Involvement with backpacking: A research on backpackers visiting Istanbul
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Tarih
2013
Yazarlar
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Institute for Tourism
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The concept of "involvement " has been used to explain individuals ' emotional attachment to specific tourism destinations and different segment of consumers in tourism. However, involvement with backpacking among backpackers has not been examined. A survey was conducted in Istanbul, one of the world's largest tourist destinations. Data was collected through a questionnaire during April 2012 with 887 backpackers who stayed in hostels in Istanbul. Factor analysis showed that involvement with backpacking can be examined in four dimensions: attraction, centrality to life style, social bonding, and identity expression and affirmation. Significant differences were also found in involvement with backpacking according to age, self definition, travel experience and number of information sources used. Our findings demonstrate that Turkey is more preferred by European backpackers at the beginning of their travel career, thus supporting the importance of the Pearce's (1993) Travel Career Ladder in tourism research.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Backpackers, Backpacking, Involvement, Istanbul, Turkey
Kaynak
Tourism
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
61
Sayı
4
