Wantanee Suntikul
Biographic Data
| ID | 574374 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wantanee Suntikul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wantanee |
| FAMILY NAME | Suntikul |
| SIGNATURE | SUNTIKUL W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3834-850X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The experiences of nomadic sex worker tourists
Practices of sex tourism are more diverse than the stereotype of 'foreign man pays local woman for sex while on holiday abroad'. There has been little research into sex workers who travel to countries with visa-free policies to provide sex services to other tourists or locals at these destinations. The research explores the experiences of these nomadic sex workers. Twenty in-depth interviews conducted in Hong Kong captured data on their motivatio…
Tourism development induced social change
This study reconceptualizes social changes induced by tourism development, where tourism has turned the former Portuguese enclave, Macao, into one of the richest economies in the world. Adopting a constructivist approach, key social issues were identified by collecting related articles from three local news outlets, followed by in-depth interviews with thirty-seven residents of different social strata. Based on the interviewees' detailed articula…
Social identity positively impacts sustainable behaviors of backpackers
While backpacker social identity remains an important theme among tourism researchers, its influence on sustainable behaviors has received limited attention. We examine the impact of backpacker social identity on sustainable behavior based on both a structural modeling approach and regression analysis. A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in Ghana, West Africa. Supporting seven out of eight hypotheses ba…
In Memoriam of Professor Keith Hollinshead
Introduction to Volume 21, Issue 2
Determining the attributes of gastronomic tourism experience: Applying impact‐range performance and asymmetry analyses
Cooking classes are a good example of third‐generation gastronomic tourism experiences. It is important to determine which cooking class experience attributes are important to participants and assess the performance of these experiences. We assess the importance and performance of cooking class experiences and their impact on overall satisfaction. We first apply the conventional importance‐performance analysis approach, critically assessing the s…
Co-creation of value for cultural festivals: Behind the scenes in Macau
In their capacity as performative cultural assets located in destinations, festivals offer visitors potentially convivial and memorable experiences. Though previous studies have examined the psychologies of festival attendees, few have considered the perspective of festival stakeholders towards the co-creation of cultural value. The present study examines the case of a traditional festival that epitomises intangible cultural heritage – the Feast …
Understanding culinary tourist motivation, experience, satisfaction, and loyalty using a structural approach
Research on culinary tourism lacks an empirical examination of the relationship between motivation, experience, satisfaction, and loyalty. Drawing on the extant literature, this paper examines the relationships between antecedents and outcomes of culinary tourist participation in cooking classes using a structural equation modelling approach. Based on a convenience sample of 300 international tourists at cooking schools in Chiang Mai, Thailand, t…
Factors that Influence Chinese Outbound Tourists’ Intention to Consume Local Food
Food consumption is an essential activity for tourists. Food can be used for destination marketing to attract travellers, and is one of the main purposes of travel for Chinese tourists. This study investigates the factors that motivate Chinese tourists’ intention to consume local food during their travels. Using a quantitative study of 308 mainland Chinese tourists to Hong Kong, we find that these tourists value local and traditional food experie…
Encountering begpackers
‘Begpacking’ refers to the practice of tourists begging, busking or selling trinkets at their travel destinations to finance their travel. Instances of begpacking have recently caused condemnation in mainstream and social media, fuelled by the perception that begpackers come from the rich Western world to take advantage of host communities in Asia. We undertake exploratory research of this phenomenon via qualitative research with begpackers in si…
Cool Japan’: Anime, soft power and Hong Kong generation Y travel to Japan
The ‘Cool Japan’ strategy was launched in 2012 as a ‘soft-power’ initiative to promote the unique culture of Japan. Tourism motivated by Japanese animation, or anime, plays an important role in this campaign. While this aspect of Japanese popular culture has been a particular element of attraction, especially for youth travelers, little is known empirically about the degree to which it actually motivates desire to travel to Japan. This paper exam…
Tourism and Political Change
Nostalgia-motivated Thai domestic tourism at Amphawa, Thailand
Amphawa is the site of a large floating market dating from the eighteenth century. After three decades of dormancy, Amphawa has experienced a revival of tourism development since 2004, and has become a popular weekend destination and a site in an emerging trend of nostalgia-motivated tourism among Thai domestic travellers. Based on interviews with 33 domestic Thai tourists, the paper discusses the role of nostalgia as a motivating factor for Thai…
An Exploratory Study of Chinese Tourists on Kenya Safari Tours
In 2012, over 40,000 Chinese tourists visited Kenya. Owing to the close cooperative relationship between Kenya and China and the improvement of accessibility, the total number of Chinese visitors is expected to exceed 100,000 by 2016. This paper investigates the profile of Chinese tourists participating in safari tours in Kenya in order to understand who they are, their motivations for going on safaris, their perceptions of the safari experience,…
The co-creation/place attachment nexus
Local Perspectives on the Impact of Tourism on Religious Festivals in Bhutan
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is known to embrace Gross National Happiness rather than Gross National Product as the measure of its people's well-being. Happiness, spirituality and cultural authenticity are prominent factors in Bhutan's tourism image, and these attributes are most clearly exhibited in the traditional festivals that are among the most popular attractions for many foreign tourists. This paper introduces the cultural practice of re…
Heritage and tourism: Place, encounter, engagement
Contestation and negotiation of heritage conservation in Luang Prabang, Laos
Commercializing Hospitality: A New Concept for Residents of Viengxay, Laos
Recently, small numbers of independent tourists and small groups have begun to visit the remote and poor region of Viengxay in northern Laos. This article is based on focus-group interviews and on-site observation in thirteen villages in Viengxay, intended to explore the perceptions and expectations of locals regarding their roles as hosts in this emerging tourism context. It discusses the ways in which locals are developing attitudes and practic…
Pro-poor Tourism Development in Viengxay, Laos: Current State and Future Prospects
Since the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) first opened its doors to foreign tourists in the early 1990s, the number of tourists to the country has increased significantly. However, the Lao PDR remains one of the poorest countries in the world and tourism is seen by the Laotian government and by NGOs active in the country as a tool to alleviate poverty. Nonetheless, the Laotian government has until now lacked the financial means and kno…
A Periodization of the Development of Vietnam's Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy
This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam, since the inauguration of the open door policy within the reform programme of doi moi, can be divided into five periods. This periodization is based on a study and analysis of the evolving roles of accommodation-providers in Vietnam tourism and the shifting patterns of state-owned enterprises, foreign direct investment and private businesses/small and medium-…
The co-creation/place attachment nexus
Contestation and negotiation of heritage conservation in Luang Prabang, Laos
Local Perspectives on the Impact of Tourism on Religious Festivals in Bhutan
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is known to embrace Gross National Happiness rather than Gross National Product as the measure of its people's well-being. Happiness, spirituality and cultural authenticity are prominent factors in Bhutan's tourism image, and these attributes are most clearly exhibited in the traditional festivals that are among the most popular attractions for many foreign tourists. This paper introduces the cultural practice of re…
Social identity positively impacts sustainable behaviors of backpackers
While backpacker social identity remains an important theme among tourism researchers, its influence on sustainable behaviors has received limited attention. We examine the impact of backpacker social identity on sustainable behavior based on both a structural modeling approach and regression analysis. A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in Ghana, West Africa. Supporting seven out of eight hypotheses ba…
A Periodization of the Development of Vietnam's Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy
This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam, since the inauguration of the open door policy within the reform programme of doi moi, can be divided into five periods. This periodization is based on a study and analysis of the evolving roles of accommodation-providers in Vietnam tourism and the shifting patterns of state-owned enterprises, foreign direct investment and private businesses/small and medium-…
Cool Japan’: Anime, soft power and Hong Kong generation Y travel to Japan
The ‘Cool Japan’ strategy was launched in 2012 as a ‘soft-power’ initiative to promote the unique culture of Japan. Tourism motivated by Japanese animation, or anime, plays an important role in this campaign. While this aspect of Japanese popular culture has been a particular element of attraction, especially for youth travelers, little is known empirically about the degree to which it actually motivates desire to travel to Japan. This paper exam…
Nostalgia-motivated Thai domestic tourism at Amphawa, Thailand
Amphawa is the site of a large floating market dating from the eighteenth century. After three decades of dormancy, Amphawa has experienced a revival of tourism development since 2004, and has become a popular weekend destination and a site in an emerging trend of nostalgia-motivated tourism among Thai domestic travellers. Based on interviews with 33 domestic Thai tourists, the paper discusses the role of nostalgia as a motivating factor for Thai…
An Exploratory Study of Chinese Tourists on Kenya Safari Tours
In 2012, over 40,000 Chinese tourists visited Kenya. Owing to the close cooperative relationship between Kenya and China and the improvement of accessibility, the total number of Chinese visitors is expected to exceed 100,000 by 2016. This paper investigates the profile of Chinese tourists participating in safari tours in Kenya in order to understand who they are, their motivations for going on safaris, their perceptions of the safari experience,…
Heritage and tourism: Place, encounter, engagement
Pro-poor Tourism Development in Viengxay, Laos: Current State and Future Prospects
Since the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) first opened its doors to foreign tourists in the early 1990s, the number of tourists to the country has increased significantly. However, the Lao PDR remains one of the poorest countries in the world and tourism is seen by the Laotian government and by NGOs active in the country as a tool to alleviate poverty. Nonetheless, the Laotian government has until now lacked the financial means and kno…
Co-creation of value for cultural festivals: Behind the scenes in Macau
In their capacity as performative cultural assets located in destinations, festivals offer visitors potentially convivial and memorable experiences. Though previous studies have examined the psychologies of festival attendees, few have considered the perspective of festival stakeholders towards the co-creation of cultural value. The present study examines the case of a traditional festival that epitomises intangible cultural heritage – the Feast …
Factors that Influence Chinese Outbound Tourists’ Intention to Consume Local Food
Food consumption is an essential activity for tourists. Food can be used for destination marketing to attract travellers, and is one of the main purposes of travel for Chinese tourists. This study investigates the factors that motivate Chinese tourists’ intention to consume local food during their travels. Using a quantitative study of 308 mainland Chinese tourists to Hong Kong, we find that these tourists value local and traditional food experie…
Encountering begpackers
‘Begpacking’ refers to the practice of tourists begging, busking or selling trinkets at their travel destinations to finance their travel. Instances of begpacking have recently caused condemnation in mainstream and social media, fuelled by the perception that begpackers come from the rich Western world to take advantage of host communities in Asia. We undertake exploratory research of this phenomenon via qualitative research with begpackers in si…
The experiences of nomadic sex worker tourists
Practices of sex tourism are more diverse than the stereotype of 'foreign man pays local woman for sex while on holiday abroad'. There has been little research into sex workers who travel to countries with visa-free policies to provide sex services to other tourists or locals at these destinations. The research explores the experiences of these nomadic sex workers. Twenty in-depth interviews conducted in Hong Kong captured data on their motivatio…
Tourism development induced social change
This study reconceptualizes social changes induced by tourism development, where tourism has turned the former Portuguese enclave, Macao, into one of the richest economies in the world. Adopting a constructivist approach, key social issues were identified by collecting related articles from three local news outlets, followed by in-depth interviews with thirty-seven residents of different social strata. Based on the interviewees' detailed articula…
Tourism and Political Change
A Periodization of the Development of Vietnam's Tourism Accommodation since the Open Door Policy
This paper proposes that the development of the tourism accommodation sector in Vietnam, since the inauguration of the open door policy within the reform programme of doi moi, can be divided into five periods. This periodization is based on a study and analysis of the evolving roles of accommodation-providers in Vietnam tourism and the shifting patterns of state-owned enterprises, foreign direct investment and private businesses/small and medium-…
Pro-poor Tourism Development in Viengxay, Laos: Current State and Future Prospects
Since the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) first opened its doors to foreign tourists in the early 1990s, the number of tourists to the country has increased significantly. However, the Lao PDR remains one of the poorest countries in the world and tourism is seen by the Laotian government and by NGOs active in the country as a tool to alleviate poverty. Nonetheless, the Laotian government has until now lacked the financial means and kno…
Commercializing Hospitality: A New Concept for Residents of Viengxay, Laos
Recently, small numbers of independent tourists and small groups have begun to visit the remote and poor region of Viengxay in northern Laos. This article is based on focus-group interviews and on-site observation in thirteen villages in Viengxay, intended to explore the perceptions and expectations of locals regarding their roles as hosts in this emerging tourism context. It discusses the ways in which locals are developing attitudes and practic…
Heritage and tourism: Place, encounter, engagement
Contestation and negotiation of heritage conservation in Luang Prabang, Laos
Local Perspectives on the Impact of Tourism on Religious Festivals in Bhutan
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is known to embrace Gross National Happiness rather than Gross National Product as the measure of its people's well-being. Happiness, spirituality and cultural authenticity are prominent factors in Bhutan's tourism image, and these attributes are most clearly exhibited in the traditional festivals that are among the most popular attractions for many foreign tourists. This paper introduces the cultural practice of re…
An Exploratory Study of Chinese Tourists on Kenya Safari Tours
In 2012, over 40,000 Chinese tourists visited Kenya. Owing to the close cooperative relationship between Kenya and China and the improvement of accessibility, the total number of Chinese visitors is expected to exceed 100,000 by 2016. This paper investigates the profile of Chinese tourists participating in safari tours in Kenya in order to understand who they are, their motivations for going on safaris, their perceptions of the safari experience,…
The co-creation/place attachment nexus
Tourism and Political Change
Nostalgia-motivated Thai domestic tourism at Amphawa, Thailand
Amphawa is the site of a large floating market dating from the eighteenth century. After three decades of dormancy, Amphawa has experienced a revival of tourism development since 2004, and has become a popular weekend destination and a site in an emerging trend of nostalgia-motivated tourism among Thai domestic travellers. Based on interviews with 33 domestic Thai tourists, the paper discusses the role of nostalgia as a motivating factor for Thai…
Cool Japan’: Anime, soft power and Hong Kong generation Y travel to Japan
The ‘Cool Japan’ strategy was launched in 2012 as a ‘soft-power’ initiative to promote the unique culture of Japan. Tourism motivated by Japanese animation, or anime, plays an important role in this campaign. While this aspect of Japanese popular culture has been a particular element of attraction, especially for youth travelers, little is known empirically about the degree to which it actually motivates desire to travel to Japan. This paper exam…
Understanding culinary tourist motivation, experience, satisfaction, and loyalty using a structural approach
Research on culinary tourism lacks an empirical examination of the relationship between motivation, experience, satisfaction, and loyalty. Drawing on the extant literature, this paper examines the relationships between antecedents and outcomes of culinary tourist participation in cooking classes using a structural equation modelling approach. Based on a convenience sample of 300 international tourists at cooking schools in Chiang Mai, Thailand, t…
Factors that Influence Chinese Outbound Tourists’ Intention to Consume Local Food
Food consumption is an essential activity for tourists. Food can be used for destination marketing to attract travellers, and is one of the main purposes of travel for Chinese tourists. This study investigates the factors that motivate Chinese tourists’ intention to consume local food during their travels. Using a quantitative study of 308 mainland Chinese tourists to Hong Kong, we find that these tourists value local and traditional food experie…
Encountering begpackers
‘Begpacking’ refers to the practice of tourists begging, busking or selling trinkets at their travel destinations to finance their travel. Instances of begpacking have recently caused condemnation in mainstream and social media, fuelled by the perception that begpackers come from the rich Western world to take advantage of host communities in Asia. We undertake exploratory research of this phenomenon via qualitative research with begpackers in si…
Determining the attributes of gastronomic tourism experience: Applying impact‐range performance and asymmetry analyses
Cooking classes are a good example of third‐generation gastronomic tourism experiences. It is important to determine which cooking class experience attributes are important to participants and assess the performance of these experiences. We assess the importance and performance of cooking class experiences and their impact on overall satisfaction. We first apply the conventional importance‐performance analysis approach, critically assessing the s…
Co-creation of value for cultural festivals: Behind the scenes in Macau
In their capacity as performative cultural assets located in destinations, festivals offer visitors potentially convivial and memorable experiences. Though previous studies have examined the psychologies of festival attendees, few have considered the perspective of festival stakeholders towards the co-creation of cultural value. The present study examines the case of a traditional festival that epitomises intangible cultural heritage – the Feast …
Introduction to Volume 21, Issue 2
In Memoriam of Professor Keith Hollinshead
Tourism development induced social change
This study reconceptualizes social changes induced by tourism development, where tourism has turned the former Portuguese enclave, Macao, into one of the richest economies in the world. Adopting a constructivist approach, key social issues were identified by collecting related articles from three local news outlets, followed by in-depth interviews with thirty-seven residents of different social strata. Based on the interviewees' detailed articula…
Social identity positively impacts sustainable behaviors of backpackers
While backpacker social identity remains an important theme among tourism researchers, its influence on sustainable behaviors has received limited attention. We examine the impact of backpacker social identity on sustainable behavior based on both a structural modeling approach and regression analysis. A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in Ghana, West Africa. Supporting seven out of eight hypotheses ba…
The experiences of nomadic sex worker tourists
Practices of sex tourism are more diverse than the stereotype of 'foreign man pays local woman for sex while on holiday abroad'. There has been little research into sex workers who travel to countries with visa-free policies to provide sex services to other tourists or locals at these destinations. The research explores the experiences of these nomadic sex workers. Twenty in-depth interviews conducted in Hong Kong captured data on their motivatio…
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