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- Goolaup, Sandhiya, 1985, et al.
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Developing a Theory of Surprise from Travelers’ Extraordinary Food Experiences
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Travel Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 0047-2875 .- 1552-6763. ; 57:2, s. 218-231
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this research is to explore the extraordinary experiences of food tourists and to develop a theory of surprise in relation to a typology of food cultural capital. We draw on phenomenological interviews with 16 food tourists. We found that food tourists experienced surprise in different ways, depending on their food cultural capital. Food tourists who possessed a high level of cultural capital were surprised by the simplicity or complexity of the experience while those possessing a low level of cultural capital were surprised by the genuinity of the experience. Thus, we make an important theoretical contribution here as we learn that the resources food tourists possessed in the form of cultural capital conditioned the ways in which they conceived an extraordinary experience. More so, using the cultural capital perspective, we have also demonstrated the role of social context in contributing to creating an extraordinary experience.
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- Goolaup, Sandhiya, 1985-, et al.
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Reconceptualizing Tourists’ Extraordinary Experiences
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Travel Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 0047-2875 .- 1552-6763. ; 62:2, s. 399-411
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Research that conceptualizes tourist extraordinary experiences both from the structural and anti-structural perspective is limited in the tourism literature. The purpose of this research is to develop a new theoretical perspective that re-conceptualizes our understanding of tourists’ extraordinary experience by taking into consideration both the structural and anti-structural elements of an experience. It draws on phenomenological interviews with 26 food tourists. The study finds that extraordinary experience consists of elements such as profaneness, collaborative interactions and conflict-easing, which represent both the structural and anti-structural elements. The findings of this study allow us to question whether extraordinary experience is purely structural or anti-structural as suggested by previous research. Rather, based on the findings, we argue that extraordinary experience is the positive co-existence of both the ordinary and the non-ordinary. As a result, we use the term “synstructure” to conceptualize the tourist extraordinary experience.
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- Goolaup, Sandhiya, 1985-, et al.
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Three Decades of tourism scholarship: Gender, collaborations and research methods
- 2020
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Ingår i: Tourism Management. - : Elsevier. - 0261-5177 .- 1879-3193. ; 78
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite ongoing problems with gender inequalities in tourism, little is known about gender differences in first and solo authorships, collaboration, and choice of research approaches. This study analyzes these academic practices using 4973 articles (11,033 authors) in three major tourism journals from 1990 to 2017. The results show evidence of gender homophilic collaboration behaviors. Gender heterogeneous co-authorships are becoming pervasive and seem to be driven by female first authors. Solo female researchers strongly associate with qualitative research. While male-only teams have the lowest likelihood of using qualitative research, the situation is more complex for gender heterogeneous teams. Practical suggestions derived from the findings for the gender equality agenda in tourism are discussed to promote more gender-diverse collaborations and femaleled research
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- Nunkoo, Robin, et al.
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Citation practices in tourism research : Toward a gender conscientious engagement
- 2019
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Ingår i: Annals of Tourism Research. - : Elsevier. - 0160-7383 .- 1873-7722. ; 79, s. 1-13
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores gender gaps and differences in citation practices of scholars in the top-cited articles in tourism research. The results suggest that male researchers dominate the authorship of those articles and are more likely to engage in self-citation than females. The study also finds a disparity in citation counts between male- and female-authored articles. Controlling for other factors, author gender is an important determinant of citation counts. The study advocates for a more gender conscious citation practices and provides potential gender-based interventions to reduce the citation gap. The research raises awareness about the dangers of the perfunctory use of citations and paves the way for further debates on the politics and embedded inequalities of citations in tourism research.
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- Purohit, Sonal, et al.
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Airbnb Experiences : Travelers' Purchase Behavior and Word-of-Mouth
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Travel Research. - : Sage Publications. - 0047-2875 .- 1552-6763. ; 62:7, s. 1569-1587
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research examines travelers purchase behavior of "Airbnb experiences" by developing a model based on the stimulus organism response theory. Motivation, conceptualized as hedonic and utilitarian, is proposed to influence attitudes toward "Airbnb experiences." The model is tested using data collected from two separate empirical studies on Indian domestic travelers. Empirical findings from both studies demonstrate a significant influence of perceived authenticity, perceived enjoyment, and service quality on travelers' attitudes toward "Airbnb experiences." The results from the two studies also converge with respect to the influence of attitudes on purchase intention and word-of-mouth. Both studies suggest a moderating effect of trend affinity on the relationship between attitudes and word-of-mouth. The research presents scholars with a theoretically robust model with the motivational attributes that positively impacts on travelers' attitudes toward "Airbnb experiences" and the latter's influence on purchase intention and word-of-mouth. We discuss the practical implications and limitations of the research.
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