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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446339403321

Autore

Hughes Howard L

Titolo

Pink tourism : holidays of gay men and lesbians / / Howard L. Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, : CABI, 2006

ISBN

1-280-73600-3

9786610736003

1-84593-119-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Disciplina

910.688

Soggetti

Gay consumers

Gays - Attitudes

Lesbian consumers

Lesbians - Attitudes

Sexual orientation

Tourism - Marketing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Homosexuality : its nature and characteristics -- Gay and lesbian tourists: profiles and reasons -- Destination choice as risk avoidance -- Gay and lesbian tourism destinations -- Intermediaries, accommodation and attractions -- Marketing, segments, surveys and identity -- Holidays, marketing and implications for homosexuality -- Conclusions and implications.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a detailed picture of gay and lesbian tourism from, primarily, a marketing perspective and examines how marketing activity engages with and affects social issues relating to homosexuality. It gives an overview of the nature of homosexuality and relevant issues that bear upon tourism and marketing.