Tourist Experiences

Insights from Psychology
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-84541-923-3
Verlag: Channel View Publications

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 439 g

This book explores the application of psychological theories to tourist behaviour and experiences. It traces the evolution of those theories and how they have changed in response to broader social and economic changes. Among those changes have been the development of tourism, which reflects those social changes and contributes to them. In doing so, tourism theories also contribute to and gain insights from emergent psychological theories including those derived from the neurosciences. The book provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with an understanding of core psychological perspectives derived from both humanistic and empirical psychology and their application to tourist behaviours and experiences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, Chris

Zhang, Xiaoyu (Nancy)

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables and Figures

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Motivations – ‘Push and Pull’

Chapter 3. Expectations and Gap Analysis

Chapter 4. Flow Theory and its Applications to Tourism

Chapter 5. The Concept of the Travel Career

Chapter 6. The Roles Tourists Play

Chapter 7. Authenticity: Types and Roles

Chapter 8. Making the Unfamiliar Familiar: Place Attachment

Chapter 9. Experiencing Holiday Time

Chapter 10. Coda

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Zhang, Xiaoyu (Nancy)
Xiaoyu (Nancy) Zhang is an Associate Professor at the College of Tourism, Beijing Union University, China. Her research interests include tourist behaviour, as well as film and literary tourism.

Ryan, Chris
Chris Ryan is Professor, BUU China-New Zealand Tourism Research Unit, University of Waikato Management School, New Zealand. His research interests include tourist behaviour, intention and perception.

Chris Ryan is Professor, BUU China-New Zealand Tourism Research Unit, University of Waikato Management School, New Zealand. His research interests include tourist behaviour, intention and perception.

Xiaoyu (Nancy) Zhang is an Associate Professor at the College of Tourism, Beijing Union University, China. Her research interests include tourist behaviour, as well as film and literary tourism.