New Release in Our Series: Tourism Psychology—Foundations and Determinants of Travel Behavior

The anthology *Tourism Psychology: Foundations and Determinants of Travel Behavior*, edited by Anne Köchling, Bernd Eisenstein, Sven Groß, and Martin Lohmann, is the fourth Volume in the publication series of the German Institute for Tourism Research to be published.

Psychological concepts and processes—such as personality, motivation, attitudes and images, decisions, and experiences—play a defining role in travel behavior, as well as in the preparation for and reflection on travel. The chapters (in German and English) of this innovative book explore a wide range of aspects of tourism psychology within the vacation travel process:

• Research Methods in Tourism Psychology: What Makes Them Unique and How Data Quality Is Ensured
• Motivations for Travel, Destination Images, and Travel Decisions: How They Are Connected and How Travel Decisions Lead to Satisfaction
• Vacation Experiences: How Memorable Experiences Come About and What Effects They Can Have—for Example, on Health, Prestige, or Personal Development
• Specific questions and target groups: For example, what encourages sustainable behavior, how vacation travelers can be categorized, or how business and leisure travel behavior differ

The book provides interdisciplinary insights for researchers and students, policymakers, associations, and professionals in the tourism industry. It is now available in print and can also be downloaded via open access at the following link: https://www.esv.info/978-3-503-24072-2.

We would like to thank all the authors who contributed to this volume: Charlotte Bellmann, Professor Jessica de Bloom, Professor Dr. Bernd Eisenstein, Denise Engelhardt, Professor Dr. Georg Felser, Maria-Luise Giesecke, Professor Dr. Sven Groß, Professor Dr. Eric Horster, Dr. Marion Karl, Prof. Dr. Florian Kock, Prof. Dr. Anne Köchling, Dr. Friedericke Kuhn, Prof. Dr. Martin Lohmann, Lisa Naschert, Christof Radlmayr, Prof. Dr. Julian Reif, Felix Rheinfelder, Dr. Sabrina Seeler, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Starker.

We would also like to thank Laura Tiede, a former ITM master’s student at FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences, for her fantastic support in finalizing the manuscript, and Erich Schmidt Verlag for their, as always, highly professional collaboration.

We hope you enjoy reading this!