Tourists' Perceptions and Assessments

by G. Woodside Arch

The volume advances theory on hospitality meanings from both conscious and unconscious processing of stimuli (sights, actions, consequences). It explains how seemingly trivial experiences can have big repercussions in hospitality. Expanding on John Urry's grandmaster thesis, The Tourist Gaze, the volume proposes that assessments occur automatically with perceptions even when perceptions occur unconsciously. As well as a global review of the literature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783506180
• ISBN13: 9781783506187
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"