Tourists’ hotel event experience and satisfaction: an integrative approach

ABSTRACT

Tourists’ hotel event experiences have received little attention in tourism research. By proposing an integrated model of expectation–confirmation theory (ECT) and the experience economy concept, this research explores the relationship between tourists’ event experience and their satisfaction regarding the hotel event setting. The hypothesized model was empirically validated using a sample of 663 tourists who experienced a holiday event at a resort hotel. Results confirmed that the integration of the experience economy and ECT provided a better understanding of tourists’ post-satisfaction in a pleasure-driven setting. This affective–cognitive approach advances the knowledge of tourists’ experiences and satisfaction at hotel events.     

Perceived hygiene attributes in the hotel industry: customer retention amid the COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis in the hotel industry worldwide, but few studies have suggested methods to retain customers. This study proposes hygiene management as a means to minimize the indirect damage from COVID-19 to the hotel industry. It identifies perceived hygiene attributes and explores their influence on hotel image, word of mouth, and revisit intentions. This study identifies and validates three types of perceived hygiene attributes through qualitative and quantitative methods. It uses structural equation modeling to validate hypotheses and concludes that there are significant relationships of influence between the proposed variables. This study provides important and meaningful insights into hotel image and customer behavior through perceived hygiene attributes.     

Destination Image of Taiwan From the Perspective of Hong Kong Residents: Revisiting Structural Relationships Between Destination Image Attributes and Behavioral Intention

Destination image plays an important role in how tourists make their travel and purchase decisions. This study examines the perceived image of Taiwan as a travel destination from the perspective of Hong Kong residents. The Hong Kong outbound tourism market is important for Taiwan. Using a self-completed questionnaire, this research examines the destination image of Taiwan among 213 Hong Kong residents. The results indicate that affective image is a stronger predictor of travel intention than cognitive image. Affective image also plays a mediating role in the relationship between cognitive image and behavioral intention. Hence, affective image is an important intangible quality for today’s destinations.     

The evolving 5G case study in United States unilateral spectrum planning and policy

This paper tracks increasingly aggressive initiatives by the United States government to reallocate spectrum on an expedited and unilateral basis well before conclusion of inter-governmental coordination. Rather than embrace the customary commitment to achieve consensus on global spectrum allocations at the International Telecommunication Union (“ITU”), the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has auctioned off large blocks of frequencies for the next generation (“5G”) of wireless services.The FCC might have framed its first 5G auction, reassigning Ultra High Frequency (“UHF”) spectrum, as a one-time deviation from compliance with long standing, intergovernmental coordination procedures. These frequencies have ideal signal propagation characteristics and the Commission could use financial incentives—unavailable in most nations—to expedite “repacking” by incumbent broadcasters willing to move, share or abandon spectrum in exchange for ample financial compensation. However, the FCC has continued to auction off 5G spectrum on grounds that it must find ways to abate an acute shortage of wireless bandwidth and doing so will regain or maintain global leadership in wireless technologies. This paper offers a critical rebuke to unilateral spectrum management, because the short-term benefits expected by the U. S. government likely will be offset by countervailing harms to 5G manufacturers, carriers and consumers. The paper tracks fractious preparation for the ITU's 2019 World Radio Conference by the U.S. delegation and the mixed record achieved there. Additionally, the paper explains how injecting trade, industrial policy and national security issues at the ITU can trigger more delays and disputes, including possible retaliation by nations displeased with U.S. efforts to subvert traditional technology optimization goals.A worst case scenario has the ITU deadlocked and unable to reach closure on “mission critical” spectrum planning issues at World Radio Conferences, convened every four years. The paper concludes that costs and likely challenges to the efficacy and legitimacy of the ITU will reduce the benefits accruing from the FCC's unilateral, spectrum planning campaign.     

基于软件无线电平台的1090ES扩容信号收发处理

随着空中交通的信息传输与新应用拓展需求不断增加，1090ES信号容量有限问题日益显现，对1090ES信号进行容量扩充是一种有效解决途径。针对一种基于脉内调相的1090ES信号扩容技术，给出了叠加调制的信号模型，研究了1090ES信号的解调解码算法；在GNU Radio+ USRP软件无线电平台上，实现了1090ES扩容信号的产生和接收处理，包括脉冲位置调制（Pulse Position Modulation，PPM）与8PSK叠加调制、低通滤波、报头检测、载波同步、PPM解码和相位解调等，并利用Matlab对实验的解码错误率和信号的频谱特性做了统计分析与仿真，结果表明了该扩容技术的可行性。     

一种利用优先经验回放深度Q-Learning的频谱接入算法

针对认知无线传感器网络中频谱接入算法的频谱利用率不高、重要经验利用率不足、收敛速度慢等问题，提出了一种采用优先经验回放双深度Q-Learning的动态频谱接入算法。该算法的次用户对经验库进行抽样时，采用基于优先级抽样的方式，以打破样本相关性并充分利用重要的经验样本，并采用一种非排序批量删除方式删除经验库的无用经验样本，以降低能量开销。仿真结果表明，该算法与采用双深度Q-Learning的频谱接入算法相比提高了收敛速度；与传统随机频谱接入算法相比，其阻塞概率降低了6%~10%，吞吐量提高了18%~20%，提高了系统的性能。     

一种嵌入式软件无线电频谱监测系统

为了降低研发成本，提高频谱系统的灵活性和缩短研制周期，提出了一种基于软件无线电的嵌入式频谱监测系统。首先研究了系统硬件平台组成和特点，在此基础上设计了一种灵活的软件定义系统架构；然后考虑到硬件平台自身性能的限制，重点研究了频率偏移校正、频谱扫描策略等关键技术，分别提出了基于GSM信号和温度传感器的频偏校正方法和基于相关性的扫频策略；最后通过具体实验，对系统性能进行验证与评估，结果表明所提出的频偏校正方法能够将绝对平均频偏控制在1.749×10-6以内，所设计的基于相关性的扫频策略对时变信号的频谱监测效果最好。     

基于图论的认知无线网络频谱动态分配

在认知无线电网络中，图论与量子遗传算法相结合的频谱分配策略能够提高频谱利用率，但存在早熟和收敛精度不够等缺点。为了解决该问题而实现算法的优化，对图着色理论的频谱分配模型进行数学建模，并针对该模型提出了改进的量子遗传算法。首先，通过使用小生境技术初始化种群，使种群分布更加广泛、算法的收敛度更高；其次，根据进化代数对量子旋转角进行实时动态调整，对染色体进行阈值变异，防止个体陷入早熟，跳出局部解；然后，对干扰约束条件进行重新设计，有效地避免盲目性，提高了网络的公平性和网络效益。仿真结果表明，所提算法有效地提高了频谱利用率，极大地增强了网络系统的性能。