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Mobile Ethnography in Tourism and Hospitality: Concept, Tools, and Applications

In: Handbook of e-Tourism

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  • Elaine Yulan Zhang

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Dan Wang

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Sut Ieng Lei

    (Macao Institute for Tourism Studies)

Abstract

Digital consumers rely on smartphones and the mobile Internet for different tasks in their daily lives. Travel activities as an essential part of life for many people are greatly supported by a variety of connected mobile devices. In turn, these mobile devices and applications capture the digital footprint of tourists, which reflects their behaviors, preferences, and intentions. As a result, mobile ethnography has emerged as a valid and insightful method for researching tourist behavior. Mobile ethnography is distinct from classical ethnography in terms of data collection tools and procedures. Researchers collect data captured by mobile devices to understand the behavior of targeted groups, and participants can share insightful information such as their locations, photos, videos, and data points that indicate their emotions with the researchers. Mobile ethnography provides researchers with a variety of new tools and instruments to capture tourists’ behaviors and opinions from multiple perspectives. This chapter introduces the concept of mobile ethnography, the tools and instruments for data collection and analysis, and the applications of mobile ethnography in tourism and hospitality research. This chapter also discusses the opportunities and challenges such as ethical and privacy concerns in mobile ethnography research.

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  • Elaine Yulan Zhang & Dan Wang & Sut Ieng Lei, 2022. "Mobile Ethnography in Tourism and Hospitality: Concept, Tools, and Applications," Springer Books, in: Zheng Xiang & Matthias Fuchs & Ulrike Gretzel & Wolfram Höpken (ed.), Handbook of e-Tourism, chapter 32, pages 753-773, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-48652-5_44
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48652-5_44
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