The static features of hosts and guests relations are found in the works of de Kadt
(1979) and UNESCO (1976). De Kadt (1979: 50) presented three situations of interaction
between hosts and guests: 1) interchanges involving trade of services and goods, 2)
surface interaction and encounters in the places of recreation (such as beaches and bars)
and 3) interaction involving mutual-understanding and information exchanges. Among
these, ‘situation 1)’ was observed to be the most prevalent. According to UNESCO
research, the hosts and guests relationship has four features: 1) its transitory nature, 2)
temporal and spatial constraints, 3) lack of spontaneity and 4) unequal and unbalanced
experience.