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Consumer Behaviour in Tourism [Paperback]

Susan Horner (Author), John Swarbrooke (Author)
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March 22, 1999 0750632836 978-0750632836
Consumer Behaviour in Tourism takes a broad view of tourism and looks at consumer behaviour in a number of sectors including:-
* tour operation
* tourist destinations
* hospitality
* visitor attractions
* retail travel
* transport

The authors provide 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; an exploration of national differences in consumer culture; the dissemination of research findings and concepts from a number of different regions of the world.

Each chapter features conclusions, discussion points and essay questions, and exercises, at the end, to help tutors direct student-centred learning and to allow the reader to check their understanding of what they have read.

Cases include: PGL; The segmentation of the outbound Japanese market; The Savoy Group of Hotels; Cathay Pacific Customer Questionnaire; First Choice Holidays; Carnival Cruise Lines; Wensleydale Creamery (UK); Societe Roquefort (France); British Airways Environmental Policy; TUI Germany Environmental Policy; Easyjet; Destination Marketing in Las Vegas, USA; Taiwan and the emergence of a new major outbound tourism market.

First european textbook on the subject
International examples and case studies
Interactive text with exercises and discussion points


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"If you are looking for a book about marketing in Tourism industry, it is a book that you must put into your cart!"
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A critical approach to customer service and quality management techniques and tools, challenging traditional thinking in the context of the international tourism industry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 453 pages
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (March 22, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0750632836
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750632836
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,936,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good marketing book in specific segment, February 26, 2002
This review is from: Consumer Behaviour in Tourism (Paperback)
It is an useful book to look into the tourism market which is apotential yet challenging industry. It provides an insight to study the tourist industry in marketing perspectives.

This text offers an international perspective on consumer behaviour in tourism in a number of aspects including: tour operation; tourist destinations; hospitality; visitor attractions; retail travel and transport. Case studies are used from a range of different world regions.

It takes a broad view of tourism and looks at consumer behaviour in a number of sectors.
If you study in tourism or hospitality industry, this book can help you to get more leaning insight pinpoint to the marketing problems.

If you are looking for a book about marketing in Tourism industry, it is a book that you must put into your cart!

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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
The subject of consumer behaviour is key to the underpinning of all marketing activity which is carried out to develop, promote and sell tourism products. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hedonistic tourism, emerging tourism markets, outbound tourism market, many tourism organizations, tourist dissatisfaction, visitor profile study, outgoing tourism, tourist behaviour, consumer behaviour research, domestic tourism market, consumer behaviour process, hedonistic tourists, incoming tourism, incoming agencies, tourist satisfaction, green tourist, health hydro, tourism demand, consumer behaviour models, rate your overall satisfaction, social tourism, educational tourism, inbound tourism, tourism products, package holiday companies
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Las Vegas, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Ragdale Hall, Carnival Cruise Lines, Granada Studios Tour, Middle East, World Tourism Organization, United States, East Asia, Hong Kong, Tourism Exhibit, South Korea, South America, United Kingdom, Wensleydale Creamery, New York, New Zealand, Coronation Street, Travel Limited, Cheese Experience, Dominican Republic, Flying Colours Holidays Limited, Northern Europe, South Africa
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