The sociogenesis of leisure travel

Tourism Mobilities through Time in China: A Developmental and Holistic Lens

“…Such a pattern was enabled by the economic affordability gained from the special economic development zone policies in China. From this angle, this study echoes Kirillova, Wang, and Lehto's (2018) findings on the interplay between social macro-forces and leisure travel practices, while it differs from their study by using tourism mobilities as a conceptual tool to expand the scope of investigation beyond leisure travel and to include etic (physical movement, practice) aspects of travel along with emic (representation, practice) aspects of travel.…”

“…Therefore, the investigation of the social origins of Chinese tourist gaze can help understand their motivations and preferences. Furthermore, figurational sociology contends that social reality is jointly formed by sociogenesis (i.e., the evolution of communities and social units) and psychogenesis (i.e., the transformations in individuals’ psyche, social behavior, and attitudes) (Elias 1978; Kirillova, Wang, and Lehto 2018). Thus, this study adopts a developmental view to understand changes in Chinese tourist gaze along with the evolutionary forces of the Chinese society.…”

“…Much of the analysis of tourism mobilities has been detached from the macro-environment (i.e., the social, cultural, economic, political, and technological contexts) that produces travel activities of the traveler origins and the macro-environment that carry these activities in tourism destinations (Frändberg 2008). Kirillova, Wang, and Lehto (2018) demonstrated that the larger societal forces are important in shaping individuals’ travel preference and behavior. The new mobilities paradigm is known for its creativity in examining the connections between macro- and micro-forces.…”

Conceptualizing Senior Tourism Behaviour: A Life Events Approach

“…The period effect refers to specific historical eras within which specific tourism behaviours are observed. Kirillova et al (2018), for example, identified 17 historical events in Russia within a time span of 61 years and categorized travel patterns and their interpretations of 27 research participants in three historical periods. One of their findings was that historic events not only shape the interpretation of leisure travel, but also structure the 'reality' of tourists, which is the foundation for their motivations, perceptions and behaviours.…”

“…Apart from work in the early 1980s by Mayo and Jarvis (1981), there is scant evidence of other published research with regard to how far external forces such as historical and individual life events influence tourism behaviour. In a recent study, Kirillova et al (2018) used the example of Russia to enhance the understanding of tourists on a macro-level by examining the impact of larger societal forces and called for ‘developmental perspectives on tourism consumption’. Although valuable, the study ignored the individual context and life course transitions and focused only on historical forces in the Russian context.…”