Chinese Individualist Travels in Taiwan: Must Go VS. Want to Go

Cheng-Hsi Fang

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Chinese Individualist Travels in Taiwan: Must Go VS. Want to Go

Cheng-Hsi Fang

Published in American Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 12 October 2017 Accepted: 1 November 2017 Published: 18 December 2017

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This study examined the relationship between tourist attractions in Taiwan among backpackers from Mainland China. In particular, we collected itineraries shared online by backpackers. The collected data were analyzed using content analysis and SNA. Comparison of where they want to go and where they actually go reveals interesting insights that are helpful in order to examine preference and the decision-making process of Mainland Chinese backpackers. These results can assist tourism practitioners and policy makers to better understand the perception of Taiwan among Chinese backpackers. Managerial implications will be discussed.

Published in	American Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajdmkd.20170204.13
Page(s)	109-113
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Keywords

Backpacking, Tourist Experiences, Blogs, Self-Serve Travel, Individual Tour, Social Network Analysis

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Department of Marketing and Distribution, Chien Hsin University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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