Personal aspects of vacationers’ decision making processes: An interpretivist approach

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 59-68

  Decrop, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Lifestyle; Personality; Vacation decisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008394640     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v08n04_04     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Crompton, J. L. (1979). Motivations for pleasure travel. Annals of Tourism Research, 6: 408-424.
2. Dann, G. M. (1977). Anomie, ego-enhancement and tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 4: 184-194.
3. Decrop, A. (1999). Consumers’ decision making processes revisited through a grounded theory of Belgian vacationers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Namur.
4. Fodness, D. (1992). The impact of family life cycle on the vacation decision-making process. Journal of Travel Research, 31: 8-13.
5. Fodness, D. (1994). Measuring tourist motivation. Annals of Tourism Research, 21: 555-581.
6. Foxall, G. R., & Goldsmith, R. E. (1994). Consumer psychology for marketing. London: Routledge.
7. Gitelson, R., & Kersteller, D. (1990). The relationship between socio-demographic variables, benefits sought, and subsequent vacation behavior: A case study. Journal of Travel Research, 28 (3): 24-29.
8. Glaser, B., & Strauss, A. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory. Chicago: Aldine.
9. Gnoth, J. (1997). Tourism motivation and expectation formation. Annals of Tourism Research, 24: 283-304.
10. Havitz, M. E. and Howard, D. R. (1994). How enduring is enduring involvement in the context of tourist motivation? In R. V. Gasser and K. Weiermair (Ed.), Spoilt for Choice. Decision Making Processes and Preference Changes of Tourists: Intertemporal and Intercountry Perspectives (pp. 120-124). Thaur: Kulturverlag.
11. Mayo, E. J., & Jarvis, L. P. (1981). The psychology of leisure travel. Boston: CBI.
12. Mazanec, J. A. (1994). Segmenting travel markets. In R. Teare, J. A. Mazanec, S. Crawford-Welch & S. Calver (Eds.), Marketing in Hospitality and Tourism: A Consumer Focus (pp. 99-166). London: Cassell.
13. Oppermann, M. (1994). Travel life cycles: A multitemporal perspective of changing travel patterns. In R. V. Gasser and K. Weiermair (Ed.), Spoilt for Choice. Decision Making Processes and Preference Changes of Tourists: Intertemporal and Intercountry Perspectives (pp. 81-97). Thaur: Kulturverlag.
14. Plog, S. C. (1974). Why destination areas rise and fall in popularity. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 14 (4): 55-58.
15. Plog, S. C. (1994). Developing and using psychographics in tourism research. In J.R. Brent Ritchie & C. R. Goeldner (Eds.), Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Research (pp. 209-218). New York : John Wiley & Sons.
16. Reid, I. S., & Crompton, J. L. (1993). A taxonomy of leisure purchase decision paradigms based on level of involvement. Journal of Leisure Research, 25: 182-202.
17. Strauss, A., & Corbin J. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques. Newbury Park: Sage.