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The travel guidebook: Catalyst for self-directed travel

The result's identifiers

  • Result code in IS VaVaI

    <a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F15%3A33158851" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/15:33158851 - isvavai.cz</a>

  • Result on the web

    <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354215X14205687167824R" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354215X14205687167824R</a>

  • DOI - Digital Object Identifier

    <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354215X14205687167824R" target="_blank" >10.3727/108354215X14205687167824R</a>

Alternative languages

  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    The travel guidebook: Catalyst for self-directed travel

  • Original language description

    An increasing number of travelers are using various sources in order to enhance their travel experience. One overlooked resource is the travel guidebook. To this end, the purpose of this study was to understand the role of the guidebook in the travel experience. Research questions focused on how the traveler is using the guidebook. The study utilized "on the spot" interviews of tourists as well as a questionnaire. Sixty-one tourists or groups of tourists with a total of 137 people were interviewed. As afollow-up, a questionnaire about travel and guidebooks was completed by 98 tourists. Findings from this research indicate the following ideas. Tourist guidebooks are a catalyst for travel by allowing freedom of movement and increased knowledge of theirvisit. Tourist guidebooks add an educational component to travel. Most independent travelers are using some type of guidebook. More and more independent travelers are using the Internet for travel questions, and many of them are carrying

  • Czech name

  • Czech description

Classification

  • Type

    J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

  • CEP classification

    AK - Sport and leisure time activities

  • OECD FORD branch

Result continuities

  • Project

  • Continuities

    I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Others

  • Publication year

    2015

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data specific for result type

  • Name of the periodical

    Tourism Analysis

  • ISSN

    1943-3999

  • e-ISSN

  • Volume of the periodical

    20

  • Issue of the periodical within the volume

    1

  • Country of publishing house

    US - UNITED STATES

  • Number of pages

    6

  • Pages from-to

    123-128

  • UT code for WoS article

    000367323200012

  • EID of the result in the Scopus database

    2-s2.0-84925272547