Fashioning tourism future for visiting large cities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19554263
AutoresLouisa Yee Sum Lee (autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen9
Número3
Páginas381-392
Fecha de publicación2023-09-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Tourism Futures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2055-5911 • E-ISSN: 2055-592X
EditorialEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jtf-07-2021-0186
OpenAlexW3199432203
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas28

Purpose Large cities are and will continue to become important tourism destinations in foreseeable future. Tourists' motives of the present is the prognosis for their future tourists' behavior. In respond to the longstanding critics in city tourism study, the present research aims to examine the underlying motives of tourists visiting large cities and offer insights into fashioning tourism future for visiting large cities. The identified motives inform three distinct implications fashioning tourism future of large cities. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative investigation was performed by surveying city tourists. Measurements on the survey form were derived from both scholarly and grey literature in relation to tourists' motivations. 326 valid questionnaires were netted to attain the study aim. Three-quarters of respondents were from Europe, Australia and Pacific. Descriptive analysis and exploratory factor analysis were conducted to achieve the research aims. Findings Five underlying motives of tourists visiting large cities were revealed: shopping indulgence, urban commons, city icons, cultural and lifestyle and personal advancement. Mapping the findings with a conceptual scheme depicting tourism product in destination, the author revealed a new dimension, urbanity and offered critical reflection on three implications for the tourism future of large cities. Originality/value Literature examining city tourists' motives neglect the context-specific measurements while administering the investigation. The research design embraces the urban-specific measurements in the data collection tool, contributing to deeper understanding on how tourism functions in cities. A new dimension, urbanity, which illustrates tourists' motives exclusive in large cities, was identified. Furthermore, three implications fashioning tourism future of large cities are revealed with the support of empirical evidence

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