University of Technology, Sydney
TOURIST BEHAVIOUR - 27767
BY - KAUSARBANU SHAIKH
STUDENT ID -: 11973005
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Report To: Dr. Jennie Small
THE APPLICATION OF TOURIST BEHAVIOUR CONCEPTS TO A REAL LIFE TOURIST TRIP:
Keywords: Tourist, Behavior, Tour, Destination, Concept, Approach, Experience, New- York
INTRODUCTION:
Many concepts and theories have been developed by the various critical tourism scholars. To explain tourist behavior critical scholars have highlighted Social Construction - methodological approach about Tourist behavior, The Body - The Senses, Motivational factors, Tourist needs and satisfaction, destination images and decision making, Tourist diversity and social inclusion.
This essay includes the application and relevance of all the above mention concepts of Tourist behavior to my own real life experience as a Tourist.
An overview is given as how to the Tourist behavior notion and assumption would benefit a tourism industry entrepreneur and managers in managing the tourist experience.
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