Alternative tourism, particularly backpacker and volunteer tourism, has developed
significantly in recent times. This rapid development has contributed to criticism of potential …

Climate, particularly temperature, is one of the most important resources of a tourist
destination. With projected climate change in the twenty-first century, this attribute of tourism …

The main purpose of this study was to conceptualize backpacker motivation within the
framework of the travel career pattern (TCP) theory of travel motivation. An online survey …

The rapidly changing context of the modern tourism and hospitality industry, responding to
the needs of increasingly demanding consumers, coupled with the fragmenting nature of the …

In spite of various attempts at defining and identifying ecotourists–both in comparison with
general tourism and within the ecotourism sector itself–most research studies examining …

Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to create well-
being and happiness on the entire planet. Yet there is a lack of specific attention to the ways …

Measuring tourist motivation has always been a challenging task for tourism researchers.
This paper aimed to increase the understanding of tourist motivation measurement by …

En el presente artículo se analizan las relaciones que pudieran existir entre tres importantes
componentes del proceso de toma de decisión del turista como son la motivación del viaje …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that could contribute towards the
enhancement of the tourist experience at the Golden Temple site in Amritsar. The paper also …

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