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Exploring the impact of travel vlog attributes on silver tourists’ behavioural intentions: the role of cognitive and emotional resonance

Lei Chen, Rahmat Hashim, Erose Sthapit Orcid Logo, Zhuoma Yan, Brian Garrod Orcid Logo

Current Issues in Tourism, Pages: 1 - 20

Swansea University Author: Brian Garrod Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/13683500.2025.2523536

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This study examines the effects of different stimuli in travel vlogs on the responses of silver tourists. A particular focus is on the effects of cognitive and emotional resonance. A total of 376 valid questionnaires were collected from Chinese nationals aged 50 years and older. The results indicate...

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Published in: Current Issues in Tourism
ISSN: 1368-3500 1747-7603
Published: Informa UK Limited 2025
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69761
Abstract: This study examines the effects of different stimuli in travel vlogs on the responses of silver tourists. A particular focus is on the effects of cognitive and emotional resonance. A total of 376 valid questionnaires were collected from Chinese nationals aged 50 years and older. The results indicate that certain attributes of travel vlogs, namely information usefulness, vlogger’s attractiveness, para-social interaction, and audio-visual stimuli, can positively influence the behavioural intentions of silver tourists. In addition, emotional resonance tends to play a more important role in the responses of silver tourists than cognitive resonance. The results suggest that travel vlogs could serve as effective tools for destination marketers aiming to gain a competitive advantage in the silver tourism sector. In addition, in the process of developing or selecting travel vlog content, it is essential for marketing professionals to incorporate informative travel messages accompanied by high-quality audio-visual elements.
Keywords: Silver tourists, social media marketing, video marketing, travel vlog, resonance, S-O-R model
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 1
End Page: 20

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