Understanding the smartphone usage of Chinese outbound tourists in their shopping practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21699896 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haipeng Jin (0000-0002-9565-6103, Southeast University, corresponding author), Wenjie Cai (0000-0002-1505-7240, University of Greenwich) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 2955-2968 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Tourism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-3500 • E-ISSN: 1747-7603 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13683500.2021.2014421 |
| OpenAlex | W4200568119 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 49 |
Chinese outbound tourist shopping was a prominent phenomenon in many destinations worldwide before the COVID-19 pandemic, but smartphone usage in it had rarely been addressed. This study draws upon social practice theory and the theory of affordances to examine how Chinese tourists use smartphones during their shopping process in Australia. Based on a combination of participant observations and semi-structured interviews, the study argues that Chinese outbound tourists use smartphones not only to improve their shopping competences but also to regulate the meaning making of their shopping practices. Further, these links are made through the actualized affordances of smartphones including, among others, looking for products based on stored images, accessing product information in Chinese, and communicating with others at home on shopping for them. This study unravels the entanglement of smartphones, Chinese outbound tourists and their shopping practices, and provides directions for maximizing the value of smartphones in shopping-related tourism management and marketing, especially to the Chinese market
Advertising · Affordance · Business · Destinations · Geography · Tourism · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Psychology · Marketing
Affiliate Members Global Report, Volume 1 - Technology in Tourism
Sense of Place, Fast and Slow
Profiling and evaluating Chinese consumers regarding post-Covid-19 travel
Unraveling The Mechanisms Behind Chinese Outbound Tourist Shopping
The Dynamics of Social Practice
Smartphone Use in Everyday Life and Travel
The Role of Smartphones in Mediating the Touristic Experience
Doing Ethnographic and Observational Research
Consumer behaviour in tourism
Two-way street
Understanding the Shopping Motivation of Mainland Chinese Tourists in Hong Kong
Assessing mainland Chinese visitors' satisfaction with shopping in Taiwan
Behind Buying
Souvenir shopping experiences
Mobile technology and the tourist experience
How locus of control shapes intention to reuse mobile apps for making hotel reservations
Backpackers’ perceived risks towards smartphone usage and risk reduction strategies
Adapting to the mobile world
Affordances and the Body
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Toward a Theory of Social Practices
Bodies, Technologies and Action Possibilities
Attachment to and Detachment from Favorite Stores
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |