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Automatic video analytics in tourism: A methodological review

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  • Zhu, Jingjie
  • Cheng, Mingming

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While there has been a growing interest in adopting videos as a data source, the use of video analytics, as a method, in gaining deep insights into tourism and hospitality theories and practices is still in its infancy. This study provides a critical review of the progress of automatic video analytics in tourism and hospitality and a guiding framework by detailing theoretical and methodological issues with this new form of knowledge production. The research offers a blueprint for future tourism research endeavors tapping into the potential of videos as a data source.

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  • Zhu, Jingjie & Cheng, Mingming, 2024. "Automatic video analytics in tourism: A methodological review," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:108:y:2024:i:c:s016073832400077x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103800
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