Journal of China Tourism Research (JCTR)

JCTR is a peer-reviewed and official journal of IACTS | Editor-in-Chief: @haiyan_song | Managing Editor: @honggen_xiao | Social Media Editor: @WangRuoyuan

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Can tourism transform not just our actions, but our way of being?
New research integrates Eastern philosophy to reframe sustainability as a journey of inner transformation, harmony, and ethical living

#SustainableTourism #TourismResearch

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https://t.co/L38oLZmeJH

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Does more digital creativity always mean more tourism? Not necessarily. New research from China’s Yangtze River Delta reveals that the tourism benefits of digital creative industries are nonlinear and vary across markets and places.

Full Paper:
https://t.co/voyVTqjYMW

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What do we know about tourism emissions—and what comes next?

Based on 14,627 publications from WoS and CNKI, our latest publication identifies five major research themes and future directions for low-carbon tourism.

Full Paper:
https://t.co/Y0ZvzTzKZV

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Our latest publication investigates travel live streamers who strategically blur their professional identities to orchestrate hybrid digital performances.

Full Paper:
https://t.co/7S3P8YDiPv

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Call for Papers | Special Issue in Journal of China Tourism Research：Reimagining China’s Inbound Tourism: Policy Innovations, Digital Landscapes, and Contemporary Experiences

Extended abstract deadline: 31 August 2026
Full manuscript deadline: 28 February 2027

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Our latest publication by Chuyun Han, Michael Lin & Juan Tang adapt the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework to assess ethnic tourism enterprises’ practices and community impacts

Full Paper:
https://t.co/rowEtQMjdb

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Based on environmental load theory, our latest publication examines how lighting intensity and pedestrian density influence women’s perceived safety in nighttime tourism.

Full paper:
https://t.co/d7ishKxZYn

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Our latest publication by Kai Gu &Philip Xie seeks to demonstrate how the fringe belt concept can be applied to analyze a city’s spatial structure and, in turn, inform urban tourism strategies.

Full Paper:
https://t.co/r3sBAv4XmI

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Our latest publication by Tuyen Tran advances an alternative epistemological foundation for tourism grounded in the Book of Changes, an Eastern philosophical system centered on patterned transformation.

Full Paper:
https://t.co/kMsAm8Z3Jq

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Our latest publication develops a multidimensional Human-Robot Interaction in Service Delivery (HRISD) framework, examining how robots’ technological features and customer characteristics influence customer perceptions and behavioral intentions
Full Paper:
https://t.co/e4PphwNfLL

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Special issue call New Technologies Reshaping Tourist Experiences in China

Extended abstract: 30. June 2026
Full Paper: 31. Dec 2026

Submit your extended abstract to Guest Editors: [email protected], [email protected] (2-A4 pages including references).

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Our latest publication explores how Western travel vloggers portray their experiences of China in post-pandemic #ChinaTravel videos, focusing on nature and infrastructure, exemplified by the giant panda and high-speed rail.

Full Paper:
https://t.co/gNwY5tSclt

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Our latest publication examines the migration motivations, mobility patterns, and business performance of tourism entrepreneur migrants (TEMs) and their impact on quality of life (QoL)

Open Access:
https://t.co/Ksgue9Qc3Y

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Guided by an expanded push-pull framework, our latest publication by Ying Zhao & Deniz Kucukusta examines the relationship between motivation and product in this context through semi-structured interviews with 52 Chinese families.

Open Access:
https://t.co/PFuNi4Rx8J

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Happy Chinese New Year 2026 – Year of the Horse 🐎

The Journal of China Tourism Research wishes our global academic community a year of energy, insight, and continued scholarly impact.

Here’s to advancing tourism research together in 2026.

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Our latest publication by Dagnachew Leta Senbeto, Li Chuan, Ashenafi Biru & Honggen Xiao examines the challenges faced by small-scale homestay entrepreneurs and evaluates the mechanisms through which homestays respond to crises.

Open Access:
https://t.co/4OpCiSDNlN

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Our latest publication by Ruoyuan Wangexamines the payment challenges international visitors face, including verification issues, infrastructure gaps, language barriers, and exclusion from domestic payment platforms.
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Open Access:
https://t.co/q7y1nxXBYX

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Our latest publication by Xiaojie Guo, Wei Li, Honghong Zhou & Linsen Li investigates whether—and through which mechanisms—cultural institutes attract international tourists to the countries they represent.

Full paper:
https://t.co/EhKK42SRP8

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Focusing on the MICE industry in Xi’an, China, Our latest publication aims to identify the potential resources of unique venues and suggest collaborative strategies for the sustainable development of unique venues.

Full paper:
https://t.co/XYQBLB1Pux