APTA 2025, Busan

Volume 2025, Issue 1

Date: July 7-9, 2025

Venue: Windham Grand Songdo, Busan

Citation (APA Style)

Name of author(s). (2025). Title of paper. Proceedings of the APTA 2025 Conference, 2025(1), 00-00.

[Example] Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2025). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the APTA 2025 Conference, 2025(1), 1-5.

APTA 2025 Conference Proceedings

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The effects of training gaps on the motivation of TESDA baking scholars during the pandemic

Genia E. Balaguer, Shirley V. Guevarra ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Macanese delights: How tea cafés drive gastronomy tourism in a UNESCO city

Wan Yan, Ka Ian Wong ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The practices and challenges of business leaders driving regional revitalization through tourism promotion

Atsutoshi Oshima -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How environmental and experiential values drive tourists’ environmentally responsible behaviours in urban parks

Jingye Du, Jiayi Yang, Jose Weng, Chou Wong, Yuxin Song ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exploring the factors affecting visitors' revisit intention in urban parks based on the experience economy theory

Yuxin Song, Yingxue Jiang, Jose Weng, Chou Wong, Jingye Du ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The role of green transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior and environmental performance: A mediation model of employee environmental commitment in cruise ship accommodation

Mark D. Alvero, Jan Racky Masa, Roland S. Sunga --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From fans to visitors: The influence of K-pop transmedia contents on the behavioral intention of Japanese users

Youngkyung Kwon, Yang Jie ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tone of voice in DMOs’ social media marketing

Kaede Sano, Yuji Yamashi, Zhen Li -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The influence of destination quality towards satisfaction and behavioral intention among tourists in San Juan, La Union beach resorts

Angelita T. Regala, Pear Antoinette A. Nullan, Ellaine C. Bonita -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Community-based transformational leadership: Advancing SDGs in Indonesia’s Banyuwangi tourism villages

Agung Yoga Asmoro, Gareth Butler, Udoy Saikia, Gerti Szili ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cultural landscape and resource management for tourism in semi-rural destination: A case from railway development areas in Chiang Khong, Thailand

Siripen Yiamjanya, Donlapon Suwanthep, Sunida Tiwong -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why do people take virtual streamer pilgrimage tours?

Jiayuan Fang, Ting (Tina) Li, Xianfeng Zhang --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Understanding Seventeen fans' motivations and travel behavior for the Bulacan concert

Kathleen Liz Morante, Irvin Villaceran, Mary Ann Dumlao, Rachelyn Ruth Santiago -----------------------------------------------------------------

Exploring tourists' acceptance and engagement in gamified travel applications: The moderating effect of cultural difference

Zhiwei Zhang, See Wan Yan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The impact of online gaming experience on destination visit attitudes: Exploring the mediating role of game landscape authenticity

Zixu Gong, Xianfeng Zhang, Peng Lu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Switch or stick? Exploring mobile payment adoption among Japanese tourists using the push-pull-mooring framework

Jie Yang, Youngkyung Kwon, Shubin Yu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tourists' use of public transport in urban destinations: An experiential perspective of tourists

Wookjun Lee, Juliet Memery, Adam Blake ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The influence of film impression on travel intention: The mediating role of arousal and flow experience

Jiang Xinrong, Wei Xinping ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From screen to scalpel: Social media's impact on cosmetic tourism

Yiwen Li, Weilin Wang -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ways to utilize tourism resources in Northern Ibaraki, Japan

Fumio Sugimoto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The impact of migration on tourism: Exploring cultural diffusion and destination dynamics

Donlapon Suwanthep, Pornpimol Chaisanit -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Exploring the impact of virtual reality nature exposure on emotional well-being and experience satisfaction: A study on international students

Sifat Ul Haque, Le Ha An, Hae Jin Yoon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sauna culture beyond the boom: An exploration of values-based transformations in Japanese sauna tourism

Eetu-Antti Hartikainen -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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