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                                                                <journal-id>gtad</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2602-3008</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Murat BAYRAM</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32572/guntad.931013</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Tourism (Other)</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Turizm (Diğer)</subject>
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                                    <trans-title>Travel Motives and Characteristics of Domestic Tourists over the Age of 50</trans-title>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <article-title>50 Yaş ve Üstü Yerli Turistlerin Seyahat Motivasyonu ve Seyahat Karakteristiği</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6668-9961</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Zencir Çiftçi</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ebru</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TURİZM FAKÜLTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20210924">
                    <day>09</day>
                    <month>24</month>
                    <year>2021</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>5</volume>
                                        <issue>2</issue>
                                        <fpage>305</fpage>
                                        <lpage>326</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20210501">
                        <day>05</day>
                        <month>01</month>
                        <year>2021</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20210913">
                        <day>09</day>
                        <month>13</month>
                        <year>2021</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
                                        <permissions>
                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2016, Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2016</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <trans-abstract xml:lang="en">
                            <p>The aim of this study is to reveal the travel motivation and characteristics of domestic tourists over the age of 50. In order for tourism industry to gain momentum after the pandemic, it would be appropriate to plan the future for the market segments. In this study, the motivational elements and travel characteristics of the older age group, which has an important capacity in tourism market will be determined Quantitative data collection and analysis techniques were used in the research. Questionnaire technique was used in data collection, and the surveys were collected face to face and online by convenience sampling, between 01.03.2021-31.03.2021, due to the pandemic. Of the 522 collected questionnaires, 130 were considered invalid and 392 data were evaluated. Descriptive statistics, t test and ANOVA were applied to the obtained data. As a result of the research, the travel motivation dimensions of over 50 year olds are listed as nostalgia and value sharing, learning, self-seeking, relaxation, physical activity, attachment seeking, connection seeking and spirituality seeking. It has been determined that social media is the most important source of information in the selection of travel destinations for 50 year olds and over, they prefer to travel alone, stay with family and friends instead of hotels, and participate in many activities, especially physical activity during their travels</p></trans-abstract>
                                                                                                                                    <abstract><p>Bu çalışmanın amacı 50 yaş ve üzeri yerli turistlerin seyahat motivasyonu ve karakteristiğinin ortaya çıkarılmasıdır. Pandemi sonrası turizmin ivme kazanması için pazar bölümlerine özel planlar oluşturulması yerinde olacaktır. Bu çalışmada, turizm pazarında önemli bir yere sahip olan ileri yaş grubunun motivasyon unsurları ve seyahat karakteristiğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada nicel veri toplama ve analiz tekniklerinden faydalanılmıştır. Veri toplamada anket tekniğinden yararlanılmış olup, anketler pandemi dolayısıyla hem yüz yüze hem de çevrimiçi olarak 01.03.2021-31.03.2021 tarihleri arasında kolayda örneklem yoluyla toplanmıştır. Toplanan 522 anketin 130’u geçersiz kabul edilerek 392 anket değerlendirilmeye alınmıştır. Elde edilen verilere tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t testi ve ANOVA uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda 50 yaş ve üstünün seyahat motivasyonu boyutları nostalji ve değer paylaşımı, öğrenme, özbenlik arayışı, rahatlama, fiziksel aktivite, bağlılık arayışı, bağlanma arayışı ve maneviyat arayışı olarak sıralanmıştır. 50 yaş ve üstünün seyahat yeri seçiminde en önemli bilgi kaynağının sosyal medya olduğu, yalnız seyahat etmeyi tercih ettikleri, otel yerine aile ve arkadaş yanında konakladıkları ve seyahatlerinde fiziksel aktivite başta olmak üzere pek çok etkinliğe katıldıkları belirlenmiştir.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>50 Yaş ve Üstü</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  İleri Yaş</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Seyahat Motivasyonu</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Seyahat Karakteristiği</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Yerli Turist</kwd>
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                                                <kwd-group xml:lang="en">
                                                    <kwd>Over 50</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Older Age</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Travel Motivation</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Travel Characteristics</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Domestic Tourist</kwd>
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