Tourist information channels as consumer choice: the value of tourist guidebooks in the digital age

M Mieli, M Zillinger - Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The present research aims at understanding the value of travel guidebooks as an object of
consumption in the context of the digital age. It does so by applying a consumer value …

Planned serendipity: exploring tourists' on-site information behaviour

M Mieli - Current Issues in Tourism, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The paper investigates tourist information behaviour on-site in light of the ubiquitous access
to information afforded by smartphones. The study problematizes existing literature on …

Phygital time geography, or: what about technology in tourists' space-time behaviour?

M Mieli, M Zillinger, JH Nilsson - Tourism Geographies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The paper argues for the renewed relevance of time geography in tourism in light of the use
of mobile technologies and ubiquitous connectivity. The paper proposes the concept of …

Smartphoned tourists in the phygital tourist experience

M Mieli - 2022 - portal.research.lu.se
The present thesis explores how the tourist experience is re-articulated through the
mediation of smartphones. I adopt the postphenomenological theory of mediation as the …

Exploring “Planned Serendipity” and On-site Information Behavior on Smartphones

M Mieli - … and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022 …, 2022 - Springer
The paper explores tourists' smartphone-related information behavior on site in light of the
concept of “planned serendipity”. The ability to gather information at anytime and anywhere …

“Why Not Study What Tourists Actually Do, Instead of Asking Them What They Think They Do?” A Call for More Experiments in Tourism and Hospitality Research

M Zillinger - Cutting Edge Research Methods in Hospitality and …, 2023 - emerald.com
This chapter aims to encourage tourism researchers to widen their scope of method when
studying tourist behavior. It does so by debating tracking mobility and planning exercises as …