The volume examines unconscious and conscious cognitions occurring before, during and following virtual and actual leisure-related planned and unplanned travel. It includes a global review of the literature on tourists' perceptions and assessments by Woodside and Metin.

Nationality Differences in User-Generated Reviews in the Hospitality Industry. Primer to Tourists’ Perceptions and Assessments Including How-to-build Formal, Implementable, Models of the Tourist Gaze. Nontrivial Behavioral Implications of Trivial Design Choices in Travel Websites. The Role of Social Psychology in the Tourism Experience Model (TEM). Assessing National Destination-branding Transformations: Theory and Application to Costa Rica’s Nature-based and Medical Tourism Product-services. Destination Brand Performance Measurement Over Time. Perceptions of Hotel Disintermediation: The French Generation Y Case. Constructing and Shaping Tourist Experiences Via Travel Blog Engagement. Facilitators and Constraints in the Participation of Women in Golf. Hospitality Meanings and Consequences Among Hotels Employees and Guests. Reflections on Destination Positioning Analyses and Identifying Competitors. Luxury Tourists: Celebrities’ Perspectives. Evaluation of the Service Performance: Applications of the Zone of Tolerance with Importance-performance Analysis. List of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. Tourists’ Perceptions and Assessments. Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research. Tourists’ Perceptions and Assessments. Copyright page. Nationality Differences in User-Generated Reviews in the Hospitality Industry. Primer to Tourists’ Perceptions and Assessments Including How-to-build Formal, Implementable, Models of the Tourist Gaze. Nontrivial Behavioral Implications of Trivial Design Choices in Travel Websites. The Role of Social Psychology in the Tourism Experience Model (TEM). Assessing National Destination-branding Transformations: Theory and Application to Costa Rica’s Nature-based and Medical Tourism Product-services. Destination Brand Performance Measurement Over Time. Perceptions of Hotel Disintermediation: The French Generation Y Case. Constructing and Shaping Tourist Experiences Via Travel Blog Engagement. Facilitators and Constraints in the Participation of Women in Golf. Hospitality Meanings and Consequences Among Hotels Employees and Guests. Reflections on Destination Positioning Analyses and Identifying Competitors. Luxury Tourists: Celebrities’ Perspectives. Evaluation of the Service Performance: Applications of the Zone of Tolerance with Importance-performance Analysis. List of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. Tourists’ Perceptions and Assessments. Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research. Tourists’ Perceptions and Assessments. Copyright page.