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Abstract

As borders reopen after years of lockdown due to the pandemic, the tourism economy is recovering and creating a wave of consumer demand. Travelers are expected to be more conscious of planning a trip and embarking to a destination. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehensively understand tourist behaviors. This study proposes the concept of planned and unplanned tourist shoppers, based on whether shopping is a primary trip goal for travelers. The findings reveal that shopping and experiences vary by tourist shopper types. This study provides a novel insight into destination marketing for tourist shoppers.

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Shopping tourism tourism shopping unplanned shopper shopping expenditure shopping satisfaction revisit intention

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Planned or unplanned? Understanding the shopping behaviors and experiences of tourists

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