Reviving second homes in tourism sector: the case of Muğla - Datça province

Türkiye son 20 yılda turizm alanında hızlı bir gelişme kaydetmiş, turist sayısı ve turizm geliri bakımından dünyada ilk on ülke içerisinde yer almayı başarmıştır. Benzer şekilde iç turizmde de büyük bir canlanma görülmüş ve Akdeniz ve Ege sahillerinde çok sayıda ikinci konut inşa edilmiştir. Günümüzde üç milyonu bulan ikinci konutlar, turizmin sezonluk özelliği düşünüldüğünde, yılın önemli bir kısmında atıl durumda olan bir milli servet olarak göze çarpmaktadır. İkinci konutların kullanım sürelerinin arttırılarak turizmde alternatif gelir oluşturma arayışları uzun yıllardır sürmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ikinci konut sahiplerinin, konutlarının turizme açılması ile ilgili önerilen işletme modellerine yönelik görüş ve önerilerini ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma sonuçları, beş alternatif işletme modelinin ikinci konutların turizm sektörüne kazandırılmasında kullanılabileceğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu modeller; aracısız pazarlama modeli, ikinci konut işletmeciliğine has işletmecilik modeli, uluslararası işletmecilik modeli, ulusal işletmecilik modeli ve tesis yönetim kurulu modelidir.Turkey has developed rapidly over the last two decades in international tourism with record number of international visitors and tourism earnings. Parallel with developments in international tourism, greater achievements have been reached in domestic tourism and an increasing number of second homes were built on coastal areas of Turkey. More than three million second homes are used as vacation homes especially during summer seasons today. One of the continuing debates about these second homes is their seasonality and the excess capacity that can be used during low seasons. The aim of this research is to measure perceptions of home owners toward alternative business models for the year round use of second homes in Turkish tourism and propose policy improvements for tourism planners. Research results show that five alternative business models can be used to revive second homes in tourism sector; direct marketing model, peculiar second home entrepreneurship model, international operations model, domestic operations model and facility board model

Perceived importance of attributes on hotel guests\u27 repeat visit intentions

Based on the empirical evidence in the related literature, we can emphasize that customer satisfaction and repeat patronage in the hotel industry has been well researched. Over the past two decades, many researchers as well as businesses have conducted surveys on visitors\u27 satisfaction in order to measure customer perceptions of quality attributes of hotel or hospitality services. However, there is a lack of research paying attention to the empirical investigation of the self-perceived direct influence of hotel attributes over the customers\u27 intentions of repeat visitation. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the perceived influence of facilities and services provided by hotel businesses over the guests\u27 intentions of future repeat visits to the same service premises. As this paper encompasses the analysis of the likelihood of repeat visitation, data were collected from a sample of guests staying at various 5-star hotels in Antalya, Turkey. Two types of analysis were performed to reach this objective: exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Then, those factors obtained from EFA results were modelled through the utilisation of LISREL analysis. The paper identifies four major attributes as the most influential factors on the intention of tourist loyalty, namely front office services, employees, housekeeping, and food and beverage services. Discussion of findings leads to some suggestions for improvements for hotel services

Managing Crisis in the Tourism Industry: How Pessimism Has Changed to Optimism?

This study aims to investigate how the coronavirus has resulted in harmful effects on the tourism industry and how it has most likely shaken the common traditional practices that the industry had followed for years. With a chronological order, this is a case study focusing on personal observations and also personal communication with hoteliers and retailers commencing from the early weeks to the end of 2020 in Turkey. The study has resulted in the categorization of risks, challenges and responses under 10 parts. The study also provides implications for the literature and the industry at the business and destination level altogether

Tourists' shopping experiences at street markets: cross-country research

Considering shopping as one of the most important motivations for travel, this study focuses on tourists' shopping attitudes towards street markets while on a vacation. Specifically, this study proposes and tests a conceptual model that assesses how price consciousness and perceived utility, as critical drivers of attitudes in street markets, may influence tourist satisfaction and future intentions. As opposed to the structure of previous research, this study is also based on a cross-national comparative study conducted among foreign tourists visiting Algarve, Portugal and Bodrum, Turkey, in the summer of 2011. Study findings confirm that price and utility perceptions are the most important marketplace cues and higher level of satisfaction moderates tourists' willingness to return or recommend street markets in both destinations. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Potential impacts of Euro on destination choice

The use of Euro along with EU membership has engendered some political, economic and social effects in all over the world as well as in European countries. The review of literature indicates that there are no much empirical studies specifically addressing the effects of Euro on the tourism industry. The purpose of this study is to explore how the introduction of Euro affects destination choice of the EU-citizens; and to argue, in this context, the extent to which it provides advantages or disadvantages to visit member and/or non-member countries. As the study is a kind of qualitative research, we conducted a survey containing several open-ended questions among those who were citizens of the EU-member countries and visiting Turkey in August 2004. Findings show that EU membership and thereby the use of Euro do not directly affect destination preferences of the selected EU-citizens, and have negative effects, such as rising cost of living, while the use of standard currency unit provides advantages such as the ease of travelling procedures. The paper also provides a brief discussion of practical implications for European countries

Beyond sightseeing: How can tourism affect public/global health in modern society?

Tourism was historically regarded as a practical and business-oriented domain rather than as a research dis - cipline [1,2]. Ontologically, tourism was seen as a field in which to apply theory and as a means of fulfilling needs related to leisure, pleasure, and social health. Little effort has been made to uncover its more nuanced meanings. In 2006, John Tribe, a leading tourism scholar, published a commentary challenging the truth of tourism research and described a complex phenomenon in which the construct’s psychological, philosophi - cal, and social dimensions/values were not well understood [ 3]. He also suggested that much of the research published on tourism was influenced by key factors related to the research authors [3]

Brand assets: a prerequisite to promoting a developing destination

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to develop and test a practical model to identify a developing destination's assets. Using the existing destination branding concepts and theories in the research, this study aims to identify how the assets of a developing destination differ from those of a developed destination.Design/methodology/approachThe study followed the "practical model for determining destination assets" proposed in the article. The first stage includes collecting the information on the tourism potential of the destination. In the second stage, in-depth interviews were carried out with information carriers of a developing destination and analyzed by highlighting keywords in the responses. The following stages include the questionnaire survey, factor analysis and segmentation analysis.FindingsThe following conclusions can be drawn from the results of the study. First, the assets of a developing destination, recreation areas, attractive visitor facilities and obligatory additional services are rational. Second, the assets used for destination branding are based on their unique character. According to the analysis results, the Almaty region's unique character is associated with natural resources. The direction of recreation in the Almaty region boils down to two components: cognitive tourism and sports tourism.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, given that external tourism faced significant constraints during the pandemic, we must acknowledge that a study of destination branding may be more appropriate before or after the pandemic. Second, the survey was conducted online in connection with the introduction of quarantine measures. Third, the assets of a developing destination were selected based on the results of the interviews. In future studies, including other attributes may allow the identification of new assets for branding.Practical implicationsThe practical destination branding model presented in the study has practical implications for destination authorities. Using the proposed model, assets of other destinations can be identified. In addition, the results of the analysis of the Almaty region as a developing destination will be effective for destination authorities in developing their tourism programs. Recreation areas, attractive tourism facilities and obligatory additional services can be used in destination branding.Social implicationsThis study drew on the experience of the population's ambassador activity. The in-depth interview was obtained from the destination's tourism informants, and the survey aimed to identify public opinion. The residents who participated in the interview and survey perform an ambassadorial function in strengthening the identified assets of the destination and implementing tourism programs. Accordingly, there is a growing sense of pride in being a resident of the destination.Originality/valueThe study has both theoretical and practical significance with the following results. First, it provides insights on enhancing public participation from the beginning of the destination branding process and respecting the continuation of its ambassadorial activities, provided that the identified destination assets are rational. Second, destination asset associations for developing destinations are presented. Third, the study creates a realistic picture of the Almaty region as a destination for visitors and destination authorities.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Lake-destination image attributes: A neural network content analysis

This paper aims to explore and analyse lake image attributes extracted from a content analysis of an online directory for lake enthusiasts. CATPAC, a text-mining software program based on artificial neural networks, was adopted. The resulting output was used to identify the words that were most frequently mentioned to portray image attributes related to lake-destination areas (LDA). The findings also revealed that the final set of LDA image attributes is intertwined with the main dimensions of the lake tourism concept. Keywords: Destination image, lake tourism, lake-destination areas, image attributes, content-analysis, CATPAC

A multidisciplinary approach on destination image construct

Destination image has a significant theoretical and practical contribution in tourism. Since the last four decades conceptual and empirical studies concerning this topic have been conducted. However, there is still a lack of theoretical framework due to the complex and multiple construct of destination image. This paper presents work in progress towards the development of a destination image model and intends to be a reflective thinking concerning image and destination image research. A review is provided and a way towards a theoretical framework based on an alternative approach is presented. Following the assumption that destination image construct is ambiguous a broader understanding grounded on a multidisciplinary approach is required. Recommendations are made for using this holistic conception on destination image research, aiming to a future development of an integrative model to be applied on the Alqueva Lake, the largest man-made lake of Europe, located in the south of Portugal

Investigation of luxury values in shopping tourism using a fuzzy-set approach

This exploratory study, based on 316 questionnaires completed by mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong, investigates whether certain conditions are sufficient to motivate tourists' decisions to buy luxury products. The results of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis reveal that a combination of four conditions (emotional attachment, fashion leadership, prestige sensitivity, and social value) is sufficient to influence tourists to shop for luxury brands. It must be pointed out, however, that the four conditions are unnecessary in some social and shopping contexts, and thus the findings do not reject the possibility that alternative conditions may also influence luxury shopping decisions. This study using fuzzy-set theory demonstrates that tourists who score highly in all four conditions constitute an almost perfect subcategory of luxury shoppers. Therefore, it is recommended that other scholars examine the conditions that are sufficient to influence tourists rather than concentrating on other factors