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Es urgente y necesario incorporar consideraciones morales y éticas en todas las etapas del desarrollo y de la implementación tecnológica (Weßel et al., 2022). La investigación debe enfocar también sus esfuerzo hacia ese sentido (Ivanov et al., 2019), sin embargo, actualmente no hay apenas estudios que analicen las consecuencias de los estereotipos...
In Spain, hotel housekeepers have confronted precariousness through formal associations known as Las Kellys, creating collective resistance in the struggle for their rights. The purpose of this chapter is, through semi-structured deep interviews, to find out how, within the socio-political context of the existing associations of hotel housekeepers...
Tourism dynamics are profoundly influenced by weather conditions, particularly in regions celebrated for their climatic appeal. The Rías Baixas, a renowned coastal destination in northwest Spain, presents an exemplary case for examining this interplay. This study aims to enhance comprehension of how tourists alter their daily activities in response...
Technology plays a crucial role in the success of festivals and music events, contributing to the promotion of tourist destinations, optimization of dissemination processes, accessibility for attendees, and overall enhancement of their experience. This article presents a case study of best practices in the use of technology in festivals and music e...
The process of selecting a tourist destination is multifaceted and involves the consideration of numerous factors. This study delves into prominent models and theories within the literature, such as the destination choice set model and theories on cultural and travel distance. These frameworks highlight the role of factors like geographical and cul...
Solo Travel es uno de los tipos de turismo que más está creciendo en los últimos años, a pesar de ello, continúa siendo un área de investigación poco explorada en el campo del turismo, la hostelería y los eventos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las publicaciones de Instagram que contienen el hashtag #solotravel mediante un análisis fotográ...
This research extensively discusses the connection between destination image and films influencing tourism. Despite the worldwide fame of the James Bond saga and extensive publications on the subject, research into the role of tourism promotion in the image of destinations is still scarce, and there is no specific focus on analysing promotional asp...
This research extensively discusses the connection between destination image and film-induced tourism. This study focuses on the influence of cinematographic images on destination image perception and promotion, specifically exploring the case of the James Bond saga as a practical case.
Flood risk studies affecting tourism generally focus on coastal inundations. However, floods on inland places (e.g., fluvial floods) also affect tourism, particularly on what concerns to tourists’ perceptions of risk. They particularly affect tourism resources such as caravan parks, spas, river beaches and river cruises. Few studies analyse the imp...
This chapter presents the concept sustainable tourism business as a response to the urgency of directing society towards sustainable development, to face challenges like pollution, waste, or climate change. To this aims the concept of circular economy (CE) is introduced focusing on principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle. As well as the concept su...
Despite human capital being one of the most challenging management issues, diversity management emerged as a research area only in the 1990s, and it is still an under-researched field. Diversity and equality represent characteristics of most organizational relationships and management practices, such as the prevalence of gendered organizational cul...
Despite the fact that approximately 2 million children are sexually exploited around the world annually, research related to the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism can be considered sparse. Child sexual exploitation deserves the mobilization of all tourism stakeholders and academics should create knowledge about these issues. Thi...
Los festivales de cine se han convertido en eventos socioculturales que atraen a diversos colectivos, ya sean de la industria del cine, cinéfilos o seguidores de famosos actores, actrices o directores/as de cine. Es por ello que durante su celebración concentran a gran cantidad de individuos, convirtiéndose por tanto en reclamo turístico de los des...
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The purpose of this article is to capture what the concept of sustainable events means for different stakeholders, what they think and express in social media about sustainable events, and so be able to take it into account when repurposing and repositioning events in life for the future in a responsible way based on sustainability.
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This study evaluates the conceptual and metrical correspondence between the construct measurements of the individual Competitive Productivity model and the scale that measures individual resilience in tourism. An individual work resilience scale was adapted to the context of the tourism industry. Scale items were operationalised on an online survey...
Tourism and hospitality industry needs to contemplate business process improvement initiatives like Six Sigma, but there are few companies within this industry that have recognized its success, despite the impact that Six Sigma could have in the tourism and hospitality sector. Also, research on Six Sigma in the tourism and hospitality industry is s...
Research in animal ethics and Generation Z in the field of tourism is a little-explored topic. With a focus on the development of both research fields, the aim of this study was to determine if Generation Z in Spain justifies or rejects the use of animals in tourism attractions, and to establish which specific animal attractions are acceptable for...
An increase is occurring year on year, especially from 2019, in publications related to education for sustainability development (ESD) in the field of tourism. The objective of this paper is to analyse how the concept of sustainability is present in education in this area. To this aim, this article carries out a bibliographic review of the existing...
El mercado turístico es cada vez más competitivo y en él los destinos con imágenes más fuertes y positivas son los más probables de ser elegidos por los turistas. La inducción de la imagen del destino turístico ha pasado, por tanto, a ser reclamo para atraer visitantes. Los productos audiovisuales se han convertido en una gran oportunidad de promoc...
Higher education plays a vital role in supporting the implementation of sustainability initiatives,
but the level of progress in the implementation varies among countries and institutions
as well as in the curriculum of different studies. The training on the sustainability of
professionals from the tourism sector is of great importance given that t...
Tourism management involves using a systematic approach to spatial planning that involves multiple variables in land planning. However, it is common to find multiple approaches for the more negative aspects of tourism, such as its impact on natural spaces. On the other hand, the idea of including tourism in land planning finds unanimous support in...
Solo Travel es uno de los tipos de turismo que más está creciendo en los últimos años, a pesar de ello, continúa siendo un área de investigación poco explorada en el campo del turismo, la hostelería y los eventos. Con el objetivo de conocer qué quieren comunicar los diferentes actores que publican con el hashtag #solotravel, los autores han realiza...
Solo travel continues to be an under-researched area in the field of tourism, hospitality, and events. After the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become necessary to review the knowledge acquired so far. In addition, the 2030 Agenda calls for more studies to understand the relationship between gender and tourism. Because of these facts, and with the aim o...
Workers in the wood industry are continually exposed to a wide range of risks. Some risks are potentially high and may lead to serious work-related accidents or occupational diseases. It is a sector where physical work is predominant and where high-risk machinery is used. There is also the age factor, as the age of the workforce increases the risks...
Following the publication of the 2011 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Green Economy Report, the UNWTO published the Tourism in the Green Economy report as clear evidence of the tourism sector’s growing influence on green economy. This paper provides the first narrative review on green tourism economy based on all available published res...
Although Zipf's laws were deployed in various contexts, no previous research has investigated their adoption in tourism academic publications. This study aims to fill this gap by employing Zipf's laws as a content analysis method for analyzing tourism literature, with emphasis on the gamification subject. Employing the DB Gnosis software, the findi...
Although Zipf's laws were deployed in various contexts, no previous research has investigated their adoption in tourism academic publications. This study aims to fill this gap by employing Zipf's laws as a content analysis method for analyzing tourism literature, with emphasis on the gamification subject. Employing the DB Gnosis software, the findi...
Este libro recoge aportes actuales al ámbito de confluencia del turismo, el marketing digital, la comunicación y la tecnología que ponen sobre la mesa las oportunidades y desafíos actuales a los que se enfrenta el sector turístico en el año 2021
The experts consider sustainability as one of the most noticeable trends during and after the pandemic. For that reason, this chapter seeks to deepen the weight that sustainability has acquired in the tourism sector from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this goal, a systematic bibliometric review on sustainability in tourism will...
The world as we knew it has changed forever as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourist service providers had to adjust their services to the mandatory changes imposed by authorities' regulations and consistently with the demand of service users. This chapter focuses on detecting those potentially lasting changes and mark the new parameters in th...
The COVID-19 crisis has encouraged a major shift towards greater environmental awareness and sustainable consumption. However, in times of severe crisis, SMEs primarily look to return to normalcy and their own survival rather than implementing a sustainable agenda. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the learning problems faced by...
The safety-related contents in the travel advisories issued by the departments of foreign affairs stand out among the drivers of the perception of risk by international travellers. The aim of this paper is to identify keywords used in safety advice and to explore how such words are related to countries issuing the travel advice and to the risks ide...
Sustainability in tourism cannot be achieved without decent work, gender equality and empowerment of all women. Most of the workforce in the tourism sector is women, and although this sector offers great opportunities for empowerment and gender equality, there are many inequalities that occur in it. To find solutions it is necessary to have a great...
O Camiño de Santiago a través das súas diferentes rutas continúa a ser un dos principais reclamos turísticos de Galicia. Xa sexa por motivación relixiosa ou doutro tipo, cada ano seguen chegando a Santiago gran número de peregrinos, converténdose o Camiño nunha grande oportunidade turística para os concellos que están ao seu paso. Este estudo anali...
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented global health and economic crisis started. This situation has had a devastating effect on all economic and social sectors, provoking either a decrease or cessation of business or profound changes in life habits. One of the most affected industries has been tourism, due to the resulting tr...
Los deportes de motor se constituyen como una de las modalidades deportivas con mayor número de adeptos. Los eventos automovilísticos en Galicia son reconocidos a nivel estatal por su excelente calidad, con un alto número de asistentes. Los rallies se establecen como la modalidad con mayor número de espectadores, lo que convierte a estas pruebas en...
Topic prominence is regarded as a recent indicator that reveals the present momentum of a certain topic by considering the citations, views, and CiteScore thresholds. Topic prominence has been examined in prior research within different contexts, however, there is no known study exploring this trend within tourism and hospitality literature. Theref...
Tourism destinations are traditionally dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises that provide a wide range of products to tourists such as accommodation, travel services, transportation, recreation and entertainment, and food and beverage services. New knowledge and global risks have emerged, and small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SM...
The COVID-19 pandemic has entailed an unprecedented health crisis with significant economic impacts in many sectors worldwide. The tourism sector has been one of the most affected, with significant impacts on the number of cancelled reservations, a decrease in international travel and changes in consumption behaviour. This study aims to analyse the...
There has been a significant increase in the number of studies addressing smart experiences in the context of tourism (SET). Nevertheless, no previous work has systematically and critically analysed the literature on this subject. To fulfil this gap, this paper examines the evolution of SET as a research topic by mapping the scientific production o...
Well-being tourism is a $639 billion market. Spa tourism is considered the most important segment within this market. The present study uses the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model to analyse tourists’ purchase intentions regarding a thermal suite. The model was originally designed to analyse users’ acceptance of new t...
Topic prominence is regarded as a recent indicator that reveals the present momentum of a certain topic by considering the citations, views, and CiteScore thresholds. Topic prominence has been examined in prior research within different contexts, however, there is no known study exploring this trend within tourism and hospitality literature. Theref...
TV series have become one of the most successful types of audio-visual product. Their potential to cultivate massive loyal audiences makes them an excellent medium for promoting the places they depict, presenting them as attractive destinations, and inducing the phenomenon known as film tourism. The present study aims to shed light on the determina...
The continuous growth of e-commerce, combined with new trends in the tourism sector, creates an imperative to conduct analyses and establish suitable models for improving the experience of users who seek tourism products online, using search and metasearch engines. However, few studies analyze web design variables and their impacts on the user expe...
There is no general agreement within the academic community regarding where medical tourism fits within tourism types and segments. Considering this scenario, the present work conceptualises medical tourism as a sub-segment of health tourism. Medical tourism is generally not well developed, and consequently, not enough studies have addressed it in...
The whole world is going through an unprecedented health crisis, which has affected all sectors of global economy. In actual context, the tourism industry is particularly affected by COVID-19. In this context, the present chapter focuses on one specific subsector: travel agencies. These companies have not only stopped booking new trips, but also ha...
This study focuses on the effects of COVID-19 on independent restaurant operators in small cities. Proposals for recovery are assessed both in terms of business operations and service provision and in terms of the governance measures demanded by restaurateurs. Semi-structured open-ended interviews were conducted with 38 restaurateurs in Ourense (Sp...
Spa tourism is considered one of the most important segments of the $639 billion wellness market. The literature refers to two types of spa tourists: wellness tourists and healthcare/medical tourists. However, virtually no studies have compared spa choice models between these two segments. The present study uses the Cognitive-Affective-Normative (C...
El turismo de reuniones o MICE constituye una interesante alternativa para los destinos urbanos, ya que repercute positivamente en la economía local y contribuye a la desestacionalización de la actividad turística. España ha conseguido posicionarse mundialmente como destino MICE, incrementándose durante los últimos años la celebración de congresos...
Technologies have massively burst into all fields, including Higher Education. The current students have grown up surrounded by technologies, which is reflected in their behavior. For this reason, universities have adapted by integrating digital competence into their training offer, improving learning processes and adjusting to the university profi...
The present study analyses the interest of both experts and the general population in the economic-financial crisis that has affected Spain up until 2019. To examine the interest of the general users, Google searches were analysed through the Google Trends tool. Meanwhile, the interest of scholars was assessed through the analysis of academic paper...
In the post-Covid-19 era, tourism impacts and the role played by sustainable planning on the long-term success of destinations have gained renewed importance. Understanding the image and perceptions tourists hold of a destination is vital for tourism planning, as they play a key role in tourists' decisions. Considering the importance of these two k...
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo principal evaluar la imagen top of mind del destino (ciudad) Viana do Castelo durante el Festival Vodafone Paredes de Coura, así como la imagen del propio festival. A través de un cuestionario (n= 395) de preguntas abiertas a los festivaleros se recogen las palabras evocadas sobre 11 criterios y se perfila l...
Abstract
The image of destinations is a key factor when it comes to positioning and attracting the attention and interest of potential tourists. Today, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) are part
of virtually all areas of society, being also useful and fully adopted in tourism image projections (mainly through social netwo...
Religion has always played a significant role in many aspects of society, including travels and travellers’ behaviour. In fact, throughout most of human history, religion has been the main reasons for people to
travel, and to this date, it is still the main motivation for many journeys. Such journeys are referred to as religious tourism or pilgrim...
Al día de hoy, el COVID-19 es un virus conocido por todos, dada la situación de pandemia que se ha declarado a nivel mundial. Se trata de una crisis sanitaria sin precedentes en la historia actual, la cual ha obligado a los gobiernos de numerosos países a tomar medidas restrictivas referentes a la actividad empresarial y movilidad de ciudadanos. La...
In the current competitive context of the global tourism marketplace, it is essential to understand how a destination is seen by its target market. Therefore, destination image evaluation has shown to be an effective tool for the formulation and adaptation of destination branding strategies. Given the importance of such technique, the present study...
The present study addresses the case of Destination Brand Gnosis (DBGnosis), a purpose developed software for analysis of Big Data related to tourism destinations, especially to destination image studies. DB Gnosis was purposefully developed to carry out the research tasks of the Tower of Babel project, which analyses destination image formation th...
In the context of postmodern tourism, active tourism has acquired great importance. This type of travel fits the tastes of the new tourist, who seeks new and differentiated experiences that deliver a diverse range of sensations. The present works aims at in depth exploring the profile of active tourists, with emphasis on the reasons that lead them...
Professional and academic congresses play a relevant role on what came to be known as meetings tourism or business tourism. This market has grown significantly in the last years, and is expected to maintain, or even increase, such growth rate in the short range. Moreover, congress tourists consume complementary activities, as well as accommodations...
The present work aims at analysing the awareness and prevention in the management system of companies in the electricity sector, in order to detect the main shortcomings, seeking to improve in terms of occupational risk prevention. After collecting and analyzing a sample of 180 surveys, numerous shortcomings have been detected in the sector of elec...
The term “smart” is increasingly being applied to aspects of our daily lives. It is linked mainly to technology that makes routine tasks easier for us. Also, in the case of tourism, its emergent application has a consequence of the evolution of the sector, and a result of the current needs and consumption habits of tourists. Technology already play...
Scopus is recognized by experts as one of the best, most rigorous, and most complete bibliometric databases. The present work used Scopus-based bibliometric analysis and Pearson correlation coefficients to analyse the research output of three universities in the Galicia region of Spain and three public universities of North of Portugal. The purpose...
In recent years, the Destinations Marketing Organizations (DMOs) have started to include in their destination-marketing plans, as a product creation and image promotion, the films that are being shot in their territories. Two studies were conducted in the present research: First, at the International Cultural Tourism Trade Fair, in-depth interviews...
New technologies have helped to improve the tourism sector and to develop strategies that resulted in the so-called smart destinations, underpinned and transformed by modern information and communication technologies (ICTs). Besides, tourism is a global market that continuously seeks mechanisms to grab tourists' and visitors' attention. In view of...
To survive and remain competitive in a constantly changing environment, companies need to develop adaptive capabilities, that is, to become more resilient. Some authors argue that including young employees in the company's decision-making process contributes to enhance their organizational resilience. The present study aims to further investigate t...
Resumen: La interpretación del contenido de un vídeo promocional, la forma en que sus frames están ordenados, permite entender cómo el mismo induce imaginarios sobre el destino expuesto. Tal inducción es el punto central de la promoción de destinos turísticos a través de vídeos promocionales, una vez que se define cómo estos afectan a la imagen del...
Recent advances in ICT has led to changes in the tourism sector, mainly in information dissemination and online reputation. Information no longer flows from suppliers to tourists, being the tourist, simultaneously an information consumer and an information creator or generator based on his tourism experience. Through networks, searches, and metasea...
A dicotomia inerente ao conceito de destino (ótica da oferta versus ótica da procura), repercute-se na formação de dois tipos de imagem de destino: uma imagem projetada pelos gestores do destino versus uma imagem percebida pelos consumidores, que agrega aspetos da imagem induzida e conteúdos orgânicos derivados da experiência pessoal e de múltiplas...
De la unión de las TIs (tecnologías de la información) y el turismo surge el concepto de e-tourism, que se centra en la informatización y virtualización de los intercambios turísticos en la exploración de las cadenas de valor; y enfatiza la conexión de los atributos físicos de un destino, abarcando todas las fases de la experiencia turística (antes...
O turismo rural é un modelo turístico, afastado da masificación, que se desenvolve no ámbito rural. O obxectivo desta investigación céntrase en determinar cal é o grao de desenvolvemento do turismo rural en Galicia, así como matizar cal é a oferta complementaria a este tipo de turismo máis solicitada, buscando sinerxías con outras empresas dos medi...
Abstract: Di�erent spectators have distinct patterns of audiovisual product consumption. These patterns may be influenced by a range of factors. In this context, the present study analyzes how audiovisual consumption is influenced by sociodemographic variables. To this end, primary data was collected through a survey with 484 Spanish spectators. Th...