Exploring tourism business model importance with the emergence of blockchain system: directions for tourism industry of China
- 31 January 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 30 (16) , 46647-46656
Abstract
The study aims to explore the importance of the tourism business model with the emergence of the blockchain platform in China. The study focused on the importance of the tourism business model of china, studied the need to improve the tourism business infrastructure, and traced the value of the blockchain system in the tourism industry of china. For this, the researchers used a semi-structured interview approach to conduct a qualitative research design. About nine Chinese tourism and travel industry experts were interwar after initial screening using purposive sampling techniques. The respondents’ responses were analyzed by applying a thematic analysis approach, and by this, the researchers extracted the main themes on study topicality to fill the gap in the literature. The study’s novelty is in its topicality and context, for which it also provides viable, practical directions for stakeholders.Keywords
Funding Information
- Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture ((BGY2022KY-29))
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