Research Article

The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye

Volume: 26 Number: 2 December 30, 2023
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The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the memorable tourism experiences, destination satisfaction and behavioural intentions that ecotourists have gained from their visits within the scope of ecotourism. The study was designed in accordance with the quantitative research design. The data used in the study were collected by applying a survey technique on eco-tourists visiting the Kümbet Plateau, Mavi Göl, Göksu Travertines and Kuzalan Waterfall destinations in Giresun/Türkiye, in line with the aim of the study. In this context, the population of the research consists of eco-tourists visiting these destinations, while the sample group consists of 482 participants out of 500 reached between November, 2022 and February, 2023. In the analysis of the collected data, reliability, t-test, variance (ANOVA), correlation and regression analyses were used. As a result of the correlation analysis performed to determine the direction and severity of the relationship between the variables, it was determined that there was a positive and moderate relationship between the general memorable tourism experiences of ecotourists and their general behavioural intentions. It has been observed that there was a positive and high-level relationship between general memorable tourism experiences and general destination satisfaction. Another result of the correlation analysis is that there was a positive and moderate relationship between ecotourists' destination satisfaction and their general behavioural intentions. According to the results of the regression analysis, it was concluded that the memorable tourism experiences and destination satisfactions of the participants positively affected their behavioural intentions. In addition, in line with the findings obtained from the analysis of the study, suggestions were presented for the interested parties.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience, Tourism (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 29, 2023

Publication Date

December 30, 2023

Submission Date

August 17, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 20, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 26 Number: 2

APA
Zamanov, M., & Demirdağ, Ş. A. (2023). The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Turizm Fakültesi Dergisi, 26(2), 149-176. https://doi.org/10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077
AMA
1.Zamanov M, Demirdağ ŞA. The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye. AHBVTFD. 2023;26(2):149-176. doi:10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077
Chicago
Zamanov, Murad, and Şerif Ahmet Demirdağ. 2023. “The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun Türkiye”. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Turizm Fakültesi Dergisi 26 (2): 149-76. https://doi.org/10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077.
EndNote
Zamanov M, Demirdağ ŞA (December 1, 2023) The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Turizm Fakültesi Dergisi 26 2 149–176.
IEEE
[1]M. Zamanov and Ş. A. Demirdağ, “The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye”, AHBVTFD, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 149–176, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077.
ISNAD
Zamanov, Murad - Demirdağ, Şerif Ahmet. “The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun Türkiye”. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Turizm Fakültesi Dergisi 26/2 (December 1, 2023): 149-176. https://doi.org/10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077.
JAMA
1.Zamanov M, Demirdağ ŞA. The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye. AHBVTFD. 2023;26:149–176.
MLA
Zamanov, Murad, and Şerif Ahmet Demirdağ. “The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun Türkiye”. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Turizm Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 149-76, doi:10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077.
Vancouver
1.Murad Zamanov, Şerif Ahmet Demirdağ. The Relationshıp Between Memorable Tourism Experience, Destination Satisfaction and Behavioural Intention: A Study on Ecotourists in Giresun/Türkiye. AHBVTFD. 2023 Dec. 1;26(2):149-76. doi:10.55931/ahbvtfd.1345077