Tourists' strategies: An acculturation approach

Rasmi, Sarah; Ng, Siew Imm; Lee, Julie; Soutar, Geoffrey N.

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.006

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“…This study sheds light on the relational exploration between social contact and tourists' attitude towards destinations. Besides Cohen's (1972) theory, a developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (Kirillova et al, 2015), acculturation theory (Rasmi et al, 2014), social exchange theory (Ap, 1992;Choo & Petrick, 2014;Madrigal, 1993) and social representation theory (Andriotis & Vaughan, 2003) were also adopted to investigate the tourist-host social contact from diverse perspectives.…”

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Tourist typology in social contact: An addition to existing theories

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Tourist-host social contact, as a unique type of social contact, is not getting sufficient attention in tourism academia considering its remarkable impacts on tourists' travel attitudes, behaviors and long-term perceptions. The objectives of the current study are to explore the dimensions of tourist-host social contact and to contribute to the theory of tourist typology according to their dynamic nature in tourist-host social interaction. Forty-five in-depth interviews were conducted to generate insightful information. The software of NVivo 10 was applied to examine and code the transcripts. As a result, six dimensions were adopted to describe touristhost social contact, which are purposes, determinants, activities, intensity, impacts and attitudes. Five types of tourists were pinpointed and theoretical and practical contributions of the study were discussed.

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“…Many tourists do furthermore get deeply involved in local landscapes; choosing to a greater or lesser extent to acculturate and become closely involved with host cultures for example (Rasmi, Ng, Lee, & Soutar, 2014). Evidence is that tourists frequently and increasingly seek to get closely involved in local lifestyles (i.e.…”

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Narcissism normalisation: tourism influences and sustainability implications

Canavan

2017

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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The concept of narcissism normalisation suggests that individuals and societies are becoming more narcissistic due to various cultural influences. Tourism is reviewed here as one such possible influence. Exploitative, entitled and exhibitionistic tendencies associated with narcissism are wellestablished in tourism. Yet tourism is also an intimate, communal and satisfying activity which may counteract narcissism. Increases in narcissism have significant implications from a sustainable tourism perspective. Narcissism is associated with exploitative and entitled behaviours that over time cause significant harm to those people and landscapes that come into contact with. Narcissism appears to be incompatible with principles of sustainability and the challenges this poses for the industry are reviewed, while the opportunities are also explored. There are signs that narcissism, particularly those aspects relating to exhibitionism, can be co-opted to benefit sustainable development.

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“…Their purposes of travel set them apart from other inter-cultural contacts, such as those of immigrants and temporary sojourners (Pearce 1982). With the different tourists' types and travel modes, their degree of contact with the hosts 7 varies (Woosnam and Aleshinloye 2012;Rasmi et al 2014; Kirillova et al 2015; Luo, Brown, and Huang 2015).As a fundamental work in the research on tourist-host social contact, Cohen (1972) developed a fourfold tourist typology. According to the degree of familiarity and novelty in travel, tourists can be categorized into four types: organized mass tourist, individual mass tourist, the explorer, and the drifter.…”

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Does Tourist–Host Social Contact Reduce Perceived Cultural Distance?

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Journal of Travel Research

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Tourist-host social contact significantly influences the perceptions of tourists and deserves more attention from scholars in the field of tourism research. However, studies on the relationship between these two constructs are limited. To address this research gap, the present study develops and validates instruments for measuring social contact and perceived cultural distance in the context of tourism, explores the effects of social contact on perceived cultural distance, and provides implications for tourism stakeholders, including governments, tourism operators, and local communities. A survey was conducted among Hong Kong tourists traveling to Mainland China. The study had two significant findings: 1) the quality of contact negatively influences tourists' perceived cultural distance; 2) in terms of the quantity of contact, socialoriented contacts negatively influence perceived cultural distance, whereas service-oriented contacts positively affect perceived cultural distance. Implications were provided to contribute to theoretical and empirical realms, and to guide policy formulation.Keywords: tourist-host contact, perceived cultural distance, quantity of social contact, quality of social contact, policy issues 2 INTRODUCTIONIn the tourism academia, social contact and cultural distance are widely believed to play important roles in developing the understanding of intergroup relations, travel experiences, and the attitudes of tourists. Contact between different groups can boost mutual understanding, eliminate bias and stereotypes, and enhance intergroup relations (Allport 1979;Pettigrew 1998; Kawakami et al. 2000; Binder et al. 2009; Kirillova, Lehto, and Cai 2015). Furthermore, such contact may reduce negative emotions-such as anxiety, distrust, and cultural sensitivitytoward outgroups, who are considered socially repulsive (Dovidio et al. 2002; Islam and Hewstone 1993;Stephan and Stephan 1985). Contact between separate groups can also enhance empathy toward outgroups, thereby positively influencing intergroup relations (Baston et al. 1997;Stephan and Finlay 1999). However, social contact may not necessarily lead to a positive change in attitude (Pizam, Jafari, and Milman 1991;Anastasopoulos 1992;Pizam, Uriely, and Reichel 2000; Chen, Lin, and Petrick 2013). Sometimes, intergroup contact may increase tension, hostility, and suspicion. The greater the social contacts are, the more likely that friction and hostility will be triggered (Bochner 1982). Tourist-host social contact-as a unique type of social contact-deserves more attention from scholars in the field of tourism research considering its remarkable influence on tourists' perceptions, which is a major determinant in choosing a travel destination. Cultural distance negatively affects tourists' enthusiasm to travel to a certain region. Cohen (1979) argued that people seek novelty and change when traveling but only to the extent that the novelty and change remain non-threatening. Goeldner and Ritchie (2008) argued that the greater the cu...

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Tourists' strategies: An acculturation approach

Cited by 39 publications

References 36 publications

Tourist typology in social contact: An addition to existing theories

Tourist typology in social contact: An addition to existing theories

Narcissism normalisation: tourism influences and sustainability implications

Does Tourist–Host Social Contact Reduce Perceived Cultural Distance?

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