The choice between business travel and video conferencing after COVID-19 – Insights from a choice experiment among frequent travelers

Müller, Adrian; Wittmer, Andreas

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104688

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“…With the presence of advancement in ICT (information and communication technology) can provide high quality of application, with its sophisticated features, to support full virtual online or hybrid meeting. Muller and Wittmer [36] stated that process of decision making of business travelers is different to leisure ones, as options for face-to-face (FtF) communication or video conferencing are available for business purposes. Many FtF meetings or business gatherings, as one of the MICE-industry targets (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), can be held virtually with technology devices and applications after the breakout of COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…Many FtF meetings or business gatherings, as one of the MICE-industry targets (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), can be held virtually with technology devices and applications after the breakout of COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it also contributes to lessen carbon emission issues associated with hypermobile lifestyles [36].…”

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Efficiency Measurement of Tourism and Recreation Companies (Industry Code E51) Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Wybawa¹,

Rahmanita²,

Mumin³

et al. 2023

IJSDP

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COVID-19 pandemic which the first outbreak was found on December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has given great impact to tourism industries worldwide. Since then, most countries implemented lockdown and quarantine system, issued tight regulations about travel restriction. In order to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, which the ending has yet to be determined, every tourism industry must be able to work efficiently to maintain the usage of operating costs as low as possible since the revenue could not be optimized. This research aims to measure efficiency score of 41 companies in Tourism and Recreation Industry (code E51) listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2018 to 2021. At the first stage, data envelopment analysis (DEA) method with variable-return-to-scale (VRS) input-oriented approach is employed to estimate technical efficiency scores. At the second stage, left-truncated regression estimation with double-bootstrap is employed to test the significance of some explanatory factors. Cost of Sales and Revenue, Operating expenses, Interest expenses, and Fixed Assets are chosen as input variables, while Sales and Revenue, Profit (Loss) from Operation, and Asset Turnover Ratio as output variables of DEA. The result shows that efficiency score dropped by 20.42% in 2020 compared to the score in 2019. A slight increase of 2.39% in 2021 compared to the score in 2020. Another result also denotes that several explanatory factors such as Stock Price positively affected efficiency score of, meanwhile Liability to Asset Ratio gave negative influences. Finally, this research may contribute to the development of operation and management science in hospitality and tourism field as well as to support the business operators to adjust their strategic plans, especially in financial budgeting, to face the longimpact of COVID-19 pandemic. Efficiency measurement using advanced DEA Double Bootstrap method with selected financial parameters that are different from any previous studies in tourism provides novelty to this research.

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Efficiency Measurement of Tourism and Recreation Companies (Industry Code E51) Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Wybawa¹,

Rahmanita²,

Mumin³

et al. 2023

IJSDP

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“…Therefore, these studies did not provide sufficient evidence to confirm that travelers were mainly responsible for expanding the outbreak. Moreover, immediately after the pandemic was declared, most international borders had been closed in principle and almost all planned face-to-face meetings related to international trade were held as virtual meetings [ 22 ].…”

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Effect of Long-Distance Domestic Travel Ban Policies in Japan on COVID-19 Outbreak Dynamics During Dominance of the Ancestral Strain: Ex Post Facto Retrospective Observation Study

Kurita,

Iwasaki

2024

Online J Public Health Inform

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Background In Japan, long-distance domestic travel was banned while the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain was dominant under the first declared state of emergency from March 2020 until the end of May 2020. Subsequently, the “Go To Travel” campaign travel subsidy policy was activated, allowing long-distance domestic travel, until the second state of emergency as of January 7, 2021. The effects of this long-distance domestic travel ban on SARS-CoV-2 infectivity have not been adequately evaluated. Objective We evaluated the effects of the long-distance domestic travel ban in Japan on SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, considering climate conditions, mobility, and countermeasures such as the “Go To Travel” campaign and emergency status. Methods We calculated the effective reproduction number R(t), representing infectivity, using the epidemic curve in Kagoshima prefecture based on the empirical distribution of the incubation period and procedurally delayed reporting from an earlier study. Kagoshima prefecture, in southern Japan, has several resorts, with an airport commonly used for transportation to Tokyo or Osaka. We regressed R(t) on the number of long-distance domestic travelers (based on the number of airport limousine bus users provided by the operating company), temperature, humidity, mobility, and countermeasures such as state of emergency declarations and the “Go To Travel” campaign in Kagoshima. The study period was June 20, 2020, through February 2021, before variant strains became dominant. A second state of emergency was not declared in Kagoshima prefecture but was declared in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. Results Estimation results indicated a pattern of declining infectivity with reduced long-distance domestic travel volumes as measured by the number of airport limousine bus users. Moreover, infectivity was lower during the “Go To Travel” campaign and the second state of emergency. Regarding mobility, going to restaurants, shopping malls, and amusement venues was associated with increased infectivity. However, going to grocery stores and pharmacies was associated with decreased infectivity. Climate conditions showed no significant association with infectivity patterns. Conclusions The results of this retrospective analysis suggest that the volume of long-distance domestic travel might reduce SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. Infectivity was lower during the “Go To Travel” campaign period, during which long-distance domestic travel was promoted, compared to that outside this campaign period. These findings suggest that policies banning long-distance domestic travel had little legitimacy or rationale. Long-distance domestic travel with appropriate infection control measures might not increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity in tourist areas. Even though this analysis was performed much later than the study period, if we had performed this study focusing on the period of April or May 2021, it would likely yield the same results. These findings might be helpful for government decision-making in considering restarting a “Go To Travel” campaign in light of evidence-based policy.

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“…I hereby certify that the work embodied in this thesis is the result of original research, is free of plagiarised materials, and has not been submitted for a higher degree to any other University or Institution. during the global crisis has left a lasting impact on formal meetings (Jose Maria et al, 2021;Müller & Wittmer, 2023). However, staying in online meetings has brought forth a challenge known as VC fatigue: physical and cognitive exhaustion caused by VC tools (Riedl, 2021).…”

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“…While numerous studies have tried to analyze the causes of VC fatigue and its mitigation, certain factors remain unavoidable, such as excessively long meeting times, unstable internet speeds, delayed audio-visual signals, and even gender (Li & Yee, 2022;Shockley et al, 2021). Hence, given the overwhelming utilization of VC and its increasing role in future work styles (Müller & Wittmer, 2023), comprehending how to deal with VC fatigue and ensure the efficiency of VC meetings is imperative.…”

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Effects of video conferencing affordances on enjoyment and video conferencing fatigue: a motivational technology approach

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The choice between business travel and video conferencing after COVID-19 – Insights from a choice experiment among frequent travelers

Cited by 18 publications

References 91 publications

Efficiency Measurement of Tourism and Recreation Companies (Industry Code E51) Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Efficiency Measurement of Tourism and Recreation Companies (Industry Code E51) Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Effect of Long-Distance Domestic Travel Ban Policies in Japan on COVID-19 Outbreak Dynamics During Dominance of the Ancestral Strain: Ex Post Facto Retrospective Observation Study

Effects of video conferencing affordances on enjoyment and video conferencing fatigue: a motivational technology approach

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