In the context of community-based tourism, this study investigates the determinants of tourist loyalty to homestays, with a focus on sustainable rural tourism development in China. Using the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) framework, we propose a conceptual model to examine how connected experiences influence tourist emotions and, in turn, their loyalty. Data were gathered through onsite surveys of tourists, and structural equation modeling was applied to assess the relationships between key variables. The analysis reveals that tourists' emotions mediate the effect of connected experiences on loyalty, while the unique local characteristics of homestays significantly moderate the link between emotions and loyalty. These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners aiming to enhance the sustainability of rural tourism through strategic management of community-based homestays.
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January 2025
Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing, 100006, China.
In the context of community-based tourism, this study investigates the determinants of tourist loyalty to homestays, with a focus on sustainable rural tourism development in China. Using the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) framework, we propose a conceptual model to examine how connected experiences influence tourist emotions and, in turn, their loyalty. Data were gathered through onsite surveys of tourists, and structural equation modeling was applied to assess the relationships between key variables.
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December 2024
Department of Midwifery, School of Health Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 50200 Ptolemaida, Greece;
This study evaluates the efficiency of public hospitals in Greece during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Faced with unprecedented pressure from increased demand for medical services, these hospitals had to adapt quickly while playing a crucial role in supporting local economies, similar to the effect of tourism on rural economies. This study reveals that, despite average efficiency scores of 83% for result-oriented models (BCC) and 65% for constant return models (CCR), inefficiencies of scale emerged under the pressures of the pandemic.
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December 2024
School of Tourism and Cuisine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China.
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November 2024
Department of Tourism & Integrated Communication, Faculty of Human Sciences, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark 1900, South Africa.
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October 2024
School of Tourism, Shandong Women's University, Jinan, China.
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