Kaye Chon

Biographic Data

ID4973146
NAMEKaye Chon
GIVEN NAMESKaye
FAMILY NAMEChon
SIGNATURECHON K
AFFILIATIONSHong Kong Polytechnic University
ORCID0000-0001-7981-4741
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS38
TOTAL CITATIONS255
AUTHOR COUNT38
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX8

  • Self‐interest, ethical and environmental considerations of air traveler weight policies

    Open AccessDenis Tolkach, Stephen Pratt et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Tourism…2024

    There is ongoing debate about whether airlines should charge passengers based on their weight. This study examines the ethics of three policies by surveying 1012 US air travelers: A Standard policy with a uniform price irrespective of the weight. A Threshold policy with a penalty if the body weight exceeds 160 pounds (72.6 kg). And a Unit‐of‐Body‐Weight policy with an individual price based on body and baggage weight. The study demonstrates level…

  • Social Media and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: How Have Reddit Travel Communities Experienced the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessFei Hao, Eunhye Park et al.ARTICLEJournal of Hospitality & Tourism…2024

    Social media plays an important role in disaster risk reduction and management. This study brings text, emotion, and timeline analyses together to increase our understanding of online travel community members’ emotional dynamics and meaningful themes of concerns during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data was collected from three online travel communities on Reddit. We found that, as the pandemic continued, Redditors’ conce…

  • How Wearing a Hotel Uniform Impacts Service Staff Behaviors and Attitudes: A Perspective on Chinese Cultural Values

    Li Sun, Kaye ChonARTICLEJournal of China Tourism Research2024References: 6

    This study explored how wearing a uniform impacts hotel employees' service behaviors and attitudes in the context of Chinese cultural values. This study employed a qualitative research method. Twenty interviews were conducted and content analysis was used for data evaluation. It was found that Chinese hotel practitioners distinguished between differences in uniform diversification (color, style, and material) and how they understood the need for …

  • Revolutionizing the restaurant industry: Exploring the implementation and impact of blockchain technology on the dining experience

    Fei Hao, Yueming Guo et al.ARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism…2024Cited by: 3References: 1

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  • APacCHRIE and Evolution of the Asian Paradigm of Hospitality

    Open AccessKaye ChonARTICLEJournal of Hospitality & Tourism…2021

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  • The Five Constants: A Confucian Business Model for the Hospitality Industry

    Open AccessKaye Chon, Fei HaoARTICLEJournal of Hospitality & Tourism…2020

    This exploratory study develops a Confucian hospitality business model through which Confucian hospitality practice is defined, implemented, interconnected, and interpreted. This study reviews the Confucian historical context to provide a holistic picture of the temporal and spatial evolution of Confucianism. Based on the five Confucian constants of humanity, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness, this study hermeneutically develops …

  • The Asian Paradigm in Hospitality and Tourism

    Open AccessKaye Chon, Eunhye Park et al.ARTICLEJournal of Hospitality & Tourism…2020

    The emergence of Asian countries, powered by economic growth, has set the stage for Asia’s tourist destinations and hospitality companies to stand out in the global sphere. This study contemplates the shifting center of modern hospitality and tourism gravity toward Asia by implementing the three pillars of capital theory: economic, cultural, and social. The concept of the Asian paradigm was revisited to demonstrate the unique service provision an…

  • Hospitality in Asia: A New Paradigm

    Kaye ChonBOOKHospitality in Asia2019

    In a rapidly advancing era, a fresh look at the concept of hospitality from socio-cultural perspectives is needed. This book proposes that a new paradigm in hospitality has been developed in Asia due to its unique culture, social values and traditions. Based on Kaye Chon’s extensive field research and experience teaching in hospitality over three decades, this book provides a historical review of the hospitality industry. In order to continue the…

  • Changing proxies for evaluating research performance: What matters to university programme heads

    Vincent Wing Sun Tung, Robin Law et al.ARTICLETourism Recreation Research2018References: 36

    The tourism and hospitality research and publishing landscape have faced radical changes over the last decade. As a result, there have been calls for more holistic approaches for evaluating an academic’s research performance. Yet, updated research on the perceptions of what constitutes ‘good’ research performance remain under-studied. To address this gap, the objective of this study is to examine how current university programme heads in tourism …

  • Years of Tourism Research in Asia Pacific: 1996 To 2015

    Kaye ChonARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism…2016

  • Educational philosophy: Grounding the tourism curriculum

    Open AccessHera Oktadiana, Kaye ChonARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2016References: 5

  • Asia Pacific Tourism Trends: Is the Future Ours to See

    Denis Tolkach, Kaye Chon et al.ARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism…2015Cited by: 6References: 19

    This paper explores current and emerging tourism trends in the Asia Pacific region via content analysis of industry publications and subsequent review of related academic literature. Experience economy and activity-oriented travel lead the development of the sector in the region and impact other trends. Economic growth, favourable political environment and improved infrastructure have sustained continual growth in visitor numbers from long-haul a…

  • Recent Development of Research Affecting Tourism in Asia Pacific

    Kaye ChonARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism…2015

    This special issue of APJTR covers a diverse range of research affecting tourism development in Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region, while it is a late starter of tourism, has seen a remarkable growth in recent years. In 1980s, total number of tourist arrivals for the entire Asia Pacific, which covers the geographical regions from Japan to Iran and fromMongolia to Australia and New Zealand, was less than 30 million. The number has grown to 263 …

  • Convention Tourism: International Research and Industry Perspectives

    Kaye Sung Chon, Kaye Chon et al.BOOKConvention Tourism2014

  • Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Asia and the Pacific

    Bruce Prideaux, Dallen Timothy et al.BOOKCultural and Heritage Tourism in…2013

    [Extract] Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Asia and the Pacific is the result of lengthy discussions between the editors and colleagues in many countries and is based partially on a double special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. The call for papers for the special issue generated such a large response in submissions that two issues of the Journal (Vol. 9(3), Heritage in the Asia Pacific and Vol. 9(4), Cultural Tourism in th…

  • Measuring employees’ assimilation-specific adjustment

    Open AccessZibin Song, Prakash K Chathoth et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2012References: 38

  • Empire and Romance: Movie-Induced Tourism and the Case of the Sissi Movies

    Mike Peters, Markus Schuckert et al.ARTICLETourism Recreation Research2011References: 29

    Recent literature discusses movies and television as determinants of destinations' image formation influencing tourists' travel decisions. However, there still exists a lack of knowledge regarding the details of such screen-related influences on travel behaviour. This study attempts to shed light on these screen-related aspects and their role in influencing travel decisions and travel behaviour at the destination. In particular, it examines the r…

  • Recovery of Tourism Demand in Hong Kong From the Global Financial and Economic Crisis: 从全球金融经济危机中复苏:访港旅游需求预测

    Kaye Chon, Gang Li et al.ARTICLEJournal of China Tourism Research2010Cited by: 4References: 1

    This study aims to predict the recovery of the Hong Kong tourism industry from the current global financial and economic crisis. Based on the latest statistics available, this study provides updated forecasts of tourist arrivals to Hong Kong from 10 key source markets over the period 2010-2015. The forecasts include annual and quarterly forecasts of tourist arrivals and the market shares of the source markets concerned. An econometric method is u…

  • Managerial Responsibility, Environmental Practice, and Response Sets in a Sample of Chinese Hotel Managers: 经营责任、环保实践及反应定势—以中国酒店经理为例

    Huimin Gu, Chris Ryan et al.ARTICLEJournal of China Tourism Research2009Cited by: 2References: 5

    This article reports the results of attempting to reconcile the findings of clusters derived from Chinese hotel managers' scores on the New Environmental Paradigm with understandings of managerial responsibility and reported hotel environmental practices. Though initial results seemed consistent, closer examination revealed problems relating to possible response sets to the questionnaire items. Given a society where “face” is considered important…

  • Evaluating research performance in tourism and hospitality: The perspective of university program heads

    Open AccessRobin Law, Rob Law et al.ARTICLETourism Management2007Cited by: 10References: 35

  • Effects of Korean television dramas on the flow of Japanese tourists

    Open AccessSung‐su Kim, Samuel Seongseop Kim et al.ARTICLETourism Management2007Cited by: 58References: 2

  • Bayesian models for tourism demand forecasting

    Open AccessKevin K F Wong, Kevin Wong et al.ARTICLETourism Management2006Cited by: 19References: 31

  • Antecedents of revisit intention

    Open AccessSeoho Um, Kaye Chon et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2006Cited by: 41References: 26

  • Discovering the Potentials of Domestic Tourism in Southeast Asia from the Perspectives of Regional Demography

    Miguela M Mena, Kaye Chon et al.ARTICLETourism Recreation Research2004References: 21

    In response to declining international arrivals, Southeast Asia focused its attention on developing and promoting domestic tourism. In recent years, changing travel patterns have emerged in the region as its people start to enjoy economic affluence and hence, domestic tourism has developed dramatically. In view of this emerging trend in the region, this paper examines the region's demography to discover the potential demand for domestic tourism a…

  • The Over-Reaction to Sars and the Collapse of Asian Tourism

    Open AccessBob Mckercher, Kaye ChonARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2004Cited by: 25