...Anh Tho To; Thi Diem Nguyen; Thoai Diem Phuong Mai; Thanh Vinh Phan; Nguyen Bao Khanh Ngo Purpose This study investigates how perceived Smart Tourism Technology Attributes (STTA) influence Destination Image (DI) and travel satisfaction, and ultimately enhances positive electronic word-of-mouth...

... Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Cognitive dissonance theory Destination image Risk perception Travel avoidance Cautious behavior Cross-cultural analysis Hong Kong Polytechnic University 1-BE9C Funding: This work was supported...

...Yung-Chuan Huang; Chih-Hsing Liu; Jeou-Shyan Horng; Sheng-Fang Chou; Tai-Yi Yu; Yen-Po Fang; Maria Carmen B. Lapuz Purpose This study aims to explore how tourists’ awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices influences their perception of a destination’s image. From...

...Kiran Mishra; Deep Dutta Purpose This study employed the “Theory of Planned Behaviour ( TPB )” to advance understanding of the factors impacting tourists' intention to adopt sustainable tourism ( IST ). The study integrated the “ TPB model” with crucial additional factors: Destination Image ( DEI...

...Ana Isabel Polo-Peña; Francisco Peco-Torres; Dolores M. Frías-Jamilena; Ángel L. Coves-Martínez Purpose The aim of this study is to determine if a “slow destination” image increases tourist well-being and if online value co-creation successfully conveys a “slow destination” image and generates...

...Islam Elbayoumi Salem; Mohammed Ali Bait Ali Sulaiman; Enrico di Bella; Sara Preti; Mohamed Kamal Abdien; Ahmed Magdy Purpose This study works on inferring relationships among motivational factors, service concepts, perceived value, tourist satisfaction and the destination image of performing arts...

...Yongyi Li; Songyu Jiang Purpose This study explores the mechanisms by which online attention, destination image, and perceived value influence tourists' travel intentions, as well as the configurational pathways that promote or inhibit travel intentions, providing a new perspective for tourism...

...), negative media and destination image influence tourists' intention to use 360 VR experiences. The findings offer valuable insights for destination marketers in addressing perceived security risks and promoting 360 VR adoption. Atena Rahehagh can be contacted at: Aa32401@gmail.com 12 10 2024...

...Mohammad (Amir) Nematpour; Zahed Ghaderi; Mohammad Ghaffari; Hamid Zare; Reza Mohammadkazemi Purpose This study explores the formation process of cognitive destination image among first-time Chinese millennial tourists visiting Iran. Design/methodology/approach Employing a comprehensive mixed...

... psychological factors such as novelty-seeking (Sobani et al., 2022) and escapism (Michael et al., 2017), as well as social factors like religiosity (Juliana et al., 2023) and subjective norms (Akter and Hasan, 2023). Additionally, external factors, such as destination image (Juliana...

... and word-of-mouth (WOM) intentions through destination image. Design/methodology/approach This study developed a conceptual model grounded in existing literature and empirical research on nostalgia and consumer behavior. Data were gathered from international tourists via surveys conducted in Hue City...

... of and familiarity with the destination, and satisfaction with the temporary visitation lead to the development of a destination image, which subsequently results in selection of a destination for permanent relocation. Despite these intriguing insights, the complex relationships among the aforementioned factors...

... identified the prominent antecedents of patient satisfaction and present the potential interrelationships between different antecedents of patient satisfaction such as treatment quality, cost attractiveness, destination image and service quality with patient satisfaction based on the review. Practical...

...Kafferine Yamagishi; Danzel Canayong; Mariella Domingo; Kim Nieva Maneja; Angel Montolo; Arabelle Siton Purpose This paper aims to explore the causal relationship of user-generated content (UGC) on trust in UGC (TUGC), destination image (DI) and tourist visit intention (VI) guided by the stimulus...

...Muhammad Aliff Asyraff; Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah; Nur Adilah Md Zain; Dina Hariani Purpose This study utilised Mehrabian and Russel's stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model to investigate the inter-relationship between perceived social media information qualities (IQ) of online UGC, destination image...

... An extension was made by including two new constructs of perceived destination image and travel constraints. A cross-sectional sample of Hongkongers was surveyed. Data were collected using a self-administrated bilingual (English and Chinese) online survey. Exploratory factor analysis, linear regression...

...Ruturaj Baber; Prerana Baber Purpose This paper aims to explore the influence of e-reputation, destination image and social media marketing efforts (SMME) on the intention to visit among tourists. The relationships are examined through the lens of the stimuli-organism-response (S-O-R) theory...

...Minh Le; Dat Phung; Mai Quynh Vu; Phung Diep; Yen Tran; Chi Nguyen Purpose This study aims to extend the theory of planned behavior (TPB) model with additional factors such as perceived risk, knowledge of COVID-19, social media reviews, destination image and past experience to analyze what...

...Ashaq Hussain Najar; Ab Hamid Rather Purpose This research analyses the simultaneous relationship between perceived risks, destination image and destination loyalty as well as the mediating role of two components of destination image (cognitive and affective) in the relationship between perceived...

...Venkata Rohan Sharma Karri; Jeet Dogra Purpose Despite years of research on destination image (DI), studies have surprisingly failed to investigate how tourists perceive and approach destinations that they are not cognizant about. While prodigious amount of information is available...