Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Liu, Claire"
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Customers' expectations of hotel green marketing: a New Zealand quantitative study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Tourists’ perceptions of destination impacts and environmental consequences of their visits to destinations likely play a central role in travel decision-making (Lee, Hsu, Han, & Kim, 2010) . Their demands for environmentally ... -
Customers' Perceptions and Expectations of Green Hotels in China: A Case Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Hotel operations consume a great deal of energy and resources that negatively influence the natural environment (Bohdanowicz, 2006; Kim & Jiang, 2015; Shen & Zheng, 2009). Perhaps as a result, hotels? environmental image ... -
An exploratory study of Chinese tourists’ expectations and preferences of New Zealand as a travel destination
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This research explores the Chinese tourists’ expectations and preferences on overseas group tours. It highlights the value of customer expectations and preferences in destination planning for the Chinese outbound market ... -
An Exploratory Study of International Students’ Perceptions of Social Media Marketing and Impacts on Purchasing Intention of Adventure Tourism in New Zealand After COVID-19
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)In the world of e-commerce, the role and application of social media has been shown to have significant impacts on tourists’ decision-making and tourism management and operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose ... -
Exploring How Hospitality Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes Towards a Career in the Hospitality Industry Are Affected by Their Work Experience: A New Zealand Quantitative Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This research explores the demographics and career aspirations of hospitality undergraduate students who are studying for a hospitality degree in New Zealand. Furthermore, it explores hospitality undergraduate students’ ... -
Exploring New Zealanders’ Perceptions and Interest in Wellness Tourism in China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The awareness of the importance of wellness in individual’s health management and disease prevention in developed countries is increasing. The effectiveness of complementary alternative medicine in the prevention of chronic ... -
Exploring the Attitude of Chinese Self-drive Tourists Towards Driving Safety in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Road safety is a global issue that has been given attention in many countries. In tourist destinations, a high rate of car accidents can negatively influence the tourism market image. Self-drive tourism has become popular ... -
Is New Zealand ready to become a mono-tourist destination for Chinese tourists? The impact of the new travel law on Chinese tourists' behaviour in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The Chinese outbound tourism market is growing rapidly and becoming a main source market for many destinations. Due to the implementation of the new China Travel Law on 1 October 2013, the Chinese tourism market is now ... -
Sustainable Tourism in Antarctica: A Case Study of Tourism’s Impact on the Ecosystem of Antarctica
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)With the development of technology and infrastructure and increasing interest in the polar areas, Antarctic tourism has grown fast in recent years. Antarctica is inevitably facing more difficult and complicated challenges; ... -
The adoption and implementation of environmental management systems in New Zealand hotels: the managers' perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Hotel businesses consume significant amounts of natural resources, expel large amounts of raw and solid waste and affect the sustainability of the natural environment in which they are developed and operate. To reduce the ... -
Travel Motivations and Behaviours of Mainland Chinese Students in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Due to the growth in numbers of international students studying abroad, the international education market has gradually increased globally. In New Zealand, international student tourism is the fourth largest export and ... -
Understanding volunteers in cultural tourism organisations in New Zealand: exploring demographics and motivational factors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This research explored the demographics of the volunteers who work in three cultural tourism attractions in New Zealand. Furthermore, it investigated the motivational factors that influence the decision of these people to ... -
Wine tourists’ expectations of New Zealand wineries and their motivations for visiting the West Auckland region
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the expectations and motivations of wine tourists in the wineries of the West Auckland region. This study analyzes the results of the study in relation to the objectives of the ...