The Passenger Experience of Air Travel : : A Critical Approach / / ed. by Jennie Small.

Taking a critical approach to the air passenger experience, this book considers the representations, embodied practices and materialities of air travel. It brings the journey to the fore as a complex and meaningful experience, filling a gap in the social science research of tourist behaviour, tradit...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Channel View Publications eBook-Package 2023
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Tourism and Cultural Change ; 60
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Contributors --
1 Introduction --
2 The Airport Experience --
3 Passenger–Passenger Interaction --
4 Flying and Appearance --
5 Flying into Uncertainty: Part 1 – Flying with Mobility Disability --
6 Flying into Uncertainty: Part 2 – Flying with Non-Mobility Disabilities --
7 Fear of Flying --
8 The Flyers’ Dilemma: Confronting the Negative Psychological Effects of Air Passenger Travel --
9 Epilogue --
Index
Summary:Taking a critical approach to the air passenger experience, this book considers the representations, embodied practices and materialities of air travel. It brings the journey to the fore as a complex and meaningful experience, filling a gap in the social science research of tourist behaviour, traditionally focused on the destination experience.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781845419035
9783111024875
9783110992823
9783110993899
9783110994810
9783110992922
DOI:10.21832/9781845419035
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Jennie Small.