Tourism is an inherently social phenomenon. Tourists travel with others and experience places and cultures through interacting with both familiar and unfamiliar others. This volume presents a thorough tour of the social psychological processes which underpin contemporary travel. The fascinating phenomenon of tourist behaviour deals with topics such as motivation, destination choice, travellers' on site experiences, satisfaction and learning. This book uses an array of developing and recently constructed conceptual frameworks to both synthesise what is established, and to create new insights and directions for further analysis and, ultimately, management action.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1Studying Tourist Behaviour Chapter 2Social Roles and Individual Characteristics Chapter 3Motivation: The Travel Career Pattern Approach Chapter 4Perceiving and Choosing the Destination Chapter 5Social Contact for the Tourist Chapter 6The Tourists' On-Site Experiences Chapter 7Tourists' Reflections on Experience Chapter 8Synthesis and Further Analysis
