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.
Students in Travel and Tourism Studies
Prologue: You the Tourist
Section 1: Admiring the Panorama
1. The Tourist Today
2. Country-file: Tourist Nations
3. A Life in Travel
4. Life Change: Tourist Experience and Beyond
Section 2: Focusing the Binoculars5. Models of Tourist Behaviour
6. Economic and Social Influences
7. The Driving Force of Motivation
8. Logical Decision or Lucky Dip
9. In-use Experience
10. Fulfilling the Promise - Tourist Satisfaction
Section 3: Enjoying the Slide Show
11. The Power of Brand and Celebrity
12. The Importance of Family
13. Of Fear, Flight and Feistiness
14. Giving Tourism - the Intangible Gift
Section 4: Gazing Into the Crystal Ball
15. Limits to Travel? The Environmental Tourist
16. The Tourist Tomorrow
Epilogue
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...