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The distinctive dynamics of exurban tourism
Author(s) -
Weaver David
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.521
Subject(s) - tourism , optimal distinctiveness theory , accommodation , rural tourism , economic geography , product (mathematics) , geography , factory (object oriented programming) , rural area , economy , business , tourism geography , political science , economics , archaeology , computer science , psychotherapist , programming language , psychology , geometry , mathematics , neuroscience , law , biology
The distinctiveness of the urban–rural fringe as a tourism venue, which merits recognition of exurban tourism as a distinct subfield, is based on a unique product amalgam that includes theme parks, tourist shopping villages, near‐urban protected areas, factory outlet malls, golf courses and touring. In addition, the market is characterised by blurred tourist/non‐tourist distinctions, a weak accommodation sector and extremely high visitation levels at some sites. It is argued that the urban–rural fringe is an inherently unstable area characterised by a variant of the standard destination life cycle confined to the late involvement, development and consolidations stages, and paralleling comparable volatile stages within the broader urban life cycle. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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