How immersive technologies impact behavioral responses in destination marketing: the role of physiological arousal, presence, and age

被引:4
作者
Di Dalmazi, Michele [1 ]
Mandolfo, Marco [1 ]
Guixeres, Jaime [2 ]
Raya, Mariano Alcaniz [2 ]
Lamberti, Lucio [1 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, Dept Management Econ & Ind Engn, Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Univ Invest Tecnol Centrada Ser Humano, Valencia, Spain
关键词
Consumer behavior; Tourism; Virtual reality; Virtual experience; Emotions; VIRTUAL-REALITY; TOURISM; ORGANIZATION; PREFERENCES; EXPERIENCE; EMOTION; MODEL;
D O I
10.1108/IJCHM-09-2023-1511
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) media and the influence of user's age in the context of destination marketing by exploring their impact on cognition (presence), affection (arousal), and behavioral (intention to visit and intention to recommend the destination) outcomes.Design/methodology/approachA laboratory experiment was conducted to compare the impact of using immersive VR (vs. 2D desktop) to experience a 360-degree virtual tour of Valencia on consumers' behavior. The sample included 187 participants. Both self-reported and physiological measures were collected during the experimentation.FindingsResults showed that participants in the immersive condition experienced a stronger sense of presence and higher physiological arousal than those exposed to nonimmersive content. Presence significantly mediated both the intention to visit and the intention to recommend the promoted venue. Physiological arousal mediated the relationship between media typology and the intention to recommend the destination. Upon introducing age as a moderating variable, the effect of physiological arousal on behavioral outcomes proves to be significant.Practical implicationsThe study presents destination marketing organizations with a compelling use case for immersive technologies. It also offers design principles, potential applications and targeting strategies for VR marketing in hospitality management.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to investigate the combined effect of physiological arousal and presence on behavioral intentions in VR destination marketing, while also examining the impact of age as an individual characteristic.
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页码:3628 / 3650
页数:23
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