Planning the summer vacation: an adaptable process

A. Decrop; H.M.J.J. Snelders

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2004.03.004

Planning the summer vacation: an adaptable process

A. Decrop
, H.M.J.J. Snelders

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This paper presents a contextualized study of vacation planning starting from a naturalistic perspective. Series of indepth interviews have been conducted during the period of a year on 25 Belgian households in order to follow their decision-making process for summer vacation. Data were analyzed and interpreted following the grounded theory approach. Findings show that vacation planning is an ongoing process, which entails a lot of adaptability and opportunism. Fantasy and emotions also play an important role in shaping vacation and destination choices. This departs from existing decision-making models that propose a (bounded) rational, problem-solving vacationer. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)	1008-1030
Tijdschrift	Annals of Tourism Research
Volume	31
Nummer van het tijdschrift	4
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2004.03.004
Status	Gepubliceerd - 2004

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