Fast Look: The sightseeing ritual in monumental cities

Núria Galí Espelt; Jose Antonio Donaire Benito

doi:10.2436/20.8070.01.222

Fast Look: The sightseeing ritual in monumental cities

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Thisarticlecontendsandconceptualizesthattheritualofsightseeingandtherelationshipbetweentouristsandtouristattractionsinmonumentalcitiesishighlypredictableandrepetitive.Visitorsinmonumentalcitiesshowpatternsofamimeticbehaviour.Thisritual,whichwecall"fastlook"(ananalogywithfastfood),hasthreefeatures:(1)thelownumberoftouristattractionsvisitedcomparedtothenumberthatcouldpotentiallybevisited;(2)thehighnumberofvisitstoparticulartouristattractions,giventhatthemajorityofvisitorschoosetovisitthesamespaces;and(3)theshorttime,onaverage,spentonvisitingeachattraction.Thefeaturesunderpinning"fastlook"aresupportedbyacasestudyofthemonumentaltownofGirona(Spain)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-125
Number of pages	14
Journal	Revista Iberoamericana de Turismo - RITUR
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2436/20.8070.01.222
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

Attraction model
Fast Look
GPS

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