Travel Behaviors of Mainland Chinese Visitors to Macao

Liang Wang, Davis Fong, Chun Hung Roberts Law

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Abstract

This study empirically identifies variations in traveling patterns underlying the second wave of the Chinese outbound tourism market. Targeting visitors to Macao (Special Administrative Region), this study examined respondents’ traveling behaviors with data collected from three continuous large-scale surveys. Results reaffirmed the conceptually repeated, but not empirically verified, viewpoint that the Chinese market is evolving. Specifically, there has been a surging interest in self-organizing trips with smaller groups, skipping pre-trip planning, and last-minute booking (i.e. walk-ins). Conversely, mainland Chinese showed less interest in gaming-related activities. Implications and suggestions are offered accordingly.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)854-866
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
Volume33
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jul 2016

Keywords

  • Macao
  • mainland Chinese visitors
  • Travel behaviors
  • variations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
  • Marketing

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