Virtual reality facilitated travel inspiration: the role of pleasure and arousal

Authors: Assiouras, I., Giannopoulos, A., Mavragani, E. and Buhalis, D.

Journal: Current Issues in Tourism

ISSN: 1368-3500

DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2024.2406412

Abstract:

The paper investigates how Virtual Reality (VR)-facilitated travel inspiration increases visit intention through pleasure and arousal. The research rationale is based on our conceptual framework suggesting that the transmission model of inspiration (from the state of inspiration-by to the state of inspiration-to) and the model of emotional states of pleasure and arousal go in tandem. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses with data from 290 participants recruited through Prolific Academic who had visited a destination via a 360° VR activity. Our findings demonstrate that VR inspired-by has significant relationships with pleasure and arousal. Pleasure is a complementary partial mediator of the relationship between inspired-by and inspired-to. Similarly, our findings demonstrate that there is a positive effect of pleasure on visiting intention through inspired-to. Arousal neither appears to mediate the relationship between inspired-by and inspired-to nor has any significant relationship with visiting intention.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40398/

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Virtual reality facilitated travel inspiration: the role of pleasure and arousal

Authors: Assiouras, I., Giannopoulos, A., Mavragani, E. and Buhalis, D.

Journal: CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM

eISSN: 1747-7603

ISSN: 1368-3500

DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2024.2406412

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40398/

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Mavragani, E., Assiouras, I., Giannopoulos, A., Buhalis, D., 2024, VR-facilitated Travel Inspiration: The role of Pleasure and Arousal, Current Issues in Tourism, https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2024.2406412

Authors: Buhalis, D.

Journal: Current Issues in Tourism

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

eISSN: 1747-7603

ISSN: 1368-3500

Abstract:

Mavragani, E., Assiouras, I., Giannopoulos, A., Buhalis, D., 2024, VR-facilitated Travel Inspiration: The role of Pleasure and Arousal, Current Issues in Tourism, accepted 14 sept 24 https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2024.2406412 Virtual Reality facilitated Travel Inspiration: The role of Pleasure and Arousal Abstract The paper investigates how Virtual Reality (VR)-facilitated travel inspiration increases visit intention through pleasure and arousal. The research rationale is based on our conceptual framework suggesting that the transmission model of inspiration (from the state of inspiration-by to the state of inspiration-to) and the model of emotional states of pleasure and arousal go in tandem. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses with data from 290 participants recruited through Prolific Academic who had visited a destination via a 360° VR activity. Our findings demonstrate that VR inspired-by has significant relationships with pleasure and arousal. Pleasure is a complementary partial mediator of the relationship between inspired-by and inspired-to. Similarly, our findings demonstrate that there is a positive effect of pleasure on visiting intention through inspired-to. Arousal neither appears to mediate the relationship between inspired-by and inspired-to nor has any significant relationship with visiting intention.

Keywords: Travel Inspiration, Pleasure, Arousal, Visit Intentions, Virtual Reality

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40398/

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Virtual reality facilitated travel inspiration: the role of pleasure and arousal

Authors: Assiouras, I., Giannopoulos, A., Mavragani, E. and Buhalis, D.

Journal: Current Issues in Tourism

ISSN: 1368-3500

Abstract:

The paper investigates how Virtual Reality (VR)-facilitated travel inspiration increases visit intention through pleasure and arousal. The research rationale is based on our conceptual framework suggesting that the transmission model of inspiration (from the state of inspiration-by to the state of inspiration-to) and the model of emotional states of pleasure and arousal go in tandem. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses with data from 290 participants recruited through Prolific Academic who had visited a destination via a 360° VR activity. Our findings demonstrate that VR inspired-by has significant relationships with pleasure and arousal. Pleasure is a complementary partial mediator of the relationship between inspired-by and inspired-to. Similarly, our findings demonstrate that there is a positive effect of pleasure on visiting intention through inspired-to. Arousal neither appears to mediate the relationship between inspired-by and inspired-to nor has any significant relationship with visiting intention.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40398/

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