Tourist Behaviour: An International Perspective

by Metin Kozak (Editor), Nazmi Kozak (Editor)

Overview

Consumer 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780648125
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	12/21/2016
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

is Professor of Tourism in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey and currently affiliated as a Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong. He holds both Master's and Ph.D. degrees in tourism management. His research focuses on consumer behaviour, benchmarking, destination management and marketing, and Mediterranean tourism. He acts as the co-editor of Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research.

s Professor of Tourism in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Anadolu University, Turkey. He gained both his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in the area of tourism management. His research activities focus on tourism marketing and bibliometrics. He is the Editor of Anatolia: Turizm Arastirmalari Dergisi and the co-editor of Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research.

Table of Contents

1. 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