International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 1 Issue 1

Integrating multidisciplinary perspectives: An editorial introducing the International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Arch G. Woodside, John C. Crotts, Rich Harrill

The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research.

Etic interpreting of naïve subjective personal introspections of tourism behavior: Analyzing visitors' stories about experiencing Mumbai, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo

Drew Martin, Arch G. Woodside, Ning Dehuang

To demonstrate how brand netnography is useful in showing how visitors interpret the places, people and situations that they experience when traveling.

Why people travel to exotic places

Antónia Correia, Patricia Oom do Valle, Cláudia Moço

This study focuses on the Portuguese tourist decision process in terms of traveling to exotic places. Based on the push‐pull motive model defined by Crompton in 1979, this paper…

Destination image and destination personality

Sameer Hosany, Yuksel Ekinci, Muzaffer Uysal

To examine the contentious relationship between brand image and brand personality in the context of tourism destinations.

Tourist shoppers' satisfaction with regional shopping mall experiences

Melody L.A. LeHew, Scarlett C. Wesley

The purpose of this paper is to assess whether tourist shopper segments are an attractive market for shopping centers. This research aims to explore whether or not tourist…

Exploring consumers' responses to service providers' positive affective displays

Sandra Gountas, Michael T. Ewing, John I. Gountas

To discuss the importance of the relationship between service providers' positive affective displays, the value of a “real” smile within the consumers' perception of authentic…

Note from the publisher

Emerald at 40

Rebecca Marsh