期刊名称：Tourismos : An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism
印刷版ISSN：1790-8418
出版年度：2006
卷号：1
期号：01
页码：09-09
出版社：University of the Aegean
摘要：Within the paradigm of tourist studies there has recently been an
acceptance of the democratization of tourism and consumption. Missing
from the notion of the democratization of tourism is the role of status
building through the creation of cultural capital enhancing experiences.
While tourist spaces may be becoming democratized, the relationships
between tourists within those spaces are not. Increasingly tourists are
relying on the performance and presence of other tourists who have
similar interests and motives, what we call the role of the co-tourist, to
facilitate the tourist experience. This paper addresses the importance of
recognizing status and consumption for the study of tourism, posits the
notion of a co-tourist, and ends with some reflections on the co-tourist
in Santa Barbara, California.
