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Metatheorizing Tourist Flow at Macro-level: Universal Forces Theory and Herding Among Tourists

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  • Lee, Seonjin
  • Pennington-Gray, Lori

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This study calls for theories of tourism and proposes the Universal Forces Theory that aims to explain tourist flow at macro-level. Our metatheory identifies generalizable interactions among elements of the tourism system. Four forces have been identified based on the literature: push, pull, friction, and competition. We critically reflect on whether imported theories sufficiently capture the uniqueness of these tourism phenomena. In addition, herding force is proposed as another universal force in tourism, the phenomenon of tourists attracting other tourists. The model was empirically validated using nationwide tourism big data from South Korea. Our approach provides a theoretical platform that cultivates the development of coherent tourism knowledge, along with an exemplar for the theory-driven use of tourism big data.

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  • Lee, Seonjin & Pennington-Gray, Lori, 2025. "Metatheorizing Tourist Flow at Macro-level: Universal Forces Theory and Herding Among Tourists," OSF Preprints 8k7np_v2, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:osfxxx:8k7np_v2
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/8k7np_v2
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