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Abstract
The sense of tourism encapsulation/decapsulation is increasingly determined by the level and type of connectivity enabled by advanced Information Communication Technology (ICT). This study explores tourists’ online and face-to-face social contacts and their effects on travel experiences. A six-fold tourist typology is established, namely: Disconnected Immersive Traveller, Digital Detox Traveller, Diversionary Traveller, Dual Zone Traveller, Daily Life Controller and Social Media Addict. A contact–immersion nexus is also developed to indicate the attachment tendencies of different tourist types between their home and away zones. Theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0160-7383 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | online social contact; face-to-face social contact; contact–immersion nexus; tourism encapsulation/decapsulation |
| Group: | Bournemouth University Business School |
| ID Code: | 32561 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
| Deposited On: | 22 Jul 2019 15:25 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2022 14:17 |
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