‘Tourist stupidity’ as a basic characteristic of ‘smart tourism’: challenges for destination planning and management

David B Weaver; Brent D Moyle

doi:10.1080/02508281.2019.1637611

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‘Tourist stupidity’ as a basic characteristic of ‘smart tourism’: challenges for destination planning and management

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‘Tourist stupidity’ as a basic characteristic of ‘smart tourism’: challenges for destination planning and management

David B Weaver and Brent D Moyle

Tourism Recreation Research, Vol.44(3), pp.387-391

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2019.1637611

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Abstract

destination management

smart tourism

tourist stupidity

theory of planned behaviour

Smart tourism is integral to the concept of smart cities, and existing literature focuses on the application of innovative information and communication technology designed to improve the tourism system. Although research on smart tourism has increased, the reality of attendant tourist dissonance has not yet been adequately addressed. Consequently, we present a matrix of 'tourist stupidity' as a conceptual frame to characterise tourists' potential responses to smart tourism. The matrix provides a counterpoint to previous studies on smart tourism by proposing four types of 'stupidity' based on tourist intentions (wilful to inadvertent) and actions (passive to active). The intent of this counterpoint is to facilitate destination planning and management so that truly 'smart' tourism can be fostered.

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Title: ‘Tourist stupidity’ as a basic characteristic of ‘smart tourism’: challenges for destination planning and management
Authors: David B Weaver (Author) - Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, People's Republic of China
Brent D Moyle (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Tourism Recreation Research, Vol.44(3), pp.387-391
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2019.1637611
ISSN: 0250-8281
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450731602621
Output Type: Journal article

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