Exploring the Use and Impact of Travel Guidebooks

Tourist information channels as consumer choice: the value of tourist guidebooks in the digital age

“…The use of travel guidebooks has been greatly challenged by the diffusion of digital information channels. Since the early 2000s, the market for guidebooks has shrunk due to the development of information technologies, and particularly to the ubiquitous access to the Internet through devices like smartphones and tablets (Jacobsen, 2018;Peel & Sørensen, 2016a, 2016bStoller, 2018). However, although information is largely available through other channels, print guidebooks are still used and bought, and in the last few years their sales have been on the rise again (Dickinson, 2018;Stoller, 2018).…”

“…This makes the use of print guidebooks an interesting phenomenon considering the large amount of cheaper (or free) and more convenient sources of tourist information. Moreover, the intersection with online technologies has shown to bring about changes in the use of travel guidebooks (Fujii, Nanba, Takezawa, & Ishino, 2016;Peel & Sørensen, 2016a). An important consequence of such intersection is the possibility for tourists to be more serendipitous and less organised (Huang et al, 2014).…”

“Do the Ghosts Roam Along the Corridors Here at Ordsall Hall?”: Paranormal Media, Haunted Heritage, and Investing Historical Capital

“…Most Haunted can be recognized as a type of travel literature. The television program functions to disseminate information about specific definitions and mimics the general purpose of the conventional tourist guidebook (Peel and Sørenson 23). The series is an inventory of haunted destinations across the nation, effectively pinpointing landmarks and offering key information on its Gothic interest.…”

Traveling Guidebook Development as Japanese Language Teaching Materials

“…Travel guidebooks are widely acknowledged as an important source of information for many tourists [1,2]. Travel guidebook is the best media for independent tourists, specifically backpackers and anything related with tourism information that is written in the travel guidebook is reliable information; therefore, travel guidebook is the appropriate way to increase the reputation of the accommodation and confirm reliability [3] and also as a mediator of the tourist experience [4]. Although there are many travel guidebooks for Indonesians to Japan, but as far as the authors know, there is no guidebook for traveling in Japan with Japanese teaching materials.…”