Progress in Shopping Tourism

ABSTRACT

Shopping has become a main tourist activity and accounts for a considerable amount of tourism expenditure. Previous research has found that shopping tourists stay longer at a destination and spend approximately three to four times more than leisure tourists. However, only a few studies have considered the value of shopping as a primary motivation for travel, and those that did have approached the topic with a limited focus. Against this background, the existing body of research should be examined. Therefore, this study assesses the progress in shopping tourism research to identify trends and propose future research directions.

KEYWORDS:

• Shopping tourism
• tourist shopping
• tourism research
• content analysis

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Notes on contributors

Mi Ju Choi

Mi Ju Choi is a PhD Student, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR (E-mail: [email protected]).

Cindy Yoonjoung Heo

Cindy Yoonjoung Heo is Assistant Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR (E-mail: [email protected]).

Rob Law

Rob Law is Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR (E-mail: [email protected]).