TY - JOUR
T1 - Tourism migrant workers
T2 - The internal integration from urban to rural destinations
AU - Sun, Jiuxia
AU - Ling, Ling
AU - Huang, Zhuowei (Joy)
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - This article examines the unique phenomenon of tourism migrant workers (TMWs) who move from developed urban areas to less-developed rural destinations in China. It investigates the four dynamic dimensions of TMWs' integration process: economic adaptation, social integration, cultural acceptance and psychological integration. Three inhibiting factors of the integration process are identified from the socio-cultural context of Chinese society: TMWs' own social network, urban-rural differences, and sojourner mentality. This research was conducted in three stages and used both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine TWMs' integration process from the perspectives of TMWs and local residents.
AB - This article examines the unique phenomenon of tourism migrant workers (TMWs) who move from developed urban areas to less-developed rural destinations in China. It investigates the four dynamic dimensions of TMWs' integration process: economic adaptation, social integration, cultural acceptance and psychological integration. Three inhibiting factors of the integration process are identified from the socio-cultural context of Chinese society: TMWs' own social network, urban-rural differences, and sojourner mentality. This research was conducted in three stages and used both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine TWMs' integration process from the perspectives of TMWs and local residents.
KW - Internal integration
KW - Mixed-methods
KW - Rural destinations
KW - Tourism migrant workers (TMWs)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.annals.2020.102972
DO - 10.1016/j.annals.2020.102972
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086475676
SN - 0160-7383
VL - 84
JO - Annals of Tourism Research
JF - Annals of Tourism Research
M1 - 102972
ER -