This paper explores the integration of augmented reality (AR) technology within the realm of cultural heritage tourism, particularly its influence on the development of tourists’ heritage-responsibility behaviors. Addressing the recovery and development of Chinese domestic tourism in the post-pandemic period, smart tourism technology innovations have been explored. The research demonstrates that AR, by surpassing physical and temporal constraints, fosters a deeper synthesis of traditional and contemporary cultures, thereby enriching the comprehension of national history and cultural heritage. Employing the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory, a theoretical framework is established to elucidate the causal links from AR attributes to perceived usefulness, enjoyment, and behavioral intentions. The analysis reveals that the interactivity, vividness, and novelty of AR significantly augment perceived usefulness and enjoyment, although augmentation quality does not notably impact enjoyment. Both perceived usefulness and enjoyment significantly drive the intention to recommend. This study offers valuable theoretical insights and practical recommendations for the strategic deployment of AR in the sustainable development of cultural heritage tourism.

Jingdezhen, renowned as the cradle of Chinese ceramic art, has embraced new opportunities in the realm of art tourism amidst the global tourism boom. Nonetheless, this growth trajectory is fraught with challenges. This study aims to delve into the obstacles encountered in the development of art tourism in Jingdezhen and to identify the critical influencing factors through qualitative research methods, particularly grounded theory. By conducting in-depth interviews with ‘Jingpiao’ artists who have worked in the art industry in Jingdezhen for three years or more and have interacted with tourists, this research reveals that economic, infrastructure, human resources, government attitude, policy and regulation, promotion, and transportation are significant factors affecting the development of art tourism in Jingdezhen. These factors intertwine to form a complex system that impacts the sustainable development of art tourism in the region. The findings underscore the need for concerted efforts among government, businesses, and artists to optimise these key factors, thereby creating a more conducive environment for the development of art tourism in Jingdezhen. Moreover, this study offers valuable insights and lessons for the development of art tourism in other regions.

Exhibitions attract an increasing number of visitors, which, in turn, greatly influence the destination’s economy. Past studies paid little attention to exploring both internal and external attributes of the exhibition. The purpose of this study is to identify the multi-level attributes that motivate visitors to attend the exhibition, and explore their effects on value co-creation, satisfaction and re-exhibit intentions. A total of 395 valid questionnaires from the 26th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area International Auto show at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center were collected. By using Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), the results revealed that three dimensions of exhibition attributes (exhibition, travel and destination) are all significantly related to satisfaction and value co-creation, while travel-related factors have the greatest impact on satisfaction and value-co-creation. Furthermore, satisfaction and value co-creation all positively influence re-exhibit intention. This study helps exhibition organizers, tourism destination marketers and government agencies to establish strategies by considering travel purposes as a priority to attract potential tourists. It also helps future scholars to deeply understand tourists’ co-creation experience with an exhibition.

This study thoroughly investigated the inhibiting factors pertaining to the development of metaverse convention tourism in Macau through a qualitative investigation. This study employed semi-structured interviews and data that were analyzed using NVivo software 14 through a grounded theory approach, involving open, axial, and selective coding to identify emergent themes. Despite Macau’s established and prosperous tourism industry, it has experienced obstacles when assimilating metaverse technologies into its convention operations. Based on stakeholder theory, this study reviews the inhibitory factors relating to metaverse technology in the development of convention tourism in Macau. The foremost challenges include insufficient infrastructure, a shortage of skilled professionals, limited government support, high costs, and lack of standardized platforms. Notwithstanding, the metaverse offers significant potential to enhance global involvement, interaction, and reachability in convention tourism. Efforts to maximize this potential include upgrading the infrastructure, developing talent, implementing clear government policies, and providing financial support. The current results offer practical recommendations for policymakers, industry experts, and researchers to promote sustainable development of the metaverse in convention tourism, positioning Macau as a leader in this emerging field.

Workplace irritation is a prevalent phenomenon in the hospitality industry and has detrimental effects on both individual and organisational outcomes. Whereas prior research has examined this toxic phenomenon, how irritated employees recover from such status has received limited attention. Based on the principles of attention restoration theory, the current study conceptualises the recovery process from workplace irritation as the restoration of attention and develops a dual-path, moderated-mediation model. Irritated employees may engage in dual parallel recovery paths: positive solitude and social interactions, which thereby enhance their subjective well-being. Furthermore, we employ extraversion as a moderator to regulate engagement across the dual paths. Using a multi-wave survey data collected from 356 hotel employees in China, our findings reveal that both positive solitude and social interactions mediate the relationship between workplace irritation and subjective well-being. Furthermore, our findings also support the moderating role of extraversion within the social interactions path. However, this study does not support a moderating role for this variable within the positive solitude path.

Since the opening of the gambling rights, Macau's economic development has achieved remarkable results. The rapid development of the gaming industry has led to the growth of fiscal revenue. In this paper, a linear regression model, a grey econometric hybrid model and an ARIMA model are constructed to predict, and then three models are given different weights to construct a comprehensive forecasting model to achieve higher prediction accuracy. Through quantitative analysis, we deeply analyzed the impact of gambling tax on public finance, predicted the trend of future public expenditure in Macau, measured the public income needed to meet the expenditure, and predicted the future development scale of the gaming industry from the perspective of public finance.