Constraints to cruising across cultures and time |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China;2. Department of Tourism, Fudan University, No. 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, China;3. Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, United States |
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Abstract: | Cruise tourism is permeating the global arena. With companies developing new ships/itineraries for the U.S. and China markets, understanding constraints to cruising for different cultures carries significant value for cruise tourism development. This study adopted longitudinal and cross-cultural approaches to validate constraint measures. Data were collected in the U.S. in 2008 and 2017 and in China in 2017, using the same set of constraint measures across different times and cultures. This multi-dimensional triangulation approach was deemed important for testing the robustness of a measurement scale and is believed to be the first of its type. Findings validate the cruising constraint instrument across time and cultures and provide theoretical and practical implications. |
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Keywords: | Cruising constraints Longitudinal Cross-cultural China U.S. |
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