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The Hidden Dimensions of Cultural Consumption within the Framework of Tourism Mobility

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The paper aims to explore the consumption of cultural events realised within the framework of invisible tourism mobility in Hungary, based on the assumption that a significant proportion of the Hungarian population’s tourism-related cultural event consumption remains hidden as a consequence of inadequate data collection, despite the economic and social contribution of culturally motivated trips to the individuals’ quality of life and the destinations’ and attractions’ demand and revenue characteristics.

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  1. Tourism Department, Kodolányi János University of Applied, Fürdő u. 1, Székesfehérvár, 8000, Hungary

    Dr. Tamara Rátz

  2. Tourism Department, Kodolányi János University of Applied, Frangepán utca 50-56, Budapest, 8000, Hungary

    Dr. Viktória Kundi

  3. Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budaörsi 45, Budapest, 1112, Hungary

    Prof. Dr. Gábor Michalkó

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Rátz, T., Kundi, V., Michalkó, G. (2015). The Hidden Dimensions of Cultural Consumption within the Framework of Tourism Mobility. In: Sonnenburg, S., Wee, D. (eds) Touring Consumption. Management – Culture – Interpretation. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10019-3_13

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