DDetermining the Factors Affecting the Motivation of Caravan Tourists

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 445 - 466, 27.09.2023

Gökhan Kenar

https://doi.org/10.32572/guntad.1243815

Cited By: 2

Öz

Caravan tourism consists of tourism activities that give people the freedom to stay and relocate. Discovering the motivational sources of people participating in caravan tourism is important in terms of understanding caravan users. The aim of the study is to discover the factors that motivate and negatively affect caravan tourism. In the study, a phenomenological design was adopted. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview form. The sample was collected from 11 people living in Antalya and actively using caravans. The data obtained in the study were subjected to content analysis, and themes and codes were created. According to the findings of the study, motivating themes for caravan tourism are lifestyle/feeling, getting away from the city/crowd, freedom of time and space, human relations, emotions, perception of comfort, and finding solutions to economic problems. The themes that negatively affect the motivation for caravan tourism are economic problems, technical problems, living place problems, personal and environmental problems. In this context, according to the results of the study, in order to develop caravan tourism, caravan areas should be arranged considering the needs of the users. In addition, it is thought that making economic regulations regarding caravan fuels will contribute to the development of caravan tourism.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Caravan, Caravan Tourism, Tourism Motivation

Karavan Turistlerinin Motivasyonuna Etki Eden Unsurların Belirlenmesi

Öz

Karavan turizmi, insanlara konaklama ve yer değiştirme özgürlüğü veren turizm faaliyetlerinden oluşmaktadır. Karavan turizmine katılan kişilerin motivasyon kaynaklarının incelenmesi ise, bu kişileri anlamak açısından önemlidir. Araştırmanın amacı, karavan turizmine motive eden ve motivasyonu olumsuz etkileyen faktörleri keşfetmektir. Araştırmada, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenolojik (olgubilim) desen benimsenmiştir. Veriler yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Örneklem, Antalya ilinde yaşayan ve aktif olarak karavan kullanan 11 kişiden toplanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler içerik analizine tabi tutularak temalar ve kodlar oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre karavan turizmine motive edici temalar; yaşam tarzı/bakış açısı, şehirden/kalabalıktan uzaklaşma, zaman ve mekân özgürlüğü, insan ilişkileri, duygular, konfor algısı ve ekonomik sorunlara çözüm üretmedir. Karavan turizmine yönelik motivasyonu olumsuz etkileyen temalar ise; ekonomik sorunlar, teknik sorunlar, yaşam alanıyla ilgili sorunlar, kişisel ve çevresel sorunlar şeklinde ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları doğrultusunda karavan turizminin gelişebilmesi için karavan alanlarının kullanıcıların ihtiyaçları göz önünde bulundurularak düzenlenmesi gerekmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra karavan yakıtlarıyla ilgili ekonomik düzenlemeler yapılması karavan turizminin gelişimine katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Karavan, Karavan Turizmi, Turizm Motivasyonu

Destekleyen Kurum

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