Tea Tourism and its Impacts on Ethnic Marriage and Labor Division

Lin, Qingqing; Wen, Julie Jie

doi:10.1080/19388160.2018.1511490

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“…Their study explores the indicators that influence cultural space and its evolutionary mechanism [59]. The study by Lin and Wen [60] indicates that the development of tea tourism has had a certain impact on ethnic marriage and labor division. From demand perspective, other studies investigate the tourists' attitudes towards tea tourism [61] and the role of tea drinking in improving tourists' well-being during tourism [53].…”

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Integrating a Local Asset/Resource into Tourism and Leisure Offering: The Case of Tea Resources in Longwu Town, Zhejiang Province, China

2021

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The purpose of this article is to report on a research project in the field of tea tourism. The project’s aim was to identify the prerequisites and critical success factors for and to suggest the adequate strategies to achieve an effective pairing/partnership between the tea industry and tourism/leisure activities. Drawing on the blended theoretical foundations of sustainable tourism development, community-based tourism, and strategic marketing planning, this study first analyzed the tea offering as a tourism asset. It then suggested the appropriate pairing between tea offering and tourism/leisure activities. The suggested framework for managing the partnership was empirically tested and validated within the Chinese context. Findings allowed one to form a comprehensive and integrated set of key issues and elements to take into account. Clear and specific development aims along with the necessary conditions are leading to the determination of suitable strategies and adequate actions. The study also indicates the key elements for the successful integration, effective pairing, and sustainable operation of tea tourism offering. The study is completed by summarizing management implications and guidelines for involved stakeholders to attain expected outcomes from sustainable action plans.

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Section: Tea Assets/resources and Offeringmentioning

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Integrating a Local Asset/Resource into Tourism and Leisure Offering: The Case of Tea Resources in Longwu Town, Zhejiang Province, China

2021

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“…Previous studies (Su, 2019a, 2019b; Weber, 2018) are mostly biased on single sources from one specific country, thus providing only nuanced knowledge. Owning to the dearth of investigations, the existing research agenda only relied on two perspectives, namely, marketing (Bennike, 2017; Casalegno et al , 2020; Fernando, 2017; Weber, 2018) and socioeconomic point of view (Lin and Wen, 2018; Su, 2019a, 2019b; Su and Zhang, 2020; Magar and Kar, 2016) limiting the TT phenomenon in tourism and hospitality field. Furthermore, recent studies have highlighted (Su and Zhang, 2020) the need for more in-depth studies to better understand TT’s social and economic aspects and its demand side issues.…”

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“…Therefore, tourism researchers explored several frameworks, identified measures, and developed new applicable models (Medina-Muñoz et al , 2003; Abreu-Novais et al , 2016). Several studies have been conducted on different aspects of TT, such as challenges and threats, visitors’ and stakeholders’ perceptions and attitudes, tea heritage, sociocultural and socioeconomic development, branding and promotions, sustainability, well-being, and health (Aslam and Jolliffe, 2015; Bennike, 2017; Cheng et al , 2010; Cheng et al , 2012; Joliffe and Aslam, 2009; Lin and Wen, 2018; Magar and Kar, 2016; Mondal and Samaddar, 2021; Ranasinghe et al , 2017; Su et al , 2019a, 2019b; Su and Zhang, 2020; Weber, 2018). All the above studies have focused on a different niche segment of TT like growth and development, opportunities and challenges and economic and sociocultural benefits because of visitors, residents and stakeholders; however, they significantly miss the global acceptance, competitive advantage and comparativeness of TT at international level (Cheng et al , 2010; Thimm and Karlaganis, 2020).…”

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“…Correspondingly, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, in the sense of tourism destinations in general and TT in particular, the competitive advantage of TT destinations in a cross-regional comparison manner has remained scant (Cheng et al , 2010; Thimm and Karlaganis, 2020). Nonetheless, although the cross-regional comparison is significant for marketing TT experiences and destinations (Su and Zhang, 2020), scholars have surprisingly biased only on two perspectives: marketing (Bennike, 2017; Casalegno et al , 2020; Fernando, 2017; Weber, 2018) and socioeconomic point of view (Lin and Wen, 2018; Su, 2019a, 2019b; Su and Zhang, 2020; Magar and Kar, 2016), restricting the incidence of TT in the tourism and hospitality literature. To this end, based on the Porter Diamond model, this current paper aims to fill this omitted gap by empirically examining a partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) that is related to the comparison of India and Sri Lanka TT, thus making a concrete contribution to the TT literature.…”

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Bridging tea with tourism: empirical evidence from India and Sri Lanka

Tiwari

Mohanty

Fernando

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the specific tea tourism (TT) determinants. This paper uses the Porter’s Diamond model to critically examine how India and Sri Lanka gained a competitive advantage in the international market. Design/methodology/approach A cross-country study was conducted in which TT destinations in both India and Sri Lanka were considered for study. TT stakeholder perspectives were assessed through the Porter Diamond model, whereas data collection was based on a structured questionnaire that adopted the conceptual model (refer to the questionnaire as annex 1). Findings This study revealed that each determinant of Porter’s Diamond model (i.e. Factor Conditions – FC, Demand Conditions – DC, Related and Supporting Industry – RSI, Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry – SSR, Government – GO and Situational Force – SF) is playing a significant role in TT and India has an edge on Sri Lanka as a TT destination over each determinant of Porter Diamond model. Research limitations/implications This study restricts its scope to the present TT stakeholders of India and Sri Lanka, comprising 6 latent variables and 31 indicators, offering opportunities for future research to tourists and local residents in TT using the same model variables, and indicators. Practical implications This study highlights the emerging TT destinations in India and Sri Lanka by sensitizing the competitiveness and comparativeness using Porter’s Diamond model through the partial least squares structural equation modeling. Originality/value This study reflects a unique way of exploring emerging TT destinations through Porter’s Diamond model, signifying the competitive advantage.

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“…Researchers such as Fernando et al (2017) proposed tea tourism as a marketing tool while developing Sri Lanka’s image as a tourism destination. Taking cues from previous works, researchers such as Lin and Wen (2018) regarded tea tourism as a medium to bring social change where it considers local revenue generation and poverty reduction. They further added that tourism around tea estates addresses social inequalities in tea producing areas and impact local cultures significantly.…”

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Exploring the current issues, challenges and opportunities in tea tourism: a morphological analysis

Mondal

Samaddar

2021

IJCTHR

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Purpose In quest of exploring the issues, challenges and opportunities prevailing in the tea tourism industry, this study aims to present a comprehensive morphological analysis (MA). More specifically, it identifies critical dimensions that bear significance for the sustainable growth of tea tourism. Design/methodology/approach The present study adopted a triangulation method of research involving an ethnographic study (ES) followed by a series of focus group sessions carried out from the prominent tea-producing districts in India. This study accords equal importance to both the demand and supply perspectives of tea tourism and its stakeholders. Findings Critical dimensions such as improper planning and marketing efforts, limited collaboration among stakeholders, the involvement of local people, socio-economic inequality and consumer’s attitude towards tea tourism were identified as major issues and challenges. Research limitations/implications The present research limits its scope to the geographical boundary within India keeping cross-boundary research for future study. This study will aid future researchers and scholars in expanding the domain of tea tourism. Practical implications The present study bears significance to the policymakers, governing bodies, marketers, tour operators in embracing a socio-economic perspective while undertaking a suitable strategy towards marketing of tea tourism and ensuring its sustainable development. Originality/value This study makes a novel attempt in blending the ES, focus group sessions and MA, together in a single research initiative, making it a single point reference in tea tourism literature.

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Tea Tourism and its Impacts on Ethnic Marriage and Labor Division

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Integrating a Local Asset/Resource into Tourism and Leisure Offering: The Case of Tea Resources in Longwu Town, Zhejiang Province, China

Integrating a Local Asset/Resource into Tourism and Leisure Offering: The Case of Tea Resources in Longwu Town, Zhejiang Province, China

Bridging tea with tourism: empirical evidence from India and Sri Lanka

Exploring the current issues, challenges and opportunities in tea tourism: a morphological analysis

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