Chinese tourism in Spain: an analysis of the tourism product, attractions and itineraries offered by chinese travel agencies

ABSTRACT: Analysis of the characteristics of tourism in China, and the evolution of Spain as an international destination, illustrates the importance of understanding Chinese outbound tourism and its implications for the Spanish tourism industry. The results of the paper present the characteristics...

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Autor: Lojo, Aureli
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Murcia
Repositório:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/49856
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.6018/turismo.37.256231
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/49856
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Chinese tourism
Tourism product
Turismo chino
Producto turístico
338 - Situación económica. Política económica. Gestión, control y planificación de la economía. Producción. Servicios. Turismo. Precios
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Resumo:ABSTRACT: Analysis of the characteristics of tourism in China, and the evolution of Spain as an international destination, illustrates the importance of understanding Chinese outbound tourism and its implications for the Spanish tourism industry. The results of the paper present the characteristics of the tourism product offered by Chinese travel agencies. The study also indicates the itineraries, the main destinations within Spain and the distinctive elements of Spain that are valued by the tour operators. The purposes of this study are (1) to identify the patterns of the tourist groups from China to Spain and (2) to understand the characteristics of the tour packages offered by Chinese travel agencies.