Tourism Review: Volume 78 Issue 5

How international students affect inbound tourism? Empirical evidence from 269 cities in China

Guangqin Li, Kangyun Pu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the correlation and mechanism between international students and inbound tourism.

Travel duration and the restorative effects of holiday experiences: an inverted U-shape

Rui Cui

Restorative experiences relieve fatigue or stress, leading people to feel more energetic. Activation theory and the nature–dose framework hold travel duration as a crucial…

The bi-directional relationship between community-oriented factors and residents’ emotional solidarity with tourists

Yun Rao, Ivan Ka Wai Lai

This study aims to understand the bi-directional relationship between residents’ perceived community-oriented factors and residents’ emotional solidarity with tourists. It…

Virtual tourist motivation: the differences between virtual tourism and on-site tourism

Ting-Ting Yang, Wen-Qi Ruan, Yong-Quan Li, Shu-Ning Zhang

Virtual tourism has become popular in recent years. However, there is still a research gap on virtual tourist motivation. This study aims to identify virtual tourist motivation…

Film-induced tourism – the impact the of animation, cartoon, superhero and fantasy movies

Lázaro Florido-Benítez

The aim of this paper is to analyze the interrelationship between film-induced tourism and visits to theme parks by tourists and examine the most viewed movies worldwide…

Agritourism experience value cocreation impact on the brand equity of rural tourism destinations in China

Gefen Zhou, Wenkuan Chen

Value cocreation has become an important way to enhance the brand equity of a tourism destination. Different from common tourism contexts, agritourism has strong participatory and…

Conflicts and tourists’ destination choice intention: a study of Kashmir Valley in India

Asif Iqbal Fazili, Asif Hamid Charag, Irfan Bashir, Ahmed Abdulaziz Alshiha, Maraj Rahman Sofi

This study aims to extend the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to develop finer understanding about tourist’s attitude and intention towards visiting a politically unstable and…