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Fang Xie
Bio: Fang Xie is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Beijing & Social network analysis (criminology). The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 81 citations.
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01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper used content analysis and social network analysis methods to examine 500 online trip diaries and analyze overseas tourist movement patterns in Beijing during the Olympics, finding that tourists were most interested in famous traditional attractions, and their movements were focused in the central city area of Beijing.
Abstract: The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games had a great impact on the tourism industry in Beijing, especially on tourism flows and movements. This study used content analysis and social network analysis methods to examine 500 online trip diaries and analyze overseas tourist movement patterns in Beijing during the Olympics. The result revealed that overseas tourists were most interested in famous traditional attractions, and their movements were focused in the central city area of Beijing. The study identified the diversity of tourist attractions and the expansion of main visiting areas as the two main changes during the Olympics. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the application of social network analysis (SNA) in tourism related contexts is discussed, although a cohesive and relevant group of authors is currently applying it, and the articles that apply SNA research methods, published in tourism and hospitality journals and the network of citations between their authors are all analyzed.
Abstract: Elements such as tourists, service-oriented organizations, tourism resources, destinations and public institutions all have a role in tourism activity. If we are to understand the world of tourism, we need to examine the ties between these elements. Social network analysis (SNA) provides tourism research with a set of methods and tools that allow us to comprehend the patterns and the structures of these ties. The objective of this work is to establish how SNA is being applied to tourism, to describe its principal elements and to inquire into its potential in the development of tourism research. To do so, the articles that apply SNA research methods, published in tourism and hospitality journals, and the network of citations between their authors are all analysed. It was found that the application of SNA in tourism-related contexts is rare and very recent, although a cohesive and relevant group of authors is currently applying it. An exciting opportunity for tourism research becomes apparent with the use o...
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper applied the Quadratic Assignment Procedure (QAP) to test the relationships between region proximity, grade proximity and tenure proximity, and the attraction network determined by tourists' free choice movements.
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TL;DR: While network analysis is a major methodological approach in many disciplines of the social and natural sciences, it has only recently come into the focus of sport researchers as mentioned in this paper, which is a very interesting area of research.
Abstract: While network analysis is a major methodological approach in many disciplines of the social and natural sciences, it has only recently come into the focus of sport researchers. This article assesse...
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TL;DR: A research agenda for networking for sustainable tourism research based on a collaborative workshop of international tourism academics and researchers and an extensive review of the relevant literature is proposed in this paper. But the agenda does not consider the economic, environmental and social objectives in sustainable tourism.
Abstract: This paper proposes a research agenda for networking for sustainable tourism research based on a collaborative workshop of international tourism academics and researchers and an extensive review of the relevant literature. Each year, Building Excellence in Sustainable Tourism – an Education Network (BEST EN) holds a Think Tank on a topical issue in sustainable tourism education. One aim of the Think Tank is to develop a relevant research agenda that draws on the collective knowledge of participants and acknowledges the interdependent economic, environmental and social objectives in sustainable tourism. Six main areas were identified as important for a research agenda on networking for sustainable tourism and its implementation: theory, methodology and conceptual issues; actors, culture and power; lifecycle, evolution and dynamics of networks; knowledge transfer; macro-perspectives and strategic action, vision, innovation and management of networks. This paper presents and discusses these research themes i...
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a novel research framework for the spatio-temporal distribution and changes of inbound tourism flow by, first, using R-HDBSCAN clustering algorithm to extract tourism area of interest (AOI), second, by utilizing several key indicators adopted from the complex network theory literature to study the structure of tourism flow with a case study example from Shanghai, China.
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