Skiers' Sense of Snow: Tourist Skills and Winter Holiday Attribute Preferences

Winter sports holidaymaking is an essential part of tourism, but skiers and their preferences and perceptions have not been much researched in academic contexts. This article presents certain factors influencing alpine skiers' destination choices and incorporates an examination of how these hol...

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Published inTourism analysis Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 605 - 614
Main Authors Steen Jacobsen, Jens KR, Denstadli, Jon Martin, Rideng, Arne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia Cognizant Communication Corporation 01.12.2008
Subjects
Activity
Attribute
Destination Choice
Holiday
Information sources
Skiing
Skill
Tourism
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Summary:Winter sports holidaymaking is an essential part of tourism, but skiers and their preferences and perceptions have not been much researched in academic contexts. This article presents certain factors influencing alpine skiers' destination choices and incorporates an examination of how these holidaymakers regard various attributes in relation to their destination choice. The study encompasses three types of destination aspects: ski attributes, price attributes, and destination/facility attributes. Alpine ski holidaymaking is here regarded as a skilled activity, and the skiers' destination choices and the related information sources are analyzed in relation to their winter holiday expertise, operationalized here as skiing skill level.
Bibliography:1083-5423(20081201)13:5L.605;1-
ISSN:1083-5423
1943-3999
DOI:10.3727/108354208788160478