International Journal of Tourism Cities: Volume 8 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Hera Oktadiana, Walanchalee Wattanacharoensil, Denis Tolkach

Tourists’ real-time destination image of Kuala Lumpur

Syed Muhammad Rafy Syed Jaafar, Hairul Nizam Ismail, Nurul Diyana Md Khairi

This paper aims to capture real-time images of tourists during their visitation. This effort is to clarify a debate among scholars that there is a lack of current effort to…

Modern architectural tourism in Singapore

Keith Kay Hin Tan, Camelia May Li Kusumo

Existing tourism studies focusing on Southeast Asia often emphasize the culture, history and heritage of the region or its natural beauty and cuisine, most of which are often…

City branding of the “music-design-culinary” as urban tourism of Bandung, West Java

Thomas Bustomi, Bhakti Nur Avianto

Bandung city had constructed new facilities in urban areas or supplemented existing facilities to create a city branding of music-design-culinary. This paper aims to assess their…

Different social representations of the same belief in urban tourism cities in Southeast Asia and China

Zhaoyu Chen, Jingjing Yang

This study aims to identify the role of this intangible cultural heritage (ICH) domain (i.e. social practices, rituals and festive events) in social representations in cross…

Knowledge of tourist spatial behaviour to improve Melaka world heritage site management

Nurul Diyana Md Khairi, Hairul Nizam Ismail, Syed Muhammad Rafy Syed Jaafar

The paper aims to comprehensively use the knowledge of tourist spatial behaviour to improve World Heritage Site (WHS) management. Efficient heritage management can be achieved if…

Returning to a scamming destination: insights from Vung Tau, Vietnam

Tuan Phong Ly, Kim Quang Yi, Hilda Hio Fong Fok

In Vietnam, there is a phenomenon that domestic tourists return to some tourist destinations despite their reputation of tourists being scammed. This study aims to focusses on…

The influence of personal values on buying and purchasing intentions of Chinese tourists visiting Bali

Agung Permana Budi, Made Antara, Anak Agung Putu Agung Suryawan Wiranatha, I. Nyoman Sudiarta

This paper aims to determine the effect of personal values and buying intention on repurchase intention. This paper is based on the social exchange theory (Cropanzano and…

The influence of Islamic attributes on tourist satisfaction with pull motivation as an intervening variables

Hilda Monoarfa, Agus Rahayu, Fitranty Adirestuty, Rizuwan Abu Karim, Azlin Zanariah Bahtar, Zamzuri Ahmad Nazari, Nurazree Mahmud

The purpose of this study is to find out the level of influence of Islamic attributes and pull motivation to the satisfaction of Muslim tourists visiting Indonesia. Furthermore…

Segmenting local residents by perceptions of tourism impacts in Sapa, Vietnam: a cluster analysis

Van Huy Nguyen

The purpose of this study is to employ social exchange and social representation theories to explain Kinh and Ethnic minorities’ perceptions toward tourism development in Sapa. A…

Can grassroots festivals serve as catalysts to connect and empower youth in urban informal settlements? A case study of art festivals in Indonesian kampungs

Poeti Nazura Gulfira Akbar

The purpose of this study is to examine how young residents in two Indonesian kampungs (urban informal settlements) participate in two grassroots art festivals and to what extent…

The limits of Thai hospitality – perceived impact of tourism development on residents’ well-being in Chiang Mai

Edward Koh, Pipatpong Fakfare, Arunotai Pongwat

This paper aims to assess the various impacts of tourism development in Chiang Mai on the local populace’s sense of well-being. The moderating effect of employment in and…

Empirical analysis of COVID-19 induced socio cognitive factors and its impact on residents of Penang Island

Ahmad Salman, Urwashi Kamerkar, Mastura Jaafar, Diana Mohamad

Pandemic like coronavirus (COVID-19) poses a major challenge to countries like Malaysia where tourism is one of the major contributors to the national gross domestic product…

Employee loyalty during slowdown of Covid-19: Do satisfaction and trust matter?

I Nengah Aristana, I Wayan Edi Arsawan, Ni Wayan Rustiarini

This research aims to test employee loyalty in the hotel industry, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study examines the relationship between leader support in…

Classification of halal hotels based on industrial perceived value: a study of Indonesia and Thailand

Atie Rachmiatie, Fitri Rahmafitria, Karim Suryadi, Ajeng Ramadhita Larasati

The research aims to classify halal hotels based on Islamic values as embodied in both physical and non-physical attributes.

Less is more: the role of frugality in the Malaysian hotel industry

Nur Zulaikha Mohamed Sadom, Farzana Quoquab, Jihad Mohammad, Nazimah Hussin

The environmental impact of excessive use of natural resources such as energy and water in the tourism industry has increased significantly. Thus, it is crucial to investigate the…