Social Communication of Transportation: A Bridge Model Connecting Tourism Destination and Psychological Perception

Abstract

As it is essential to explore the influence of social communications on transportation routes in tourism, this article aims to examine the impacts of social communications on transportation routes in the field of tourism and to further explore the relationship between tourism destinations and their psychological perceptions. In terms of links between different tourism destinations in space and time dimensions, our empirical analysis draws the following conclusions: (1) the behavior of tourist flow is a mediating variable on the links between tourist psychological perceptions and tour routes; (2) three modes of point-line interaction are presented in the space and time of tourism destinations; and (3) the scenic city’s location, name, and features are important to tourists’ psychological perceptions.