TY - JOUR AU - Lauring, Jakob PY - 2011/04/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Charterturisme som en produkt: en sociologisk analyse af agens i oplevelsesøkonomien JF - Sociologisk Forskning JA - SoFo VL - 48 IS - 2 SE - Artiklar DO - 10.37062/sf.48.18425 UR - https://sociologiskforskning.se/sf/article/view/18425 SP - 29-42 AB - <p><em>Charter tourism as a product: a sociological analysis of agency in the experience economy</em></p><p>In recent years charter tourism as a convenient and cost-effective mode of travelling has been declining. This may be related to dominating societal ideals promoting self-actualization, individual exploration and spontaneity. However, not much is known about the development of ideals and practices among charter tourists. By use of ethnographic fieldwork methodology, including pre-departure and post-travel telephone interviews, this exploratory study investigated a group of Danish charter tourists travelling to Gran Canaria. Results show that the charter tourists were active in navigating between a series of central dilemmas posed by the consumption of a mass product in an individualized societal context, thereby shaping their experiences to form a desirable tourist product.</p> ER -