Asian tourism and the retreat of anglo-western centrism in tourism theory

Winter, Tim

doi:10.1080/13683500802220695

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“…The rapid rise in non-Western tourism, especially from Asia, has left tourism studies conceptually ill-equipped as most of its theories have been generated from Western contexts (Winter, 2009), and are thus culturally contingent. The repercussions of this are not only that past concepts, such as that of authenticity, may have limited applicability to non-Western tourists, but also that more recent theoretical developments, such as those offered by mobilities, performativity and ANT, need exploration in non-Western contexts before they can begin to claim universal significance.…”

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Current sociological theories and issues in tourism

Cohen

2012

Annals of Tourism Research

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Current sociological theories and issues in tourism

Cohen

2012

Annals of Tourism Research

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“…Much of the field of tourism's understanding of CB is based upon empirical studies of western generating markets and/or on theory conceptualised primarily from an Anglowestern vantage point (Winter, 2009). As the centre of economic growth, and correspondingly growth in outbound tourism, is relocating from the west to emerging markets (Cohen & Cohen, 2012), there is a clear need to better understand the changing consumption patterns within those nations.…”

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Consumer behaviour in tourism: Concepts, influences and opportunities

Cohen

Prayag

Moital

2013

Current Issues in Tourism

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Although consumer behaviour (CB) is one of the most researched areas in the field of tourism, few extensive reviews of the body of knowledge in this area exist. This review article examines what we argue are the key concepts, external influences and opportune research contexts in contemporary tourism CB research. Using a narrative review, we examine the CB literature published in three major tourism journals from 2000 to 2012. Of 519 articles identified and reviewed, 191 are included in this article. We examine the development of and scope for future research on nine key concepts, including decision-making, values, motivations, self-concept and personality, expectations, attitudes, perceptions, satisfaction, trust and loyalty. We then examine three important external influences on tourism behaviour, technology, Generation Y and the rise in concern over ethical consumption. Finally, we identify and discuss five research contexts that represent major areas for future scholarship: group and joint decision-making, under-researched segments, cross-cultural issues in emerging markets, emotions and consumer misbehaviour. Our examination of key research gaps is concluded by arguing that the hedonic and affective aspects of CB research in tourism must be brought to bear on the wider CB and marketing literature.Keywords: consumption; travel; behaviour; marketing; research agenda Introduction Consumer behaviour (CB) involves certain decisions, activities, ideas or experiences that satisfy consumer needs and wants (Solomon, 1996). It is 'concerned with all activities directly involved in obtaining, consuming and disposing of products and services, including the decision processes that precede and follow these actions' (Engel, Blackwell, & Miniard, 1995, p. 4). CB remains one of the most researched areas in the marketing and tourism fields, with the terms 'travel behaviour' or 'tourist behaviour' typically used to describe this area of inquiry. Few comprehensive reviews of the literature on CB concepts and models exist in the field of tourism. Exceptions include Moutinho (1993) who reviews the social and psychological influences on individual travel behaviour with the aim of developing a model of tourist behaviour and Dimanche and Havitz (1995) Tourism, 2014 Vol. 17, No. 10, 872 -909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2013 four concepts (ego-involvement, loyalty and commitment, family decision-making and novelty-seeking) in an attempt to methodologically advance CB in tourism studies.A lack of comprehensive reviews is not only due to the extensive breadth of the topic area itself, but also because travel behaviour is generally considered as a continuous process that includes varied yet inter-correlated stages and concepts that cannot always be analysed separately (Mill & Morrison, 2002). Tourism researchers have reviewed individual concepts (e.g. Riley, Niininen, Szivas, & Willis, 2001, on loyalty), specific influences (e.g. Moutinho, 1993, on social influences on CB), and particular research contexts (e.g. Hong, Lee, L...

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“…Had comparative studies been undertaken in Borneo from the 1980s and 1990s then the importance of domestic and intra-regional tourism would have served to reorient our focus of research and the concepts which we developed primarily on the basis of encounters between non-Asian guests and Southeast Asian hosts. Instead the increasing interest in Asian tourists in Asia and domestic tourism has only emerged in a substantial empirical and conceptual way within the last decade (see, for example, Cochrane 2008, p. 131-267;Cohen and Cohen, 2012a, 2015a, 2015b, 2015cSingh 2011;Winter 2007Winter , 2008Winter , 2009Winter, Teo and Chang 2008).…”

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Tourism Development in Borneo: Comparative Excursions Twenty Years On

King¹

2016

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Abstract:Tourism is making an increasingly important contribution to economic development in Borneo and is an important element in government development plans and policies. Nevertheless, it is a relatively new developmental enterprise in comparison with the established tourism destinations in neighboring Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The paper has two objectives. First, research on tourism in Borneo is reviewed from the early 1990s; the conclusion is that it is uneven in its achievements and its contribution to tourism studies generally,although empirically it is useful it is poorly developed conceptually. Secondly, given that three ASEAN states are represented in Borneo (The Federation of Malaysia, Negara Brunei Darussalam and The Republic of Indonesia), then they provide fertile ground for comparative studies. In this regard it is argued that, although the emphasis and direction of tourism development policies indicate some convergence (in ecotourism, ethnic and longhouse tourism, heritage tourism and even beach resort tourism), there is evidence of considerable divergence as well. The reasons for this divergence are examined and are related to differences in overall political and economic priorities in these three nation-states, as well as to their environmental, socio-cultural, historical and infrastructural characteristics.

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Asian tourism and the retreat of anglo-western centrism in tourism theory

Abstract: To cite this article: Tim Winter (2009) Asian tourism and the retreat of anglo-western centrism in tourism theory, Current Issues in Tourism, 12:1, 21-31,

Cited by 126 publications

References 16 publications

Current sociological theories and issues in tourism

Current sociological theories and issues in tourism

Consumer behaviour in tourism: Concepts, influences and opportunities

Tourism Development in Borneo: Comparative Excursions Twenty Years On

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