Outbound tourism from China has been the subject of many empirical studies conducted
over the last two decades. These studies have collectively analyzed a wide variety of …

China's growing economic strength provides Beijing with potent instruments of economic
statecraft to pursue political and strategic objectives. Yet studies of economic power and …

Apart from economic factors, issues that may influence, bilateral tourist flows include shared
histories, geopolitical factors, diplomatic relations, nationalism and domestic political issues …

To capture the role of politics in tourism, we propose a novel measure to quantify political
relations based on text analysis of published diplomatic statements. We explain how political …

Abstract The increase of Sino-African interactions in trade, aid and investments has attracted
Chinese tourists to Africa. The Beijing Action Plan of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation …

“A friend in need is a friend indeed” well elucidates international support amid the COVID-19
pandemic. Drawing on a dual-process model of emotional appraisal, this mixed-methods …

Purpose In the recent decades, an increasing trend has been observed in the steps North
Korea has taken to open up to tourism. The purpose of this paper is to gain a deeper …

The exponential growth of Chinese inbound tourism to Australia has seen a commensurate
increase in the presence of Chinese tourists in regional Australia. This exploratory study …

There has been a general bias in tourism research toward the politics of the destination
country, neglecting the theoretical importance of state policies at source countries in …

This paper provides an overview of the development of tourism policy and legislation in
China. Based on this historical background and on interviews with 21 intermediaries in …