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As in other fields of research, the behaviour of consumers has also received a great deal of attention in tourism research over the past few decades due to its growing importance in the efficient marketing and management of tourism operations. The rapid development of IT applications and the equally swift changes of needs and wants have influenced consumers in terms of the behaviour involved in searching for information and in decision-making processes. As such, this book encompasses a collection of chapters addressing various aspects of tourist behaviour, from need-recognition to post-consump

Travelers. --- Tourism. --- Travel. --- Traveling --- Travelling --- Tourism --- Voyages and travels --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Travellers --- Voyagers --- Wayfarers --- Persons --- Economic aspects

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Compiled from research papers presented at the 2nd Interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference, Fethiye, Turkey, held in April 2012, this book brings us all those papers related to varying fields of tourism research from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing fields such as geography, architecture, recreation and culture.

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This book examines and analyzes tourism consumption and tourist experiences, employing a systematic and case study-driven perspective. Covering approaches with a wider geographical background, it considers issues like tourism place experience and co-creation, as well as the behavior of tourists on guided tours, at trade shows and exhibitions, and in museums. Dedicated chapters deal with the aspect of customer satisfaction in places such as hotels or restaurants. In closing, the book highlights tourist behavior in the context of cultural heritage, regional and cultural differences and the general frameworks of consumer happiness and responsibility. Given its focus, the book provides a unique view on the interplay of tourism consumption and tourist experiences, and presents a comprehensive selection of case studies to exemplify and discuss in detail the frameworks covered and the current state of practice.

Business. --- Tourism. --- Management. --- Business and Management. --- Tourism Management. --- Consumer Behavior. --- Applied Psychology. --- Administration --- Industrial relations --- Organization --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Trade --- Economics --- Management --- Commerce --- Industrial management --- Economic aspects --- Motivation research (Marketing). --- Psychology, Applied. --- Advertising --- Marketing research --- Motivation (Psychology) --- Research --- Applied psychology --- Psychagogy --- Psychology, Practical --- Social psychotechnics --- Psychology --- Psychological aspects --- Turisme --- Empreses turístiques --- Indústria turística --- Operadors turístics (Indústria) --- Sector turístic --- Sector terciari --- Agències de viatges --- Allotjaments turístics --- Creuers turístics --- Ecoturisme --- Enoturisme --- Mapes turístics --- Planificació del turisme --- Política turística --- Turisme cultural --- Turisme d'aventura --- Turisme de masses --- Turisme de negocis --- Turisme esportiu --- Turisme gastronòmic --- Turisme industrial --- Turisme negre --- Turisme reproductiu --- Turisme rural --- Turisme social --- Turisme solidari --- Turisme sostenible --- Turisme urbà --- Viatges combinats --- Viatges en automòbil --- Assegurances de viatgers --- Dret del turisme --- Geografia del turisme --- Hoteleria --- Màrqueting turístic --- Turistes --- Motivation research (Marketing) --- Turisme.

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Consumer behavior --- Tourism --- 159.947.5 --- 338.48 --- 379.85 --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Behavior, Consumer --- Buyer behavior --- Decision making, Consumer --- Human behavior --- Consumer profiling --- Market surveys --- 159.947.5 Intuities. Motivaties. Verlangens. Wensen --- Intuities. Motivaties. Verlangens. Wensen --- 379.85 Vrijetijdsreizen. Toerisme --- Vrijetijdsreizen. Toerisme --- 338.48 Toerisme. Recreatie. Sport (economische en organisatorische aspecten) --- Toerisme. Recreatie. Sport (economische en organisatorische aspecten) --- Economic aspects

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This book examines tourism economics in detail, providing a range of specific case studies of tourism operations in various countries across the world. The contributors to this volume are from diverse locations, with ten countries across four continents represented, namely Canada, China, Greece, India, Iran, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and the USA. The book is systematic in structure and thorough in content, and will be useful for both academics and tourism professionals seeking to update their knowledge and practice of tourism economics and to contribute to the field by developing

Tourism --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Economic aspects --- E-books --- Tourism.