and willingness to pay of the mexican tourist during the COVID-19
As tourism is one of the industries most affected by the COVID-19 risk, and since it is estimated that tourism recovery is a long-term affair, with the need to work under new conditions, this paper analyzes the relationship between the safety perceived by the Mexican tourists, their expectations during travel, under the current circumstances, and their willingness to pay. This is done using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) on a sample of 1113 tourists. Findings indicate that tourist safety does not significantly influence the willingness to pay (p=0.337), but it does influence tourists’ expectations (p=0.000) and, in turn, tourists’ expectations have a significant influence on their willingness to pay (p=0.000). Additionally, tourists’ expectations indirectly mediate (-0.068) the relationship between tourist safety and willingness to pay. Based on said results, we can conclude that the pandemic is an event that affects tourists’ expectations, which influences their perception of safety, in turn affecting their willingness to pay for COVID-free measures or attributes.
Copyright (c) 2025 Virginia Margarita González-Rosales, Sandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández, Oscar Galván Mendoza, Virginia Guadalupe López Torres https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A transition towards a smart tourism destination: Analysis from perspective of stakeholders in Lisbon
The debate around smart destinations has been gaining importance in recent years. Nevertheless, the concept is still considered to be in need of more detailed explanations in order to facilitate understanding and implementation. Hence, in order to develop a framework for developing Lisbon's smart tourism, this study used a qualitative method to elicit insights from stakeholders involved in smart tourism. It is evident from the results that Lisbon stands out in terms of culture and creativity, innovation, accessibility, sustainability, governance, and Human and social capital. The findings also show that despite the fact that Lisbon has a tourism strategic plan and a strong public-private partnership, becoming a smart tourism destination necessitates increased investment in technological infrastructure, increased citizen involvement in tourism governance, and improved information management. The theoretical implication shows a theoretical framework in the context of smart tourism destinations based on stakeholder perceptions, and the practical implications highlight the role that new technologies can play for improving the tourism experience for tourists and the quality of life for residents.
Copyright (c) 2022 Fernando Almeida Garcia , Adalberto Dos Santos Júnior , Seyedasaad Hosseini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Analysis of the relationship between the establishment of Community Based-Tourism and multidimensional poverty reduction in rural households
The aim of this document is to analyze the relationship between the implementation of Community Based Tourism –CBT– and the reduction of multidimensional poverty in rural households in Mexico, from 2010 to 2018. For this, a multinomial logit model is used. The data were obtained from databases of poverty of the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy –CONEVAL–, and from databases of the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey –ENIGH–. The results reveal that the CBT is a model of tourism governance that contributes to decrease multidimensional poverty in rural households in Mexico, emphasizing that the greatest effect is shown on extreme poverty situations. Advancing from a condition of extreme poverty to one of moderate poverty constitutes a titanic change, not only because people can increase their ability to satisfy their basic food needs and their well-being, but also because their conditions of vulnerability are reduced.
Copyright (c) 2022 Aline de la Llave, Hazael Cerón Monroy, Daniela Yanelli Palmas Castrejón https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The role of local food in tourists’ behavior: a structural equation modelling approach
Even though local food represents a major tourist attraction due to cultural heritage and food experiences, very few studies have reported tourists’ behavioral components regarding local food consumption. The main objective of this study is to analyze the tourists’ behavioral model and examine the influence of the tourists’ motivation and satisfaction on their loyalty towards local food consumption. Ayutthaya city, Thailand, is selected because of its authentic traditional food and tourism activities linked to it. Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) are employed to assure the suitable proposed factor, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is applied to test the hypothesized relationship between the constructs of satisfaction with the local food, motivation, and behavioral intention. Results of this study revealed that tourist motivations have a significant and direct influence on satisfaction and behavioral intentions statistically. As the findings, the more tourists are motivated to consume local food, the more satisfied and more intention to revisit and recommend the tourists. Any study aiming to understand the local food tourists' behavior is helpful to take these constructs into consideration.
Copyright (c) 2022 Pimsuporn Poyoi, Ariadna Gassiot Melian, Llui­s Coromina https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Policy instruments for sustainable tourism management in national parks: A comparative analysis of Colombia, Costa Rica, and Spain
Despite the current health crisis, global trends indicate that tourism all over the world will increase, especially in natural areas. This paper therefore aims to analyse the policy instruments for sustainable tourism management in national parks. The research focuses on three countries and two national parks in each: Los Nevados and Chingaza in Colombia, Manuel Antonio and Volcán Poás in Costa Rica, and Teide and Sierra de Guadarrama in Spain. A content analysis of official documents is carried out to identify organizational, normative and programmatic instruments. Organizational instruments for both tourism and the environment are represented graphically for each country, keywords are used to analyse normative instruments, and eleven topics and thirty-five subtopics are proposed as a means of exploring the inclusion of sustainable tourism criteria in programmatic instruments. The results show the areas where we believe there is room for improvement. These include coordination between those organizations in charge of protecting the environment and natural areas and those in charge of tourism, the inclusion of sustainable tourism in normative instruments, and greater emphasis to be placed on key topics for sustainability in the programmatic instruments, including carbon footprints and accessibility. Keywords: National parks, sustainable tourism, policy instruments
Copyright (c) 2022 Alejandra Téllez, Laura Duran , Marianna Chmielewska, Raquel Santos-Lacueva https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
La economía de Menorca depende del turismo y la construcción. Considerada “Reserva de la Biosfera”, sus principales atractivos están vinculados al sol y la playa. Consecuentemente, su política turística apuesta de forma decidida por la promoción y la atracción de visitantes. La capital de la isla, Maó, cuenta con una planificación estratégica que, sin embargo, deja de lado importantes recursos que podrían ponerse al servicio del turismo. Este es el caso de les Festes de Gràcia, las cuales han quedado fuera de su posible inclusión dentro del abanico de elementos a disposición del turismo experiencial. En el presente artículo se exploran las causas de esta exclusión a través de un trabajo etnográfico prolongado sobre el terreno y centrado en esta particular fiesta del archipiélago balear.
Copyright (c) 2023 Jose Mansilla, Sergi Yanes Torrado, Horacio Espinosa Zepeda https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0