Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate service robots as an alternative service
provider that can reduce customers' social discomfort in hospitality service encounters …

Spiritual tourism has emerged as a unique and growing area of interest for tourism research.
This paper presents a systematic literature review of academic literature related to spiritual …

Considerations of sampling are fundamental to any empirical study. However, in studies
based on qualitative research interviews, sampling issues are rarely discussed. Possible …

This bibliometric analysis explores the evolution of qualitative research in tourism and
hospitality over the past 45 years, utilizing the Scopus database to highlight prominent …

In line with the Malaysia Tourism Transformation Strategy in 2020, the government devoted
enormous resources to nurture and cultivate the industry to achieve the Tourism of National …

Chan summer camp (CSC), a unique type of templestays in China with educational benefits,
is mainly held by temples during school summer vacations. Drawing on experiential learning …

While forest-related spiritual values (forest spirituality) have long been incorporated in global
forest-related policies and strategies, the significance of spiritual values in forest …

The emergent trend of granting legal personhood to natural entities–environmental
personhood–is a promising approach to nature's conservation. This inquiry explores its …

The tourism industry is facing significant challenges in an ever-changing world marked by
globalisation, digitalisation and societal shifts. The issues of overtourism and massification …

Visiting sacred sites offers a unique opportunity for individuals to experience profound
transformations, influenced by a range of factors including religion, spirituality, culture and …