Two decades of customer experience research in hospitality and tourism: A bibliometric analysis and thematic content analysis

H Kim, KKF So - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents a state-of-the-art systematic review of the evolution and structure of
empirical research on customer experience in hospitality and/or tourism settings based on …

Customer experience and engagement in tourism destinations: The experiential marketing perspective

RA Rather - Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Tourism destinations are increasingly offering experiential services to promote the
development of their competitive advantage. This research investigates the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] A machine learning approach to cluster destination image on Instagram

V Arefieva, R Egger, J Yu - Tourism Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Symbols are powerful in branding and marketing to represent tourist attractions. By bridging
semiotics, marketing, and data science in the tourism context, this study uncovers the …

Shaping customer brand loyalty during the pandemic: The role of brand credibility, value congruence, experience, identification, and engagement

RA Rather, LD Hollebeek, T Vo‐Thanh… - Journal of Consumer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
While insight into consumer brand engagement, experience, and identification is rapidly
developing, little remains known regarding the association of these, and related, concepts …

[HTML][HTML] Building brand credibility: The role of involvement, identification, reputation and attachment

S Molinillo, A Japutra, Y Ekinci - Journal of Retailing and Consumer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to propose a conceptual framework for building destination brand
credibility. This research proposes a novel framework to explore the antecedents of …

Linking the online destination brand experience and brand credibility with tourists' behavioral intentions toward a destination

J Jiménez-Barreto, N Rubio, S Campo, S Molinillo - Tourism Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Even though concepts such as brand experience and online brand credibility are critical in
destination marketing strategies, there have been no previous studies that have analyzed …

Destination branding in tourism: insights from social identification, attachment and experience theories

RA Rather, AH Najar, D Jaziri - Tourism in India, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Using social identification, attachment and experience theories, this study aims to develop
and test a theoretical model of destination branding, which integrates the concepts of …

Destination brand authenticity: What an experiential simulacrum! A multigroup analysis of its antecedents and outcomes through official online platforms

J Jiménez-Barreto, N Rubio, S Campo - Tourism Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Tourists' intensive use of information and communication technologies when planning travel
has forced destination marketing organizations to design online simulacra of destinations in …

Beyond image attributes: A new approach to destination positioning based on sensory preference

X Lv, C Zhang, C Li - Tourism Management, 2024 - Elsevier
This research expands destination positioning theories by introducing a new perspective on
destination positioning, namely sensory experience. This can be used to distinguish …

The role of extraordinary sensory experiences in shaping destination brand love: An empirical study

X Lv, A Wu - Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the contribution of extraordinary positive sensory experiences to the
development of destination brand love utilizing two studies. Study 1, based on online …