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Tourist Experiences : Insights from Psychology / Chris Ryan, Xiaoyu Zhang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Chris, Author.
- Zhang, Xiaoyu, Author.
- Series:
- Aspects of Tourism ; 98
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism--Psychological aspects.
- Tourism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2024]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This book explores the application of psychological theories to tourist behaviour and experience. It offers new insights and provides final year and postgraduate students with an understanding of core psychological perspectives and an accessible resource within one volume for those researching tourist behaviour and consumer experiences.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Motivations – ‘Push and Pull’
- 3 Expectations and Gap Analysis
- 4 Flow Theory and Its Applications to Tourism
- 5 The Concept of the Travel Career
- 6 The Roles Tourists Play
- 7 Authenticity: Types and Roles
- 8 Making the Unfamiliar Familiar: Place Attachment
- 9 Experiencing Holiday Time
- 10 Coda
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)
- ISBN:
- 1-84541-925-1
- OCLC:
- 1404060180
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