Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management (JHTM)

✔️New research titled "Service robots in crowded environments: How crowd dynamics shape robotic adoption intention at events" has been published in #JHTM! • 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Pei Zhang (CalPoly, San Luis Obispo), Jijun Chen (Purdue University), DAN JIN (The University of Tennessee Knoxville), and Shawn Jung (Purdue University) • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀: "Through a multi-experimental design, our study adopts a dual-role perspective to investigate how social crowdedness interacts with prominent robot-related factors (i.e., conversation initiation and personality), as a predictor and a moderator, in influencing robotic adoption intention in event settings. Key findings show that attendees are less willing to adopt robots in crowded settings, unless the robot initiates interaction, being perceived as more intelligent and socially adept. The interaction between robot personality and social crowdedness reveals the contextual role of crowdedness in human-robot interactions, with social interactivity and perceived intelligence mediating the relationship. This study fills a critical gap in service robot literature by examining how social crowdedness influences human-robot interactions and intersects with key aspects of robot design. It also offers practical guidance for event organizers, suggesting collaboration with service partners to program robots for proactivity, personality, and crowdedness dependent." • 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g2ANZDXF #servicerobot #crowdedness #robotpersonality

✔️New research titled "The visual effects of emoji in social media travel sharing on user engagement" has been published in #JHTM! • 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Huili Yan, Chenxin Shen, Yuzhi Wei, and Hao Xiong (all from Hainan University) • 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁: Emojis in social media travel sharing are an effective tool for enhancing emotional expression or promoting semantic interpretation. However, the visual appeal of emojis as small icons remains uncertain. This study shows that using facial emojis in desirability travel sharing enhances tourists' visual attention and social media engagement. In contrast, using non-facial emojis in feasibility travel sharing leads to more effective visual attention and social media engagement. These relationships are mediated by imagery fluency and influenced differently depending on the emoji's position within a sentence (mid-sentence vs. end of sentence). Our research contributes to the study of emojis' visual appeal by providing a theoretical explanation of how and why the interaction effects of emoji visual types and travel sharing content occur. This study also offers practical implications for how tourists, travel marketers, and social media platforms can use emojis appropriately to increase engagement. • 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g2ANZDXF #Emojis #Socialmedia #Visualeffect #Imageryfluency

✔️New research titled "Navigating pro-environmental behavior among tourists: The role of value-belief-norm theory, personality traits, and commitment" has been published in #JHTM! • 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Tianyu Pan (University of Florida) and Wuzhen Zhou (University of Florida) • 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁: Utilizing the Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) theory and Environmental Commitment Theory (ECT) as foundational frameworks, the research introduces and tests the Personality-VBN-Commitment (PVC) model. Results indicate that individuals with a robust personal norm for sustainability are more inclined to engage in pro-environmental behaviors while traveling. Additionally, the study underscores the role of personality traits, including extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness, in influencing pro-environmental travel choices and recognizing personal advantages from such behaviors. This research enriches the understanding of drivers behind tourists' pro-environmental behavior and offers insights for advancing sustainable tourism. Finally, the theoretical and managerial implications are discussed. • 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g_CHqtMT #sustainability #VBN #PersonalityTraits

✔️New research titled "Roots Tourists' Personal Heritage Experience: An Extended Cognitive-Affective-Conative Model," by Tao Huang and Yang Zhang, has been published in #JHTM! • 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Tao Huang (Capital University of Economics and Business) and Yang Zhang (Macau University of Science and Technology) • 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁: The analytical framework of the cognitive-affective-conative (CAC) model was utilized in this study to explore the cognitive and emotional responses of tourists to the historical places they visit. This approach considers how tourists perceive their ancestral place, how much they care about it, and how likely they are to return or recommend it to others. The relationships among perceived existential authenticity, place attachment, and loyalty were empirically tested. Specifically, this study focused on how the sacredness that such tourists feel affects their behavior according to the CAC model. Roots tourists who visited the memorial garden in Shanxi Province, called Dahuaishu, answered a set of structured questions. The results revealed that the existential authenticity perceived by roots tourists significantly influenced their place attachment and loyalty. Roots tourists' sense of sacredness moderated the perceived existential authenticity of their place attachment relationship such that there was a stronger relationship for roots tourists with a higher sense of sacredness. Roots tourists’ sense of sacredness moderated place attachment in their loyalty relationship, such that there was a stronger relationship for roots tourists with a higher sense of sacredness. This study provides planning suggestions for the Dahuaishu Ancestor Memorial Garden. It is important for the marketing and development of roots tourist destinations to promote tourism by paying attention to the individual feelings of tourists, understanding the process of attachment formation of roots tourists, and enhancing their loyalty. • 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g_ZpXqX2 #Rootstourism #CAC #existentialauthenticity #Loyalty #PlaceAttachment #SenseOfSacredness #China

How is ChatGPT transforming tourism and hospitality? 🤖🌍 From marketing to reimagined travel experiences, discover the game-changing insights from one of our latest research! 🚀 This new #JHTM paper "Understanding the impact of ChatGPT on tourism and hospitality: Trends, prospects and research agenda", published by Professors Marianna Sigala, Keng-Boon Ooi , Garry Wei-Han Tan, Eugebe Aw, Professor Dimitrios Buhalis 迪米特里奥斯‧布哈里斯 教授, Tat-Huei Cham , Meng-Mei Chen, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Ulrike Gretzel, Alessandro Inversini, Timothy Jung, Rob Law, and Ivy Huiyue Ye, comprehensively examines the use and implications of ChatGPT in tourism and hospitality, discussing the current and future state of the technology while also suggesting an agenda and directions for future research. You can access the paper via the link: https://lnkd.in/gGPSvEAj #GenerativeAI #ChatGPT #TourismInnovation #HospitalityManagement #DestinationManagement #SustainableTourism #FutureOfTravel #AIInTourism #SmartHospitality #JHTM #JournalOfHospitalityAndTourism #TourismResearch #HospitalityResearch

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 We’re kicking things off with a BANG here at the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management’s new Social Media Engagement Office! 🎉 🎯 Over the next 50 days, we’ll be showcasing 50 incredible articles published in #JHTM —highlighting groundbreaking research, emerging trends, and inspiring stories from the world of hospitality and tourism. Have a paper published with us that you’d love to see featured? 🤩 Let us know! Submit your request for a personalised spotlight via this link (in our bio): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gdcRTVFT Follow along as we count down these amazing contributions to the field. Let’s celebrate your work together! 🥂 📢 Tag your co-authors and colleagues who need to see this! #JHTM #JournalOfHospitalityAndTourism #HospitalityResearch #TourismResearch #50DaysOfResearch

Congratulations to our new JHTM Social Media Officers! We are excited to announce the appointment of two new Social Media Officers for the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM): Valerio Rodrigues De Souza Neto and Dr. Wangoo Lee. We look forward to their contributions in enhancing our online presence and engagement. We would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing social media officers, Hassan Saleh and Dr. Raymond Rastegar, for their outstanding contributions and dedication to JHTM's digital platforms. Their hard work has played a vital role in building our online community. Please join us in welcoming Valerio and Dr. Wangoo, and in extending your gratitude to Hassan and Dr. Raymond for their invaluable service. For more https://lnkd.in/gMnajdAs Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management (JHTM) Marianna Sigala

REMINDER Join us for our webinar on Thursday, 14th November. Title: ClimateChange, Environmental Concerns and Tourism: Current Trends and Future Agenda PANEL MEMBERS: Prof. Sara Dolnicar, The University of Queensland Prof. Xavier Font, University of Surrey Prof. James Higham, Griffith University Webinar Date & Time: 14 November Thursday, 17:00 – 18:00 Brisbane time Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://lnkd.in/gqmj_Kkp

🎉 JHTM at 30 Years: The JHTM Anniversary Online #Research #Festival 🎉 We’re excited to continue the celebrations for the #30th anniversary of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM)! 🌍✨ Webinar Title: The JHTM Anniversary Online Research Festival Chair: Joan Su, Iowa State University Webinar Title: Mapping The Event Management Research Frontier Panel members: Amanda Cecil , Indiana University Indianapolis , #usa Ken Tsai, Ph.D., CAHTA, CHIA, CTA, Iowa State University , #usa Mike Duignan, Ph.D., University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne Judith Mair, The University of Queensland Webinar Date & Time: ·  Friday, November 22th at 7:00 AM (Brisbane Time) ·  Thursday, November 21st at 4:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) ·  Thursday, November 21st at 3:00 PM (Central Standard Time) ·  Thursday, November 21st at 10:00 PM (Paris Time) Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://lnkd.in/gqmj_Kkp Marianna Sigala Dr Ray Rastegar S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh Dr. Edmund Goh Aaron Tham Xi Leung Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management (JHTM) CAUTHE Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education #tourism #tourismresearch #tourizm #eventmanagement #researchwebinar #jhtm #researchpaper #phd #hospitalitymanagement

can you afford to miss this? academia and industry combined to discuss the future of destination management and marketing see you online on 7th November CAUTHE Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management (JHTM)