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Highlights • Examines how temporal distance influences tourist's destination preferences. • Integrates construal level theory (CLT) with mind-set theory for the first time. • Utilizes four choice experiments to examine and segment destination preferences. • Reveals the moderating role of "mind-set" on tourists' preference inconsistency. • Explores the reasons behind individual differences on preference change. Abstract Where a lengthy period is available for the choice of tourist destination, people's tendency to change their minds can be pronounced. This makes the investigation of preference (in)consistency of great interest. Here, we integrate construal level theory (CLT) with mind-set theory, for the first time, to explore the moderating effect of an internal factor (i.e. mind-set) on preference shifts from desirable to feasible attributes over time. The results of four choice experiments suggest that, compared with people with a satisficing mind-set, people with a maximizing mind-set are reluctant to sacrifice desirability for feasibility, which counters the inclination to alter preferences as the decision time approaches. Furthermore, we found that different preference patterns between maximizers and satisficers are not connected to desirability but result from maximizers' consistency in placing less importance on feasibility. Implications for future studies and destination marketers are outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism's relationship with theory is a vexed and complex issue. Previous research has examined the status of the academic study of tourism in disciplinary terms and the epistemological basis of knowledge production, yet very little examination of the conceptual structure of tourism has been undertaken. This conceptual article examines the presence of theory of tourism. It presents evidence, via the use of case study vignettes, of examples of theory/theorizing at the meta-, middle range and micro-levels. It articulates guidelines for theorising tourism and principles for developing a theoretical contribution to knowledge, critical to Annals of Tourism Research, whose mission is to advance knowledge of tourism phenomena at the conceptual level that can lead to progress in theory development. • Assesses the internal conceptual basis for theory in tourism. • Presents evidence of theory at the meta-middle range and micro level of theory. • Discusses the challenges posed by tourism's theoretical development to date. • Outlines guidance on how to build a conceptual contribution. • Argues for tourism research to refocus on internal theory-building. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Annals of Tourism Research is a social sciences journal, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. It holds a unique position in the field of tourism research and this article presents a discussion between its founding editor, Professor Jafar Jafari and one of its current co-editors, Professor Scott McCabe about its origins and emergence. The discussion covers the context and motivations for setting out the journal with a social sciences orientation, the ways that tourism research has expanded and developed as well as looks forward to the future, outlining a series of issues and topics that could be addressed in the coming decades to keep tourism research relevant and having impact on the industry and policy. • Presents a discussion on the context in which Annals of Tourism Research emerged. • Discusses the development of social sciences research in tourism. • Debates the current role of publishing research in tourism. • Outlines a future research agenda for tourism social science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Outlines sampling considerations for qualitative research interviews. • Links sampling to research integrity and rigor. • Discusses issues of sample size in qualitative interviews. • Suggests best practice for research reporting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the types of capitals possessed by informal tourism entrepreneurs and locates their value within the field relations that orders their contribution to the tourism system. Bourdieu’s theory on fields and capitals was applied to ethnographic narrative accounts of stakeholders in tourism in Chiang Mai, Thailand to assess these roles. Informal entrepreneurs have limited access to resources and their perspectives are excluded from academic debates and policy initiatives. The paper identifies the dynamism, positive social capital, flexibility, and symbolic capital of informal entrepreneurs. These are related to the field conditions that determine and structure their contribution to tourism destinations. The analysis reveals the importance of collaboration between informal entrepreneurs and other stakeholders, concluding with recommendations for policy makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social tourism initiatives often have economic as well as objectives, particularly national schemes such as the Spanish IMSERSO programme, designed to stimulate off-season tourism in mass coastal tourism destinations. Yet, there is little evidence of how such schemes responded to crises or that explores the effects on the tourism industry actors responsible for programme delivery. This article applies a relational political economy approach to assess the contested discourses surrounding the governance of the scheme. We examine the evolution of the IMSERSO programme longitudinally following the global financial crisis and up until the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the relational dynamics at play social tourism governance on destination stakeholders, outlining implications for social tourism policies internationally. • Applies a relational, political economy to analyse a national social tourism scheme • Analyses multi-stakeholder views alongside document analysis over periods of change • Discourses reveal tensions between actors as the scheme evolved through crises. • Implications for the future of social tourism schemes are outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study assesses the relative contributions that different demand segments make to a reduction in seasonality at tourism destinations. Specifically, we ask which types of markets are the most effective for counter-balancing seasonality in high seasonality-prone coastal destinations? This is particularly important where there is a significant presence of 'non-market' based segments, such as social tourists, as in Benidorm, Spain. The study integrates different statistical techniques to compare the relative effectiveness over time of four different groups (Imserso travellers, other domestic, the UK and other international) on the seasonality of demand in Benidorm. Using 10 years of accommodation data, we analyse trends in counter-seasonal effects of each segment through significant economic events (the Global Financial Crash and Brexit). The results confirm that both Imserso and UK travellers reduce seasonality in Benidorm. However, the analysis shows varying magnitudes and the specific effects that each segment exerts on seasonal variations, which has implications for destination managers when selecting strategies for market development to reduce seasonality over time. • Usefulness of identifying less seasonal segments for marketing and managing destinations. • Applies different approaches to the decomposition of tourism demand at municipality level. • Social tourism stimulus programmes are highly effective in combating destination seasonality. • Contributes tools that can help destinations target segments that reduce seasonality effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A detailed understanding of tourists’ preferences is of great importance both for decision-making theory and destination marketing practice. This study investigates the use of consideration-set formation together with conjoint analysis to estimate the destination preferences of Chinese long-haul outbound tourists. Through the integration of choice-set and characteristic theories, the study demonstrates how to optimise the advantages of both approaches in order to obtain more comprehensive insights into destination choice processes. The findings show that preferences can be analysed effectively in a two-stage model, which can reveal detailed additional insights regarding tourists’ preferences towards destination attributes that cannot be gained through each approach independently, thus contributing to marketing insight on destination choice and selection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite a wealth of research on the tourist experience, empirical evidence remains weak due to difficulties in data collection during people’s holidays. Tourist experience has thus primarily been analysed from a fixed point, such as prior motivations to travel or retrospective accounts. However, this obscures important information on tourists as they transition through the total experience. This paper presents participative inquiry as a novel methodology for the acquisition of data before, during and after the holiday; facilitating ‘prospective’, ‘active’ and ‘reflective’ triangulation (PART). We provide an empirical example of PARTicipative inquiry in practice, highlighting the benefits and challenges of this approach alongside the (otherwise) hidden insights it reveals into the responsible tourist experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social tourism is assumed to provide important psychological benefits for economically and socially disadvantaged populations. This study examines empirically whether these individual benefits are associated with socioeconomic benefits to society by focusing on unemployed individuals. Psychological benefits are addressed in terms of self-efficacy, and socioeconomic benefits, in terms of job-search behaviour. Findings from mixed-methods data reveal that holidays create enabling environments, which bring about positive changes in participants’ self-efficacy, contributing to positive effects on their job-search behaviour. Positive effects are also identified with regard to behaviours towards alternative paths to employment, such as volunteering. Given that these behavioural changes comprise major determinants of reemployment, it is suggested that social tourism may hold potential for incorporation into existing unemployment policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although it is acknowledged in research and practice that multiple, diverse tourism stakeholders are essential for the development of smart destinations, local tourism supplier participation is still lacking. There is limited understanding of how to engage suppliers in these collaborations, hence, this study explores suppliers' perceptions on their engagement with the development of smart initiatives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A qualitative approach, based on semi-structured interviews was undertaken. The findings revealed that involvement in smart destination development is based on relational influences that were based on existing collaborative relationships. Organisational factors influenced supplier engagement prior to and during collaboration. Engagement influences are also specific to the destination context, which were related to historical cultural norms. These further facilitated or hindered suppliers' involvement. The paper draws valuable conclusions for leaders of smart developments, destination management organisations, tourism associations and businesses in Ljubljana and further afield where there is a need for implementation, integration and continuance of smart tourism initiatives. • The paper revealed local tourism suppliers' in-depth and nuanced perspectives on engaging in smart destination development. • The influences of supplier engagement were holistically presented through a variety of relational and organisational factors. • The study examined Ljubljana, Slovenia resulting in context-specific factors that were both facilitators and inhibitors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes seasonality in the United Kingdom, specifically the English regions in relation to tourists' place of origin and main travel motivation. The method used is a decomposition of the Gini index, which provides relative marginal effects that facilitate the identification of market segments open to counter-seasonal marketing efforts. This method has been combined with a graphical multivariate technique (biplot), which groups segments according to their seasonality characteristics. Seasonal patterns associated with particular segments differ significantly when studied on a disaggregated basis. Therefore, an adequate level of disaggregation is essential in the design of counter-seasonal strategies. Although this study focuses on British destinations, this methodology could be used as a control and monitoring measure in the regional analysis of any destination, facilitating regular adjustment of regional tourism marketing campaigns to minimize seasonality effects, specifically by targeting the types of tourists less prone to seasonality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For small island developing states, tourism is often seen as a passport to development and modernisation, resulting in economic and social growth. In Fiji, this was recognized in the 1960s, which resulted in large-scale tourism development. Yet the links between tourism development and higher quality of life and wellbeing for residents of tourist destinations are at best ambiguous. Tourism can bring both positive and negative social impacts, yet few studies have attempted to assess whether tourism contributes to holistic quality of life: in short, does tourism make residents happy? Validated measures exist to measure broader wellbeing. This study measures the Gross Happiness Index of two Fijian villages, one of which has a high dependency on tourism income and the other has very little contact with the tourism industry or tourists, to compare the levels of wellbeing. The findings indicate that, despite the ‘tourism’ village being materially wealthier, the non-tourism villagers are happier across a significant number of life domains. The implications for tourism research and destination management are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Travel blogs are an under-utilised resource for researchers of tourism experiences. They can provide rich insights on how tourists express the transformational effects of their experiences for the self. This study of travel blogs by nineteen British bloggers reveals how elements of the narrative relating to self-reflection and emotions are central to the process of transforming their travel experiences into personally meaningful experiences. Bloggers implicitly and explicitly express how travel contributes to self-identity, signalling self-development. The study contributes to knowledge about the lasting impact of long term travel on people, adding meaning symbolic of an evolving self. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is an increasing emphasis in tourism research on the role that tourism plays in enriching the lives of tourists, including impacts on health, well-being, happiness and quality of life. Tourism is increasingly being conceived as a necessity, rather than a luxury. This is especially so in the advanced economies of the world, but also increasingly in the emerging economies which have driven growth in international tourism demand throughout the recent global financial crisis. This leads to two interconnected issues: how to ensure that opportunities to participate in tourism exist for everyone in society, and whether access to opportunities can or should be considered a right. This paper discusses these issues by considering the position of tourism as a right and in the context of research on social tourism. It argues that tourism can be considered a form of social right, rather than a fundamental human right. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The negative impacts of tourism, often associated with overtourism, can lead to resistance by local stakeholders. This study focuses on collective resistance across Japan in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, during a period of exponential growth in tourism that produced disruption and fear, and led to a rise in tourismophobia. We conceptualise negative reactions through Castells' theory of the network society. Utilising qualitative data, we argue that Japan's national tourism growth strategy represented a state-imposed legitimising identity , leading to communal resistance sentiment and tactics across Japan and Tokyo. We illustrate how events act as catalysts for opposition against tourism development and how resistance identities can produce a new project and counter-legitimising identity tourism planners should take seriously. • Applies Castells' theory of collective identity to explain negative response to overtourism. • Argues national tourism growth strategy represents a state-imposed legitimising identity. • Reveals communal resistance sentiment and tactics across Japan and Tokyo in response. • Illustrates how events act as catalysts for opposition against tourism development. • Posits resistance identities can produce a new project and counter-legitimising identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Analyses tourist’s personal constructions of responsibility. [•] Establishes the variability in consumer perspectives on responsible tourism. [•] Maps consumer constructions of responsibility in terms of cultural involvement. [•] Maps consumer constructions of responsibility by inner and outer goal direction. [•] Contextualises the processes of tourist positionality in responsible tourism markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Explores the role of hedonic emotion in ethical tourists’ consumption experiences. [•] Adopts Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis for the first time in tourism. [•] The role of hedonic emotion in influencing ethical choice is demonstrated. [•] Explores the role of pleasure and freedom as affective drivers of tourism choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: New research is emerging on the relationships between tourism and quality of life (QOL) and subjective well-being (SWB). This paper develops a measure of SWB and reports findings from a two-step survey that measured changes in well-being amongst low-income individuals who had received financial support to access a holiday break (‘social tourists’). This is the first study to assess well-being amongst social tourists. The findings indicate that tourism contributes to social tourist’s well-being. There are greater effects in some areas including psychological resources, leisure and family life domains contributing to social well-being. Social tourists have lower levels of SWB than the general population. Further studies are needed to compare tourism’s contribution to SWB amongst mainstream tourists. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The rapid uptake of mobile and digital technologies has the potential to radically transform city visiting experiences. This will result in a transition from technology that is owned and delivered by tourism organisations towards software developed by third party organisations that are owned and managed directly by tourists. Tourism providers in destinations must collaborate in service provision in order to develop integrated services to meet the needs of tourists and remain competitive. This paper argues that scenario-based design (SBD) offers a useful tool to generate innovative ideas for destination service development and to break down barriers to collaboration amongst tourism stakeholders. We report a study, which engaged city stakeholders in envisioning innovative, technology-based tourism services. We outline this process, discuss the value of SBD in multi-stakeholder service design, and make recommendations for future work in this area. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Whilst it is well known that experiences of tourism continue into everyday life through retelling and reminiscence, there is little research examining this activity or analyzing the functions ‘holiday talk’ serve within different interactional contexts. This paper investigates how talk about holidays and travel is occasioned in ordinary and institutional settings, and examines the social actions accomplished in and by it. The analysis reveals how holiday talk becomes a topic as people organize their lives, activities and social relationships. The paper concludes that holiday talk, as a cultural resource, has a mundane relevance in social interaction and is steeped in moral obligations. We call for further analysis of talk and interactional research within tourism social science. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This study aims to evaluate the stated reasons for a holiday amongst low income families and other groups who experience barriers to participation in tourism. The paper also analyses how socially excluded groups benefit from the opportunity to experience a holiday through financial assistance. The paper presents findings from application data to three national UK charities providing financial support for different groups. The research examines the situational circumstances of these applicants and adds knowledge on motivational needs for leisure travel. The paper concludes for the need for more detailed measures of the benefits of tourism and calls for wider links to be made between leisure travel experience and social policy agendas. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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Increasingly, postgraduate students enrolled at UK universities are turning to part-time paid employment to help fund them through their studies. While a number of recent studies have sought to explore employers' use of student labour, there is little known about the nature of students' part-time work experiences in relation to skills attained or developed in the workplace. Reflecting on Yorke and Knight's (2004) three aspects of employability - process, core and personal skills - this paper seeks to explore the experiences of hospitality and tourism postgraduate students undertaking part-time work in the UK and considers the skills they develop through paid employment in relation to future employability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Although there are recent interesting developments in the study of gender in tourism, there does not appear to be much focus on the language and communication of gender in tourist interaction. In 'doing' gender in interaction it is necessary to ask how do members make conversation that demonstrated an orientation to gender or has some basis for analysis on the grounds of gender? Secondly, how do members of society produce interview talk in a way that demonstrates the relevance of gender? This paper seeks to elaborate these questions taking an ethnomethodological (EM)/conversation analysis (CA) approach to the analysis of tourist interview data. It provides analytic examples of the types of features of conversational interviews that display an orientation to gender, identity and relationships. It argues that both women and men 'do' similar types of work in their constructions and formulations of activities and experiences with others. Participants actively orient to gender in their on-going construction of identity and accomplishment as normal, credible members of society. The paper provides pointers to an analytic framework for further analyses of these issues in relation to tourism talk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Destinations can be considered as service ecosystems in which independent actors (largely firms) form elements in destination business networks. An understanding of resource capabilities and their configuration in relation to improved firm management, and competitive advantages within destination organisations, has implications for resource integration and ultimately destination performance. This study utilises dynamic capabilities theory and a survey approach with managers in different destination organisations to model resource configuration based on the fundamental role that Information Technology plays in competitive advantages and destination performance. The results confirm that information technologies cannot promote improved performance directly but contribute indirectly through enhancement of capabilities; coordination, integration and flexibility. The results provide implications for understanding links between management advantage and destination performance and competitiveness. • Situates debates on the best tools to evaluate and measure destination performance • Expands the application of dynamic capabilities theory in tourism contexts • Develops quantitative measures of dynamic capabilities • Examines the role of information technologies in improving destination performance • Evaluates destination performance focusing on technology and management capabilities [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Smart tourism has been advocated as a concept to drive co-produced, technology-based design of tourism-related experiences. While it promises interactivity among supply networks, evidence of this outcome is limited. The aim of this paper is to understand how governmentality and power mediate stakeholder engagement and the processes through which smart tourism initiatives become embedded within destination design. To investigate this, the paper draws on Foucauldian governmentality and discourse analysis to examine the technologies of power that serve to position organisations and inhibit or facilitate stakeholder engagement within Ljubljana, Slovenia. As a result, the paper extends resource dependency and collaboration theory in smart tourism. • Extends Foucault's theory of power in smart tourism research • Presents empirical data based within the context of Ljubljana, Slovenia • Examines the influence of various power mechanisms in smart tourism • Reveals suppliers' perspectives within a smart destination context [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reviews the literature on social tourism for the first time. Social tourism has been in existence since the development of modern tourism but remains a niche research area. Partially, this is because social tourism constitutes part of public welfare policy and directed towards supporting participation in tourism activities by people whose financial or other circumstances prevent them from doing so. This literature review takes a conceptual approach to examine the theoretical underpinnings of social tourism. It combines a bibliometric analysis with an analytic review approach that assesses the key themes and evolution of published research articles in the field and develops a tourism as welfare model that identifies directions for the future development of research in this field. • Reviews the literature on social tourism • Combines bibliometric analysis of research studies with conceptual analysis • Traces theoretical antecedents of social tourism in leisure, and social justice • Provides a model of tourism as welfare [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study contributes new findings on well-being outcomes in social tourism initiatives. Based on a two-stage survey of 371 respondents of the largest Finnish Social Holiday Association, including a control group, we assess subjective well-being, experience of inclusion and family outcomes. Positive effects on satisfaction with life, leisure time, mental health, family, social life, employment and economic situation and others were observed, but weaker associations and no effects in other areas such as learning or family cohesiveness. The findings suggest previous studies of well-being over-simplify positive outcomes associated with holidays, the advanced methods employed enable a nuanced analysis of holiday benefits. The study contributes to theory on well-being outcomes for disadvantaged tourists and outlines implications for social tourism organisations. • Integrates theory on subjective well-being and experience of inclusion outcomes. • Sophisticated methods increase sensitivity to assess treatment effects of tourism. • A social holiday can reduce the feelings of inequality among disadvantaged families. • A lack of a holiday can decrease subjective well-being and experience of inclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourist pressure on local populations, also termed 'overtourism', has received much attention in the global media, as tensions related to social, economic or environmental change have grown in many destinations. While protests against tourists and tourism development have existed for decades, these are now often more organised, vocal, and politically active. As a phenomenon associated with residents' negative views of tourism development outcomes, socio-psychological foundations of overtourism have so far been insufficiently considered. This paper summarises the historical background on crowding and attitudes of residents to tourism, to then discuss social psychological theories connected to place change in order to explain anti-tourism sentiment. • Discusses 'overtourism' as an outcome of place change • Uses social psychology theory to interpret resident reactions as emotional responses • Finds that place change leads to loss of perceived control over place identity • Suggests that overtourism responses are place-protective actions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Interactions between family members constitutes an important element of engagement with tourism sites, leading to enhanced value creation. Yet we know little about how these engagement practices lead to experience outcomes. Studies of visitor engagement have explored C2C value co-creation contexts, adding to our understanding of social practices as a source of value outcomes. This study adds to this literature through a focus on the intimate social context of families' collective engagement practices, viewing the family unit as constituting a complex amalgam of individual, relational and collective resources (Epp & Price, 2008). Adopting a multi-stage and multi-method qualitative research design, we identify seven practices through which families engage with attractions, including: absorbing, interacting, information sharing, explaining, constructing meaning, competing and deviating. Families associate these practices with experience outcomes: bonding, creating memories, entertainment, and learning. The findings inform the design of effective engagement platforms and resource deployment to facilitate group experiences. • Identifies family engagement practices with tourist attractions and, how their engagement contributes to their individual and collective experience. • Highlights the resources and relational structures that shape engagement practices, and experience outcomes. • Offers insights into the importance of children's contributions to families' shared service experiences. • Findings inform the design of effective engagement platforms to facilitate group experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]