ABSTRACT

Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies.

The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates:

• New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences.

• New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience.

• New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics.

Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.

chapter 1|29 pages

Tourism

A sociological approach

chapter 2|26 pages

The evolution of tourism

chapter 3|29 pages

Tourism, modernity and postmodernity

chapter 4|35 pages

Tourists

Roles and typologies

chapter 5|24 pages

Tourism and tourist motivation

chapter 6|20 pages

The consumption of tourism

chapter 7|19 pages

Tourism and the digital revolution

chapter 8|33 pages

Tourism

Spiritual and emotional responses

chapter 9|27 pages

Tourism and authenticity

chapter 10|32 pages

Tourism and development

chapter 11|21 pages

The tourist-host relationship

chapter 12|23 pages

Tourism

Socio-cultural consequences

chapter 13|6 pages

Postscript

Tourism and society — towards the future