A Sustainable Solution to Overtourism in the Social Media Era: An Exploratory Analysis on the Roles and Functions of Place–Visitor Relationship (PVR)

Hyung Min Lee, Jinwoo Park and Yoonjae Nam
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Hyung Min Lee: Department of Media Communication, College of Social Science, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul 02844, Korea
Jinwoo Park: Department of Media Communication, College of Social Science, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul 02844, Korea
Yoonjae Nam: Department of Culture, Tourism and Content, College of Hotel and Tourism management, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: As overtourism has become a serious threat to the tourism industry in recent years, this study attempts to extend the theoretical framework of organization-public relationship (OPR) developed in the public relations scholarship to the context of overtourism. To that end, the concept of place–visitor relationship (PVR) is theoretically suggested and empirically tested in a structural equation model. Also, statistical reliability and validity of PVR are put under investigation. The findings helped confirm the roles and functions of PVR as a potential solution to overtourism in the social media era. As an antecedent, visitors’ affective tour experiences stemming from exposure to social media information significantly influenced PVR. PVR, on the other hand, significantly affected attitudes toward a place and, further, behavioral intentions toward measures against overtourism. In addition, the findings revealed that PVR consists of two sub-factors: Loyalty and relational attachment. Relationship strategies as a solution to the issue of overtourism are discussed in light of PVR.

Keywords: overtourism; social media; sustainable tourism; organization-public relationship; place-visitor relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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