Chinese outbound travel: Understanding the socioeconomic drivers

Abstract

This study used a national sample (N = 36,490) of Chinese urban residents to examine the relationship between outbound travel intention and some key demographic, economic, and geographic variables. Findings indicate that education, income, and paid vacation days significantly predicted outbound travel intention. Compared to residents in Tier-4 cities in China, those in Tier-1, -2, and -3 cities had higher probability of choosing outbound travel by 13.1%, 30.9%, and 15.3%, respectively. This study draws meaningful connections between Chinese outbound tourism and the social and economic realities in China and offers an alternative approach to understanding Chinese outbound tourism.

Profiling Chinese wine tourists by wine tourism constraints: A comparison of Chinese Australians and long‐haul Chinese tourists in Australia

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“…It is reasonable that the barriers of a new environment and a new culture, along with negotiation strategies, could be used to differentiate migrant wine tourists from tourists in their home country. Social reasons and inherent cultural backgrounds are believed to be differentiating factors that influence tourists' behaviors (Huang & Wei, ). Therefore, further research is needed to investigate how travel and tourist behavior differs when a group becomes immigrants in a new country.…”

Securing Chinese mass market visitation to Cotai’s integrated resorts (IRs): Determinants of gaming and non-gaming attributes that influence IR selection

“…As Huang and Wei (2017) note there is already a substantial and growing body of literature on outbound Chinese tourists examining various issues such as motivation, revisit intention, travel behaviours and attitudes. As can be seen from Table 1, Macao and its casinos have become increasingly reliance on Chinese visitation.…”

Responsible tourism in Bangkok, Thailand: Resident perceptions of Chinese tourist behaviour

“…Although research is scant linking destination sustainability to increases in Chinese outbound travel, studies highlight diverse destination responses to the Chinese tourism boom (Huang & Wei, ). Destinations such as Chinese Taiwan and North Korea have already initiated policies to mitigate potentially negative impacts stemming from the rise in Chinese international tourism, capping daily arrivals from mainland China or expanding restrictions/guidelines for group tours (Li & Ryan, ; Su, Lin, & Liu, ).…”

“…Given the rise in Chinese tourist arrivals not only in Bangkok but also around the world (Huang & Wei, ), and the dearth of studies that have systematically assessed host community perceptions of the behaviour and impacts (positive or negative) of Chinese tourists within a destination, the purpose of this study is to analyse resident views of Chinese tourist behaviour in the city most visited by international tourists (i.e., Bangkok). The study applies a responsible tourism framework in a mixed‐methods approach to assess the views of residents living near three major tourist attractions in Bangkok: the Chatuchak Weekend Market, the Grand Palace, and the Asiatique Riverfront.…”