Siamak Seyfi
Biographic Data
| ID | 3099823 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siamak Seyfi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siamak |
| FAMILY NAME | Seyfi |
| SIGNATURE | SEYFI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oulu |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2427-7958 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 61 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 175 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 60 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Tourism, ethics, and consumer politics
Whose tensions? Mapping stakeholder conflict perceptions in rural destinations
Rural tourism can support livelihood diversification, yet conflicting stakeholder interests often limit its benefits. Drawing on conflict theory, this study uses Q methodology to examine how stakeholders in Iranian rural destinations perceive such conflicts. Findings reveal four distinct patterns: local communities and managers stress cultural, environmental, and economic tensions; tourists and business owners highlight socio-cultural and governa…
Travel boycotts and symbolic rebordering
Borders in tourism are commonly understood through territorial control and state regulation, yet contemporary mobility is increasingly shaped through non-state forms of power. This paper develops a conceptual framework that explains how travel boycotts operate as practices of symbolic rebordering within tourism. Drawing on border studies, Foucauldian governmentality, and Bourdieu’s theory of practice and concept of symbolic power, the study shows…
The justice–empowerment nexus
As the pursuit of sustainability increasingly calls for social inclusion and equity, this study examines how social justice shapes community empowerment in tourism destinations. Although justice is central to sustainable development discourse, limited empirical understanding exists of how its dimensions collectively influence empowerment. Focusing on the tourism across three major tourism destinations, Australia, the UK, and the USA, the research…
What counts as grounded theory in tourism research
Phygital Arctic – rethinking Arctic tourism through digitalization
Arctic tourism is increasingly shaped by Arctification, a process through which stereotypical representations of the Arctic as a remote, snow-covered wilderness are attached through tourism and related imaginaries, practices, and products to places that were not previously considered as being Arctic. These representations can contribute to homogenization, and constrained development pathways. While sustainability needs have been widely examined i…
Negotiating Ethics
Research on Gen Z often presents them as ethically conscious consumers, yet little is known about how moral intentions translate into practice under real constraints. Existing studies seldom address how economic limits, emotional strain, and social expectations shape the contradictions of ethical and political consumption among this cohort. This study examines these issues through semi‐structured interviews with a sample of Gen Z tourists in a de…
Women entrepreneurs as cultural custodians in tourism
This study, grounded in social feminism theory, examines how women entrepreneurs in Cyprus use tourism enterprises to preserve and transmit cultural knowledge. Drawing on 26 semi-structured interviews, the research examines how participants balance economic goals with cultural responsibilities. The analysis identifies five interrelated themes, cultural identity, integration, advocacy, collaboration, and resilience, that inform a conceptual framew…
Unpacking women's tourism work in a sanctioned destination
This study examines how international economic sanctions reshape women's work and livelihoods in Iran's tourism sector through the theoretical lens of feminist political economy. Drawing on interviews conducted in two phases around 2018 and again in 2024, the study unveils how sanction pressures operate across macro, meso , and micro levels, giving rise to three interrelated processes: gendered economic scarring , whereby sanctions deepen women's…
Theorizing wounded destinations
Proposes the concept of wounded destinations to rethink tourism-related harms • Shows how tourism creates material , affective , and mnemonic forms of woundedness • Illustrates how acknowledging woundedness can reshape tourism toward fairness and care • Outlines rules against “ wound-washing ” to link recognition with real material repair
The role of inferred motive in shaping tourists’ reactions to intentional failures
Intentional failures, which refer to purposeful transgressions by the organisation or its employees against customers, are common across different industries including tourism, yet there is a lack of research on tourists’ perceptions and reactions to such failures. Using an experimental approach, we find that compared with unintentional failures, tourists are more sensitive to intentional failures as they lead to significantly higher electronic n…
Enhancing Sustainable Rural Tourism Through Memorable Experiences
The preservation of natural and cultural assets in rural destinations, while providing memorable experiences to tourists, has become a crucial concern for policymakers and destination management organizations. This study employed a means‐end chain (MEC) approach to explore how tourists' memorable experiences align with the core principles of sustainable tourism development in rural destinations. The analysis of the collected data from multiple ca…
From the “University of Travel” to the “University of Hosting”
Existing tourism research often centers on active travelers, overlooking those who participate through hosting, especially in contexts where international mobility is restricted. This study draws on bottom‐up spillover and vicarious experience theories to examine the experiences of Iranian Couchsurfing hosts whose ability to travel abroad is constrained by gendered restrictions, passport limitations, flight bans, and sanctions. Based on in‐depth …
Bridging the Green Marketing Communication Gap
This study investigates the gap between how hotels present their sustainability efforts (projected green image) and how guests perceive them (perceived green image). Drawing on signaling theory and using a multiple‐case approach, we combined content and sentiment analysis to examine communication strategies and guest responses. The findings reveal frequent misalignments: some practices are promoted but not noticed (greenwashing risk), while other…
Moral and Non‐Moral Drivers of Tourists' Pro‐Environmental Behaviour Toward Captive Wildlife
Animals are frequently overexploited in ecotourism, reflecting tension between economic gain and animal welfare. Research has largely centered on tourists' pro‐environmental behaviour, with limited attention to its impact on wildlife. This study addresses that gap by applying the norm activation model and the theory of interpersonal behaviour, incorporating interpretation as an added variable to explain human‐animal interactions. A quantitative s…
Travel Virtual Assistant or Untrusted Advisor? Developing a Typology of Resistance to AI ‐Generated Travel Advice
Many travelers remain hesitant to rely on generative AI for travel planning, despite its growing presence in tourism services. While most existing studies emphasize adoption, this study shifts attention to the relatively underexplored issue of resistance. Drawing on Innovation Resistance Theory (IRT) and qualitative data from a developing country, we identify five core barriers to AI‐generated travel advice: usage, value, risk, image, and traditi…
Emotional Values and Environmentally Responsible Travel Among Generation Z
This study examines how Generation Z's terminal and instrumental values, shaped by emotional attachment to nature, influence their environmentally responsible travel behaviors (ERTB) in India. Drawing on the Value‐Belief‐Norm (VBN) theory and employing the Rokeach Value Survey, the research examines how value orientations and emotional factors, particularly love for nature, motivate sustainable travel choices. Data were collected through an onlin…
Exploring the dynamics of tourist travel intention before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted travel intentions and behaviour, prompting a reevaluation of existing theories and frameworks in the tourism field, but there is currently no comprehensive synthesis of the factors influencing travel intention before and during the pandemic. To close this research gap, this scoping review explores various factors affecting travel intention both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light o…
Surviving crisis
Research on gender-related challenges within tourism entrepreneurship is expanding; however, scant attention has been paid to how women entrepreneurs build resilience during sustained periods of politico-economic crisis. This knowledge gap is particularly salient in developing countries, like Iran, which have endured prolonged international sanctions and subsequent economic hardship, where women also contend with the distinct obstacles of a ‘reli…
Exploring the role of religious belief and digital marketing on Gen Z tourists' boycott behaviour
Tourism, consent, and resistance
This study examines how hegemonic ideologies shape women's participation in tourism in a theocracy. Applying Gramsci's theory of hegemony and a critical poststructural feminist lens, it analyses how Iran's politico-religious structures influence women's roles, employment, and mobility in tourism. Qualitative findings reveal strategies of compliance, negotiation, and resistance expressed through entrepreneurship, networking, and workplace practice…
Tourism SMEs’ resilience strategies amidst the Covid-19 crisis
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), play a crucial role in the economy of every destination, particularly in developing countries. However, due to their size, limited resources, cash flow, and restricted access to risk-management tools, SMEs are often significantly impacted by crises. Therefore, gaining a deeper understanding of the resilience strategies they employ during and after a crisis is of paramount significance. The purpose of this stud…
Exploring parental risk perceptions in family travel in rural destinations
Family travel can offer an enjoyable and enriching experience for both parents and children, but it also comes with potential risks. Children's vulnerability is a significant concern during family trips, making it imperative for parents to address these risks. Drawing upon protection motivation theory and employing a mixed-method approach, the study aimed to examine parental perceptions of risks associated with children during trips to rural area…
Antecedents of domestic visitor’s memorable experiences and gender difference
This study explores the interplay between visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in shaping memorable tourism experiences (MTE) within the realm of domestic heritage tourism, as well as the potential moderating role of gender in these relationships. Data were collected in the historic city of Kashan, Iran through a self-administered questionnaire and a combination of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) an…
Identifying constraints on Gen Z’s path toward ethical tourism consumption and practices
Gen Z's interest in ethical consumption, including tourism, is growing in response to pressing global challenges. However, there is limited research on the constraints tied to the ethical travel decisions of this young cohort of travelers. This qualitative study, grounded in the theory of constraints and ethical consumerism literature, addresses this gap. The findings reveal multi-layered and interrelated constraints categorized as intrapersonal …
Exploring memorable cultural tourism experiences
Cultural tourism is a significant element of tourism for many destinations; nevertheless, relatively little is known about the contributing factors that form the overall cultural travel experience. This study sought to contribute to this extant knowledge gap by enhancing our understanding of the nature of cultural tourism experiences and the process by which they are formed. Through in-depth face-to-face interviews with 29 tourists in the cultura…
Covid-19 and international travel restrictions
In an effort to contain the advancement of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many states have introduced unprecedented peacetime measures ranging from border closures and travel bans to the suspension of visa exemptions, as well as internal mobility restrictions, including full lockdowns and quarantine for incoming passengers. Nevertheless, coercive measures such as sanctions continue to be applied during the COVID-19 outbreak and have l…
Sanctions and tourism
Despite the growing use of sanctions as a post-Cold War foreign policy instrument, there is limited research on sanctions in a tourism context despite their substantial impact on destinations and tourist flows. Although there is significant research on sanctions in political science, international relations, economics, and public policy, very few studies explicitly examine the effect of sanctions on tourism. This study therefore examines the intr…
Determinants of generation Z pro-environmental travel behaviour
Generation Z (Gen Z) is widely considered the most eco-conscious generation. Nonetheless, there is a dearth of empirical research on this generation’s pro-environmental travel behaviour. To address this gap, the present research aims to investigate the interplay of values (egoistic, biospheric, altruistic) and ascribed responsibility in driving the pro-environmental travel behaviour of Gen Z through the moderating role of green consumption values…
Exploring the drivers of Gen Z tourists’ buycott behaviour
Generation Z (Gen Z) is the largest cohort of generational consumers worldwide and is perceived to show greater connectivity with political consumerism compared to older age cohorts. Nonetheless, there is a notable absence of empirical knowledge on key antecedents of Gen Z's engagement in tourism-related buycotting. Grounded in political and ethical consumerism literature and guided by lifestyle politics theory, this study aims to illuminate the …
Surviving crisis
Research on gender-related challenges within tourism entrepreneurship is expanding; however, scant attention has been paid to how women entrepreneurs build resilience during sustained periods of politico-economic crisis. This knowledge gap is particularly salient in developing countries, like Iran, which have endured prolonged international sanctions and subsequent economic hardship, where women also contend with the distinct obstacles of a ‘reli…
Responsible tourism
Children empowerment should be a core component of any responsible tourism initiatives and their involvement and support is required to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Drawing on a theory adaptation research approach, this study proposes a framework for children's empowerment for responsible and sustainable tourism, inside and outside of the family context. The study sought to answer two key questions: Why children should be e…
Managing World Heritage Site stakeholders
The complex issues of conservation, politics, tourism development and governance have emerged as critical issues within sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites. This study analyzes divergent perspectives of multiple stakeholders toward sustainable tourism development in Masouleh, a tentatively listed UNESCO World Heritage location in northern Iran. The study uses a grounded theory approach for framing the case study and provides insights into…
Can tourist engagement enhance tourist behavioural intentions? A combination of PLS-SEM and fsQCA approaches
This study aims to investigate the effects of tourist engagement dimensions on revisit and Word of Mouth (WOM) intentions of heritage tourists. The data were collected from domestic tourists in the heritage city of Kashan, Iran. To analyse the collected data, this study applies Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) as a symmetric analysis technique, as well as fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) as an asym…
Whose justice? Social (in)justice in tourism boycotts
Boycotting has long been acclaimed as an exemplary nonviolent tactic utilized in the pursuit of social justice. Guided by justice and political consumerism literature and using critical media discourse analysis, this study sought to investigate the portrayal of social justice in tourists' discourses surrounding travel boycott campaigns against Myanmar. While online narratives exhibit genuine concern for justice and morality, this research elucida…
A photo-elicitation study of the meanings of a cultural heritage site experience
Historical heritage sites are often reminded of some events, which are sensitive to visitors, thus challenging to manage. Understanding the meanings visitors ascribed to these heritage sites helps tackling this challenge. Through the process of photo-elicitation (i.e. visitor-employed photography technique) and implementing a means-end chain (MEC) approach, the meanings visitors ascribed to Sa’dabad cultural heritage site in Iran were investigate…
A framework for understanding media exposure and post-Covid-19 travel intentions
Risk perceptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are significant factors shaping contemporary tourists’ travel behaviour. While the relationship between perceived risk and tourists’ decision-making and behaviour in relation to COVID-19 is already a significant area of tourism research, the role of exposure to media outlets in affecting travel intentions has only seen very limited attention. This is despite the clear importance of media in i…
Tourism SMEs’ resilience strategies amidst the Covid-19 crisis
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), play a crucial role in the economy of every destination, particularly in developing countries. However, due to their size, limited resources, cash flow, and restricted access to risk-management tools, SMEs are often significantly impacted by crises. Therefore, gaining a deeper understanding of the resilience strategies they employ during and after a crisis is of paramount significance. The purpose of this stud…
Gen Z – pioneers or paradox in sustainable tourism
Frequently labeled the "greenest generation," research often portrays Generation Z (Gen Z) as a generation with strong pro-sustainability sensibilities. However, closer scrutiny exposes a disconnect between their stated intentions and actual behavior. This editorial reflection draws on the contributions to the Special Issue "Gen Z: The Sustainable Tourism Generation?" and a critical scoping review to question whether Gen Z can genuinely support a…
Breaking boundaries
While there's growing interest in gender and employment issues in tourism studies, a gap exists when examining the obstacles women face in career pursuits, especially in theocratic societies. Drawing on Risman's gender structure theory, this qualitative study investigates how Iranian women perceive the impact of gender power dynamics on their careers and those of their peers. The findings reveal inhibitory factors affecting women's quest for equa…
Tourism and hospitality research on Iran
The tourism industry in Iran has grown rapidly following the relaxation of sanctions in the wake of the recent landmark nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). However, despite the significance of tourism in the country, no study has previously provided an examination of research trends of tourism and hospitality studies on Iran. This review provides an overview of 180 papers identified in academic and bibliomet…
Antecedents of domestic visitor’s memorable experiences and gender difference
This study explores the interplay between visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in shaping memorable tourism experiences (MTE) within the realm of domestic heritage tourism, as well as the potential moderating role of gender in these relationships. Data were collected in the historic city of Kashan, Iran through a self-administered questionnaire and a combination of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) an…
Identifying constraints on Gen Z’s path toward ethical tourism consumption and practices
Gen Z's interest in ethical consumption, including tourism, is growing in response to pressing global challenges. However, there is limited research on the constraints tied to the ethical travel decisions of this young cohort of travelers. This qualitative study, grounded in the theory of constraints and ethical consumerism literature, addresses this gap. The findings reveal multi-layered and interrelated constraints categorized as intrapersonal …
Exploring parental risk perceptions in family travel in rural destinations
Family travel can offer an enjoyable and enriching experience for both parents and children, but it also comes with potential risks. Children's vulnerability is a significant concern during family trips, making it imperative for parents to address these risks. Drawing upon protection motivation theory and employing a mixed-method approach, the study aimed to examine parental perceptions of risks associated with children during trips to rural area…
Promoting gender inclusivity through community-based tourism
Tourism as a catalyst for socio-political change
Tourism is often recognized as a driver of economic growth, social change, and cultural exchange, yet its potential to challenge political systems remains underexplored. This study examines how tourism interacts with state control and social resistance in Iran, where the Islamic theocracy regulates mobility, bodies, and public spaces. Drawing on evolutionary economic geography (EEG), the research analyzes how domestic tourism influences socio-pol…
Tourism, consent, and resistance
This study examines how hegemonic ideologies shape women's participation in tourism in a theocracy. Applying Gramsci's theory of hegemony and a critical poststructural feminist lens, it analyses how Iran's politico-religious structures influence women's roles, employment, and mobility in tourism. Qualitative findings reveal strategies of compliance, negotiation, and resistance expressed through entrepreneurship, networking, and workplace practice…
You wouldn’t want to go there’
In a highly competitive market, managing the quality of destination image is a major concern for tourism marketers and policymakers. Negative connotations attached to a destination can potentially produce forms of stigma and lead to the stigmatization of a destination. Research on stigmas attached to tourists or tourism practitioners has gained growing scholarly attention; however, empirical knowledge on the stigmas associated with a place (spati…
Reframing sustainable tourism
Tourism in Iran
International audience
Managing World Heritage Site stakeholders
The complex issues of conservation, politics, tourism development and governance have emerged as critical issues within sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites. This study analyzes divergent perspectives of multiple stakeholders toward sustainable tourism development in Masouleh, a tentatively listed UNESCO World Heritage location in northern Iran. The study uses a grounded theory approach for framing the case study and provides insights into…
Exploring memorable cultural tourism experiences
Cultural tourism is a significant element of tourism for many destinations; nevertheless, relatively little is known about the contributing factors that form the overall cultural travel experience. This study sought to contribute to this extant knowledge gap by enhancing our understanding of the nature of cultural tourism experiences and the process by which they are formed. Through in-depth face-to-face interviews with 29 tourists in the cultura…
Tourism and hospitality research on Iran
The tourism industry in Iran has grown rapidly following the relaxation of sanctions in the wake of the recent landmark nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). However, despite the significance of tourism in the country, no study has previously provided an examination of research trends of tourism and hospitality studies on Iran. This review provides an overview of 180 papers identified in academic and bibliomet…
Political transitions and transition events in a tourism destination
Despite the growing body of research on the interconnectedness between tourism and politics, significant research gaps remain. One such area is the relationship between political transitions and changes in tourism destinations. This article examines Iran as a case study of the interrelations. Drawing on semistructured interviews with key informants, this paper highlights the significant impacts that political transitions have had on Iranian touri…
Cultural and Heritage Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa
A systematic scoping review of sustainable tourism indicators in relation to the sustainable development goals
Sustainable tourism indicators (STIs) are an integral element of tourism planning and management. This study systematically reviews the research contributions on the development of STIs based on four criteria including: i) the relevance of the STIs to the sustainable development goals (SDGs); ii) governance; iii) stakeholders involved; and iv) the distinction between subjective and objective indicators. A search of Scopus indexed journals publish…
A photo-elicitation study of the meanings of a cultural heritage site experience
Historical heritage sites are often reminded of some events, which are sensitive to visitors, thus challenging to manage. Understanding the meanings visitors ascribed to these heritage sites helps tackling this challenge. Through the process of photo-elicitation (i.e. visitor-employed photography technique) and implementing a means-end chain (MEC) approach, the meanings visitors ascribed to Sa’dabad cultural heritage site in Iran were investigate…
Social tourism in Iran
Despite the growing body of research on social tourism practices, significant gaps remain about such initiatives in developing countries. The tourism products offered in social tourism are varied and are aligned with national contexts. Using school-stay as seasonal and low-priced tourist accommodation has long been a unique government-sponsored social tourism scheme in Iran to trigger travelling among disadvantaged and low-income individuals. Aga…
Sanctions and tourism
Despite the growing use of sanctions as a post-Cold War foreign policy instrument, there is limited research on sanctions in a tourism context despite their substantial impact on destinations and tourist flows. Although there is significant research on sanctions in political science, international relations, economics, and public policy, very few studies explicitly examine the effect of sanctions on tourism. This study therefore examines the intr…
Destination image during the Covid-19 pandemic and future travel behavior
This study investigates the effects of cognitive destination image shaped by media during the COVID-19 pandemic on willingness to support and post-pandemic travel intention. Drawing upon the concept of cognitive destination image and through an online self-administered survey, the effects of four factors including trust, crisis management, healthcare system, and solidarity on travel behavioral intention are compared based on tourists’ prior exper…
Understanding memorable tourism experiences and behavioural intentions of heritage tourists
This study aims to investigate the interplay of visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in driving revisit and electronic word of mouth (eWOM) intentions of heritage tourists through the mediating role of Memorable Tourism Experiences (MTE). The data for this research were collected from tourists in the UNESCO-listed heritage city of Kashan, Iran. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods approach, the study's findings highlighted…
Contemporary Muslim Travel Cultures
Investigating the mediating role of visitor satisfaction in the relationship between memorable tourism experiences and behavioral intentions in heritage tourism context
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the interplay of memorable tourism experiences (MTE) dimensions in driving behavioral intentions of heritage tourists through the mediating role of satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Empirical data were collected from tourists in the heritage city of Kashan, Iran. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) were applied to analyze…
Tourism, peace and sustainability in sanctions-ridden destinations
Despite the widespread use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool in the absence of armed intervention and as a means to promote peace, there is notable absence of research on the effects of sanctions on the peacebuilding capacity of tourism and their relationship to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This situation is surprising given that both sanctions and tourism are promoted as a force for peace and reconciliation processes. Drawing up…
The gendered effects of statecraft on women in tourism
Despite sanctions being one of the most common and far-reaching forms of economic statecraft, there is a notable absence of research on the gendered effects of economic sanctions on women’s empowerment in general, and more particularly in relation to tourism. This is surprising given that the burden of economic sanctions is overwhelmingly felt by women due to their vulnerable socio-economic and political status in targeted countries. Drawing upon…
Responsible tourism
Children empowerment should be a core component of any responsible tourism initiatives and their involvement and support is required to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Drawing on a theory adaptation research approach, this study proposes a framework for children's empowerment for responsible and sustainable tourism, inside and outside of the family context. The study sought to answer two key questions: Why children should be e…
The illusion of water justice at the expense of tourism
Water justice, defined as water distribution based on political agendas that prioritize certain regions in the reorganization of water resources, has become a critical issue in many regions around the world. Iran's hydraulic mission exemplifies how dam construction and inter-basin water transfer primarily benefit high-water-demand sectors. Against this backdrop and drawing on available data and a review of literature, this research demonstrates t…
Understanding drivers and barriers affecting tourists’ engagement in digitally mediated pro-sustainability boycotts
Despite the growing body of research on consumer activism, little is understood about tourists’ digitally mediated boycott consumption behaviours in relation to pro-sustainability concerns. Drawing upon research grounded in political consumerism and consumer sustainability behaviour and through a constructivist grounded theory lens via a series of semi-structured interviews, this study set out to fill this gap. Two main themes emerged from the an…
Do international sanctions help or inhibit justice and sustainability in tourism
Despite the expanded use of sanctions as a soft foreign policy tool in the post-Cold War era, there is yet little knowledge on the implications of this coercive tool in relation to justice, ethics and sustainability in destinations to which sanctions are applied. Using Iran as a case study and grounded in international relations and political science literature, this study used semi-structured interviews with tourism actors to assess the direct a…
How does digital media engagement influence sustainability-driven political consumerism among Gen Z tourists
Digital media encourages the engagement of younger generations in civic life and increases their political consumption. Using a lifestyle politics perspective as a theoretical lens and situated in literature on political consumerism and consumer sustainable behaviour, this study demonstrates how digital media engagement drives the construction and mobilization of political consumerism among a Gen Z cohort in a developing country context. A qualit…
Gen Z, Tourism, and Sustainable Consumption
Gen Z, Tourism, and Sustainable Consumption is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of Generation Z in relation to sustainable consumption practices and travel cultures. Gen Z is regarded as the world’s largest consumer market. The growth and behaviour of this economically significant market will have enormous implications for the future development of the tourism industry and destinations and its long-term sustainability. Characteri…
Whose justice? Social (in)justice in tourism boycotts
Boycotting has long been acclaimed as an exemplary nonviolent tactic utilized in the pursuit of social justice. Guided by justice and political consumerism literature and using critical media discourse analysis, this study sought to investigate the portrayal of social justice in tourists' discourses surrounding travel boycott campaigns against Myanmar. While online narratives exhibit genuine concern for justice and morality, this research elucida…
A framework for understanding media exposure and post-Covid-19 travel intentions
Risk perceptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are significant factors shaping contemporary tourists’ travel behaviour. While the relationship between perceived risk and tourists’ decision-making and behaviour in relation to COVID-19 is already a significant area of tourism research, the role of exposure to media outlets in affecting travel intentions has only seen very limited attention. This is despite the clear importance of media in i…
Tourism (55 works) · Political science (34 works) · Business (33 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (29 works) · Geography (29 works) · Sociology (25 works) · Economics (24 works) · Marketing (19 works) · Politics (16 works) · Law (15 works)