The Bells Within the Bell Curve: Destination Visitation Model Revisited

• Babu P. George ^[1] ; Tony L. Henthorne ^[2] ; Alvin J. Williams ^[3]
  1. [1] Alaska Pacific University

     Alaska Pacific University

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  2. [2] University of Nevada, Las Vegas

     University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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  3. [3] University of South Alabama

     University of South Alabama

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• Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 38, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 341-348
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In the present research, Stanley Plog�s (1974) Psychocentrism � Allocentrism Visitation Model is reimagined. The authors decompose Plog�s original model and identify five smaller bell- shaped curves constituting five tourist personas within the normal distribution of tourist flow that depicts Plog�s model. The study also finds that while allocentric tourists largely prefer nascent destinations, they also regain a strong affinity for destinations that are nearing the end of their life cycles