Consumer's adoption of virtual reality technologies for marine conservation: Motivational and technology acceptance perspectives

KF Yuen, J Chua, KX Li, X Wang - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the marine ecosystem deteriorates over time, more efforts are made to raise public
awareness. Virtual reality technology in marine ecotourism (VRTME) enhances the travel …

The determinants of virtual reality adoption for marine conservation

KF Yuen, LY Koh, LYH Tan, X Wang - Technology in Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Initiatives for marine conservation are funded by revenue from marine sites. However, the
emergence of COVID-19 has restricted travelling, thus leading to decreased revenue and …

Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: Public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation

LY Koh, M Wu, X Wang, KF Yuen - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Greater efforts are required to educate the public about marine conservation as the marine
environment continues to deteriorate over time. A way to remotely travel during the …

[HTML][HTML] Would you accept virtual Tourism? The impact of COVID-19 risk perception on technology acceptance from a comparative perspective

Y Li, J Liang, J Huang, M Yang, R Li, H Bai - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry and its stakeholders have tried to
develop a new virtual tourism market, but its effectiveness remains to be tested. We …

Antecedents and consequences of behavioural intention to use virtual reality in tourism: evidence from Gen-Y and Gen-Z consumers in Egypt

Z Elkhwesky, AE Abuelhassan… - Tourism and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Virtual reality (VR) is an advanced technology that has a significant impact on tourism and
travel worldwide. Drawing on the social cognitive theory (SCT) and theory of planned …

[PDF][PDF] Predicting the adoption of virtual reality tourism in the post COVID-19 pandemic era

N Wibisono, W Rafdinal, L Setiawati… - African Journal of …, 2023 - ajhtl.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate the adoption of virtual reality (VR) tourism
technology in the post-COVID-19 pandemic using the Technology Readiness Index (TRI) …

The role of COVID-19 anxiety and social contact within technology readiness and acceptance model for virtual reality

YK Özekici, KG Küçükergin - Journal of Vacation Marketing, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This research aims to question the current threats posed by COVID-19 anxiety and the
concept of social contact brought up by the pandemic, with the goal of extending the TRAM …

The borders are re-opening! Has virtual reality been a friend or a foe to the tourism industry so far?

KL Tan, ISH Hii, W Zhu, CM Leong… - Asia Pacific Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Leveraging the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the stimulus–organism–
response (S–O–R) theory, this paper aims to investigate how the utilitarian and hedonic …

Antecedents of adoption of virtual reality in experiencing destination: A study on the Indian consumers

P Vishwakarma, S Mukherjee… - Tourism Recreation …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study has examined the antecedents of adoption of Virtual Reality (VR) among the
Indian tourists using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Perceived enjoyment and …

[HTML][HTML] Will the interest triggered by virtual reality (VR) turn into intention to travel (VR vs. Corporeal)? The moderating effects of customer segmentation

L Geng, Y Li, Y Xue - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Under the new normal of COVID-19, interest in e-production/e-services has, increasingly,
included Virtual Reality (VR) tourism. However, the relationship between the perceived need …