1. Introducing vacation decision making -- 2. Models of vacation decision making -- 3. Methods to investigate vacation decision making -- 4. The context of vacation decision making -- 5. Vacation planning and decision-making processes -- 6. Destination perception, evaluation and choice -- 7. Post-experience processes -- 8. Group processes in vacation decision making -- 9. A new typology of vacationers -- App. 1. A summary of existing models of vacation decision making -- App. 2. Description of the sample -- App. 3. Case-by-case evolution of vacation decision making -- App. 4. Case-by-case evolution of the number of vacation projects and evoked destinations -- App. 5. Case-by-case matrix of major vacation choice criteria -- App. 6. Frequency table of destination attributes in perception and evaluation judgements -- App. 7. Case-by-case evolution of the attribute background of destination judgements.