Conceptualizing and Assessing the Competitiveness of Slow Tourism Destinations
Evidence From the First Accredited Cittàslow in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3269969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei Tu (0000-0002-2222-5302, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University), Li Zhou (0000-0001-7132-5935, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University), Ben Ye Haobin, Ben Haobin Ye (0000-0001-5148-6117, South China Normal University), Qi Yan (0000-0002-6873-1884, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440211068823 |
| OpenAlex | W4206977929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 36 |
Characterized with in-depth interactions and self-reflections, slow tourism has been gaining growing popularity in recent years thanks to the importance attached to quality of life and self-actualization of tourists in the post modern era, which has all been necessitated by the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to the current research lacuna of competitiveness analyses of specialized small-scale destinations, this study comprehensively proposes and empirically evaluates the competitiveness of slow tourism destinations as indicated by the values perceived by the slow tourists, and explores the mechanism of competitiveness of slow tourism destinations with investigation of the interrelationships between competitiveness and tourist attitude, consumption emotion and behavioral intentions through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The Gaochun District, which was the first accredited Cittàslow in China, was selected as the research site. Findings yielded four major competitiveness dimensions of community ambiance and service, tourist, and comprehensive management, cultural resources and values and natural resources and protection, and confirmed that perceived values are positively related to attitude, consumption emotion, and behavioral intentions. In addition to offering a valid scale measuring the competitiveness of slow tourism destinations, this study suggests the integration of cultural components in better planning and management of slow tourism destinations
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Slow Tourism
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Hotel customers’ environmentally responsible behavioral intention
The effects of perceived authenticity, information search behaviour, motivation and destination imagery on cultural behavioural intentions of tourists
Developing a conceptual framework for slow travel
Extending the theory of planned behaviour
The theory of planned behavior
The Tourism and Leisure Industry
Tourism, Technology and Competitive Strategies
Destination Competitiveness
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Tourist experience of slow tourism
Measuring destination competitiveness
The role of authenticity in forming slow tourists' intentions
Perception of young local residents toward sustainable conservation programmes
A structural equation model of residents’ attitudes for tourism development
The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for 2009 H1N1 influenza on travel intentions
Segmentation by visitor motivation in three Kenyan national reserves
Quality, satisfaction and behavioral intentions
Residents’ Perspectives of a World Heritage Site
Regional research and development
Tourist satisfaction a cognitive-affective model
Distance Effects on Residents’ Attitudes Toward Tourism
Geographical Research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |