Introduction
Welcome to Volume 12 of the Journal of Tourism Insights (JTI). We are excited to present a nice cross section of articles for the current issue with topics that include COVID-19 impacts; youth sport influences and sports tourism; waste management in small hotels; virtual reality and blogging; tourism water recreation issues; factors driving drinkscapes; sentiments involved with Cuba travel polices; and the role of adults in decision making. We thank Journal Editor Dr. Joshua Carroll (Radford University) and Journal Administrator/Editor Professor A. Scott Rood (Grand Valley State University) for their assistance with this issue. We would also like to publicly express our gratitude to numerous professors who professionally reviewed a number of articles. Your time and expertise are very much appreciated.
Articles
Analysis of Trend and Pattern of Tourists’ Arrival: A Case Study of Desert Tourist Circuit, Rajasthan
Sunil Manglaw, Prof. S.P. Kaushik, and Manoj Khayalia
Returning to Travel: Fear, Coping, and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wilson Xieu, JungYun "Christine" Hur, and Abhijeet Shirsat
Waste Management Practices of Small Hotels in Dehradun
Arakhita Behera and Surendra Singh Jatav
Locals, tourists, and water recreation issues at Claytor Lake, Virginia
Joshua Carroll Ph.D. and Ethan Hinckle
Impact Assessment of Covid-19 Pandemic on Perception and Travel Behavior of Tourists with Strategies for Resilient Recovery of Jammu And Kashmir, India
Danish Iqbal Raina, Tanveer Nasir, and Taniya Qazi
VIRTUAL REALITY AND BLOGGING IN TOURISM: APPROACHED TOWARDS CREATING BETTER TOURIST EXPERIENCE
Anukrati Sharma and Shruti Arora
Youth Sport Influences and the American Development Model: An Analysis
Jill Fjelstul, Asli Tasci, and Alan Fyall
Personal Factors Influencing US Travelers’ Sentiments Toward Travel Policies to Cuba
Carol Kline, Whitney Knollenberg, Bynum Boley, and Evan Jordan
Role of Young Adults in Family Vacation Decision Making: A Study across Gender
Shayan Basharat Fazili and Anisa Jan
Factors Driving The Tourists Choice of Alcohol and Drinkscapes: An Exploratory Study
Edgar Philip Dsouza Mr., Dayanand M.S. Dr., and Nilesh Borde Dr