ABSTRACT

Since the post World War Two boom in private automobile ownership, Drive Tourism has transformed the tourism landscape by facilitating dispersal and the growth of attractions and tourism related infrastructure beyond the zones that had previously emerged around seaports and railway terminals. The automobile has made regional dispersal possible and created opportunities for many small rural communities to supplement rural economies with a tourism economy. Drive Tourism is a popular form of tourism activity that has significantly contributed to the development of Tourism in many nations, but has received relatively little attention in the literature.

This book is the first attempt to provide a global comprehensive review and scholarly investigation into this popular and growing form of tourism. It draws on a vast range of geographical locations to critically explore the impacts of drive tourism in developed and underdeveloped regions. It evaluates tourism authorities’ response to the Drive Tourism Experience, and offers operational insights into the management of the drive experience as well as providing original empirical research and insights into the field that will contribute to future investigation. In doing so it explores the many forms of drive tourism from caravanning to fly drive touring.

part |2 pages

Part I International trends

chapter 1|11 pages

The structure and role of drive tourism

ByBRUCE PRIDEAUX, DEAN CARSON

chapter 3|13 pages

Golden Week: Driving for pleasure in Japan

ByMALCOLM COOPER

chapter 5|10 pages

Realising the value of self-drive day trips to Lower Austria

ByDEAN CARSON, KLEMENS WALDHOER

chapter 6|13 pages

Self-drive tourism in South Africa with specific emphasis on caravanning

ByNEELS VAN HEERDEN

chapter 7|9 pages

The role of automobile associations and clubs

ByBRUCE PRIDEAUX

chapter 8|10 pages

The growth and structure of drive tourism in China

ByYIFENG YU, ZHUO WANG, NOEL SCOTT

chapter 9|16 pages

Self-drive tourism in China

ByHILARY DU CROS AND CHIN EE ONG

part |2 pages

Part II Modes of transport

chapter 10|3 pages

The importance of the mode of transport in self-drive tourism

ByDEAN CARSON, BRUCE PRIDEAUX

chapter 12|13 pages

Tourism and leisure motorcycle riding

ByLINDA WALKER

chapter 14|22 pages

Highways and byways: Car-based tourism in the US

ByDALLEN J. TIMOTHY

chapter 16|14 pages

Understanding changes in the caravanning sector: A case study

ByHODA MCCLYMONT, MICHELLE THOMPSON, BRUCE PRIDEAUX

chapter 17|22 pages

Four-wheel-drive tourism in desert Australia: The charge of the ‘might brigade’?

ByANDREW TAYLOR, DEAN CARSON

chapter 18|15 pages

Driving the desert: Profiling four-wheel-drive visitors

ByBRUCE PRIDEAUX, ALEXANDRA COGHLAN

part |2 pages

Part III Managing the drive market

chapter 19|15 pages

Mapping the road: Developing the cognitive mapping methodology for accessing road trip memories

ByPHILIP L. PEARCE, MICHAEL THOMAS

chapter 20|18 pages

International tourists and road safety

ByJEFF WILKS, DONNA PENDERGAST

chapter 21|15 pages

Touring routes – types, successes and failures: An international review

ByDEAN CARSON, GREG CARTAN

chapter 22|12 pages

The Savannah Way: Developing a successful touring route

ByALANA ILES, BRUCE PRIDEAUX

chapter 24|19 pages

Managing park roads and scenic driving using indicators and standards-based frameworks

ByJEFFREY C. HALLO, ROBERT E. MANNING

chapter 25|11 pages

Drive tourism: A view from the road

ByDEAN CARSON, DORIS SCHMALLEGGER

chapter 26|5 pages

What now? Concluding remarks

ByDEAN CARSON, BRUCE PRIDEAUX