Cohen and Plog Classification

Erik Cohen's classification of tourists is based on...

• a tourists personality

• a tourists need for familiarity or for new experience

• a tourists age

• where a tourist comes from

Answer explanation

Cohens classification of tourism combines the curiosity to seek out new experiences with the need for the security of familiar reminders of home.

The least adventurous tourist type, according to Cohen.

• organized mass tourist

• individual mass tourist

• explorer

• drifter

According to Cohen, this type of tourist has no fixed itinerary or timetable. They try to live the way locals live and share food, habits and homes with locals.

• Organized mass tourists

• Individual mass tourists

• Explorer

• Drifter

Answer explanation

Explorers and drifters are in the category of non-institutionalized tourism. Both are interested in making their own trips and going to an unusual places but explorers still travel with a level of caution and look for comforts similar to their own life.

Unlike drifters who stay away from all comforts of home and traditional tourism.

Fill in the blank with the correct category:

If explorers and drifters fit in the category of non-institutionalized tourism, organized & individual tourists fit into ___ category ?

Stanley Plog created three classifications based on people's personalities. Which type is described here?

Conservative - Do not seek adventure - Prefer familiarity

Which of these is NOT a Plog classification?

• explorer

• psychocentric

• allocentric

• mid-centric

According to Plog, this group of people are not particularly adventurous but are open to new experiences.

Draw your favorite destination type

Why is that your preferred destination type?

Which tourist classification type or category do you fit into? Write 2 sentences explaining why.