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Overview

Honggen Xiao is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, particularly through research in tourism studies and related subfields.

The main fields of study for Honggen Xiao include:

  • Social Sciences

Within the broader category of social sciences, their work spans several subfields:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Social Psychology
  • Marketing

Their research topics cover diverse aspects of tourism research with particular attention to:

  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Religious Tourism and Spaces
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Culinary Culture and Tourism

Honggen Xiao's recent papers include the following publications, reflecting an interest in tourism, well-being, and experiential authenticity:

  • "Integrating Authenticity, Well-being, and Memorability in Heritage Tourism: A Two-Site Investigation," 2021, Journal of Travel Research
  • "Understanding tourists' memorable local food experiences and their consequences: the moderating role of food destination, neophobia and previous tasting experience," 2022, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • "Residential tourism and eudaimonic well-being: A 'value-adding' analysis," 2021, Annals of Tourism Research
  • "Examining the change in wellbeing following a holiday," 2021, Tourism Management
  • "Experiential authenticity in heritage museums," 2020, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Honggen Xiao include:

  • Naipeng Bu
  • Qingyun Pang
  • Xinru Liu
  • Fei Hao
  • Yongguang Zou

Xiao's works are predominantly published in the following venues:

  • Tourism Management
  • Annals of Tourism Research
  • Journal of Destination Marketing & Management
  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

In addition to journal papers, Honggen Xiao has contributed to book literature, including a publication titled Poverty and Prosperity released in 2023 by Emerald Publishing Limited.

Best Publications

  • Culinary Tourism Supply Chains: A Preliminary Examination

    Stephen L. J. Smith;Honggen Xiao

  • The making of tourism research: Insights from a Social Sciences Journal

    Honggen Xiao;Stephen L.J. Smith

  • Global Economic Crisis and Tourism: Consequences and Perspectives

    Andreas Papatheodorou;Jaume Rosselló;Honggen Xiao

  • The Business of Tourism

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  • Case studies in tourism research: A state-of-the-art analysis

    Honggen Xiao;Stephen L.J. Smith

  • The use of Tourism knowledge: Research Propositions

    Honggen Xiao;Stephen L.J. Smith

  • The Managerial Gaze: The Long Tail of Tourism Education and Research

    David Airey;John Tribe;Pierre Benckendorff;Honggen Xiao

  • Developments in tourism social science

    John Tribe;Honggen Xiao

  • Challenges and Community Development: A Case Study of Homestay in Malaysia

    Arif Kamisan Pusiran;Honggen Xiao

  • Challenges and constraints of hospitality and tourism education in China

    Terry Lam;Honggen Xiao

  • The discourse of power: Deng Xiaoping and tourism development in China

    Honggen Xiao

  • Social presence, telepresence and customers’ intention to purchase online peer-to-peer accommodation: A mediating model

    Shun Ye;Sut Ieng Lei;Haili Shen;Honggen Xiao

  • Understanding tourists' memorable local food experiences and their consequences: the moderating role of food destination, neophobia and previous tasting experience

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  • Knowledge impact: an appraisal of tourism scholarship.

    Honggen Xiao;Stephen L.J. Smith

  • Annals: 40-40 vision

    Honggen Xiao;Jafar Jafari;Paul Cloke;John Tribe

  • Hospitality and tourism education research from 2005 to 2014: “Is the past a prologue to the future?”

    Cathy H.C. Hsu;Honggen Xiao;Nan Chen

  • Tourism Knowledge Domains: A Keyword Analysis

    Bihu Wu;Honggen Xiao;Xiaoli Dong;Mu Wang

  • "A paradox of images": representation of China as a tourist destination.

    Honggen Xiao;Heather L. Mair

  • Knowledge Linkage: A Social Network Analysis of Tourism Dissertation Subjects

    Tianyu Ying;Honggen Xiao

  • Integrating Authenticity, Well-being, and Memorability in Heritage Tourism: A Two-Site Investigation:

    Xiaoli Yi;Xiaoxiao Fu;Vera Shanshan Lin;Honggen Xiao

  • The reflexive journal: inside the black box.

    John Tribe;Honggen Xiao;Donna Chambers

  • Why immigrants travel to their home places : Social capital and acculturation perspective

    Kam Hung;Honggen Xiao;Xiaotao Yang

  • Tacit knowledge spillover and sustainability in destination development

    Chaozhi Zhang;Honggen Xiao;Dogan Gursoy;Yong Rao

  • Residents' perceptions of Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest: an inductive analysis.

    Honggen Xiao;Stephen L. J. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen L. Smith
Stephen L. Smith University of Guelph
John Tribe
John Tribe York St John University
Paul Cloke
Paul Cloke University of Exeter
Pierre Benckendorff
Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland
Robin Nunkoo
Robin Nunkoo University of Johannesburg

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