• DocumentCode
    2573819
  • Title

    Incoming tourists’ impression on China: A perspective of psychic distance

  • Author

    Lixin Yu

  • Author_Institution
    Xi´an Univ. of Finance & Econ., Xi´an
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    June 30 2008-July 2 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This research project gathers information about overall impression (s) of China by tourists in China as well as their likes and dislikes of and about the country. The study also examines respondentspsila perceptions of similarities and dissimilarities of cultural variables (i.e., psychic distance) between their own country and China. The information contained herein will benefit both policy makers and managers in the tourist industry in their strategic planning process. The purpose of the research is to better serve the incoming tourists to China.
  • Keywords
    strategic planning; travel industry; China; cultural variable; incoming tourist; psychic distance; strategic planning; tourist impression; tourist industry; Companies; Cultural differences; Environmental economics; Government; Industrial economics; Industrial psychology; Innovation management; Investments; Power generation economics; Strategic planning; China tourism industry; cultural variables; psychic distance; tourist experience; tourist impression;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Service Systems and Service Management, 2008 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1671-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1672-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSSSM.2008.4598462
  • Filename
    4598462