Contemporary Tourist Behaviour : Yourself and Others as Tourists

by David Bowen

• ISBN13: 9781845935207
• ISBN10: 1845935209
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-06
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

The behaviour of tourists - what their motivations are, what impact their behaviour has on the places they visit, the decisions they make - is a fundamental aspect in understanding the tourism industry as a whole. Contemporary Tourist Behaviour provides an in-depth examination of how and why tourists behave as they do, and how this is perceived by hosts and outside agencies, covering national characteristics of tourists from around the world, effects of everyday events and governmental and environmental factors, and tourists' consideration of sustainable principles.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. vii
List of tables	p. ix
Prologue: You the Tourist	p. x
Admiring The Panorama
The Tourist Today	p. 1
Country-File: Tourist Nations	p. 13
A Life in Travel	p. 25
Life Change: Tourist Experience and Beyond	p. 42
Focusing The Binoculars
Models of Tourist Behaviour	p. 58
Economic and Social Influences	p. 75
The Driving Force of Motivation	p. 88
Logical Decision or Lucky Dip?	p. 104
In-use Experience	p. 125
Fulfilling the Promise: Tourist Satisfaction	p. 139
Photographs	p. 159
Enjoying The Slide Show
The Power of Brand and Celebrity	p. 167
The Importance of Family	p. 182
Of Fear, Flight and Feistiness	p. 200
Giving Tourism: The Intangible Gift	p. 216
Gazing Into The Crystal Ball
Limits to Travel? The Environmental Tourist	p. 231
The Tourist Tomorrow	p. 252
Epilogue	p. 271
Index	p. 277
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