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Commercial Homes in Tourism An International Perspective

308 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This volume is the first to examine the commercial home from an international perspective, paying attention to the frequently occurring but often neglected forms of commercial accommodation including farmstays, historic houses, and self-catering accommodation. Conceptually, it helps to explain a range of behaviours and practices, for example the importance of setting and the nature of the... Read more

1. Introduction Paul A. Lynch, Alison J. Mcintosh and Hazel Tucker 2. Bed and Breakfast, Homestay and Farmstay Accommodation: Forms and Experiences Gianna Moscardo 3. Hosts as Entrepreneurs: Female Commercial Home Entrepreneurs in Gaeltacht Areas in the West of Ireland Ziene Mottiar and Lucia Laurincikova 4. Farmstay Enterprises: (Re)Interpreting Public/Private Domains and ‘Home’ Sites and Sights Gayle Jennings and Daniela Stehlik 5. Sharing Space with Visitors: The Servicescape of the Commercial Exurban Home 6. Exploring the Importance of Setting to the Rural Tourism Experience for Rural Commercial Home Entrepreneurs and Their Guests Barbara A. Carmichael and Kelly A. Mcclinchey 7. The Discourse of Home Hosting: Examining the Personal Experiences of Commercial Home Hosts Alison Mcintosh and Candice Harris 8. Time to Trade? Perspectives of Temporality in the Commercial Home Enterprise Philip J. Goulding 9. Behaving Appropriately: Managing Expectations of Hosts and Guests in Small Hotels in the UK Anne Benmore 10. The Cave Homes of Göreme: Performing Tourism Hospitality in Gendered Space Hazel Tucker 11. Rural Dimensions of the Commercial Home Elisabeth Kastenholz and Marion Sparrer 12.The Hospitable Muslim Home in Urban Malaysia: A Sociable Site for Economic and Political Action Patricia Sloane-White 13. The Monastic Cloister: A Bridge and a Barrier Between Two Worlds Kevin D. O’gorman and Paul A. Lynch 14. The Diversification of the Commercial Home: Evidence from Regional Australia Brian King and Leanne White 15. All at Sea: When the Commercial Home is a Sailing Boat Gayle Jennings 16. Conclusions and Research Considerations Paul A. Lynch, Alison J. Mcintosh and Hazel Tucker