The influence of social media on the socialization of Chinese tourists: an analysis of social media data
- Submitting institution
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Bath Spa University
- Unit of assessment
- 17 - Business and Management Studies
- Output identifier
- 3126
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.12054/lydk.bisu.62
- Title of journal
- Tourism and Hospitality Prospects
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 27
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 2096-3238
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- -
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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https://lydk.bisu.edu.cn/EN/10.12054/lydk.bisu.62
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- Yes
- Additional information
- -
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- Yes
- English abstract
- Social media (SM) shapes how travellers make decision and change their behaviours pre-travel, during travel and post-travel. SM has also influenced tourism industry practice. How Chinese nationals engage with SM in tourism activities is under researched. There have been statistics reporting the usage of the Internet and ICT applications by Chinese nationals. However these statistics are simply descriptive parameters, and cannot provide in-depth insight into SM adoption for tourism in China. Therefore, this study explores the use of SM in tourism-related activities in China with the aim to understand the role of SM in China's tourism sphere. Chinese language article.
