Tourist time-budget

Abstract Research on tourist destinations has focused primarily on issues of development and impact with little attention being paid to what tourists actually do, how they use their time, and where they go within destinations. The comparative neglect of tourist behavior stems from both a failure to appreciate its significance and from the lack of a readily available data source and established methodology. This paper outlines the potential of one approach, the time-budget, examines its application in tourism research, discusses a number of methodological issues which arise, and suggests ways in which problems might be overcome. The time- budget approach involves systematically recording the tourist's activities within a destination by using diaries, questionnaires, or interviews. While still largely experimental in the field of tourism, the time-budget may offer new insights into demand, development, and impact.

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