Handbook on Tourism and China by Songshan Huang (English) Paperback Book

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Covering a wide range of current issues, this comprehensive Handbook explores the links between tourism as a dynamic tertiary industry and China as the world's most influential tourism market and destination.

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Covering a wide range of current issues, this comprehensive Handbook explores the links between tourism as a dynamic tertiary industry and China as the world's most influential tourism market and destination.   From China outbound tourism, Chinese outbound tourists and the growth of smart tourism to the development of sectors such as the hotel market, theme parks and cruise tourism, contributors provide the latest indigenous knowledge otherwise unavailable to the global tourism research community. This essential reference allows readers to develop a fine-grained understanding of the current state of the art of research on tourism and China, all the more crucial given the fast speed of China's development and transformation and innovative industry practices in tourism.   Vital reading for academics and researchers in need of the latest knowledge on Chinese tourism, this distinctive Handbook also offers a wealth of insight for students studying Chinese tourism, business and hospitality management. Industry practitioners in business management and marketing will also benefit from its insights into a flourishing international market. Contributors include: J. Bao, M.J. Bauman, P. Benckendorff, G. Brown, S. Cai, G. Chen, M. Cheng, J. Fountain, H. Gao, H. Gu, Q. Gu, M. Huang, S. Huang, Y. Jiang, B. Li, M. Li, X. Li, Z. Liang, X. Luo, Z. Mai, Y. Qin, Y. Rao, B.W. Ritchie, M.M. Su, J. Sun, X. Sun, J. Wang, B. Weiler, J. Wen, H.A. Williams, Y. Yang, J. Yin, J. Yuan, B. Zhai, S. Zhao, D. Zheng, L. Zhong, Y. Zhu, Y. Zou, B. Zuo

Author Biography

Edited by Songshan (Sam) Huang, Professor, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Australia and Ganghua Chen, Associate Professor, School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Table of Contents

Contents:PrefaceChapter 1 Tourism and China: Contexts, subjects and discoursesSongshan (Sam) Huang and Ganghua ChenChapter 2 China outbound tourism developmentJun Wen, Songshan (Sam) Huang, and Ganghua ChenChapter 3 Chinese tourists' emotional responses in outbound travelXuhua (Michael) Sun, Songshan (Sam) Huang, and Graham BrownChapter 4 China's inbound tourism: Development process and experiencesYiyi JiangChapter 5 Interpreting Chinese diaspora heritage: A case studySongshan (Sam) Huang and Betty WeilerChapter 6 Face and Chinese tourist behaviourHailian Gao, Songshan (Sam) Huang, and Graham BrownChapter 7 Social media and Chinese tourist behaviourJin (Allen) Yin, Graham Brown, and Songshan (Sam) HuangChapter 8 Donkey friends as Chinese backpackersXianrong LuoChapter 9 Urban tourism in ChinaJigang Bao, Mohan Li, and Zengxian LiangChapter 10 Ecotourism development in ChinaLinsheng Zhong and Jing WangChapter 11 Theme park development in ChinaJigang Bao, Zengxian Liang, and Mohan LiChapter 12 The development and transformation of China's hotel industryBin Li, Yu Qin, and Humin GuChapter 13 Rural communities and tourismJiuxia SunChapter 14 Wine tourism development in ChinaJoanna Fountain, Jingxue (Jessica) Yuan, Zhai Beifang, Matthew J. Bauman, Helena A. Williams, and Qiushi GuChapter 15 Cruise tourism development in ChinaGanghua Chen, Songshan (Sam) Huang, and Yong RaoChapter 16 Incentive travel in ChinaXiaoli Li and Zhenxiong MaiChapter 17 China's red tourism developmentShengnan (Nancy) ZhaoChapter 18 Tourism performing arts development in ChinaDanni Zheng, Brent Ritchie, and Pierre BenckendorffChapter 19 Smart tourism and its development in ChinaMingming ChengChapter 20 Tourism, heritage protection and utilization in ChinaMingming SuChapter 21 Tourism safety and securityYongguang Zou and Yao ZhuChapter 22 Human resource management in tourismYun Yang and Mengru HuangChapter 23 Chinese government and tourism governanceSongshan (Sam) Huang and Ganghua ChenChapter 24 Tourism and economic growthBing Zuo and Shuman CaiChapter 25 Tourism research in ChinaGanghua Chen and Songshan (Sam) HuangIndex

Review

'China has become a powerhouse in international tourism, as both an origin and destination, has massive domestic tourism flows, and is the subject of a rapidly growing body of tourism research. This work introduces aspects of China's tourism to an international audience by making readily accessible the insights of experienced researchers from China and elsewhere. A diversity of topics is covered so that all readers will find something of value, regardless of initial interest, making the book a useful and significant contribution to the tourism literature that both broaden and deepens understanding of China's place in the world.'--Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada

Review Quote

'China has become a powerhouse in international tourism, as both an origin and destination, has massive domestic tourism flows, and is the subject of a rapidly growing body of tourism research. This work introduces aspects of China's tourism to an international audience by making readily accessible the insights of experienced researchers from China and elsewhere. A diversity of topics is covered so that all readers will find something of value, regardless of initial interest, making the book a useful and significant contribution to the tourism literature that both broaden and deepens understanding of China's place in the world.' --Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada

Details ISBN1803920076 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1803920076 ISBN-13 9781803920078 Format Paperback DEWEY 338.479151 Pages 416 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Series Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2021-12-10 AU Release Date 2021-12-10 NZ Release Date 2021-12-10 UK Release Date 2021-12-10 Author Ganghua Chen Edited by Ganghua Chen Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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