Research Article

Push and Pull Factors in the Tourism Movements of the Tourists with the Motivation to Receive Diet and Nutrition Counseling: A Research Based on Social Media

Volume: 17 Number: 2 August 30, 2020
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Push and Pull Factors in the Tourism Movements of the Tourists with the Motivation to Receive Diet and Nutrition Counseling: A Research Based on Social Media

Abstract

It is known that tourists could travel to destinations with different motivations recently. In this study, it’s aimed to reveal push and pull factors that effect to the travelling of the patients who coming to Çanakkale from other destinations in order to receive diet and nutrition counseling. In addition, it’s aimed to reveal patients' reasons for receiving diet and nutrition counseling, the skills that patients’ looking for of the nutritionist and factors, which are effective in patients choosing a nutritionist from other destination to receive this service have examined. The data were collected by interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the analysis, push factors, pull factors and other examined factors in the tourism movements of the patients with the motivation to receive diet and nutrition counseling have determined. In this context, the pull factors have determined in the travels of the patients are; “positive references, the need to receive quality nutrition counseling, technological possibilities, special offers, impossibilities in the destination, more affordable session fee and geopolitical location of the establishment”. As for that the push factors have detected in the travels of the patients are; “the positive image of the nutritionist, the need to look more attractive, pressures from friends, the need to be healthy, the purpose of gaining self-confidence, the need for healthy nutrition, preparation for parenting and the need to overcome feeling of aging”. In addition, various suggestions have presented in line with the findings.

Keywords

Social media , Health tourism , Gastronomy tourism , Diet and nutrition , Push and pull factors

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APA
Dülgaroğlu, O., Mercan, Ş. O., Barboroz, M., & Avcıkurt, C. (2020). Turistlerin Sağlıklı Beslenme ve Diyet Danışmanlığı Hizmeti Alma Motivasyonuyla Gerçekleştirdikleri Turizm Hareketlerinde Çekici ve İtici Faktörler: Sosyal Medya Destekli Bir Araştırma. Seyahat Ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi, 17(2), 342-357. https://doi.org/10.24010/soid.728646