Types of Tourists Flashcards
What are the aspects used to understand demand?
history
economics
psychology
geography
What are the four economic demand factors?
effective/actual demand
potential demand
deferred/postponed demand
suppressed demand
Historically, what were the three things people needed to be able to travel?
time
money
motivation
What are the four present-day enabling factors?
leisure time
discretionary income
freedom from political barriers
access to transit routes
What are three external factors of motivation?
social environment
marketing
media influence
What are the three classifications of internal motivation factors?
basic needs
psychological needs
self-fulfilment needs
What are the two types of basic needs?
physiological needs
safety needs
What are the two types of psychological needs?
belongingness and love needs
esteem needs
What is the self-fulfillment need?
self-actualisation
What is the self-fulfilment need?
self-actualisation
List the three ways by which market segmentation groups people.
demographics
geographics
psychographics
What are Cohen’s (1972) four classifications of tourists?
organised mass tourist
individual mass tourist
explorer
drifter
State an issue that has been found with Cohen’s classification.
it’s based on mechanical categorisation, not empirical research
What are Plog’s (1977) five categories of tourists?
psychocentrics near-psychocentrics midcentrics near allocentrics allocentrics
What are three traits of psychocentrics?
reserved & conservative
less curious
prefer relaxing at known destinations
