Why We Love to Tour
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Why We Love to Tour

Gazing from the Serious Leisure Perspective

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Why We Love to Tour

Gazing from the Serious Leisure Perspective

About this book

Why We Love to Tour: Gazing from the Serious Leisure Perspective offers a fresh and nuanced exploration of tourism, distinct from traditional industry-focused narratives. Stebbins delves into tourism as a rich tapestry of leisure activities that provide personal satisfaction and self-fulfilment, framed within the social worlds and lifestyles that accompany these pursuits. This book expands and enriches the gaze, tracing leisure experiences across serious pursuits in art, science, sports, and entertainment; casual leisure in activities like sightseeing and nature exploration; and project-based leisure through unique, one-time adventures such as climbing Mount Fuji, visiting Paris, or swimming with dolphins.

Why We Love to Tour thus complements and extends the understanding of the tourist gaze, making it a valuable resource for academics as a monograph, for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students as supplementary reading, and for professionals within the tourism industry seeking deeper insights into the motivations driving modern tourists.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. About the Author
  7. Preface
  8. 1 The Serious Leisure Perspective
  9. 2 The Casual Touring Gaze for Relaxation and Sensory Stimulation
  10. 3 Casual Touring for Entertainment
  11. 4 Touring in the Serious Pursuits in Art and Entertainment
  12. 5 The Hobbyist Tourist Gaze
  13. 6 Tourist Volunteering
  14. 7 Tourism and Project-based Leisure
  15. 8 Conclusion