Tourist experience : contemporary perspectives /
To consume tourism is to consume experiences. An understanding of the ways in which tourists experience the places and people they visit is therefore fundamental to the study of the consumption of tourism. Consequently, it is not surprising that attention has long been paid in the tourism literature...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2011
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| Series: | Routledge advances in tourism ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | To consume tourism is to consume experiences. An understanding of the ways in which tourists experience the places and people they visit is therefore fundamental to the study of the consumption of tourism. Consequently, it is not surprising that attention has long been paid in the tourism literature to particular perspectives on the tourist experience, including demand factors, tourist motivation, typologies of tourists and issues related to authenticity, commodification, image and perception. However, as tourism has continued to expand in both scale and scope, and as tourists' needs and expec. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203855942 0203855949 9781135146702 1135146705 9781135146658 1135146659 9781135146696 1135146691 9781138880702 1138880701 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
