Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM)

📢 Check out this JHTM paper! "Decision as Ritual: How Power Structure Affects Collective Tourism Destination Decision-Making" 📝 By: Chunxiao Li, Lin Li & Hongxu Liu 📍 Uncover how power dynamics and group interactions shape tourism destination decisions, balancing group utility and individual satisfaction. 🔍 Using the theory of interactive ritual chains and an experiential focus group observation method, this study identifies six models of group decision-making. It highlights how leadership styles—ranging from democratic to dominant—impact shared mood, attention, and behavioral co-presence in the decision-making process. The findings offer key insights into how leader democracy fosters rewarding decisions, while influencer dominance and unequal power structures create paradoxical or punitive situations. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g6fTXEZF #GroupDecisionMaking #TourismPsychology #SocialPower #TouristSatisfaction #LeadershipStyles #TourismResearch #HospitalityResearch #JHTM #JournalOfHospitalityAndTourism

📢 Check out this JHTM paper! "Effective Tourism Destination Stories: Matching Effects Between Story Type and Destination Type" 📝 By: Xing'an Xu & Fangting Chen 📍 Discover how destination storytelling can be optimized by aligning story type (factual vs. fictional) with destination type (hedonic vs. utilitarian) and destination gender (masculine vs. feminine). 🔍 Through four scenario-based experiments, this study finds that factual stories work best for masculine and utilitarian destinations, while fictional stories are more effective for feminine and hedonic destinations. The research also explores the mediating effects of imagination proclivity and emotional arousal, offering practical insights for destination marketers. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gddSHJPH #DestinationStorytelling #TourismMarketing #TourismResearch #HedonicVsUtilitarian #EmotionalEngagement #HospitalityResearch #JHTM #JournalOfHospitalityAndTourism

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📢 Check out this JHTM paper! "Effect of Intergenerational Relationships in Daily Life on Travel Behaviors of Adult Children and Parents: A Comparative Study of the Two Generations’ Perspectives" 📝 By: Xuerui Liu (Southeast University) Chun Liu (Beijing International Studies University) Qi Zhao (Minzu University of China) Hongwen Sun (Southeast University) 📍 Explore how daily intergenerational relationships shape travel behaviors in adult child-parent tourism. 🔍 This study applies the solidarity-conflict model to examine how family relationships influence pre-travel and post-travel behaviors among adult children and their parents. Findings reveal that solidarity plays a key role in shaping travel motivation, satisfaction, and well-being, while conflict significantly affects motivation. The study also uncovers generational differences in how these dynamics impact travel experiences. 💡 The research provides practical insights for family tourism development, highlighting the importance of fostering strong intergenerational bonds to enhance travel experiences and promote active aging. 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gEHi4jFA #FamilyTravel #IntergenerationalTourism #SolidarityConflictModel #ActiveAging #TouristBehavior #SubjectiveWellBeing

📢 Check out this JHTM paper! "Destination Avoidance and Scale Development: A Mixed-Methods Approach" 📝 By: Yulan Fan (Sun Yat-sen University) IpKin Anthony Wong (University of Macau) Aliana Man Wai Leong (Macau University of Science and Technology) Danni Sun (Sun Yat-sen University) 📍 Discover why tourists avoid certain destinations and how to measure destination avoidance effectively. 🔍 This study employs an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design across three successive studies to investigate the factors leading to destination avoidance. Through a rigorous scale development process, the researchers introduce a 14-item multidimensional scale that clarifies the rationales behind tourists’ decisions to reject specific destinations. 💡 The findings enrich the literature on destination avoidance, offering valuable insights for destination marketers, tourism planners, and policymakers to address negative perceptions and enhance destination appeal. 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gV6268Qn #DestinationAvoidance #TouristBehavior #ScaleDevelopment #MixedMethods #TourismResearch #DestinationManagement

📢 Check out this JHTM paper! "Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Tourism: The Interaction Between Tourism Enterprise and Community" 📝 By: Xinying Zeng (Sun Yat-sen University) Yaoqi Li (Sun Yat-sen University) Chun Zhang (University of Dayton) Xueru Yang (South China Agricultural University) 📍 Explore how tourism enterprises and local communities interact to shape sustainable entrepreneurship in tourism. 🔍 This study examines the dynamic interplay between tourism businesses and communities, highlighting how corporate-community involvement, opportunity construction, and community participation contribute to sustainable entrepreneurial practices. By uncovering these mechanisms, the research provides a deeper understanding of how partnerships drive responsible and resilient tourism development. 💡 The findings offer valuable insights for policymakers, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders, bridging theory and practice to foster long-term sustainability in tourism entrepreneurship. 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gkgg3GiQ #SustainableEntrepreneurship #TourismEntrepreneurship #CorporateCommunityInvolvement #CommunityParticipation #OpportunityConstruction #Partnership

I am honoured to have received the Highly Commended PhD Paper Award from the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM) at #CAUTHE2025. A heartfelt thank you to the journal for providing such a valuable platform for PhD scholars and ECRs to showcase their research. I am also immensely grateful to my incredible supervisory team - Professor Pierre Benckendorff, Associate Professor Karen Hughes, and Dr Thomas Magor - for their unwavering support and guidance! CAUTHE Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education #CAUTHE2025 #JHTM #UQ

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM) rocks at its home CAUTHE2025 CAUTHE Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education Intense work but also fun with old and new friends thank you everyone ! S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh Aaron Tham Effie Steriopoulos (PhD) Anja Pabel, PhD, SFHEA Lianping REN Valério Souza Neto Sebastian Filep Naomi F Dale Kirsten Holmes Sara Dolnicar Professor Perry Hobson Dr Gabby Walters Scott McCabe

What a great way to end the week! CAUTHE Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education conference in Brisbane, the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM) editorial meeting, and then the anniversary paper published looking back at 30 years of the journal, and prospects forward: https://lnkd.in/g3Hw2cs5 with Marianna Sigala, Dr. Edmund Goh, Xi Leung, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Joan Su

🌟 JHTM Editorial Board Breakfast at CAUTHE 2025 🌟 Hey, we had a great breakfast meeting this morning with the JHTM Editorial Board Breakfast Meeting at the 35th Annual CAUTHE Conference in Meanjin (Brisbane). ☕🍽️ A huge thank you to all who attended and contributed to the conversations! 📖✨ Already looking forward to the next one! 👏 #JHTM #CAUTHE2025 CAUTHE Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education Marianna Sigala S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh Pierre Benckendorff Brent W. Ritchie Safina Naz Michael Volgger Aaron Tham Naomi F Dale Valério Souza Neto