Städtetourismus

Methodological

issues

in

the

sampling

of

urban

visitors

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Methodological

issues

in

the

sampling

of

urban

visitors

Karen

Thompson,

Glasgow

1.

Introduction

2.

Methodological

problems

2.1.

Sampling

without

a

sampling

framework

2.2.

The

value

of

typologies

in

sampling

urban

visitors

2.3.

Methodological

issues

affecting

site

surveys

in

urban

destinations

3.

The

example

of

overseas

visitors

to

Greater

Manchester

3.1.

Socio-demographic

characteristics

and

travel

patterns

3.2.

Representativeness

of

the

sample

4.

Methodological

issues

raised

5.

Conclusion:

The

transferability

of

urban

visitor

behaviour

theories

Abstract

Within

the

urban

tourism

literature,

criticisms

have

been

made

of

the

tendency

towards

descrip-

tive

case

study

approaches

which ...