Consumer Behaviour in Hospitality and Tourism : Contemporary Perspectives and Challenges

This insightful and expert-led volume presents a holistic view of the latest, cutting-edge global research on trends and changes in consumer behaviour in hospitality and tourism, with focus on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on purchase patterns within the industries. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of consumer behaviour, including expenses, ways of shopping, eating, lifestyle, use of technology and individual decision-making processes. This volume presents a carefully selected and logically structured collection of chapters, which aim to identify the factors that influence these new purchase patterns and evaluate how managers, retailers and marketers can develop appropriate strategies that respond to these changes in the market going forward. This book explores the effects of multiple socio-economic factors on individual consumption behaviours and features an array of international case studies. This book is of pivotal interest for students, scholars and researchers interested in consumer behaviour within the tourism and hospitality industries, as well as providing a useful tool for professionals to develop appropriate strategies that meet the evolving needs of consumers in the market.