Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights: Volume 3 Issue 2

Editorial

Sara Joana Gadotti dos Anjos, Diego Bufquin

Perceptions of blended destination image: the case of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil

Manoela Carrillo Valduga, Zélia Breda, Carlos Martins Costa

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the image of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro as a blended tourism destination (TD) image, by examining the categories of the image, and…

Country image and destination image of Brazil in relation to information sources

Jeeyeon Jeannie Hahm, Asli D.A. Tasci

The purpose of this paper is to measure country image and destination image of Brazil and identify influential information sources as image agents that help forming these images.

Rio de Janeiro’s image as the 2016 Olympic Games host city: analysis of the main image formation factors

Luciana Brandão Ferreira, Janaina de Moura Engracia Giraldi

This paper aimed to verify the most important factors (cognitive and affective dimensions) perceived in Rio de Janeiro’s image as the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games and to…

Exploring citizens’ perceptions of country reputation

Fabiana Gondim Mariutti, Mirna de Lima Medeiros, Daniel Buarque

The purpose of this paper is to investigate Brazilian residents’ internal perspectives in terms of their satisfaction with the country. The paper identifies the convergences and…

Concepts of hospitality and its application in the built space: Genesis and evolution of urban hospitality in tourist Brazilians destinations

Josildete Pereira de Oliveira, Luciano Torres Tricárico, Diva de Mello Rossini, Carlos Alberto Tomelin

This study began with the following question: how hospitality concepts have contributed to the quality of cities and to the qualification of urban tourist destinations. Therefore…

Tourism distribution in small island destinations: the case of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Amalina Andrade, Karen A. Smith

This paper investigates tourism distribution channels in a small island destination with capacity constraints and contributes to understanding distribution in an emerging economy…

The impacts of the Oktoberfest on the Santa Cruz do Sul residents’ lives: An empirical assessment based on the costs and benefits perceived by the population

Thamires Foletto Fiuza, Fabricia Durieux Zucco, Edar da Silva Añaña, Ana Paula Lisboa Sohn

The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate residents’ perceptions about the impacts caused by Oktoberfest, in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil. More specifically, in addition…

Segmentation of Brazilian travelers’ mobile purchase behavior

Roberto Pessoa de Queiroz Falcão, Murilo Carrazedo Marques da Costa Filho, Jorge Brantes Ferreira

The purpose of this paper is to segment travelers by their predispositions regarding the adoption of smartphones to purchase travel-related services, which is crucial for…

Environmental sustainability: a strategic value in guiding cruise industry management

Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Ramoa, Luiz Carlos da Silva Flores, Felix Bernhard Herle

In a systemic approach, a ship is a system in which people and organizations interact directly and indirectly in all processes from construction, during the route and at the…

The dynamic capabilities of AccorHotels in Brazil

João Henrique de Paiva Costa, Yákara Vasconcelos Pereira

AccorHotels commenced operations in Brazil in the 1970s. Since then, the company has experienced several economic crises in that country and almost gone bankrupt. Using the…