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The myth of business tourist idiosyncrasy

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  • Harris, Lloyd C.
  • Pressey, Andrew

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•Our discipline encourages the view that business tourism is different from other forms of tourism.•We aim explode the notion that business tourists are fundamentally different from leisure tourists.•We highlight that the over-simplifying myth that busines tourists are idiosyncratic and peculiar.•Business travelers routinely undertake leisure activities and often undertake travel for non-work reasons.•We encourage researchers to explore the similarities between business and leisure travel.

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  • Harris, Lloyd C. & Pressey, Andrew, 2021. "The myth of business tourist idiosyncrasy," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:91:y:2021:i:c:s0160738321000487
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2021.103186
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