The sacred and the profane: A tourist typology

Abstract:

Much writing treats the tourist as a unitary type, confined to a touristic bubble. Attempts have been made to subdivide the tourist by developing various typologies. These approaches neglect the tourists' voice. By contrast, this paper's case study from Chalkidiki, Greece, indicates that different tourist types experience the same host community in different ways. Analysis of qualitative data from 86 British holidaymakers has led to the identification of five micro-types. Each is characterized by the dominant themes identified for their choice of holiday, types of activities, and views about the host community. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Año de publicación:

2002

Keywords:

• Tourist roles
• Coastal tourism
• Ontological security
• Greece
• experiences

Fuente:

scopus