کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1013493 939184 2006 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Playing with risk? participant perceptions of risk and management implications in adventure tourism
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری استراتژی و مدیریت استراتژیک
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Playing with risk? participant perceptions of risk and management implications in adventure tourism
چکیده انگلیسی

Adventure tourism is a rapidly expanding tourism market segment. It is suggested that adventure travel and its related expenditure contribute $220 billion annually to the US economy alone (http://www.adventuretravel.com/seminar_home.htm). However, recent high-profile tragedies in adventure tourism might suggest that participation does not come without its risks. Existing literature would suggest that the pursuit of these risks is a central attraction of these activities. However, drawing on research conducted in the self-styled ‘Adventure Capital of the World’, Queenstown in New Zealand, the author suggests that this is a simplistic view of adventurous motivation. The research shows that rather than demanding actual risks, participants engaging in commercial adventurous activity primarily seek fear and thrills. The most successful adventure tourism operators are those that have reduced their actual risk levels whilst effectively commodifying the thrills within. Thus the responsibility of the commercial operator to minimise the opportunity for loss to as low a level as possible is not only an ethical one, but also ensures long-term business sustainability.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Tourism Management - Volume 27, Issue 2, April 2006, Pages 317–325
نویسندگان
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