TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual Tourism Experiences and Mental Restoration
AU - Walters, Gabby
AU - Gill, Chelsea
AU - Pham, Le Diem Quynh
AU - Filep, Sebastian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/7/31
Y1 - 2022/7/31
N2 - Virtual reality is providing new opportunities for health and well-being, organizational learning, and tourism management. The study reported in this paper aims to examine whether engaging in a virtual reality tourism experience could function as a restorative intervention strategy to enhance mental well-being of employees in the workplace. The study employed a lab-based pre–post experimental design to test the effectiveness of a virtual reality tourism experience, involving a nature-based marine setting, to enhance mental restoration and reduce mental fatigue. The results show that 3 minutes of a virtual tourism experience can lead to enhanced concentration while boosting the mental well-being of employees, while, at the same time, providing destinations with an opportunity to promote “real” experiences.
AB - Virtual reality is providing new opportunities for health and well-being, organizational learning, and tourism management. The study reported in this paper aims to examine whether engaging in a virtual reality tourism experience could function as a restorative intervention strategy to enhance mental well-being of employees in the workplace. The study employed a lab-based pre–post experimental design to test the effectiveness of a virtual reality tourism experience, involving a nature-based marine setting, to enhance mental restoration and reduce mental fatigue. The results show that 3 minutes of a virtual tourism experience can lead to enhanced concentration while boosting the mental well-being of employees, while, at the same time, providing destinations with an opportunity to promote “real” experiences.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135233157&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10963480221116047
DO - 10.1177/10963480221116047
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85135233157
SN - 1096-3480
JO - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
JF - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
ER -