Authors:Ferhat Seker, Gökhan Kadirhan, Ahmet Erdem Pages: 7 - 14 Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the key factor affecting the behaviour of using tourism mobile apps. Contrary to previous studies, the present paper highlights the key factor by evaluating the perceived advantages and technological self-efficacy together. So as to evaluate overall measurement quality and test the hypothesized relationships, a two-step approach was applied. In the first step, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to test the validity of the measurement scales. Then, the dataset was analysed using the PLS-SEM method to test the proposed hypotheses. Data were collected from 213 adult participants through an online survey. The study revealed that time-saving is a key determinant of tourism mobile apps usage with the highest beta coefficient (0.335, p<0.01). The effects of convenience (0.293) and technological self-efficacy (0.201) were also significant and positive. However, the perceived financial advantage does not have a significant effect on the behaviour of tourism mobile apps usage. Given the growing value and market potential of mobile applications, this research provides crucial empirical evidence for application developers and tourism researchers about the use of mobile applications for the tourism industry. PubDate: 2023-01-31 Issue No:Vol. 19, No. 1 (2023)
Authors:Abhijeet Vikramaditya Tiwari, Naval Bajpai, Prasant Pandey Pages: 15 - 27 Abstract: As tourism research focuses on experience, memorable tourism experience (MTE) is gaining importance among academia and destination managers. However, only limited studies have examined the antecedents and consequences of MTE. Therefore, this study will investigate human emotions with their underlying factors in influencing MTE to cater to revisit intention in tourists. For this study, CFA-SEM is applied to a sample of 1120 tourists from central India to access the empirical relationships. The empirically validated model confirmed the significant relationships among human emotions, MTE, and revisit intention. Results suggested that human emotions significantly influence MTE, which is reflected as revisit intention in tourists. Findings also confirmed the moderating role of the perceived risk of COVID-19 further, exploring the health-linked effects on tourism. This study will help the researchers and destination managers make more informed decisions and strategies to make tourism destinations more sustainable by incorporating human emotions as a significant factor in influencing the tourism experience. The findings will also help destination managers in making tourism more risk-averse. PubDate: 2023-01-31 Issue No:Vol. 19, No. 1 (2023)
Authors:Abdurrahman Dinç, Mehmet Bahar, Yunus Topsakal Pages: 29 - 40 Abstract: The paper aims to examine the trends and evolution of ecotourism research in the last 20 years, highlighting co-citations, collaborations, and emerging research themes. A total of 1387 ecotourism-related research from the Web of Science (WoS) database from 1991 to 2021 were analyzed in some bibliometric analyses using CiteSpace V software. The WoS database was scanned using the terms “ecotourism” and “eco-tourism.” While scanning, the “Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, and Tourism” field was selected for filtering, and articles published by September 12, 2021, were accessed. The most frequently studied cluster of topics related to ecotourism includes the creation of local benefits, ecotourism intentions, and community empowerment. The three most frequently used keywords related to ecotourism are “ecotourism,” “tourism,” and “conservation.” The outcome of this research constitutes a unique contribution to the area of ecotourism. The study provides an in-depth bibliometric analysis of publications and identification of important research trends. It also identifies possible avenues for future research in the knowledge domain of ecotourism. PubDate: 2023-03-20 Issue No:Vol. 19, No. 1 (2023)
Authors:Joohyun Lee, Zack Wetzel Pages: 41 - 48 Abstract: This study examined the relationship between job boredom and life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals. Data was collected from 365 members of Florida Recreation and Parks Association. A set of regression analyses were used to find out if job boredom improved prediction of life satisfaction and differences in demographic variables among recreation and leisure professionals. The findings suggest that job boredom is a negative predictor of life satisfaction. Age and year in recreation profession were significantly related to job boredom of recreation and leisure professionals. Suggestions were made based on the results of the study. PubDate: 2023-01-31 Issue No:Vol. 19, No. 1 (2023)
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