http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq <p>The aim of <em>Journal of Tourism Quarterly (ISSN 2689-2294 - Online) </em>is to provide a peer-reviewed open access outlet for innovative studies that will make significant contributions to the knowledge, understanding, practice, and education of tourism.&nbsp; This open access journal also aims to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge through publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers, while serving as a unique peer-reviewed forum for the community of students, academics and practitioners with a shared interest and devotion to the field of tourism.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Journal of Tourism Quarterly </em>publishes research papers free of charge</span> that promote new ideas, models, approaches, paradigms and contribute to the development of knowledge and theory in the field of tourism.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Journal of Tourism Quarterly </em>strongly encourages cutting edge research scholarship, and fosters interdisciplinary contributions that expand our knowledge and understanding of the field of tourism.</p> en-US Journal of Tourism Quarterly 2689-2294 http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq/article/view/66 <p>This paper assesses the research methodologies and methods used in the two articles: "Performing Heritage: Rethinking Authenticity in Tourism" by Zhu (2012) and "Staged Authenticity and Heritage Tourism" by Chhabra, Healy, and Sills (2003). Both articles investigate authenticity within cultural events but differ in their perspectives, one focusing on performer-centric "performative authenticity" (Zhu, 2012) and the other on visitor-centric "perceived authenticity" (Chhabra et al., 2003). The evaluation covers research philosophies, purposes, strategies, approaches, methods, sampling, data collection, and analysis. This paper summarises their findings and provides recommendations for future research in this domain.</p> Nazym Seitova Copyright (c) 2024 Nazym Seitova 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 6 3-4 39 52 http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq/article/view/83 <p>The integration of technology within the tourism industry has reshaped the way travellers plan, experience, and share their journeys. This paper provides a comprehensive examination of technology adoption trends and their effects on tourist behaviour. Firstly, it offers an overview of the various technologies adopted in tourism, including mobile applications, social media platforms, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and wearable devices. Secondly, it delves into the influence of technology adoption on different aspects of tourist behaviour across pre-trip, during-trip, and post-trip phases. Thirdly, it identifies challenges and barriers to technology adoption, such as the digital divide, privacy concerns, language barriers, and usability issues. Lastly, it explores opportunities and future directions for leveraging emerging technologies to enhance the tourism experience, improve business operations, and drive innovation within the industry. By addressing these objectives, this research aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between technology adoption and tourist behaviour, ultimately informing strategic decision-making and shaping industry practices in the digital age.</p> <p><strong>Key words:</strong> Technology adoption, Tourist behaviour, Tourism, Digital innovations, Destination management</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Kiran Reddy Bhaskar Sailesh Copyright (c) 2024 Kiran Reddy, Bhaskar Sailesh 2024-08-27 2024-08-27 6 3-4 53 73 http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq/article/view/87 <p>This study sought to examine the relationship between safety and the choice of domestic transport services and travel destinations focusing on civil servants in Enugu state, Nigeria. A total of 150 respondents were sampled for the study using simple random sampling. Collated data was analyzed using inferential statistics. Also, Pearson Correlation research design was used to establish the relationship between closely related variables. The study revealed that civil servants choose air travel the most, followed by sea travel and then road travel, with a significant relationship between safety and preference for domestic transport services in Nigeria. Also, the scale measuring destination preferences showed that they prefer Port Harcourt more for vacations, followed by Lagos, and Abuja. In conclusion, this study recommends significant improvement on tourism infrastructures and safety solutions to enhance domestic travels across Nigeria to improve the opportunities for the tourism industry.</p> ELOCHUKWU NWANKWO Doris Agbo Copyright (c) 2024 ELOCHUKWU NWANKWO, Doris Agbo 2024-08-30 2024-08-30 6 3-4 74 88 http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq/article/view/84 <p>This paper aims to review some of the most cited scholarly research on the Web of Science database connected to health tourism in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper is based on an analysis of 103 documents studying areas of health tourism in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Documents were published from January 2020 to June 2024. The main findings show that researchers lack attention to the tools and strategies that should be taken by stakeholders to recover the health tourism industry in the post-COVID-19 period. The study enriches the health tourism literature. The study offers several recommendations for the recovery of the health tourism industry in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations could be used within the management of organizations operating in the health tourism industry.</p> Petra Vašaničová Copyright (c) 2024 Petra Vašaničová 2024-09-03 2024-09-03 6 3-4 89 100