Entertaining International Tourists: An Empirical Study of an Iconic Site in China

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 772-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Pearce ◽  
Mao-Ying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Entertainment Industry ◽  
Pull Factor ◽  
Tourist Experience ◽  
Research Opportunity ◽  
Chinese Tourists

Entertainment is a feature of some tourism settings and acts as a key pull factor for visiting certain destinations. Research-based studies about entertainment and the tourist experience are, however, rather limited. This study pursued this research opportunity and explored international tourists’ experiences in an iconic performance-based entertainment, the Impression Sanjie Liu in southern China. More than 350 tourists’ spontaneous reviews posted on TripAdvisor were analyzed through Leximancer software. It was found that international tourists were generally positive toward the culturally distinctive style of the entertainment. Despite the challenge of comprehending meanings and the language, they were impressed with the grand spectacle, the performances of many people, and the context. The disruptive behavior of other tourists, particularly the domestic Chinese tourists, troubled some international tourists. Implications for both academic research and the tourism entertainment industry are offered.

Sense of Virtual Community

2011 ◽  
pp. 1559-1566
Author(s):  
Hanna-Kaisa Ellonen ◽  
Miia Kosonen ◽  
Kaisa Henttonen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Internal Set

Virtual communities have been an issue in academic research since the 1990s (c.f., Fernback & Thompson, 1995; Hagel & Armstrong, 1997; Preece, 2000; Rheingold, 2000). In the simplest terms, a virtual community could be defined as a group of people who communicate with each other via electronic media (Romm et al., 1997, p. 261). It was recognized early on that a virtual community may foster a “sense of belonging” (Figallo, 1998), “a social contract” (Sproull & Faraj, 1997) or “an internal set of social norms” (Burnett & Bonnici, 2003). It has also been suggested that these attributes would make such a community more powerful (Figallo, 1998) and successful (Wallace, 1999), representing the glue that keeps people together. According to a recent empirical study (Leimeister et al., 2004), members of virtual communities value these issues highly; for instance, establishing codes of behavior and building trust among members were evaluated among the most important success factors of virtual communities.

scholarly journals Young Chinese in Europe

Tourism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Aureli Lojo
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Full Group ◽  
Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Tourist Experience ◽  
Chinese Tourists ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Chinese tourism in Europe has tripled over the last decade to reach 6 million tourists in 2018. Understanding tourist behavior allows for improvement of the tourist experience and better management of destinations. To these ends, this study analyzes (1) the motivations, expectations and satisfaction of Chinese tourists and (2) defines the main differences between young Chinese (18-29 years old) and more mature Chinese tourists. Data is extracted from 360 survey questionnaires that were administered to tourists after their trips to Europe. Destination Spain, in Western Europe, is selected as the case study. Mean analysis, one-factor ANOVA and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) have been conducted. The results show that more mature travelers have significant differences in the travel arrangements, motivations, expectations and evaluations of their trips than do younger travelers. Younger tourists chose independent trips, while the more mature ones chose either full group packages or independent trips. The younger have a wider range of motivations and preferences for activities at their destinations. New trends in Chinese tourists visiting Europe are discussed and implications for the destination are explored

scholarly journals An empirical study on problems faced by researchers while writing and publishing research papers in English

2021 ◽  
pp. 234-250
Author(s):  
RADHIKA C
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
International Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Academic Language ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Research Papers

English as a universal academic language enables the international flexibility of researchers. Hynninen, N., &Kuteeva, M. (2017) have discussed the use of English in academic writing. In recent days most of the international research journals prefer English to be their choice due to dominated L2 writers. Writing a research paper is complex and academic research paper writing should be clear, formal, and precise. This study states that in what way the English language used for research writing in their domain by the researchers

Unraveling The Mechanisms Behind Chinese Outbound Tourist Shopping: A Social Practice Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 109634802095669
Author(s):  
Haipeng Jin ◽  
Gianna Moscardo ◽  
Laurie Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Practice Theory ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Practice Perspective ◽  
Tourist Experience ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Chinese Tourists ◽  
Chinese Travelers

Chinese outbound tourist shopping is a prominent phenomenon in many destinations, but the mechanisms behind it have rarely been addressed. This study draws upon social practice theory to examine why shopping dominates the tourist experience of Chinese travelers in Australia. Thirty-two semistructured interviews were conducted to identify key social and consumption practices that lead to the dominance of Chinese outbound tourist shopping. The study argues that the shopping practices of Chinese tourists result from a combination of Chinese consumerism and guanxi maintenance under the condition of outbound travel. This study contributes to a holistic understanding of Chinese outbound tourist shopping by revealing how it is embedded in broader consumption practices in China.

Bottom-up factors of attention during the tourist experience: an empirical study

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (24) ◽  
pp. 3111-3133
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Campos ◽  
Patrícia Pinto ◽  
Noel Scott
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Tourist Experience

Sense of Virtual Community

2011 ◽  
pp. 1821-1829
Author(s):  
Hanna-Kaisa Ellonen ◽  
Miia Kosonen ◽  
Kaisa Henttonen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Internal Set

Virtual communities have been an issue in academic research since the 1990s (c.f., Fernback & Thompson, 1995; Hagel & Armstrong, 1997; Preece, 2000; Rheingold, 2000). In the simplest terms, a virtual community could be defined as a group of people who communicate with each other via electronic media (Romm et al., 1997, p. 261). It was recognized early on that a virtual community may foster a “sense of belonging” (Figallo, 1998), “a social contract” (Sproull & Faraj, 1997) or “an internal set of social norms” (Burnett & Bonnici, 2003). It has also been suggested that these attributes would make such a community more powerful (Figallo, 1998) and successful (Wallace, 1999), representing the glue that keeps people together. According to a recent empirical study (Leimeister et al., 2004), members of virtual communities value these issues highly; for instance, establishing codes of behavior and building trust among members were evaluated among the most important success factors of virtual communities.

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