Tourism Critiques: Volume 5 Issue 1 , Open Access

The authentic experiences of tourists in Chinese traditional villages based on constructivism: a case study of Chengkan village

Chao Yuan, Xiang Kong, Pinyu Chen

This study aims to examine the role of authenticity in tourists’ destination selection, analyze the factors that influence tourists to form their initial opinions and explore how…

Defend and remould–residents’ place identity construction in traditional villages in the rural tourism context: a case study of Cuandixia village, Beijing

Jinwei Wang, Haoyang Lan, Jiafei Chen

This study aims to elucidate the process and internal mechanism of place identity construction in traditional villages under the impact of tourism by taking Cuandixia village as a…

A critique of authenticity: how psychology can help

Noel Scott, Ana Claudia Campos

Authenticity has been studied from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, leading to a rich but confused literature. This study, a review, aims to compare the psychology and…

The influence of the base option’s price format on tourists’ upgrade intention: the moderating role of tourists’ mindsets

Fangxuan (Sam) Li

Three scenario-based experiments were conducted to explore the influence of the base option’s price format (just-at vs just-below) on tourists’ upgrade intention. The findings of…

Exploring the determinants of solo female travel intention among millennials: a comparative study from rural and urban perspectives

Jitender Kumar, Garima Rani, Manju Rani, Vinki Rani

This study aims to investigate the factors that impact the solo travel intentions of millennial women in rural and urban areas. By exploring these factors, this research also…

Understanding Chinese tourists’ changing shopping experience in Macao: pre and in COVID-19 via user generated content

Xiaojuan Li, Yanping Feng, Cora Un In Wong, Lianping Ren

This paper aims to understand Chinese tourists’ changing shopping experience in Macao. In scrutinizing reviews posted in the pre-COVID and during COVID eras, the study has…

Tanzania’s repeat tourists: unraveling choice of attractions patterns through demographic perspectives

Betty Amos Begashe, John Thomas Mgonja, Salum Matotola

This study aims to explore the connection between demographic traits and the choice of attraction patterns among international repeat tourists.

Social networking platform and tourism destination evangelism: government regulatory responses

Iddrisu Mohammed, Alexander Preko, Samuel Kwami Agbanu, Timothy K. Zilevu, Akorfa Wuttor

This conceptual paper aims to explore government regulatory responses of social networking platforms (SNP) and tourism destination evangelism. This research draws on a two-phase…