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Communications in adventure tour products: health and safety in rafting and kayaking

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Title Communications in adventure tour products: health and safety in rafting and kayaking
Author Buckley, Ralf
Journal Name Annals of Tourism Research
Year Published 2010
Place of publication United Kingdom
Publisher Pergamon
Abstract Critical incidents involving communications on health and safety issues amongst staff and clients are examined from 388 days of participant observations in 63 non-motorised waterborne adventure tours in 19 countries. Good communications were critical in maintaining client satisfaction and rescuing them from life-threatening dangers; poor communications put participants at unnecessary risk or led to dissatisfaction. Communications codes, carriers and cultural contexts were all essential aspects. Communications are an important component of adventure tourism products, and deserve further research attention. Adventure tourism provides opportunities to test communications theories under adverse circumstances.
Peer Reviewed Yes
Published Yes
Alternative URI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2009.10.011
Copyright Statement Copyright 2010 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Volume 37
Issue Number 2
Page from 315
Page to 332
ISSN 0160-7383
Date Accessioned 2010-09-06
Date Available 2010-10-26T07:15:10Z
Language en_AU
Research Centre International Centre for Ecotourism Research
Faculty Faculty of Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
Subject Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience
URI http://hdl.handle.net/10072/34434
Publication Type Journal Articles (Refereed Article)
Publication Type Code c1

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