The tourist route system – models of travelling patterns

Abstract

The tourist route system-models of travelling patterns Le système de l'itinéraire touristique-modèles de schémas de voyage Thor Flognfeldt jr. The tourist route system-models of traveling patterns "Travel to and from the destination site and experiences associated with these phases have been ignored. A better understanding of travel behaviour could assist in the marketing of secondary trips, staging areas, and minor attractions located in the vicinity of larger, more popular destinations. Such relationship requires the cooperation of the psychologist and the tourist professional. Travellers, not laboratory subjects, must be studied in transit, at hotels, in their homes, and on site. The tourist professional can make this integrative work possible by being sensitive to the importance and implications of this type of research." (Fridgen, 1984, p. 33). 1 Even though Fridgen is a social psychologist and this author is a geographer, our shared interest is in studying what happens during travel to and from a destination as an attempt of trying to understand the whole trip behaviour. Without such an understanding of the complete trip my view is that much of the on destination studies will be lacking important information. Since most tourists "like travelling", their en route behaviour must be regarded as an integrated part of their complete travel experiences. 2 This paper is about "routes", "sites" and "tourists". Numerous volumes have defined "the tourist", and those will not be repeated here. The focus of this presentation will, instead, mainly be on the routes used by the tourists and sometimes also about the sites along these routes. Of course, definitions of tourist and traveller types and segments will be used in connection with models and analysis. The tourist route system-models of travelling patterns Belgeo, 1-2 | 2013

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