Analysis of Blogs and Microblogs: A Case Study of Chinese Bloggers Sharing Their Hong Kong Travel Experiences

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 314-329

  Tse, Tony S M ^a   Zhang, Elaine Yulan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

blog; Chinese visitor; destination marketing; microblog; social media

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; MARKETING; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84877305680     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.658413     Document Type: Article

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