Purpose: Smart tourism is a destination management approach that requires the buy-in of a myriad of stakeholders. Its many audiences and complexity demand the creation of meaningful brands to effectively position and communicate smart tourism initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to explore...

Purpose: This paper aims to provide a perspective on food waste by tourists and tourist households, now and in the future. Design/methodology/approach: This is a perspective article that summarizes contemporary thinking about food waste and conceptualizes food waste specifically for tourist...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of travel information search literature over the past 75 years to outline research needs for the upcoming decades. Design/methodology/approach: This paper conducts a literature review based on the descriptive textual analysis of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply institutional theory to demonstrate if and how mimetic, coercive and normative pressures shape technology adoption in hotels and lead to institutional isomorphism. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a qualitative approach involving...

Zusammenfassung Das Internet hat sich als touristische Informationsquelle etabliert und wird von einem Großteil der Touristen zur Deckung ihres Informationsbedarfes verwendet. Vor allem neue Medien bieten den Touristen Möglichkeiten, relevante Informationen zu finden. Um das Suchverhalten von...