Tourism
1. Who makes the decisions in the family holiday-taking decision-making process? Critically evaluate this question by means of a detailed literature review.
Reading – to start the process!
Bronner, F., and R. de Hoog.(2008). “Agreement and disagreement in family vacation decision-making”.Tourism Management, 29:967-979.
Decrop, A., and D. Snelders. (2004). “Planning the summer vacation. An adaptable process”.Annals of Tourism Research, 31(4): 1008-1030.
Hunter-Jones, P. (2014). “Changing family structures and childhood socialisation: a study of leisure consumption”.Journal of Marketing Management, 30:1533-1553.
Kang, S. K., and C.H.C. Hsu.(2005). “Dyadic consensus on family vacation destination selection”.Tourism Management, 26(4): 571-582.
Kozak, M. (2010). “Holiday taking decisions – the role of spouses”. Tourism Management, 31(4): 489-494.
Thornton, P., Shaw, G., and A. Williams. (1997). “Tourist group holiday decision-making and behaviour: the influence of children”. Tourism Management, 18(5): 287-297.
Wang, K-C., Hsieh, A-T., Yeh, Y-C., and C-W.Tsai. (2004). “Who is the decision-maker: the parents or the child in group package tours?” Tourism Management, 25(2): 183-194.
Remember alongside the recommended reading list for the module we have access to excellent journal coverage. I would encourage you to consider articles published in:
• Tourism Management
• Annals of Tourism Research
• Journal of Travel Research
• Journal of Sustainable Tourism
• International Journal of Tourism Research
• Current Issues in Tourism
This list is by no means exhaustive. Use it to simply start the assignment process.
Assignment Instructions:
• This is an individual assignment.
• It is to be produced in essay format. Guidance on essay style can be obtained from the Management School Undergraduate Handbook and Study Skills Handbook.
• The essay must not exceed 2,000 words (the 2,000 word limit EXCLUDES the end reference list but INCLUDES the references cited within the text – also see below for further inclusions/exclusions).