Understanding tourists’ emotions in time and space: Combining GPS tracking and biosensing to detect spatial points of emotion

Julian Reif () and Dirk Schmücker ()
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Julian Reif: Coast University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Postal: German Institute for Tourism Research at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences, Heide, Germany, http://en.fh-westkueste.de/en/research/institute-ditf/
Dirk Schmücker: Coast University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Postal: German Institute for Tourism Research at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences, Heide, Germany, http://en.fh-westkueste.de/en/research/institute-ditf/

Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, 2021, vol. 9, issue 4, 276-295

Abstract: The main contribution of the study is to provide a new methodological and analytical approach in conceptualising and measuring spatial points of emotion (SPoE). It contributes to the further development of mobile methods in applied tourism geography. A mixed-methods design, including georeferenced biosensing data and contextual information, such as video data and ex-post interviews, was used to examine positive SPoE. A conceptual framework was developed for measuring SPoE. The results showed that georeferenced biosensing indicators can be used to identify SPoE in a tourism setting. Using a data-driven and episode-driven approach, visitors’ points of relaxation at the beach can be identified. However, there are some limitations to the method, as the interpretation of biosensing signals in a real-world situation needs further clarification. Validly identifying positive valences should be a focus in future tourism research.

Keywords: GPS Tracking; Biosensing; Spatio-Temporal Behaviour; Emotion; Tourism Experience; Mixed-Methods. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z30 Z32 Z39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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