Topic > Psychographic Classification of Tourism according to Plog - 938

Task 1Basing the research on the questionnaire, the interviewee is a person who loves adventure and unpredictable situations, who prefers to travel alone and explore new places. Instead, avoid traveling with your family to well-known destinations; cultural enrichment plays an important role in his life. Extending the interview, his standard of living can be well understood as carpe diem, seize the day, lifestyle (Smeyers, 2001). Task 2Based on the Plog psychographic classification; the interviewee can be classified as an allocentric tourist (Plog, 1977). Be sociable, confident and informal; qualities that characterize this type of tourist. An important issue regarding psychographic classification is that these tendencies are seen as something static. On the other hand, with rapidly changing technology, such as long-haul flights and more available destinations; political and economic fluctuations, people can diverge and move from one type to another in a very short time (Smith, 1990). Furthermore, he is characterized by a notable degree of adventure and is enthusiastic in experiencing life and marveling in unknown places, being a Wanderlust tourist (Gray, 1970). The interviewee can be positioned using Lumsdon's life cycle model, and is found to be a “Young Man”, who is in his or her twenties, single and does not live at home (Lumsdon, 1997). Age is a key factor in choosing a destination and the range of activities in which you participate. This, however, can be contradicted by Wheeler, stating that dividing tourists into age groups does not allow behavioral changes of the tourist over a period of time, and the differentiation consists in attaching the image of this type of tourist to certain tours... ... middle of paper ......better understanding and peaceful appreciation (Jiaying & Robert, 2006). The presence of this type of tourists in Tibet will cause economic, environmental and socio-cultural impacts. Especially the host community will receive more attention, since the interviewee will certainly experience religious practices on the social side; in doing so, understand the morals and living standards of the various ethnic groups. Furthermore, regarding cultural impact, the interviewee will know about material customs and acculturation (Shaw & Williams, 1994). After research, Tibetan hosts try to understand tourists in the context of their culture and previous interactions with them; placing them in a position that is familiar to them. For example, locals classify tourists as “outsiders,” “foreigners,” “East Asians,” and various “city people” (Amu Quandoh, 2010).