The main contribution of this paper was to present a new model for smart tourism
destinations using the steps of grounded theory as an analytical framework. To build the …

Purpose This paper investigates the usage and trust of Chinese social media in the travel
planning process (pre-trip, during-trip and post-trip) of Chinese tourists …

Purpose While researchers have studied the impact of social media on tourist behaviour
Milano et al.(2011) and Hays et al.(2013), very few studies have explored the impact of …

There is increasing awareness of the importance of sustainability in sports tourism.
Research in this field is nevertheless still limited and is mostly confined to specific areas …

Ecotourism is supposed to make efficient, responsible and sustainable use of tourism
resources at the destination. The aims of ecotourism can be accomplished by encouraging …

As one of the most ancient and attractive tourism destinations in the Middle East and South
Asia, Iran seeks to maximize its competitive identity to compete more effectively at …

While research has started to pay attention to the content and delivery of sustainable tourism
education, little is known about what students actually know and feel with respect to …

Despite the importance of governance processes for destination management and the
impact of digital technology on such processes, surprisingly little academic research has …

This paper attempts to examine the evolving dynamic of social media driven sustainable
development in the tourism industry and how the modern tourism businesses could grow …

This study validates and confirms the multidimensionality of social media functionality in the
tourism industry. It also examines the impact of social media functionality on green …