Plog's continum
Plog's continuum is one of the best-known models in the travel and tourism field, proposed by Stanley Plog. According to Plog, destinations rise and fall in popularity because they appeal to specific types of tourists over time, and follow a relatively predictable pattern of growth and decline in popularity [1].
Advantages of Plog’s Theory
Plog’s theory is defined in three parts: Allocentric, Midcentric, and Psychocentric. If still ambiguous in decision-making, it can be further divided into Near Allocentric and Near psychocentric, in between these three. Each different part is clearly segregated in Plog’s theory and can be marked easily.[2]
Disadvantages of Plog’s theory
Every theory has its own limitation, so does Plog’s. Any tourist cannot stay in the same category throughout their entire life. For example, if someone is travelling in their young age with high energy, they would definitely fall into the Allocentric category. And when they settle down and have a family, they will be more inclined towards travelling to well-known holiday destinations and come into the category of psychocentric. As time passes by, different destinations fall into different categories.
References
- ↑ Cruz-Milán, Oliver. "Plog's Model of Typologies of Tourists". SAGE Reference. Retrieved 19/05/2020. Unknown parameter
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