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Scale Development And Validation Of Anime Tourism Motivations, Shang Liu, Dan Lai, Songshan (Sam) Huang, Zhiyong Li
Scale Development And Validation Of Anime Tourism Motivations, Shang Liu, Dan Lai, Songshan (Sam) Huang, Zhiyong Li
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© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Anime tourism has emerged as an important form of tourism resulted from both online and offline human activities and interactions. However, investigations into anime tourism motivations remain limited. Using Chinese anime tourists as study subjects and employing a mixed methods approach, this study develops a five-dimension anime tourism motivation scale with sufficient reliability and validity. The five motivational factors are anime authenticity seeking, novelty, escape/relaxation, socialisation, and anime cultural exploration. The results help understand unique anime tourist behaviours, expand the current knowledge of media-induced tourism, and extend contemporary cultural …
The Influence Of Media Implemented Into The Event-Tourist Career Model: Triyas Triathlon, Abu Dhabi, Nataša Slak Valek, Al Anood Al Buainain
The Influence Of Media Implemented Into The Event-Tourist Career Model: Triyas Triathlon, Abu Dhabi, Nataša Slak Valek, Al Anood Al Buainain
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© University of the Aegean. Using the athletes' career trajectory model, this study implements the influence of media into the trajectory of active sport event participants' decision-making process. It examined athletes' motivation, media influence, travel style and behaviours, and event selection among participants of TriYas triathlon organized in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Data were collected in February 2016 with an online survey sent to all participating athletes and descriptive statistic was used for data analyses. Results indicate that international media are followed by the majority of athletes included in our sample with no statistically significant differences between first-timers and …
A Qualitative Assessment Of Yelp.Com Users’ Motivations To Submit And Read Restaurant Reviews, Anish Parikh, Carl Behnke, Doug Nelson, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Barbara Almanza
A Qualitative Assessment Of Yelp.Com Users’ Motivations To Submit And Read Restaurant Reviews, Anish Parikh, Carl Behnke, Doug Nelson, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Barbara Almanza
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This article presents a thematic analysis of Yelp.com users’ motivations to read and articulate user-generated reviews. This study’s purpose was to identify factors of usage, trust, influence, and contribution of restaurant reviews on Yelp.com. This study found that information search reduction and community membership were the greatest factors encouraging Yelp.com use. Respondents reported trusting Yelp.com due to the community aspects of the website and felt they were able to sort out biased reviews easily. Lastly, the primary reasons for contributing reviews to Yelp.com were altruistic in nature, for example, helping other users make good purchase decisions and rewarding good businesses.
Motives For Reading And Articulating User-Generated Restaurant Reviews On Yelp.Com, Anish Parikh, Carl Behnke, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Barbara Almanza, Barbara Almanza
Motives For Reading And Articulating User-Generated Restaurant Reviews On Yelp.Com, Anish Parikh, Carl Behnke, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Barbara Almanza, Barbara Almanza
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine why and when restaurant consumers use and contribute user-generated reviews. This research is needed to determine the relevance of user-generated restaurant reviews in the current marketplace. Design/methodology/approach – The research methodology is based on a quantitative approach, and focused on current Yelp.com users as its population. Questions focused on the amount of usage, motives for usage, level of trust, users’ tendencies to seek novelty in restaurants and motives for contribution. Findings – Users tend to trust the reviews on Yelp.com and engage in the community aspects of the platform. Yelp.com …