Xu, H. orcid.org/0000-0001-6857-2353, Lovett, J.C. orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-3770 and Law, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-3757 (2022) Understanding Destination Value Co-Creation on Social Media: An Application of Travel Blog Analysis. Tourism and Hospitality, 3 (3). pp. 573-588. ISSN 2673-5768
Abstract
The sharing of travel experiences through social media platforms reflects contemporary consumer culture, but it is still a phenomenon being researched in tourism literature. In this paper, we theorize that sharing travel experience through social media may operate as a distinct social communication process, and investigate how it contributes to the co-creation of destination value. A qualitative analysis of 97 travel blogs reveals three distinct themes that have the potential for co-creating destination value: motivation, memorable travel experiences, and advice. The results indicate that tourists and destination marketers interpret destination value differently in motivation. The sharing of memorable travel experiences and advice with readers and fellow tourists improves potential tourists’ cognition and emotional connection to the destination, thereby increasing the level of tourist destination engagement. The extension of the consumer socialization framework provides a deeper understanding of the destination value co-creation process, and provides useful insights for destination promotion and management.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 by the authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | consumer socialization theory; destination management; travel blogs; tourism experience; value co-creation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2024 13:23 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2024 13:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/tourhosp3030035 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213091 |