Consumer Behaviour in Tourism / Edition 3

by Susan Horner, John Swarbrooke

Overview

Here is a broad view of tourism and looks at consumer behaviour in a number of sectors including: tour operations, tourist destinations, hospitality, visitor attractions, retail travel, and transport. It offers an international perspective on consumer behaviour in tourism through the use of numerous examples and case studies drawn from a range of different regions of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138013391
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/21/2016
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Susan Horner was formerly Associate Professor of Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management at Plymouth University, UK. She previously lectured at Bournemouth University, César Ritz Colleges, Switzerland, and Sheffield Hallam University.

John Swarbrooke was formerly Professor of Tourism at the University of Plymouth, Head of Tourism, Hospitality and Events at Manchester Metropolitan University, Academic Director of César Ritz Colleges, Switzerland, and Director of the Centre for International Tourism Research at Sheffield Hallam University.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Context 1. Introduction 2. The history of tourist behaviour 3. The main concepts and models in tourist behaviour. Part 2: The Purchase-Decision Process 4. Motivators 5. Determinants 6. Models of the purchase decision-making process Part 3: Typologies of Tourist Behaviour 7. Typologies of tourist behaviour and segmentation of the tourism market Part 4: Tourism Demand and Markets 8. The global pattern of tourism demand. 9. National differences: domestic, inbound and outbound tourism markets. 10. The nature of demand in different segments of the tourism market. 11. Consumer behaviour and purchase experiences in the different sectors of tourism. Part 5: Consumer Behaviour and Marketing 12. Researching tourist behaviour: marketing research 13. The marketing mix and tourist behaviour. Part 6: Topical Issues in Consumer Behaviour. 14. Climate change, sustainability and tourist behaviour. 15. Man-made crises, natural disasters and tourist behaviour. 16. The role of information and communication technologies in tourism. 17. Tourists buy experiences not products 18. The cruise market. Part 7: Conclusions and the Future. 19. Conclusions and the future of consumer behaviour in tourism.

Editorial Reviews

Explaining and graphing the implications of theory for marketing practice, the authors (both of Sheffield Hallam U., UK) overview ever more specific-niched consumer behavior trends in global tourism (e.g. the myth and reality of ecotourism). Includes 22 case studies, and a glossary of such terms as FIT (fully inclusive tour) and SERVQUAL (a service quality measure). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

Booknews

The authors have done it again! The book covers timely and topical issues and generates new insights on consumer behaviour in tourism. The content comes alive through discussion points, exercises and interesting case studies. The book is a must read for students, researchers and tourism marketing professionals.” - Brent W. Ritchie, Professor of Tourism, University of Queensland Business School, Australia

“The third edition of Swarbrooke and Horner’s Consumer Behaviour in Tourism is a much-welcomed update to this cornerstone textbook, which remains the leading textbook for understanding consumer behaviour in tourism in the contemporary world. While retaining much of its core text on the main principles, issues and techniques of consumer behaviour from its previous editions, this update includes valuable new sections on important topics affecting tourism consumption behaviour, including social media, emerging markets, ethical concerns and terrorism.” - Scott Allen Cohen, Reader in Tourism Management, Deputy Director of Research, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, UK

"With a great diversity of topics, this is a comphensive textbook for those looking to update their knowledge on consumer behaviour in tourism. Combining theory and practice, it starts with the history of consumer behavior, touches upon hot topics and then moves forward to discuss possible future changes. The chapters are well-designed to establish the link between consumer behaviour and the associated subjects such as marketing, quality, tourism demand, amongst others. Each chapter is also nicely enriched with a brief overview of up-to-date case studies worldwide." - Professor Metin Kozak, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

“The authors have done it again! The book covers timely and topical issues and generates new insights on consumer behaviour in tourism. The content comes alive through discussion points, exercises and interesting case studies. The book is a must read for students, researchers and tourism marketing professionals.” - Brent W. Ritchie, Professor of Tourism, University of Queensland Business School, Australia

“The third edition of Swarbrooke and Horner’s Consumer Behaviour in Tourism is a much-welcomed update to this cornerstone textbook, which remains the leading textbook for understanding consumer behaviour in tourism in the contemporary world. While retaining much of its core text on the main principles, issues and techniques of consumer behaviour from its previous editions, this update includes valuable new sections on important topics affecting tourism consumption behaviour, including social media, emerging markets, ethical concerns and terrorism.” - Scott Allen Cohen, Reader in Tourism Management, Deputy Director of Research, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, UK.

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