- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Southeast University
2021
Sun Yat-sen University
2019-2021
James Cook University
2017-2020
Chinese tourist shopping reflects the new consumer culture in contemporary China, but remains underexplored tourism literature despite its importance to many destinations. The present study applies social practice theory research with aim of exploring key features Australia. Tourist as a is basic unit analysis, while tourists are decentralized carriers this practice. This employed qualitative methodology analyze shopping-related posts 40 travel blogs from two online communities. findings...
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 dominates experience of travelers Australia. Thirty-two semistructured interviews were conducted identify key and consumption practices that lead dominance shopping. The argues tourists result from combination consumerism guanxi maintenance under condition travel. contributes holistic...
Chinese outbound tourist shopping was a prominent phenomenon in many destinations worldwide before the COVID-19 pandemic, but smartphone usage it had rarely been addressed. This study draws upon social practice theory and of affordances to examine how tourists use smartphones during their process Australia. Based on combination participant observations semi-structured interviews, argues that not only improve competences also regulate meaning making practices. Further, these links are made...
Purpose This paper aims to draw upon the notion of practice as performance from social theory unravel onsite process Chinese outbound tourist shopping. Design/methodology/approach The study took a mixed methods approach. Qualitative data were collected via 110 participant observations conducted in Australia, and quantitative techniques used analyse Leximancer. Findings shopping practices are performed on site through range intra-personal inter-personal embodied actions, with patterns these...