Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey

Sebahattin Dilek; Nur Kulakoğlu Dilek; David A. Fennell

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Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this research are to explore the constraints that pets have on tourist travel, as well as the influence of these barriers on owners’ intentions of taking pets with them as travel companions. In this study, the scale developed by Chen, Peng and Hung (2014) was used as a data collection tool. The sample area included Turkey’s three largest cities: Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, with the study being the first of its kind in Turkey. The responses of 393 Turkish pet owners were examined through exploratory factor analysis. The results revealed three dimensions of pet-related tourism constraint, namely specific, interpersonal and structural. In addition, the contraints were determined to negatively affect owners’ previous travel experience in having pets included on tourist activities.

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Sebahattin Dilek ^*
0000-0001-7830-1928
Türkiye

Nur Kulakoğlu Dilek
0000-0002-2115-301X
Türkiye

David A. Fennell
0000-0002-7256-1152
Türkiye

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June 18, 2020

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March 29, 2020

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April 5, 2020

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Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 1

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APA

Dilek, S., Kulakoğlu Dilek, N., & Fennell, D. A. (2020). Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey. Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality, 2(1), 4-13. https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ

AMA

1.Dilek S, Kulakoğlu Dilek N, Fennell DA. Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey. TOLEHO. 2020;2(1):4-13. https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ

Chicago

Dilek, Sebahattin, Nur Kulakoğlu Dilek, and David A. Fennell. 2020. “Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey”. Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality 2 (1): 4-13. https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ.

EndNote

Dilek S, Kulakoğlu Dilek N, Fennell DA (June 1, 2020) Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey. Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality 2 1 4–13.

IEEE

[1]S. Dilek, N. Kulakoğlu Dilek, and D. A. Fennell, “Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey”, TOLEHO, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 4–13, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ

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Dilek, Sebahattin - Kulakoğlu Dilek, Nur - Fennell, David A. “Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey”. Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality 2/1 (June 1, 2020): 4-13. https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ.

JAMA

1.Dilek S, Kulakoğlu Dilek N, Fennell DA. Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey. TOLEHO. 2020;2:4–13.

MLA

Dilek, Sebahattin, et al. “Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey”. Journal of Tourism Leisure and Hospitality, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 4-13, https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ.

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1.Sebahattin Dilek, Nur Kulakoğlu Dilek, David A. Fennell. Travelling Companions: A Constraint Analysis of Pet Owners in Turkey. TOLEHO [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;2(1):4-13. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA22PA66AJ

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