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dc.contributor.authorCheng, Mingming
dc.contributor.authorWong, I.
dc.contributor.authorWearing, S.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T04:16:37Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T04:16:37Z
dc.date.created2019-02-19T03:58:07Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationCheng, M. and Wong, I. and Wearing, S. and McDonald, M. 2017. Ecotourism social media initiatives in China. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 25 (3): pp. 416-432.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74338
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09669582.2016.1214141
dc.description.abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social media by ecotourism management agencies and how this potentially changes the relationship between the ecotourist and the natural environment. It examines the meaning of ecotourism and the way that social media shapes visitor perceptions and meaning through an examination of the content of 775 Sina microblog postings from five leading ecotourism site management agencies in China. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the social media postings, a series of semi-structured interviews was also conducted with followers and management agencies. The findings provide an enhanced understanding of ecotourism marketing and its impacts on the ecotourist while also creating a framework for the use of social media to market ecotourism. The framework outlines the importance of the meanings associated with this form of communication through its promotional appeal to tourists and the outcomes for both the ecotourist and site management.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.titleEcotourism social media initiatives in China
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume25
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage416
dcterms.source.endPage432
dcterms.source.issn0966-9582
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Sustainable Tourism
curtin.departmentSchool of Marketing
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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