The Journal for Information Professionals
Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (APJIS), a Scopus and ABDC indexed journal, is a
flagship journal of the information systems (IS) field in the Asia Pacific region.
ISSN 2288-5404 (Print) / ISSN 2288-6818 (Online)
Editor : Seung Hyun Kim
Current Issue
Date | September 2019 |
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Vol. No. | Vol. 29 No. 3 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.14329/apjis.2019.29.3.448 |
Page | 448~467 |
Title | Exploring the Movements of Chinese Free Independent Travelers in the U.S.: A Social Network Analysis Approach |
Author | Lin Li, Yoonjae Nam, Sung-Byung Yang |
Keyword | Free Independent Traveler, Tourist Destination Movement, Place to Visit, Smart Service, Smart Tourism, Social Network Analysis |
Abstract | In a new age of smart tourism, free independent travelers (FITs) choose their travel routes in a more diversified and less predictable way with the aid of smart services. This paper focuses on the movements of Chinese outbound FITs in the U.S. in the year of 2018. 110 places to visit (destinations) extracted from 122 travel routes recommendations on Qyer.com, a major online travel community in China, are analyzed with social network analysis (SNA). Based on the results of SNA, employing degree centrality, eigenvector centrality, betweenness centrality, network visualization, and cluster diagram methods, some preferred cities and natural attractions outside city centers (i.e., New York City (NYC), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Niagara Falls) are identified. Moreover, it is found that NYC in the East and Los Angeles in the West play a major role in the movements of Chinese FITs. This study contributes to the body of knowledge on tourist destination movements and provides valuable implications for smart service development in the tourism and hospitality industry. |
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