Key details
Dr Wenjie Cai
Associate Head of the School of Management & Marketing - Research & Knowledge Exchange, Associate Professor in Tourism
Dr Wenjie Cai is an Associate Professor in Tourism. Wenjie joined the University of Greenwich in September 2017 after completing his PhD in Tourism from the University of Surrey. Wenjie is an experienced qualitative researcher, his area of expertise and research interests include digital wellbeing, social inclusion, knowledge creation, technology use, and consumer behaviour. Wenjie aims to advocate digital well-being and support marginalised and disadvantaged groups through his research. He has more than 30 research outputs, including publications in world-leading journals in the field. Before joining Greenwich, Wenjie had various working experiences in industry and academia. He worked for the University of Surrey, the University of East London and the world-leading tour operator TUI.
Wenjie collaborates with international colleagues in various interdisciplinary projects. He has been advocating knowledge transfer and public engagements. His research on digital-free tourism has been reported globally by more than 300 media including BBC, CNN, the World Economic Forum, Forbes, CCTV, Yahoo, and La Vanguardia. He led the Research Innovation Collaboration (KEEP+) funded by the European Regional Development Fund to investigate the long-term impact of digital detox holidays on wellbeing.
Wenjie’s recent projects include book editor of the ‘Routledge Handbook of Gender in Tourism’, and special issue editor of the ‘Transforming to a sustainable visitor economy with information systems’ at the Information Systems Journal. Wenjie also initiates conversations and discussions on a kinder, more supportive academia.
Responsibilities within the university
- Teaching tourism and hospitality modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Dissertation supervisors and personal tutor.
- PhD supervision
- Backpacker tourism
- Tourist Behaviour
- Chinese independent travellers
- Digital wellbeing / digital-free tourism
- Social inclusion and tourism
- Mobilities
Responsibilities within the university:
Wenjie is currently available for PhD supervision in the following areas:
Awards
- 2023 Best Paper Award: Surrey 2023 Conference 'Bringing Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events Back for Good'.
- 2021 John Campbell Research Impact – Highly Commended Paper: An affordance perspective of team collaboration and enforced working from home during COVID-19. European Journal of Information Systems, 29(4), 429-442.
- 2019 Early Career Researcher Communication and Engagement Award – University of Greenwich
- 2016 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award – 8th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure
- 2013 PhD Participant Award - Celebrating and Enhancing the Tourism Knowledge-based Platform: A Tribute to Jafar Jafari
Recognition
PhD External Examiner:
2019: University of Tasmania, Australia
2018: University of Otago, New Zealand
Special Issue Editor:
Transforming to a sustainable visitor economy with information systems – Information Systems Journal
Gender and Sexuality in Tourism and Hospitality – Tourism and Hospitality Research journal
Book Editor:
Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism
Associate Editor:
European Journal of Tourism Research
Editorial Board:
Journal of Travel Research
Tourism Management Perspectives
Reviewers for:
Annals of Tourism Research
Tourism Management
Journal of Sustainable Tourism
International Journal of Tourism Research
Tourism Geographies
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
Tourism Management Perspectives
Tourism and Hospitality Research
European Journal of Information Systems
Information Systems Journal
Journal of Business Research
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Journal of Cleaner Production
IFIP World Computer Congress
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Research / Scholarly interests
Dr Wenjie Cai's current research focus on digital wellbeing, diversity, equality and social inclusion in the context of tourism and hospitality. Projects include studies investigating the benefits of digital detox holidays, action plans to transform gender relations in tourism and hospitality, and inclusive LGBT holiday spaces.
Dr Wenjie Cai also conducts projects in relation to his PhD research. He is currently leading multiple projects in intercultural communications, such as investigating backpackers' authentic seeking through food consumption, and hybrid identity negotiations and transformations through the backpacker journey.
Wenjie is interested in qualitative methods and epistemology in tourism. He is currently working on projects to further explore (auto)ethnography, mobile methods, and critically investigate the knowledge creations in Information Technology and Tourism.
Key funded projects
2022 Impact Development Fund: Prototyping the digital-free experiences (Co-Investigator)
2020-2021 KEEP+ Research Innovation Collaboration Grant (Principal Investigator): design a customised and unique digital-free travel experience, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
2020 Small Research Grant: Exploring the trends of knowledge creation in information technology and tourism research (Principal Investigator), Faculty of Business, University of Greenwich
2018-2019 ROOTS - Recognising Cultural Heritage Opportunities for Tourism SMEs (Researcher), co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union.
Media activity
The Conversation:
How to enjoy a digital detox over Christmas: https://theconversation.com/how-to-enjoy-a-digital-detox-over-christmas-173459
Zoom meetings help marginalised staff feel included – we should keep having them even after offices reopen: https://theconversation.com/zoom-meetings-help-marginalised-staff-feel-included-we-should-keep-having-them-even-after-offices-reopen-144097
Leave your phone at home this holiday and you'll feel better (after you feel worse): https://theconversation.com/leave-your-phone-at-home-this-holiday-and-youll-feel-better-after-you-feel-worse-121278
Forbes:
The Unbearable Lightness Of Traveling Unplugged
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicabaron/2019/08/16/the-unbearable-lightness-of-traveling-unplugged/#fa47a1b2ab13
The Independent:
Want a digital detox this Christmas? Here’s how: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/how-to-digital-detox-christmas-b1974896.html
Reuters:
Digital detox: Can taking a break from tech improve your well-being? https://www.reuters.com/article/tech-internet-detox-idUKL8N2PR28A
Evening Express:
Digital-detox holidaymakers reconnect with real world, study suggests: https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/digital-detox-holidaymakers-reconnect-with-real-world-study-suggests/
Medical Xpress:
Study reveals the emotional journey of a digital detox while travelling: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-reveals-emotional-journey-digital-detox.html
Stylist:
Holiday digital detox: This is the emotional journey you'll go through: https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/digital-detox-emotional-journey-new-research-what-happens-when-you-go-offline/286885
Yahoo:
Digital-detox holidaymakers reconnect with real world, study suggests
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/digital-detox-holidaymakers-reconnect-real-230100577.html
MSN:
Travellers 'engaged more with locals and each other' during holiday tech detox
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/other/travellers-engaged-more-with-locals-and-each-other-during-holiday-tech-detox/ar-AAFLj1J
Daily Mail:
'Digital detox' holidays where you ditch your phone let you enjoy your trip MORE 'because you won't be bombarded by notifications' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7356493/Digital-detox-holidays-ditch-phone-make-enjoy-trip-more.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
Could 'digital detox' cabins be the solution to city burnout? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9925801/Could-digital-detox-cabins-solution-city-burnout.html
US News:
Unplugging From Social Media on Vacation? It's Tough at First
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-08-14/unplugging-from-social-media-on-vacation-its-tough-at-first
QZ:
The terrifying, liberating experience of traveling without your smartphone
https://qz.com/quartzy/1688013/the-liberating-experience-of-traveling-without-a-smartphone/
Psychology Today:
The Emotional Roller-Coaster of a Digital Detox Vacation
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201908/the-emotional-roller-coaster-digital-detox-vacation
Channel News Asia:
The worry, anxiety and emotional challenges of disconnecting while on holiday
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/should-i-digital-detox-on-holiday-check-email-work-how-to-cope-11815214
Thrive Global:
You Have to Disconnect to Reconnect
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/you-have-to-disconnect-to-reconnect/
Irish Times:
Nomophobia prevents millennials from switching off
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/nomophobia-prevents-millennials-from-switching-off-1.4052278
Recent publications
Article
McKenna, Brad , Cai, Wenjie, Tuunanen, Tuure (2024), Editorial. Transforming to a sustainable visitor economy with Information Systems. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Information Systems Journal (ISJ) ISSN: 1350-1917 (Print), 1365-2575 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12573) NB Item availability restricted.
Farkic, Jelena , Cai, Wenjie, Isailovic, Gorana (2024), Tourist re-enchantment: cultivating planetary wellbeing through more-than-human entanglements in the forest. Taylor & Francis - Routledge. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis - Routledge, Journal of Sustainable Tourism ISSN: 0966-9582 (Print), 1747-7646 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2024.2350651) NB Item availability restricted.
McKenna, Brad , Cai, Wenjie, Yoon, Hyunsun (2023), Chinese older adults’ social media use: a study of WeChat from a social practice perspective. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Information Technology and People ISSN: 0959-3845 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-10-2022-0787).
Trang, Nguyen M , McKenna, Brad, Cai, Wenjie, Morrison, Alastair (2023), "I do not want to be perfect": investigating generation Z students’ personal brands on social media for job seeking. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Information Technology and People ISSN: 0959-3845 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-08-2022-0602).
Ma, Yue and , Cai, Wenjie (2023), Social media in ethnographic research: critical reflections on using WeChat in researching Chinese outbound tourists. Taylor and Francis Group - Routledge. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis Group - Routledge, Current Issues in Tourism ISSN: 1368-3500 (Print), 1747-7603 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2175203).
Aksenova, Diana , Cai, Wenjie, Gebbels, Maria (2022), Multisensory prosumption: how cooking classes shape perceptions of destinations. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 34 (9) . pp. 3417-3439 ISSN: 0959-6119 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-09-2021-1117).
Lai, Yi-Ling and , Cai, Wenjie (2022), Enhancing post-COVID-19 work resilience in hospitality: a micro-level crisis management framework. SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 23 (1) . pp. 88-100 ISSN: 1467-3584 (Print), 1742-9692 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584221075182).
Hradecky, David , Kennell, James, Cai, Wenjie, Davidson, Rob (2022), Organizational readiness to adopt artificial intelligence in the exhibition sector in western Europe. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, International Journal of Information Management, 65: 102497 ISSN: 0268-4012 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102497).
Jin, Haipeng and , Cai, Wenjie (2021), Understanding the smartphone usage of Chinese outbound tourists in their shopping practices. Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Current Issues in Tourism ISSN: 1368-3500 (Print), 1747-7603 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.2014421).
Cai, Wenjie and , McKenna, Brad (2021), Power and resistance: digital-free tourism in a connected world. SAGE - Travel and Tourism Research Association. In: , , , . SAGE - Travel and Tourism Research Association, Journal of Travel Research, 62 (2) . pp. 290-304 ISSN: 0047-2875 (Print), 1552-6763 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875211061208).
Lucena, Rodrigo , Vorobjovas-Pinta, Oscar, Cai, Wenjie (2021), Introduction to gender and sexuality in tourism and hospitality. SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 21 (4) . pp. 426-432 ISSN: 1467-3584 (Print), 1742-9692 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584211052100).
Cai, Wenjie , Gebbels, Maria, Hafiz Zainal-Shukri, Wan (2021), Performing authenticity: independent Chinese travellers’ tourism dining experiences in Europe. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Tourism Management, 86: 104339 ISSN: 0261-5177 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104339).
Usai, Roberto , Cai, Wenjie, Wassler, Philipp (2020), A queer perspective on heteronormativity for LGBT travelers. SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Journal of Travel Research, 61 (1) . pp. 3-15 ISSN: 0047-2875 (Print), 1552-6763 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520967763).
Gebbels, Maria , Gao, Xiongbin, Cai, Wenjie (2020), Let’s not just ‘talk’ about it: reflections on women’s career development in hospitality. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32 (11) . pp. 3623-3643 ISSN: 0959-6119 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-05-2020-0385).
Waizenegger, Lena , McKenna, Brad, Cai, Wenjie, Bendz, Taino (2020), An affordance perspective of team collaboration and enforced working from home during COVID-19. Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis, European Journal of Information Systems, 29 (4) . pp. 429-442 ISSN: 0960-085X (Print), 1476-9344 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0960085X.2020.1800417).
Cai, Wenjie , McKenna, Brad, Wassler, Philipp, Williams, Nigel (2020), Rethinking knowledge creation in information technology and tourism. SAGE Publications. In: , , , . SAGE Publications, Journal of Travel Research, 60 (6) . pp. 1377-1384 ISSN: 0047-2875 (Print), 1552-6763 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520946100).
Lamb, Yasmin , Cai, Wenjie, McKenna, Brad (2020), Exploring the complexity of the individualistic culture through social exchange in online reviews. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, International Journal of Information Management, 54: 102198 ISSN: 0268-4012 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102198).
Cai, Wenjie and , McKenna, Brad (2020), Knowledge creation in information technology and tourism research. Sage. In: , , , . Sage, Journal of Travel Research, 60 (4) . pp. 912-915 ISSN: 0047-2875 (Print), 1552-6763 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520903142).
Floros, Christina , Cai, Wenjie, McKenna, Brad, Ajeeb, Dimah (2019), Imagine being off-the-grid: millennials’ perceptions of digital-free travel. Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29 (5) . pp. 751-766 ISSN: 0966-9582 (Print), 1747-7646 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2019.1675676).
Cai, Wenjie , McKenna, Brad, Waizenegger, Lena (2019), Turning it off: emotions in digital-free travel. SAGE. In: , , , . SAGE, Journal of Travel Research, 59 (5) . pp. 909-927 ISSN: 0047-2875 (Print), 1552-6763 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287519868314).
Cai, Wenjie , Richter, Shahper, McKenna, Brad (2019), Progress on technology use in tourism. Emerald Publishing Limited. In: , , , . Emerald Publishing Limited, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 10 (4) . pp. 651-672 ISSN: 1757-9880 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTT-07-2018-0068).
Cai, Wenjie , Cohen, Scott A., Tribe, John (2019), Harmony rules in Chinese backpacker groups. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Annals of Tourism Research, 75 . pp. 120-130 ISSN: 0160-7383 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.12.010).
McKenna, Brad , Cai, Wenjie, Tuunanen, Tuure (2018), Technology enabled information services use in tourism: an ethnographic study of Chinese backpackers. Association for Information Systems. In: , , , . Association for Information Systems, Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 10 (4) . pp. 37-64 ISSN: 1943-7536 (Print), 1943-7544 (Online) (doi: https://journal.ecrc.nsysu.edu.tw/index.php/pajais/article/view/490/229).
Book section
Munar, Ana María and , Cai, Wenjie (2024), Social Media and Tourism. Springer. In: , , In: Jafar Jafari, Honggen Xiao (eds.), Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham, Switzerland (Ongoing - Living reference work entry) . pp. 1-3 . ISBN: 9783030749231; 9783030749224 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_180-2) NB Item availability restricted.
Cai, Wenjie , kimbu, Albert Nsom, Swart, Magdalena Petronella (Nellie), Yang, Elaine Chiao Ling (2024), Unveiling the gender lens in tourism. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group. In: , , In: Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) Swart, Wenjie Cai, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Albert Nsom Kimbu (eds.), Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism: Views on Teaching, Research and Praxis. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York (1st) . pp. 3-12 . ISBN: 9781003286721; 9781032261348; 103226134X; 9781003852629; 1003852629 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003286721-2) NB Item availability restricted.
Yang, Elaine Chiao Ling , Kimbu, Albert Nsom, Cai, Wenjie, Swart, Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) (2024), We are breaking the glass ceiling, but can we shatter the concrete roof: what is next for gender studies in tourism?. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group. In: , , In: Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) Swart, Wenjie Cai, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Albert Nsom Kimbu (eds.), Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism: Views on Teaching, Research and Praxis. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York (29018) (1st) . pp. 1-12 . ISBN: 9781003286721; 9781032261348; 103226134X; 9781003852629; 1003852629 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003286721-26) NB Item availability restricted.
Cai, Wenjie and , McKenna, Brad (2024), Digital-free tourism: the state-of-art and future research directions. Routledge - Taylor & Francis. In: , , In: Alastair Morrison, Dimitrios Buhalis (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Global Tourism Supply and Demand. Routledge - Taylor & Francis, Oxon & New York (1st) . pp. 1-10 . ISBN: 9781003260790; 9781032197739; 9781032197746 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003260790).
Nandasena, Roshini , Morrison, Alastair, Cai, Wenjie, Coca-Stefaniak, J. Andres (2023), Transformational tourism: a visionary approach to sustainable tourism?. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group. In: , , In: Alastair Morrison, Dimitrios Buhalis (eds.), Routledge Handbook on Trends and Issues in Global Tourism. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, London (1st) . pp. 1-16 . ISBN: 9781032197739; 9781003260790 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003260790).
Cai, Wenjie and , (2023), Identity construction of Chinese outbound backpacker in Europe. Channel View Publications. In: , , In: Michael O'Regan (ed.), Backpacking Culture and Mobilities: Independent and Nomadic Travel. Channel View Publications, Bristol, UK (1st) . ISBN: 9781845418069; 9781845418090; 9781845418076 (doi: https://www.channelviewpublications.com/page/detail/Backpacking-Culture-and-Mobilities/?k=9781845418069) NB Item availability restricted.
Cai, Wenjie and , Southall, Carol (2021), Managing sexuality for gay and lesbian parents in heterosexual family holiday spaces: setting an agenda for research. Channel View Publications. In: , , In: Oskaras Vorobjovas-Pinta (ed.), Gay Tourism: New Perspectives. Channel View Publications, Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit (1st) . pp. 52-66 . ISBN: 9781845418427; 9781845418434 (doi: https://doi.org/10.21832/9781845418434-007) NB Item availability restricted.
Cai, Wenjie and , (2018), Donkey friends in Europe: A mobile ethnographic study in group orientation of Chinese outbound backpackers. Springer. In: , , In: Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang (eds.), Asian Youth Travellers. Springer, Singapore . pp. 79-95 . ISBN: 9789811085383 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-*******8539-0_5) NB Item availability restricted.
Conference proceedings
Cai, Wenjie and , (2024), Mission Impossible: an autoethnographic account of tourist visa application experience. University of Aveiro. In: , , In: Cláudia S. Costa, Márcio Martins, Rui Costa, Vítor Rodrigues, Mariana Martins, Ana Malta (eds.), Tourism in unprecedented times: Looking for new directions - Proceedings of the INVTUR Conference 2024. 8th - 10th May 2024, University of Aveiro, Portugal. University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (1st) . pp. 387-389 (doi: https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/invtur/article/view/35209).
Wan Hafiz, Wan Zainal Shukri , Yen, Gan Mei, Rahijan, Abdul Wahab Mohamad, Cai, Wenjie (2021), Chinese food culture and festival: role and symbolic meaning among Hokkien millennials. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). In: , , In: Fathilah Ismail, Nur Amalina Mohamad Zaki, N Alia Fahada W Ab Rahman, Aleff Omar Shah Nordin, Akmalia Mohamad Ariff, Nurul Najwa Napatah, Siti Falindah Padlee, Sofea Cheah Azlan (eds.), Proceedings of the Global Tourism Conference 2021. Tourism Innovation and Digitalisation: A New Way in Redesigning Tourism Landscape. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 7-9 Sept 2021. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Terengganu, Malaysia (23) (1st) . pp. 85-88 . ISBN: 9789672939849 (doi: https://doi.org/10.46754/gtc.2021.11.023).
McKenna, Brad , Waizenegger, Lena, Cai, Wenjie (2020), The influence of personal and professional commitments on digitally disconnected experiences. Springer International Publishing. In: , , In: David Kreps, Taro Komukai, Gopal TV, Kaori Ishii (eds.), Human-Centric Computing in a Data-Driven Society: Proceedings of the 14th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC14 2020, Tokyo, Japan. Springer International Publishing, , 590 (1st) . pp. 305-314 . ISBN: 9783030628024ISSN: 1868-4238 (Print), 1868-422X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62803-1_24).
Cai, Wenjie and , Southall, Carol (2019), Gay parents in heterosexual family holiday space. Digital Commons @ TRU Library. In: , , , Critical Tourism Studies Proceedings. Digital Commons @ TRU Library, , 2019 (1) . ISBN: 9780991687121 (doi: https://digitalcommons.library.tru.ca/cts-proceedings/vol2019/iss1/77).
Gebbels, Maria , Cai, Wenjie, Gao, Xiongbin (2019), Gender issues in tourism and hospitality organisations: how to bridge the gap between gender awareness and organisational support?. Digital Commons @ TRU Library. In: , , , Critical Tourism Studies Proceedings. Digital Commons @ TRU Library, , 2019 (1) . pp. 62 . ISBN: 9780991687121 (doi: https://digitalcommons.library.tru.ca/cts-proceedings/vol2019/iss1/62/).
McKenna, Brad and , Cai, Wenjie (2019), Where is ‘tourism and technology’ research in the information systems discipline?. Digital Commons @ TRU Library. In: , , , Critical Tourism Studies Proceedings. Digital Commons @ TRU Library, , 2019 (1) . pp. 31 . ISBN: 9780991687121 (doi: https://digitalcommons.library.tru.ca/cts-proceedings/vol2019/iss1/31/).
Zeng, Xiaoxiao , McKenna, Brad, Richter, Shahper, Cai, Wenjie (2019), How social media can afford engagement processes. Springer Nature Switzerland. In: , , In: Marinos Themistocleous, Paulo Rupino da Cunha (eds.), Information Systems: 15th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, October 4-5, 2018, Proceedings. Springer Nature Switzerland, , 341 (1st) . pp. 272-279 . ISBN: 9783030113940ISSN: 1865-1348 (Print), 1865-1356 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11395-7_23).
Vodanovich, Shahper , McKenna, Brad, Cai, Wenjie (2017), Cultural values inherent in the design of social media platforms: A case study of WeChat. University of Maribor Press. In: , , , 30th Bled eConference Digital Transformation – From Connecting Things to Transforming Our Lives (Conference Proceedings). University of Maribor Press, . pp. 617-628 . ISBN: 9789612860431 (doi: https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-043-1).
McKenna, Brad , Cai, Wenjie, Tuunanen, Tuure (2017), Consumer information services in intercultural tourism: An ethnographic study of Chinese outbound backpackers. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). In: , , , Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), . pp. 1237-1246 . ISBN: 9780998133102 (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2017.148).
Edited book
Swart, Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) , Cai, Wenjie, Yang, Elaine Chiao Ling, Kimbu, Albert (2024), Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism: Views on Teaching, Research and Praxis. Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group. In: , , , . Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, London and New York (1st) . ISBN: 9781003286721; 9781032261348; 103226134X; 9781003852629; 1003852629 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003286721) NB Item availability restricted.