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Push and Pull Factors Influencing the Winter Sport Tourists in China: The Case of Leisure Skiers

Xinghua Wang, James J. Zhang, Guandong Song and Xia Wan

SAGE Open, 2020, vol. 10, issue 2, 2158244020938739

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the push (i.e., socio-motivation) and pull (i.e., ski resort attribute preference) factors influencing the level of participation of leisure skiing in China. Leisure skiers ( N = 300) from a major ski resort in China participated in this study. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature and a test of content validity, a survey questionnaire was formulated to measure push and pull variables, demographic information, and ski resort participation frequency. Conducting multiple regression analyses to discover the relationship between push factors and skiing frequency, the escape factor was found to be influencing the skiing frequency most significantly ( p

Keywords: push and pull factors; winter sport tourists; leisure skiing; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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