Professional travellers and tourist practices |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Geography, Politics & Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom;2. University Rovira i Virgili, Department of Geography, Spain;1. University of Surrey, UK;2. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark;1. Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States;2. Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States;1. Department of Management, Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius;2. School and Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa;3. Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Australia;4. Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand;5. Linneaus University, Sweden;6. University of Oulu, Finland;7. Department of Management, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius |
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| Abstract: | This study analyses to what extent conventional tourism is part of the experience of professional visitors. Following the literature on mobilities, this paper assumes that leisure and work increasingly intermingle in time and space. Empirical work based on a survey of conference attendants in Barcelona confirms this stance, and invites to reframe professional life ‘in mobility’ as performed as part of a wider package of everyday activities. Public transport and mobile communication are analysed as facilitators of such convergence, highlighting how professional travel is situated in flexible spaces and flows. These findings provide insights for urban (tourism) policy, insofar as they demonstrate that planning for specialised spaces is not sufficient to reduce visitor pressure on the main tourist ‘sights’. |
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| Keywords: | Professional travel Working life Mobility Transport ICTs Barcelona |
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