ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE

ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE

Series Editor: Joseph S. Chen

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ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE VOLUME 13

ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE

EDITED BY

JOSEPH S. CHEN

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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ISBN: 978-1-78743-488-2 (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-78743-487-5 (Online)

ISBN: 978-1-78743-538-4 (Epub)

ISSN: 1745-3542 (Series)

Allison AndersonSchool of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia
Meghan BeardsleyDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Leonie CassidySchool of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia
Ya-Ling ChenDepartment of Recreation and Leisure Studies, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Brockport, NY, USA
Chih-Cheng ChoSchool of Tourism Development, Maejo University Sansai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Tove DahlDepartment of Psychology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Anestis K. FotiadisCollege of Communication and Media Science, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Audun HetlandDepartment of Psychology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Tzung-Cheng HuanGraduate Institute of Sports and Health Management, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan
Mei-Ling HuangSchool of Tourism Development, Maejo University, Sansai, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Winitra LeelapattanaSchool of Tourism Development, Maejo University Sansai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Willy LegrandSchool of Business and Management, International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef, Germany
Yun-Tsan LinDepartment of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
Mehmet MehmetogluDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Robert Schønrock NielsenCopenhagen Business Academy, Denmark
Anja PabelSchool of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia
Nina K. PrebensenSchool of Business and Economics, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Bruce PrideauxSchool of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia
Tanmay SharmaDepartment of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Michelle ThompsonSchool of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia
Weerapon ThongmaSchool of Tourism Development, Maejo University Sansai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Aaron TkaczynskiFaculty of Business, Economics & Law, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
May K. VespestadSchool of Business and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Harstad, Norway
Joar VittersøDepartment of Psychology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Qing YeFaculty of Business, Economics & Law, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
Shih-Shuo YehDepartment of Tourism Management, National Quemoy University, Kinmen, Taiwan
Anita ZatoriDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (AHL), published annually since 2004, attempts to promote seminal and innovative research outputs pertaining to hospitality, leisure, tourism, and lifestyle. Specifically, this journal encourages researchers to investigate new research issues and problems that are critical but have been largely ignored while providing a forum that will disseminate singular thoughts advancing empirical undertakings both theoretically and methodologically.

This 13th annual volume includes eight full papers and two research notes. As for data collection, all papers deploy either a quantitative or qualitative approach. The contributors to the present issue come from eight nations/regions entailing Australia, Demark, Germany, Norway, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.

For submission to future issues, please review the following guidelines.

  • Originality of Manuscript: The manuscript should represent an original work that has never been published elsewhere nor is being considering for publication elsewhere

  • Style and Length of Manuscript: 12 pt Times Roman font; double spacing; APA; 7,000 words (Full Paper) or 4,000 words (Research Note).

  • Layout of Manuscript: First page: title of paper and author contact information; second page: title of paper, an abstract of 120–140 words, and keywords; third page and beyond: main text, appendix, references, figures, and tables.

  • Text of Manuscript: For literature review articles, please include introduction, critical literature review, problems in past research, and suggestions for future research. For empirical research papers, please include introduction, methods, findings and discussions, and conclusion.

AHL requires electronic submission. Please send an email attachment with a Word format to the editor Dr. Joseph Chen (joechen@indiana.edu) or send a CD to Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, Department of Recreation Park and Tourism Studies, School of Public Health Building #133, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-7109, USA.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

  • JOSEPH S. CHEN

    Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

REGIONAL EDITORS

  • Nina K. Prebensen (Europe)

    The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

  • Tzung-Cheng Huan (Asia)

    National Chia-Yi University, Taiwan, ROC

  • North America

    Rachel Chen

    University of Tennessee, USA

  • Dogen Gursoy

    Washington State University, USA

  • Colin Johnson

    San Francisco State University, USA

  • H. G. Parsa

    University of Denver, USA

  • John Williams

    University of New Orleans, USA

  • Arun Upneja

    Boston University, USA

  • Europe

    Marcjanna Augustyn

    University of Hull, UK

  • Arimin Brysch

    University of Applied Sciences, Kempten, Germany

  • Frédéric Dimanche

    European School of Business, France

  • Yuksel Ekinci

    University of Reading, UK

  • Metin Kozak

    Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

  • Álvaro Matias

    University of Evora, Portugal

  • Helmut Wachowiak

    International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef, Germany

  • Asia/Pacific

    Tak-Kee Hui

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

  • Shen Han

    Fudan University, China

  • Bruce Prideaux

    Central Queensland University, Australia

  • Marianna Sigala

    University of South Australia, Australia

  • Kuo-Ching Wang

    National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan