International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 15 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Roberto Bruno Gozzoli, Timo Ohnmacht

Life is better in flip flops. Digital nomads and their transformational travels to Thailand

Marko Orel

The metamorphosis within the Thai segment of the hospitality industry has influenced the global outlook for hospitality services, shifting the focus from leisure to a hybrid…

Lonely or alone? Solitary dining in Japan and Taiwan

Yevvon Yi-Chi Chang

Solitary dining is a growing worldwide trend, but still evokes a strong emotional response. Some solo diners choose to be alone; others feel lonely due to circumstances. This…

Understanding motives for attending charity sport events in Thailand

Supawat Meeprom, Warapon Dansiri

This study aims to examine the effects of motives for attending charity sport events on perceptions of self-congruity and charity sport event identification. It also examined the…

Do expectations towards Thai hospitality differ? The views of English vs Chinese speaking travelers

Raksmey Sann, Pei-Chun Lai

This paper aims to shed light on differences in the patterns of online rating behavior that Chinese- and English-speaking travelers adopt when making hotel reviews on TripAdvisor.

Women empowerment, attitude toward risk-taking and entrepreneurial intention in the hospitality industry

Chanin Yoopetch

First, this study aims to investigate the factors affecting entrepreneurial intentions. Second, it is to identify the influential factors with the highest influence on…

How the consumer’s attitude and behavioural intentions are influenced: A case of online food delivery applications in India

Vikas Gupta, Shelley Duggal

This study aims to identify various risk and benefit perceptions related to the consumers’ use and selection of online food delivery applications (OFDAs) in India. It also…

Survival and competitiveness of traditional travel agencies in Malaysia: a qualitative enquiry

Uma Thevi Munikrishnan, Abdullah Al Mamun

Empirical evidence is insufficient to explain which factors contribute to the survival and competitiveness of traditional travel agencies (TTAs). Malaysian TTAs are rather slow in…

Do implicit prices show differences in tourists’ valuation on hotel attributes in different time periods and different markets? A case of Beijing

Tiancheng Shang, Kaiti Shang, Peihong Liu, Xiaotong Sun, Xinxin Li

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implicit prices of hotel attributes in different time periods and different markets.