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Title: Behavioural Approaches in Tourism Research
Contributor(s): Walmsley, J Dennis James  (author)
Publication Date: 2004
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/970
Abstract: Tourism is in many ways an activity that is emblematic of the twenty-first century. It is also something that involves millions of people worldwide, creating major employment opportunities and having significant impacts, both positive and negative. It is important therefore that the behaviour of tourists be understood. Herein lies a challenge. On the face of it, "behaviour" seems an unproblematic term. In fact, intuitively, a term like "the behaviour of tourists" appears to have an obvious meaning. Reality is more complex and there exist many different ways in which behaviour can be studied. The field of tourism research therefore faces an intellectual challenge in teasing out the different behavioural approaches that can be adopted. This chapter looks at how this intellectual challenge can be met before examining two topics that are the focus of contemporary behavioural research in tourism studies and illustrative of the intellectual challenge.
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: A Companion to Tourism, p. 49-60
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN: 0631235647
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 150606 Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience
HERDC Category Description: B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book
Publisher/associated links: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AfNDMLx5zNcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA49
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0631235647.html
Editor: Editor(s): AA Lew, CM Hall and AM Williams
Appears in Collections:Book Chapter

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