Conspicuous Consumption of the Elite: Social and Self-Congruity in Tourism Choices

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 738-750

  Correia, Antónia ^a   Kozak, Metin ^b   Reis, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

conformity; conspicuous travel; hedonic value; public exposure; Q methods; social contexts; social status

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84976438511     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287514563337     Document Type: Article

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