Description
Book SynopsisConsumer research is often central to academic studies in many different fields, and more recently, tourism studies have empirically examined consumer research from various aspects. However, there is a need to provide information for tourism scholars on how to better understand aspects of tourist behaviour. Tourist Behaviour: An International Perspective provides a collection of topics from both theoretical and practical approaches to building and examining the theory of how consumers think and act within the context of tourism consumption. Divided in to six sections, the book presents research within the themes of influence, motivation, choice, and consumption and experience. With contributions from authors in over 15 countries, the book presents an interdisciplinary approach of the latest research in tourist behaviour. Key Features: The most recent global research on this topic. An interdisciplinary approach. Contributors from 15 different countries.
Table of Contents1: Introduction PART I: INFLUENTIAL FACTORS 2: Influence of Cultural Distance on Tourist Behaviour 3: Women’s Travel Constraints in a Unique Context 4: Can Perceptions of Italian Organised Crime Affect Travel Behaviour? 5: Women’s Strategies in Golf: Portuguese Golf Professionals PART II: MOTIVATIONS 6: Semi-automatic Content Analysis of Trip Diaries: Pull Factors to Catalonia 7: Motivations for Wedding Tourism: A Demand-side Perspective PART III: DECISION MAKING / CHOICE 8: Hotel Disintermediation and User-Generated Content in the Czech Republic 9: Mapping Destination Choice: Set Theory as a Methodological Tool 10: Effects of Personal and Trip Characteristics on Holiday Choice 11: Drivers of Trip Cancellations among Australian Travelers 12: Cognitive and Affective Bases for Local Seafood Consumption of Tourists PART IV: CONSUMPTION / EXPERIENCE 13: Experiential Travel and Guided Tours: Following the Latest Consumption Trends 14: What Makes Visitors Spend More: Effects of Motivations on Daily Expenditure 15: We are not Tourists. We Fit in this Community PART V: POST-CONSUMPTION / POST-EXPERIENCE 16: Do Negative Experiences of Hospitality Services Always Lead to Dissatisfaction? 17: Structural Equation Modeling - Restaurant Guest Behavioral Intentions 18: Effects of People in Photographs on Potential Visitors’ Evaluations
