Definition of adventure travel: Conceptual framework for empirical application from the providers’ perspective
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Abstract
The growth of adventure travel has been accompanied by an enormous variety and availability of adventure travel products in international travel and tourism. This study attempts to search for a comprehensive definition of adventure travel from the providers' perspective in order to build a conceptual framework for empirical application. A qualitative analysis of past leisure or recreation theories identified six major component variables which define adventure travel. Together with these six components, several alternative definitions of adventure travel are studied in detail as part of the research. This study proposes a new definition of adventure travel, as a standard tool for measuring and segmenting the adventure travel market. Key words: adventure traveloutdoor adventure activitiesadventure‐based leisure or recreation theoriesa new definition