Analysis of the relationship between the perceived extent of a tourist destination and smartphone use

Wee-Kheng Tan () and Pin-Ho Liou
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Wee-Kheng Tan: National Sun Yat-sen University
Pin-Ho Liou: Kainan University

Service Business, 2020, vol. 14, issue 2, No 4, 263-285

Abstract: Abstract This study considers the relationship between lack of interest (as a leisure constraint), practical travel motivation (desire to visit famous and recommended destinations), and tourists’ perception that a destination has enough to see and experience (perceived extent). We examine the effect of smartphone use at a destination (e.g., to watch movies and to play games) on perceived extent. Using a nature-based destination for context, the analysis reveals that lack of interest lowers the perceived extent of a destination. Smartphone applications reduce this negative impact, thus serving as a negotiation strategy for mitigating tourists’ lack of interest in a destination.

Keywords: Tourist destination; Perceived extent; Lack of interest as a leisure constraint; Practical motivation for travel; Smartphone application use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s11628-020-00417-6

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