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Unfolding Chinese tourist shopping practices: an observational study

Unfolding Chinese tourist shopping practices: an observational study This paper aims to draw upon the notion of practice as performance from social practice theory to unravel the onsite process of Chinese outbound tourist shopping.Design/methodology/approachThe study took a mixed methods approach. Qualitative data were collected via 110 participant observations conducted in Australia, and quantitative techniques were used to analyse the data in Leximancer.FindingsChinese tourist shopping practices are performed on site through a range of intra-personal and inter-personal embodied actions, with the patterns these actions constitute being different across shopping settings. The frequency of inter-personal actions also reflects the importance of social interactions and communications in the shopping performances of Chinese tourists, some of which are conducted with people not present in the settings via social media.Originality/valueThis study uses a social practice framework from sociology to examine in detail how Chinese outbound tourists shop on site. The embodied actions identified in the study present a rich and detailed picture of the flow of Chinese tourist shopping performances. This allows for improved understanding of the forces for change in this aspect of Chinese outbound tourism. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tourism Review Emerald Publishing

Unfolding Chinese tourist shopping practices: an observational study

Jin, Haipeng; Moscardo, Gianna; Murphy, Laurie
Tourism Review , Volume 76 (2): 13 – Mar 25, 2021
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Emerald Publishing
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10.1108/tr-10-2019-0418
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Abstract

This paper aims to draw upon the notion of practice as performance from social practice theory to unravel the onsite process of Chinese outbound tourist shopping.Design/methodology/approachThe study took a mixed methods approach. Qualitative data were collected via 110 participant observations conducted in Australia, and quantitative techniques were used to analyse the data in Leximancer.FindingsChinese tourist shopping practices are performed on site through a range of intra-personal and inter-personal embodied actions, with the patterns these actions constitute being different across shopping settings. The frequency of inter-personal actions also reflects the importance of social interactions and communications in the shopping performances of Chinese tourists, some of which are conducted with people not present in the settings via social media.Originality/valueThis study uses a social practice framework from sociology to examine in detail how Chinese outbound tourists shop on site. The embodied actions identified in the study present a rich and detailed picture of the flow of Chinese tourist shopping performances. This allows for improved understanding of the forces for change in this aspect of Chinese outbound tourism.

Journal

Tourism Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Mar 25, 2021

Keywords: Australia; Chinese outbound tourism; Mixed methods approach; Practice as performance; Tourist shopping; 游客购物; 中国出境旅游; 实践为展演; 混合研究方法; 澳大利亚; Australia; Compras turísticas; Enfoque de métodos mixtos; Práctica como desempeño; Turismo emisor chino

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