This research note explores and examines the ideological underpinnings of the open air
group dances of Chinese senior females (Dama), a leisure pursuit that has been regularly …

Tourism development is recognised as an essential tool in promoting economic growth,
however, it may also contribute to environmental degradation. Increased pressure for …

Initiation of tourism coupon programs in various destinations in China in 2009 was an
innovative policy response to the general nationwide economic downturn brought about by …

While economy or budget hotels have been popular in western countries since the end of
the Second World War, they have only emerged as a sector in their own right in China since …

Based on a nationwide survey, it is proposed that short-vacation preference exists in the
Chinese domestic tourist market. Introducing self-control theory from behavioral economics …

This study attempted to examine the influence of national holiday structure on the domestic
tourism expenditure in the context of China. Using a multiprovincial survey data set from …

This study proposes a novel data-driven technique utilizing feature-based time series
clustering to segment the huge Chinese market based on two distinct tourism phenomena …

Despite the importance of travel and vacation to enhance people's subjective well-being and
the substantial amount of research about subjective well-being in recent decades, limited …

Abstract The Visegrad Group ranks among the most visible examples of regional
cooperation in Europe. Within the Group's agenda, cooperation on energy policy appears to …

Noel Scott is Professor at Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Australia, and the
author of several books and over 150 academic papers. He has extensive experience as a …