Tourist Experiences : : Insights from Psychology / / Chris Ryan, Xiaoyu Zhang.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Channel View Publications eBook-Package 2024
• VerfasserIn: Ryan, Chris,; Zhang, Xiaoyu,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 98
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Preface --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Motivations – ‘Push and Pull’ --; 3 Expectations and Gap Analysis --; 4 Flow Theory and Its Applications to Tourism --; 5 The Concept of the Travel Career --; 6 The Roles Tourists Play --; 7 Authenticity: Types and Roles --; 8 Making the Unfamiliar Familiar: Place Attachment --; 9 Experiencing Holiday Time --; 10 Coda --; References --; Author Index --; Subject Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781845419257; 9783111428437; 9783111332383
• DOI: 10.21832/9781845419257
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Chris Ryan, Xiaoyu Zhang.

This book explores the application of psychological theories to tourist behaviour and experience. It offers new insights and provides final year and postgraduate students with an understanding of core psychological perspectives and an accessible resource within one volume for those researching tourist behaviour and consumer experiences.