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The Development of International Tourism Space in Terms of Cumulative Causation Theory: Tourist Experiences in China

Yucheng Liang 1

1중국 중산대학교

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ABSTRACT

Using the cumulative causation model in the field of immigration studies, this study analyzed the difference in the rate of increase of inbound tourists between developing and developed countries as it relates to the relationship between tourism and immigration. This study discovered that the various purposes of the visiting tourist from the developing country has triggered the establishment of a network of people from their originating country. That there existed a network of accumulated human relationship at the time of the visit has helped the tourist in better understanding the local societal, economic and cultural characteristics of China. This led to the increase in the likelihood of the tourists in recommending to their friends to visit China. Such network acted as a bridge for immigration or long-term stay by decreasing the cost of living and when working in China. This study has applied the co-occurrence analysis and multi-level modeling analysis to the Guangzhou foreigner survey data to support the findings. The principle of cumulative causation in the field of tourism studies has helped to understand the tourist groups and the behaviour of tourists of underdeveloped countries.

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