Rural Tourism Households Adapting to Seasonality: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study

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dc.contributor.authorZhen Su
dc.contributor.authorKun Xian
dc.contributor.authorDandan Lu
dc.contributor.authorWenhui Wang
dc.contributor.authorYinghong Zheng
dc.contributor.authorTanaporn Khotphat
dc.contributor.correspondenceD. Lu; Department of Tourism Management, Business School, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning, 530008, China; email: ludandan@gxufe.edu.cn
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T07:34:44Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T07:34:44Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe inherent vulnerability of tourism poses a substantial challenge to maintaining the productivity and stability of livelihoods among rural tourism households. Although tourism seasonality significantly influences the livelihood activities of rural tourism households, research exploring how they adapt their livelihood strategies to achieve optimal outcomes is limited. Employing an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design that combines thematic analysis and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), we investigated the relationship between the livelihood strategies and outcomes of rural tourism households under the influence of tourism seasonality in the Lijiang scenic spot of China. The results indicate that livelihood strategies adopted by rural tourism households include ÒTourism PersistenceÓ, ÒSeasonal EmploymentÓ, and ÒSeasonal FarmingÓ during the off-season and ÒExtending Working HoursÓ, ÒIncreasing Staffing InputÓ, and ÒIncreasing Capital InputÓ during the peak season. Furthermore, these strategies form flexible combinations to realize livelihood outcomes, with ÒExtending Working HoursÓ being a necessary condition. The findings also revealed that the four configurations of seasonal livelihood strategies in the two patterns significantly contributed to high livelihood outcomes. One is named ÒPeak-Season Driven PatternÓ; the other is named ÒPeak-Off Blend-Driven PatternÓ. These findings provide theoretical and practical insights for sustainable livelihood research. © 2023 by the authors.
dc.identifier.citationSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su151914158
dc.identifier.issn20711050
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85174208723
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.dusit.ac.th//handle/123456789/4525
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.rights.holderScopus
dc.subjectfsQCA
dc.subjectrural tourism
dc.subjectsustainable livelihood
dc.subjectthematic analysis
dc.subjecttourism seasonality
dc.titleRural Tourism Households Adapting to Seasonality: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.volume15
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