Explorer travellers and adventure tourism /
This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel - based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of personal challenges and change - is a major trend in future tourism. In particular, it analyses how romanticised myths of explorers form a foundati...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol ; Buffalo :
Channel View Publications,
2014
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| Series: | Tourism and cultural change ;
40. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel - based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of personal challenges and change - is a major trend in future tourism. In particular, it analyses how romanticised myths of explorers form a foundation for how modern day tourists view travel and themselves. Its scope ranges from the 'Golden Age' of imperial explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, through the growth of adventure and extreme tourism, to possible future trends including space travel. The volume should appeal to researchers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845414597 1845414594 1322024715 9781322024714 9781845414580 1845414586 9781845414573 1845414578 9781845414603 1845414608 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
