Chinese girlfriend getaway tourism in Buddhist destinations: Towards the construction of a gendered spirituality dimension

Yang, Zhenshan; Shi, Kai‐Xin; Lee, Timothy Jeonglyeol

doi:10.1002/jtr.2386

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“…Community attachment has been primarily understood as a state of positive solidarity between people and their place of residence [10]. The meaning of place attachment has been developed in respect of different sizes and types of social and geographical environments [24]. In this sense, researchers have made efforts to understand community attachment as it closely relates to community tourism development.…”

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Contribution of Supportive Local Communities to Sustainable Event Tourism

Kim

Lee

2021

Sustainability

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The importance of community attitude and participation for the success and sustainability of cultural festivals has been steadily increasing in recent years. The Chuncheon Puppet Festival (CPF) is an international festival that has been held every year since 1989 in Chuncheon, Korea. The festival has several distinctive characteristics as a sustainable event because: (a) it maintains its single genre of puppet performances based on modern cultural art; (b) it is well-established as the festival for the local residents of Chuncheon City and is planned by local community residents and local small companies, not by government agencies or global large entrepreneurs; (c) it helps children to have an interesting cultural experience in the local environment; and (d) it is regularly hosted in August, an off-season for festivals in Korea that was chosen by residents as it is a school holiday season. However, there is still room for improvement to secure its place as a successful sustainable festival. The following might be considered: (i) increased exchange of human resources among the festival executive members, community groups, and the public staff in Chuncheon City; (ii) local residents should maintain full control of the festival; and (iii) a local cultural trust should be established by cultural art professionals, local resident organizations, puppet show professionals, and public agency staff. The CPF is a typical example of a successful sustainable festival with proactive and supportive community participation and a large number of volunteers that help to increase local competitiveness and sustainable local development. This case report delivers insightful lessons and messages to guide what needs to be preconditioned for local cultural festivals to be sustainable and successful for a long time in many destinations, where they can contribute as efficient catalysts for regional tourism development.

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Section: Community Attachmentmentioning

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Contribution of Supportive Local Communities to Sustainable Event Tourism

Kim

Lee

2021

Sustainability

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“…Spiritual tourism is one of the critical and reflective manifestations of present-day spiritual movement and religion. Spiritual tourism can be thought of as an individualistic journey for searching for meaning in life and revisiting one's connection with the world (Zhang et al, 2021).…”

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“…Many travelers from West aspire to visit spiritual centers located in other societies and cultures in search of their "true" selves. In the future, research is needed to explore important dimensions of spiritual experiences in the context of tourism; specifically sustainable tourism (Lestar & Böhm, 2020;Zhang, Shi, & Lee, 2021).…”

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Exploring Spiritual and Religious Aspects of Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case of Spiritual Tourism

Khalid,

Ali

2023

Pak. J. Humanit. Soc. Sci

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The existing literature on "spiritual tourism" remains notably limited, despite its significant impact on tourist well-being and the sustainable development of the tourism industry. Many scholars and practitioners recommended various categories of tourism such as ecotourism, soft tourism, green tourism, and responsible tourism so on, as contributors to sustainable tourism development. Experiences show that the use of unsophisticated means and instruments for achieving sustainability of tourism development are overwrought attempts. Therefore, these forms of tourism cannot solely be trusted as a way forward to the sustainable growth of the tourism industry, worldwide. A new balance with rational domination of mind over body, head over heart, and the individual over world is required; to achieve goals of sustainability. Previous research often treated "religiosity" and "spirituality" as interchangeable, yet the distinctive nature of spiritual tourism, a pivotal avenue towards sustainability, necessitates further investigation. This paper aims to delve into the intricate interplay of spiritual and religious factors influencing tourists' pursuit of pleasure and their subsequent pro-environmental behaviors. Employing a purposive and snowball sampling approach, this exploratory research engaged international tourists, Non-Governmental Organizations, the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), and tour operators through interviews. The outcomes shed light on how the dynamic interplay of religious and spiritual factors significantly mold tourists' behavioral intentions, ultimately impacting their active involvement in pro-environmental and pro-social activities. This study makes a valuable contribution to the field of tourism by distinguishing between religiosity and spirituality, a nuanced perspective that has been relatively underexplored. Furthermore, it offers fresh insights for tour operators and tourism managers, encouraging them to incorporate spiritual and religious dimensions when crafting tour packages. It's worth noting that the study's limitation lies in its relatively small sample size. In essence, this research bridges a crucial gap in the understanding of spiritual tourism, emphasizing its role in enhancing sustainability within the tourism sector and advocating for further exploration in this area.

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“…Meanwhile, Han et al (2018) believe affective loyalty phase involves emotion, which is essential in tourist attitudinal loyalty formation. Thus, the service sector, particularly the culinary industries, attempts to create or "stage" authenticity to enhance the tourists' positive experience and loyalty through various objective authentic aspects (Molz, 2013;Zhang et al, 2021). Additionally, perceived value is also considered to be a central contributor to tourist loyalty in the restaurant sector (Chang, 2013).…”

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Assessing the impact of perceptions of hygiene on tourists' attitudinal loyalty to ethnic food

Zhang

Lee

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PurposeExamining the influence of ethnic food tourists' perception of hygiene on their attitudinal loyalty formation is the purpose of this study. Specifically, How to demonstrate touristsʼ perception of ethnic food hygiene is the key question, and moreover, the study also investigates whether and how the stages of attitudinal loyalty in this study, which are perceived authenticity, positive emotion, and perceived value, are illustrated in this mechanism and are affected by tourist perceptions of hygiene?Design/methodology/approachBy engaging in the critical debate around the topic of hygiene perception, this study explores the influence of this factor on tourist's attitudinal loyalty, including the cognitive, affective and conative aspects, to ethnic food through the adoption of perceived authenticity, positive emotion and perceived value. A survey was conducted at the Xijiang Miao Village, a very popular ethnic tourism destination in China.FindingsThis study reveals that ethnic food tourists' perceptions of hygiene have five dimensions. One of these plays a direct predictor role in developing effective conative loyalty (perceived value). Tourists' perceptions of authenticity and positive emotion representing cognitive and affective loyalty are confirmed in their direct effect on conative loyalty as well. The five dimensions of perceptions of hygiene identified have varying degrees of influence on the three stages of attitudinal loyalty.Originality/valueThe unique contribution of this study lies in two points: (1) it has discovered the way that tourists' perceptions of the hygienic preparation of ethnic food in the ethnic destination is constructed, and (2) it investigated the relationship between tourists' perceptions of hygiene and the three stages of attitudinal loyalty.

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Chinese girlfriend getaway tourism in Buddhist destinations: Towards the construction of a gendered spirituality dimension

Cited by 14 publications

References 94 publications

Contribution of Supportive Local Communities to Sustainable Event Tourism

Contribution of Supportive Local Communities to Sustainable Event Tourism

Exploring Spiritual and Religious Aspects of Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case of Spiritual Tourism

Assessing the impact of perceptions of hygiene on tourists' attitudinal loyalty to ethnic food

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