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Tourism and Hospitality, Volume 7, Issue 1

2026 January - 27 articles

Cover Story: This study investigates a counter-intuitive phenomenon where Macao’s Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI) declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting apparent diversification. Using counterfactual simulations, we reveal this trend as a “resilience illusion” driven entirely by the “denominator effect” from the gaming sector’s collapse, rather than genuine structural optimization. Furthermore, the study identifies a “structural lag” in the labor market. We document a dual divergence mechanism: while sectors with high skill specificity (e.g., gaming) engaged in “labor hoarding,” those with high universality (e.g., transport) shifted toward “workforce casualization,” exacerbating job precarity. These findings expose the macro-indicator trap in tourism mono-economies. View this paper
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Articles (27)

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  • Open Access
1,112 Views
22 Pages

Dancing with the Algorithm: Gen Z’s Social Media Practices on TikTok and Instagram and Their Influence on Music Festival Experiences

  • Anđelina Marić Stanković,
  • Jovana Vuletić,
  • Milan Miletić,
  • Marija Bratić and
  • Ninoslav Golubović

This study examines how Generation Z’s digital practices on TikTok and Instagram shape their music festival experiences, focusing on event perception, engagement, and the development of collective identity. The aim is to identify key factors co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,957 Views
23 Pages

Marine ecotourism and Small–Medium Enterprise (SME) digitalization are increasingly seen as key drivers for coastal community welfare, yet their combined impact, particularly through local economic empowerment, remains underexplored. This study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
575 Views
30 Pages

New Profiles and Needs of Wine Tourists in Italy—“Eno-Slow” Tourism?

  • Marzia Ingrassia,
  • Simona Bacarella,
  • Sandro Galluzzo and
  • Stefania Chironi

Tourism has become a key sector of the global economy and a driver of economic growth. The Wine Routes are a specialized tourist offering that meets the needs of a segment of travelers, contributing to the enhancement and preservation of rural areas....

  • Article
  • Open Access
767 Views
23 Pages

The present conceptual paper proposes a purpose-driven experiential marketing framework for film-induced destinations, integrating sustainability and emotional engagement into destination management. The model under discussion comprises five intercon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
398 Views
25 Pages

To address the pervasive challenges of resource inefficiency and static management in the hospitality sector, this study proposes a novel management framework that synergistically integrates Model Predictive Control (MPC) with Green Human Resource Ma...

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  • Open Access
446 Views
23 Pages

International shopping is a significant motive for outbound travel; however, evidence on the experiential drivers of luxury travel retail among Chinese luxury travelers remains limited. This study investigates the factors shaping overseas shopping ex...

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  • Open Access
498 Views
25 Pages

Gastronomic Identity of Mačva (Western Serbia): Perceptions, Determining Factors, and the Influence on Domestic Tourists’ Purchases of Traditional Food

  • Aleksandra Vasić Popović,
  • Bojana Kalenjuk Pivarski,
  • Dragana Ilić Udovičić,
  • Stefan Šmugović,
  • Velibor Ivanović,
  • Tamara Stošić and
  • Dragana Novakovic

The gastronomic identity represents a blend of tradition, local resources, and cultural values that shape the authenticity and distinctiveness of a region’s gastronomy. Mačva, as an area in western Serbia, possesses an exceptionally rich g...

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  • Open Access
539 Views
22 Pages

Who Holidays at Home? Segmenting Bulgarian Domestic Tourists Through Cluster Analysis

  • Alexander Naydenov,
  • Nikola Naumov,
  • Desislava Varadzhakova and
  • Marina Raykova

The present study employs cluster analysis to segment Bulgarian domestic tourists based on microdata from a nationally representative survey (n = 1003) of summer holidaymakers on the Black Sea coast destinations. The primary objective is to identify...

  • Article
  • Open Access
739 Views
23 Pages

Grounded in the Stimulus–Organism–Response (SOR) framework, this study examines how tourists’ in-trip use of ChatGPT shapes satisfaction during leisure travel. Survey data from 502 Indonesian travellers were analysed using PLS-SEM....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,068 Views
25 Pages

This study aims to explain what drives consumers to adopt e-tipping in restaurants and determine whether interface-based manipulation reduces perceived autonomy, lowers satisfaction, and weakens brand favorability. Prior research indicates that when...

  • Article
  • Open Access
650 Views
27 Pages

Participation in running events has expanded worldwide, consolidating itself as a form of active leisure and a driver of social and tourism engagement. Although runners’ motivations have been extensively studied, perceived inclusivity, understo...

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  • Open Access
450 Views
23 Pages

Mixed Reality and Its Content Developed to Enhance the Tourist Experience

  • Ivan Oliveira Gonçalves,
  • Lara Marisa Santos,
  • Bruno Barbosa Sousa and
  • José Duarte Santos

The growing integration of immersive technologies in the tourism sector raises questions about their real impact on the visitor experience. This study investigates whether mixed reality effectively influences the tourism experience, seeking to unders...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,651 Views
27 Pages

Gen Z’s Travel Preferences: Reflective and Nature-Rooted Tourism with the Concept of Eco-Experiential Tourism

  • Endy Marlina,
  • Annisa Mu’awanah Sukmawati,
  • Ratika Tulus Wahyuhana,
  • Desrina Ratriningsih and
  • Adam Amrullah

To avoid tourism market failure caused by inappropriate development strategies, a study was conducted on the travel preferences of Generation Z, the future tourism market. The study found that tourism has shifted from comfortable, tranquil, and easil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
996 Views
35 Pages

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies is transforming hospitality operations, yet guest acceptance remains uneven, shaped by utilitarian, experiential, ethical, and cultural evaluations. This study develops and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
586 Views
21 Pages

Road running tourism events continue to grow worldwide and are increasingly leveraged by destinations seeking diversification and seasonality reduction. This study examines the motivational structure of participants in the 2025 Half Marathon Magaluf...

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  • Open Access
445 Views
16 Pages

This paper portrays both how indigenous people reframe indigeneity as a local defense against tourism politics through active participation rather than passive performance, and how touristic actors redefine Indigeneity in tourism marketing through vi...

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  • Open Access
661 Views
28 Pages

Recently, young people’s historical and cultural awareness has been increasingly described as fragmented and disengaged, particularly in the context of rapid social change and “liquid modernity”. Drawing on Clio, the Muse of History...

  • Article
  • Open Access
556 Views
28 Pages

This study investigates the deep-seated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Macao, a mono-economy extremely dependent on the single factor of “tourism mobility”. We investigate a counter-intuitive phenomenon observed during the 2020&ndash...

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  • Open Access
591 Views
16 Pages

This paper examines the role of institutional logics in shaping heritage-led urban regeneration across fifteen adaptive reuse projects of former tobacco factories in Europe. By categorizing managing authorities into public, private, and community-led...

  • Article
  • Open Access
571 Views
20 Pages

As the hospitality industry adapts to meet customers’ increasing demand for wellness, incorporating innovative wellness services (WSs) has become a crucial strategy to retain customer engagement. This study explored how the psychological trait...

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  • Open Access
750 Views
19 Pages

Experiential Attractiveness, Self-Concept Connection, and Attitude Toward the Museum as Drivers of Visitor Experience and Location Loyalty in University Museums

  • Héctor Hugo Pérez-Villarreal,
  • Pedro Arturo Flores-Gómez,
  • María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz and
  • Tere Itzel Alva-Juárez

Museums contribute significantly to the cultural and economic development of destinations, yet university museums remain underexplored, especially in developing economies. This study examines how experiential attractiveness (EA), attitude toward the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
553 Views
26 Pages

The present study aims to explore the factors that warrant consumers’ behavioral intention through sharing accommodation. A multilayered conceptual model is developed to analyze the impact of desire on behavioral intention through hedonic and e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
569 Views
23 Pages

As a representative case that embodies both the attributes of a Buddhist sacred site and those of a UNESCO World Heritage site, Mount Wutai provides a distinctive research setting for examining behavioral mechanisms in temple tourism. This study aims...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,040 Views
28 Pages

From Service Orientation to Strategic Operational Capability: Drivers for Hotel Competitiveness in China

  • Yuanhang Li,
  • Stelios Marneros,
  • Andreas Efstathiades and
  • George Papageorgiou

Against the backdrop of economic recovery and ongoing market restructuring, China’s hotel industry is undergoing a significant shift from being service-based to becoming strategy-driven and competitive. This study aims to identify the key facto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
985 Views
29 Pages

The Tourism Area Life Cycle shaped tourism research for decades, but its concepts Product Life Cycle and Carrying Capacity remain problematic. We apply a Path Dependence frame under an Urban Growth Machine Theory lens to explore the effects of growth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,683 Views
22 Pages

This study explores how the unique characteristics of Generation Y/Millennials and Generation Z influence talent retention challenges in the hospitality sector and identifies Human Resource Management (HRM) strategies that effectively address these g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,575 Views
37 Pages

Sustainable tourism is increasingly important for local sustainable livelihoods; however, its development is often hindered by financial limitations. To address this critical constraint, this study investigates the relationship between tourist satisf...

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