The Hospitality and Tourism Industry in China: New Growth, Trends, and Developments

ISBN-13: 9781774631447 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 382 str.

Jinlin Zhao

Opis

This new volume is an insightful look into the great changes in the hospitality and tourism industry in China in recent years. The steady growth of GDP in China, the increasing middle-income population, life style changes of the Chinese people, and fast infrastructure development (speed trains, airports, highways, and seaports, linking many mega

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Recenzje

“For anyone interested in China tourism, this book is a ‘must read’ as it provides an updated and excellent exposition of the Chinese hospitality and tourism industry with a focus on development of its various sectors—past, present, and future.”
—Professor John Ap, Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao

Spis treści

Budget Hotels in China: Recent Development, Changes, and Challenges. Co-Creating Value with Chinese Hotel Owners: Based on Governance Mechanism Theory. Development of International Brand Hotels on Hainan Island. The Expansions of Chinese Companies in the Foreign Hospitality Industry. Chinese Hotel Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). New Developments of the Chinese Restaurant Industry. E-Tourism Evolutionary Effect: Studying E-Tourism in China. The Development and Change of the Cruise Industry in China over the Decade (2006–2016). Profile and Trend of the Exhibition Industry in China. Tourism Higher Education in China: Profile and Issues. Leisure Agriculture and Rural Tourism Development in China (2006–2016). A Review of Studies on China Tourism Destination Competitiveness During the Past Decade.

O autorze

Jinlin Zhao, PhD, is a Professor, Director of Graduate Program, and Director of Asia and Pacific Development at the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, USA. He has been a visiting professor at several universities, such as Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Macao City University, and Jinan University. In 2015, he was named “Municipal International Scholar” by the Shanghai Education Commission at the Shanghai Institute of Tourism. He was named a “Fulbright Specialist” by the Fulbright Foundation, USA, and was invited to teach at Northern University of Denmark in 2016. He was co-editor of several books, including Handbook of Hospitality Strategic Management and Tourism Destination Management: Principles and Practice. He has published many articles and book chapters and has given more than 70 presentations at international hospitality conferences.