Integrating the theoretical foundations of symbolic interactionism, parasocial interaction,
direct affect transfer, push and pull motivational framework, and narrative transportation, this …

Tourism in Antarctica has been growing and diversifying. While Antarctic tourists are
purported to have meaningful interactions with the Antarctic environment, little empirical …

This paper presents a critical assessment of the current state of China outbound tourism
research. It draws upon an extensive review of peer-reviewed literature on China outbound …

Tourist–host social contact significantly influences the perceptions of tourists and deserves
more attention from scholars in the field of tourism research. However, studies on the …

The ambiguous effect of cultural distance on travel attitude and tourist behaviours has long
been debated, but its implications are vital to the success of achieving a sustainable tourist …

Abstract Grid-Group Cultural Theory (CT) has attracted significant attention across the social
sciences and is increasingly being used in survey research. But the reliability of CT survey …

Family travel receives growing attention from both the travel industry and academia, but they
ignore a vital segment of the family holiday: nuclear families that travel with young children …

Based on the memorable tourism experience theory and previous studies on ethnic minority
tourism, this study attempts to extend the memorable tourism experience to its contents of …

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a way of representing complex systems of autonomous
agents or actors, and of simulating the multiple potential outcomes of these agents' …

Tourists' motivations are deeply rooted in the cultural values of the native country's culture.
This study examined Chinese outbound leisure tourists' motivations and analysed their …