This paper is a longitudinal study of 140 articles on residents' attitudes to tourism published in Annals Tourism Research, Management, and Journal Travel Research from 1984 2010. Content analysis was used determine the nature research approaches used. Although most were atheoretical, over survey period an increasing proportion studies made use variety theories drawn other disciplines investigate topic. The majority quantitative nature, while few qualitative mixed-methods approaches. Based...

This study examines the relationship between international tourism and COVID-19 cases associated deaths in more than 90 nations. We use a cross-country regression analysis find positive correlation cumulated level of confirmed death by April 30, 2020. Our analyses show that countries exposed to high flows are prone caused outbreak. association is robust even after controlling for other socioeconomic determinants outbreak regional dummies. Based on our estimations, 1% higher inbound outbound...

Social exchange theory (SET) has made significant contributions to research on residents’ support for tourism. Nevertheless, studies are based an incomplete set of variables and characterized by alternative, yet contradictory, theoretically sound propositions. Using key constructs SET, this study develops a baseline model compares it with four competing models. Each contains the terms additional relationships reflecting alternative theoretical possibilities. The models were tested using data...

Applying a meta-analysis approach, this study examines the applicability of SET on explaining residents' impact perceptions and attitudes toward tourism development. Findings confirm in studies when assessing impacts perceived benefits (positive impacts) support. reveal that produce substantial effects support while costs (negative have trivial effects, which suggest measures indicators used to assess residents may validity problems. Moreover, closer examination mean five exogenous...

This study reviewed use of covariance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) in 209 articles published nine tourism journals between 2000 and 2011. Time-series analysis suggested that the number SEM publications is explained by linear quadratic time effects. Results indicated although practices have improved some areas, researchers do not always engage recommended best practices. Problematic areas were related to testing alternative a priori models, reporting multivariate normality,...

Numerous studies have focused on delineating the relationship between tourism and economic growth. In this article, we present results of a rigorous meta-regression analysis based 545 estimates drawn from 113 that empirically tested tourism-led growth hypothesis (TLGH). The suggest presence publication bias in literature topic, where majority report positive statistically significant estimates. Findings provide support for TLGH, but they also are sensitive to number factors related country...

The government-imposed COVID-19 pandemic control measures brought the tourism sector to a complete halt. However, virtual reality (VR) offered people way escape isolation. Media reports and research have noted heightened activity in VR tourism, which has been touted as "alternative tourism" "eco-tourism". scholars yet determine whether this shift is temporary or will persist after over. Questions also remain regarding factors driving behaviour. present study uses stimulus-organism-response...

Food delivery applications (FDAs) represent a category of mobile that are used by consumers to order food online. The popularity these FDAs has been growing exponentially recently, yet not much research carried out the topic. This study investigates consumers’ acceptance using theory consumption values as its theoretical basis. model explores association between (functional, social, emotional, conditional, and epistemic), visibility, usage intention FDAs. Data were collected from 440 Indian...

This study develops and tests a structural model of residents’ support tourism development, with the social exchange theory as its theoretical base. The incorporates three exogenous latent variables, namely, community satisfaction neighborhood conditions, commitment, services. Perceived positive negative impacts are proposed mediating variables between ultimate dependent variable, given for tourism. Eight path hypotheses tested using sample 363 residents. Perceptions were found to influence...

This paper explores the concept of structural equation modelling (SEM) and discusses steps which researchers should follow when using this technique. involves development a theoretical model, testing confirmatory measurement evaluating model with hypothesised path relations. For benefit readers, discussion is supported by an illustration predicting residents’ support for tourism, developed on premise social exchange theory. The emphasises that proper application SEM depends largely theory,...