Quality Tourism Experiences: Perspectives of adventure travel providers
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| Title | Quality Tourism Experiences: Perspectives of adventure travel providers |
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| Author | Jennings, Gayle Ruth; Lee, Young-Sook; Ayling, Amanda Jayne; Cater, Carl Iain; Ollenburg, Claudia |
| Publication Title | 2008 CAUTHE Conference : Tourism and hospitality research, training and practice: "Where the 'bloody hell' are we?" |
| Editor | Scott Richardson, Liz Fredline, Anoop Patiar, Megan Ternal |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Place of publication | Gold Coast |
| Publisher | Griffith University |
| Abstract | Quality tourism experiences are frequently referred to in tourism industry literature and discourses, albeit definitions are rarely provided. A study of adventure travel industry providers using an interpretive social sciences approach was conducted in 2007 during peak season at an East Coast Australian tourist destination in order to understand what constituted a quality adventure tourism experience. Empirical materials were collected using a qualitative methodology and purposive sampling. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews generated discourses which were interpreted using successive approximation within a grounded theory tradition. Core elements of quality tourism experiences for adventure travel providers included experience delivery, personal and social connectivity, inter-connectivity of entire tourism experiences as well as provision of combinations of experiences. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Publisher URI | http://www.cauthe.com.au/index.html |
| Alternative URI | http://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/cauthe2008/refereed-papers/RP090.pdf |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright 2008 CAUTHE. Use hypertext link to access the conference organiser's website. |
| ISBN | 978-1-921291-33-3 |
| Conference name | 2008 CAUTHE Conference, |
| Location | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Date From | 2008-02-11 |
| Date To | 2008-02-14 |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/23169 |
| Date Accessioned | 2009-02-26 |
| Date Available | 2009-07-16T07:45:50Z |
| Language | en_AU |
| Research Centre | Centre for Tourism, Sport and Services Research |
| Faculty | Griffith Business School |
| Subject | PRE2009-Tourist Behaviour |
| Publication Type | Conference Publications (Full Written Paper - Refereed) |
| Publication Type Code | e1 |
Please use this identifier to cite this record: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/23169
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