Digital-free tourism limits tourists' access to information and communication technologies during vacation. It is an emerging trend but tourists' motivation to take digital-free tourism has not been fully understood. Anchoring on technostress literature, this study examines the effects of the...

This paper attempts to investigate the impacts of inter-city high-speed rail (HSR) on tourism arrivals by employing a novel data of check-ins generated from social media. This type of check-in data collected in a case study (Hangzhou, China) reveals its high correlation with tourism activities and...

The aim of present study was to explore the epidemiologic features and prevention and control measures of the main imported mosquito-borne diseases, so as to provide a scientific basis for the integrated control of yellow fever, dengue and malaria. The data of patients infected with mosquito-borne...

Social media data are increasingly used to examine associations between environmental exposures and mental wellbeing. In particular, studies highlight that exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOEs) is associated with fewer negative emotions. Also, people in socioeconomically disadvantaged...

Voluntary carbon offset (VCO) programs give air travelers opportunities to neutralize their carbon footprint. Despite its potential, few existing studies have explained how to present VCOs that can effectively appeal to the sensibilities of travelers in different conditions. We designed three...

When travelling, people are accustomed to taking and uploading photos on social media websites, which has led to the accumulation of huge numbers of geotagged photos. Combined with multisource information (e.g. weather, transportation, or textual information), these geotagged photos could help us...

In China, Tourist self-disclosure on WeChat not only enhances their experiences, but also is an important user-generated content (UGC) in the tourism and hospitality fields. Based on Communication Privacy Management (CPM) Theory, this study explores the psychological mechanism of ostracism impede...

Purpose: This study aims to examine whether and when real-time updated online search engine data such as the daily Baidu Index can be useful for improving the accuracy of tourism demand nowcasting once monthly official statistical data, including historical visitor arrival data and macroeconomic...

The use of Internet technology has become a new way of providing tourism services. It is also a new direction for the development of tourism in China. With the constant improvement of technology, management, brand and other elements, the development of China's tourism e-commerce has gradually...

Considering an information system-Confucian user behavior perspective and employing an integrated expectation confirmation model (ECM) and information system success (ISS) model, this study introduces three latent variables: perceived trust, perceived enjoyment and perceived risk, and constructs a...