TY - JOUR
T1 - How do young Chinese friendship groups make travel decisions? A content and interaction process analysis
AU - Song, Hanqun
AU - Wang, Ying
AU - Sparks, Beverley A.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the support provided by Griffith University, and Griffith Institute for Tourism, Australia. The first author appreciates the support received as part of the award of a Publication Assistance Scholarship (February–April, 2015) from Griffith University, Australia.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the Griffith University, Australia [G2814366].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018/7/24
Y1 - 2018/7/24
N2 - Young Chinese tourists form an increasingly important market and they tend to travel in small friendship or family groups. This study examines how young Chinese friendship groups (aged between 18 and 35 years) make travel decisions. Using the observation approach, this study observes the group travel decision-making process of 10 small groups. Issues such as activity, cost, travel timing, transportation, climate, safety, and distance, were found to determine destination choice. The role and function of verbal and non-verbal behaviors in influencing group decision-making were also investigated. This study contributes to both general group interaction literature and tourism literature.
AB - Young Chinese tourists form an increasingly important market and they tend to travel in small friendship or family groups. This study examines how young Chinese friendship groups (aged between 18 and 35 years) make travel decisions. Using the observation approach, this study observes the group travel decision-making process of 10 small groups. Issues such as activity, cost, travel timing, transportation, climate, safety, and distance, were found to determine destination choice. The role and function of verbal and non-verbal behaviors in influencing group decision-making were also investigated. This study contributes to both general group interaction literature and tourism literature.
KW - friendship group
KW - Group travel decision-making
KW - interaction process analysis
KW - observation
KW - young Chinese tourists
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U2 - 10.1080/10548408.2017.1421117
DO - 10.1080/10548408.2017.1421117
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85040972368
SN - 1054-8408
VL - 35
SP - 772
EP - 785
JO - Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
JF - Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
IS - 6
ER -