The Tourism and Leisure Experience

Consumer and Managerial Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84541-149-7
Verlag: Channel View Publications - IPSUK

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

Reihe: Channel View Publications

People do not buy products, or even services; they purchase the total experience that the product or service provides. Experience management is seen as the way to remain competitive in markets where globalisation and technology have turned products and services into commodities. This book draws together academic and practitioner insights into the consumer experience by combining the perspectives of the tourist consumer with that of experience managers, supported by examples from tourism, leisure, hospitality, sport and event contexts. With contributions from established and emerging international scholars, it is organised into three sections: understanding experiences, researching experiences and managing experiences. It aims to provide students, researchers and managers with a stimulating overview of the current research and managerial issues in the field and as well as a resource to guide their further reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morgan, Michael

Lugosi, Peter

Ritchie, J. R. Brent

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Michael Morgan, Peter Lugosi, and J.R. Brent Ritchie

Section 1: Understanding the Consumer Experience in Tourism and Leisure: Concepts and Issues

1 The Dimensions of the Tourist Experience - Sarah Quinlan Cutler and Barbara Carmichael

2 Searching for Escape, Authenticity and Identity: Experiences of ‘Lifestyle Travellers’ - Scott Cohen

3 The Shaping of Tourist Experience: The Importance of Stories and Themes - Gianna Moscardo

4 The Role and Meaning of Place in Cultural Festival Visitor Experiences - Kelley McClinchey and Barbara Carmichael

Section 2: Researching the Experience

5 Research Processes for Evaluating Quality Experiences: Reflections from the “Experiences” Field(s) - Gayle Jennings

6 Researching Visual Culture: Approaches for the Understanding of Tourism and Leisure Experiences - Ian Gilhespy and David Harris

7 “Been There, Done That”: Embracing our Post-trip Experiential Recollections Through the Social Construction and Subjective Consumption of Personal Narratives - Richard Wright

8 Capturing Sensory Experiences Through Semi-Structured Elicitation Questions - Ulrike Gretzel and Daniel R. Fesenmaier

Section 3: Managing the Experience

9 Delivering Quality Experiences For Sustainable Tourism Development: Harnessing A Sense Of Place In Monmouthshire - Claire Haven-Tang and Eleri Jones

10 Theatre in Restaurants: Constructing the Experience - Darryl Gibbs and Caroline Ritchie

11 Tourism Memorabilia and the Tourism Experience - Nicole Ferdinand and Nigel L. Williams

12 The Experience Economy Ten Years on: Where Next for Experience Management? - Michael Morgan

Über Autor(innen)

Ritchie, J. R. Brent
J. R. Brent Ritchie holds the Professorship in Tourism Management at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, and serves as Chair of the University of Calgary's World Tourism Education & Research Centre.

Lugosi, Peter
Peter Lugosi is Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University. He has researched and published on a wide range of subjects including research ethics, hospitable spaces, consumer participation, hospitality and urban regeneration, entrepreneurship and organisational culture. His work appears in a number of journals including Qualitative Inquiry, Space and Culture, The Service Industries Journal and Urban Studies.

Morgan, Michael
Michael Morgan is Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University and leader of the MA European Tourism Management programme delivered by a consortium of European universities. He has written and contributed to several books on Leisure and Tourism Marketing, including the latest edition (2009) of Marketing in Travel and Tourism with Victor Middleton and Alan Fyall. His current research activities into the experience of tourism have included the editing of special editions of the International Journal of Tourism Research and the Journal of Foodservice.

Michael Morgan is Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University and leader of the MA European Tourism Management programme delivered by a consortium of European universities. He has written and contributed to several books on Leisure and Tourism Marketing, including the latest edition (2009) of Marketing in Travel and Tourism with Victor Middleton and Alan Fyall. His current research activities into the experience of tourism have included the editing of special editions of the International Journal of Tourism Research and the Journal of Foodservice.

Peter Lugosi is Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University. He has researched and published on a wide range of subjects including research ethics, hospitable spaces, consumer participation, hospitality and urban regeneration, entrepreneurship and organisational culture. His work appears in a number of journals including Qualitative Inquiry, Space and Culture, The Service Industries Journal and Urban Studies.

J. R. Brent Ritchie holds the Professorship in Tourism Management at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, and serves as Chair of the University of Calgary's World Tourism Education & Research Centre.