The focus of this book is on holiday planning and decision making, which is the cornerstone
of tourist behaviour and tourism marketing. The first three chapters deal with the basics …

Most commentators agree that human relations are central to tourism and hospitality.
Different personalities thus display different reactions to the same task. This article provides …

Using qualitative research techniques, this paper explores the relationship between the
'push'and 'pull'factors of a destination and the influence of nationality on these factors. These …

The objective of this work is to clarify the role of self-congruity, understood as congruity
between tourists' self-concept and the image of a destination, in their choice of it. The …

This article clarifies heritage tourism by identifying and segmenting reasons for visiting
heritage sites. In doing so, it shows that the links between a site's attributes and the tourists …

Strategic planning within a community framework is essential for tourism to reach its
potential. This book combines the four principal functions of business management and …

This study utilized an adaptation of the uni-dimensional involvement scale developed by
Josiam, Smeaton, and Clements (1999) to test Havitz and Dimanche's Proposition XI, which …

When people choose they often prefer similarity, rather than complementarity. This paper
argues that the evaluation of a holiday destination is no exception to this tendency. The …

In studying consumer behaviors, the inclusion of neuroscience tools and methods is
improving our understanding of preference formation and choice. But such responses are …

This study investigated dyadic consensus on the family vacation destination selection
process, emphasizing spousal conflict arousal dimensions, influencing strategies used, and …