Resumen de Beginner research on tourism and the tourist: beware of words and caricatures!

Christine Petr, Nicolas Gueguen

• Based on an interview with a French anthropologist particularly well versed in tourism, this article offers a useful overview of the phenomenon of tourism to the beginner researcher. The research focuses essentially on the dangers of caricatures and simplistic views, and offers a more stimulating portrait of the tourist as a research field.