The diffusion of disrupting innovations has generated significant market changes, modifying the dominant logic and affecting the strategic positioning of companies in tourism. The aim of this special issue is (a) to provide a platform for the dissemination of findings from studies that combine...

Although there have been studies on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) as a pedagogical tool to enhance teaching and learning in physical education (PE), more research is warranted to understand perceived barriers and facilitators to usage. The purpose of the present study...

Purpose: Social network sites are becoming more visual-centric. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of visual social network sites as a marketing platform. Design/methodology/approach: This paper comprises two experiments. The first experiment sought to examine the effect of...

This paper explores how digital photography - the practice of taking pictures and sharing them via social media - can give rise to representational politics. These politics are pronounced when disadvantaged people and places are the objects of digital representation, as they become (dis)empowered...

Urban parks and green spaces are among the few places where city dwellers can have regular contact with nature and engage in outdoor recreation. Social media data provide opportunities to understand such human-environment interactions. While studies have demonstrated that geo-located photographs...

There is a growing body of literature investigating whether social media posts can improve understanding spatial density in relation to urban park use and how park facilities play a role in attracting visitors. What it is less understood, however, is the spatial diversity of visitors, a concept we...

Prior studies have not extensively researched and explored the key determinants (aviation and tourism attributes) that could affect Hong Kong's competitiveness as a transit hub for international visitors using Hong Kong as a stopover to Chinese cities when travelling by air. This study adds to that ...

Given the importance of parks and green spaces for outdoor recreation in cities, numerous studies have attempted to describe patterns of usage and understand their determining factors. Recently, social media has emerged as a potentially valuable tool to examine people's use of parks. This study...

Quantifying and mapping cultural ecosystem services is complex because of their intangibility. Data from social media, such as geo-tagged photographs, have been proposed for mapping cultural use or appreciation of ecosystems. However, manual content analysis and classification of large numbers of...

Assessing websites is one of many ways to benchmark travel agents' websites against their competitors and to provide directions for improvements. Furthermore, it helps to identify their operational weaknesses and also consider effective website features for the benefit of customers. This study aims ...