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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446338203321

Autore

Egmond Antionius Nicolaas Francesco van <1946->

Titolo

Understanding western tourists in developing countries / / Ton van Egmond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006

ISBN

1-280-85796-X

9786610857968

1-84593-196-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/791091724

Soggetti

Tourism - Developing countries

Tourism - Social aspects - Developing countries

Visitors, Foreign - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 The Great Unknown; 1.1 The Study of Tourists; 1.2 West-South Tourism; 1.3 Size of West-South Tourism; 1.4 Sustainable Tourism Development; 2 Towards Understanding Western Tourists: Theoretical Perspectives; 2.1 Modernity; 2.2 Tourism and Modernity; 2.3 Life-worlds and Distinctive Preferences; 2.4 Concepts to Explain Individual Decision-making; 3 Towards Understanding Western Tourists: Empirical Studies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Organized Tourists; 3.3 Backpackers; 3.4 Other Types of West-South Tourists; 4 The Tourist Unravelled; 4.1 Evaluation of the Theoretical Perspectives

4.2 Life-worlds, Lifestyles and Distinctive Preferences of Tourists4.3 Life-worlds of 'Hosts' versus 'Guests' - an Intermezzo; 4.4 A Classification of West-South Tourists; 4.5 Towards Cross-cultural Comparative Studies; 5 Planning for the 'Right' Tourists; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Understanding Tourism Concepts; 5.3 Planning for the 'Right' Tourists; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Developing countries are increasingly reliant on tourism to generate income. To do this successfully, it is critical for them to have an understanding of the tourist phenomenon. This book provides a clear



overview of 'West-South' tourism, reviewing and evaluating both theoretical perspectives as well as empirical studies of organized tours, backpackers, independent tourists and volunteer tourism. It concludes by outlining how developing countries can plan to attract the right kind of tourists.