Vol. 9, No. 1, 2024
From Founding Editor-in-Chief
	Takashi Oyabu
Feature Article
	The impacts on culture and society caused by over-tourism: Improving the status of guide interpreters and tourist guides amidst the rapid advancement of AI and IT Shigekazu Kusune
Original Article
	A study on sensibility evaluation of thumbnails on online video sharing services for tourism targeting Japanese elderly people Hiroki Kozu, Kosuke Saito, Shunsuke Nakamura, Riho Kondo, and Yasuhiro Tsujimura
	An application of regional tourism promotion based on engendering a sense of emotional attachment Hiroki Miyashita, Sachika Okubo, Rina Takagi, Toshiaki Saisu, Hiroshi Hasegawa, and Kayoko H. Murakami
	Empirical impact of AI smart hotel technological services on consumer attitudes: A comparison before and after the COVID-19 pandemic Chin-Hua Yu and Ta-Kuang Hsu
	An analysis framework proposal for regional revitalization and a policy proposal for Namegata City, Ibaraki Prefecture: Learning from successful cases Yoshiki Nakamura
	Research on awareness of the population about disaster preparation in an area affected by disasters: A case study in Kinpo Elementary School district, Akashi City, Japan Teppei Ishiuchi
	Business hours adjustment based on pedestrian count data toward dynamic business hour setting: Demonstration at a restaurant in Takayama Ryo Hori, Mayu Urata, Mamoru Endo, and Takami Yasuda
	Development of mobile application to promote revisits to Kenrokuen using gamification theory Satoshi Futakuchi, Yuta Motoji, Hidetaka Nambo, and Takashi Oyabu
Research Letter
	Benefits of secure data linkage to the tourism industry: Holding a Privacy Tech study session Keisuke Arai, Mayu Urata, Mamoru Endo, and Takami Yasuda
	Acquiring process of hospitality competence for employees in the small and medium-sized accommodation industry Keiko Nobukawa