Jessica Mei Pung
Biographic Data
| ID | 4870186 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Mei Pung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica Mei |
| FAMILY NAME | Pung |
| SIGNATURE | PUNG J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cagliari |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7812-2508 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Linking wellness tourism and community well-being within a regenerative tourism paradigm
As individuals continue to re-prioritise health and wellness in a post-pandemic world, demand for wellness tourism continues to grow. Accordingly, destinations are increasingly embracing wellness-focused tourism strategies to foster economic growth. An inherent challenge in this approach is managing the development of wellness tourism in a manner that also maintains or enhances resident well-being in destination communities. Understanding what we…
Body hair and booty calls: Conceptualising ‘empowered-ness’ in travel and tourism for solo female vanlifers
The present study focuses on advancing the current discourse from women empowerment to ‘empowered-ness’ by conceptualising solo female vanlifers' bodies from travel reflections as a medium to redefine boundaries for socio-cultural norms. This study adopted a multi-faceted approach integrating social-networking-platform and ethnographic data to examine empowered-ness for women in prolonged mobility, and the role of empowered women's bodies in trav…
Affective triggers of authenticity and place attachment at heritage sites and consequences for destinations
Tourist transformation: An empirical analysis of female and male experiences
Recent advancements have been made in our understanding of transformative tourism, but the gap between conceptualisations and experiences has yet to be bridged. Using existing theories defining tourist transformation, this study empirically examines male and female travellers’ subjective experiences and identifies types of transformation. A survey of 514 participants was conducted, and the data analysed through an exploratory factor analysis. The…
Enhancing visit intention in heritage tourism: The role of object‐based and existential authenticity in non‐immersive virtual reality heritage experiences
Virtual reality (VR) plays a relevant role in the tourism sector, specifically in experiences of remote attractions. The influence of VR experiences on tourist experiential factors such as authenticity and satisfaction has attracted limited attention. This paper investigates the role of object‐based and existential authenticity in non‐immersive virtual heritage tours. A theoretically driven model was tested on data from 2085 individuals who visit…
An exploratory and qualitative study on the meaning of transformative tourism and its facilitators and inhibitors
While transformative tourism may represent a timely form of tourism conveying hope in an ever-changing world, there is still limited research adopting a demand-side perspective and exploring the understanding and experiences that tourists have about transformative tourism. This paper contributes to fill this research gap by analysing transformative tourism experiences and investigating its characteristics, especially the aspects that facilitate a…
Tourist transformation: Towards a conceptual model
Reflections and discussions: Tourism matters in the new normal post Covid-19
The large number of commentaries in this special issue reflect the need that so many people have to express themselves as a way of releasing the anxieties and integrating the hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered in individuals and groups around the world. The guest editors of this special issue provide the following comments in reflecting on the major themes that are envisioned for travel and tourism in a COVID-19 world. Comments from …
Tourist transformation: Towards a conceptual model
Reflections and discussions: Tourism matters in the new normal post Covid-19
The large number of commentaries in this special issue reflect the need that so many people have to express themselves as a way of releasing the anxieties and integrating the hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered in individuals and groups around the world. The guest editors of this special issue provide the following comments in reflecting on the major themes that are envisioned for travel and tourism in a COVID-19 world. Comments from …
Body hair and booty calls: Conceptualising ‘empowered-ness’ in travel and tourism for solo female vanlifers
The present study focuses on advancing the current discourse from women empowerment to ‘empowered-ness’ by conceptualising solo female vanlifers' bodies from travel reflections as a medium to redefine boundaries for socio-cultural norms. This study adopted a multi-faceted approach integrating social-networking-platform and ethnographic data to examine empowered-ness for women in prolonged mobility, and the role of empowered women's bodies in trav…
Tourist transformation: An empirical analysis of female and male experiences
Recent advancements have been made in our understanding of transformative tourism, but the gap between conceptualisations and experiences has yet to be bridged. Using existing theories defining tourist transformation, this study empirically examines male and female travellers’ subjective experiences and identifies types of transformation. A survey of 514 participants was conducted, and the data analysed through an exploratory factor analysis. The…
An exploratory and qualitative study on the meaning of transformative tourism and its facilitators and inhibitors
While transformative tourism may represent a timely form of tourism conveying hope in an ever-changing world, there is still limited research adopting a demand-side perspective and exploring the understanding and experiences that tourists have about transformative tourism. This paper contributes to fill this research gap by analysing transformative tourism experiences and investigating its characteristics, especially the aspects that facilitate a…
Tourist transformation: Towards a conceptual model
Reflections and discussions: Tourism matters in the new normal post Covid-19
The large number of commentaries in this special issue reflect the need that so many people have to express themselves as a way of releasing the anxieties and integrating the hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered in individuals and groups around the world. The guest editors of this special issue provide the following comments in reflecting on the major themes that are envisioned for travel and tourism in a COVID-19 world. Comments from …
Enhancing visit intention in heritage tourism: The role of object‐based and existential authenticity in non‐immersive virtual reality heritage experiences
Virtual reality (VR) plays a relevant role in the tourism sector, specifically in experiences of remote attractions. The influence of VR experiences on tourist experiential factors such as authenticity and satisfaction has attracted limited attention. This paper investigates the role of object‐based and existential authenticity in non‐immersive virtual heritage tours. A theoretically driven model was tested on data from 2085 individuals who visit…
Affective triggers of authenticity and place attachment at heritage sites and consequences for destinations
Tourist transformation: An empirical analysis of female and male experiences
Recent advancements have been made in our understanding of transformative tourism, but the gap between conceptualisations and experiences has yet to be bridged. Using existing theories defining tourist transformation, this study empirically examines male and female travellers’ subjective experiences and identifies types of transformation. A survey of 514 participants was conducted, and the data analysed through an exploratory factor analysis. The…
Body hair and booty calls: Conceptualising ‘empowered-ness’ in travel and tourism for solo female vanlifers
The present study focuses on advancing the current discourse from women empowerment to ‘empowered-ness’ by conceptualising solo female vanlifers' bodies from travel reflections as a medium to redefine boundaries for socio-cultural norms. This study adopted a multi-faceted approach integrating social-networking-platform and ethnographic data to examine empowered-ness for women in prolonged mobility, and the role of empowered women's bodies in trav…
Linking wellness tourism and community well-being within a regenerative tourism paradigm
As individuals continue to re-prioritise health and wellness in a post-pandemic world, demand for wellness tourism continues to grow. Accordingly, destinations are increasingly embracing wellness-focused tourism strategies to foster economic growth. An inherent challenge in this approach is managing the development of wellness tourism in a manner that also maintains or enhances resident well-being in destination communities. Understanding what we…
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (7 works) · Tourism (7 works) · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)