The Adventure Tourist
Being, Knowing, Becoming
Published on 20. January 2022
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-1-80071-850-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Adventure Tourist: Being, Knowing, Becoming brings together two broad areas of academic inquiry - adventure tourism and hospitality studies. In situating the adventure tourist within social, cultural, political, and geographic contexts, The Adventure Tourist considers the adventure experience and offers new ways in which this can be more deeply analysed and interpreted.
Focused on the personal tourist experience and what it means to seek adventure through tourism in an uncertain and troubled world, Farkic and Gebbels question the dynamic interactions in modern commodified adventure tourism practice. By questioning hospitality services through philosophical and sociological concepts, focus is maintained on the agency of the individual, bringing into discussion the senses, emotions, and desires of those who consume outdoor spaces globally.
The Adventure Tourist responds to the requirements of the outdoor adventure industry today and considers how engagement with theory can inform, challenge and support real-world scenarios in this sector.
Focused on the personal tourist experience and what it means to seek adventure through tourism in an uncertain and troubled world, Farkic and Gebbels question the dynamic interactions in modern commodified adventure tourism practice. By questioning hospitality services through philosophical and sociological concepts, focus is maintained on the agency of the individual, bringing into discussion the senses, emotions, and desires of those who consume outdoor spaces globally.
The Adventure Tourist responds to the requirements of the outdoor adventure industry today and considers how engagement with theory can inform, challenge and support real-world scenarios in this sector.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80071-850-0 (9781800718500)
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E-Book
01/2022
1st Edition
Emerald Publishing Limited
€59.49
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Persons
Dr Jelena Farkic is a teaching fellow at the University of Greenwich, London, UK. Prior to joining Greenwich, she gained experience through work in both academia and tourism industry. She has acted as a coordinator of the Adventure Tourism Research Association activities since 2015 and is a member of its steering group.
Dr Maria Gebbels is a programme leader for MA International Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of Greenwich. Before joining academia, Maria worked in the hospitality industry and has continued her involvement by collaborating with the Institute of Hospitality as an editorial member of the HQ magazine.
Dr Maria Gebbels is a programme leader for MA International Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of Greenwich. Before joining academia, Maria worked in the hospitality industry and has continued her involvement by collaborating with the Institute of Hospitality as an editorial member of the HQ magazine.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction: Being, knowing, becoming
Chapter 2. Enframing adventure tourism in 21st century
Chapter 3. Guided adventures
Chapter 4. Hospitality in adventure tourism
Chapter 5. Constructing comfort in the outdoors
Chapter 6. Future adventures and new horizons
Chapter 2. Enframing adventure tourism in 21st century
Chapter 3. Guided adventures
Chapter 4. Hospitality in adventure tourism
Chapter 5. Constructing comfort in the outdoors
Chapter 6. Future adventures and new horizons