Going bush? Factors which influence international tourists' decisions to travel to remote Australian destinations

Ashwell, Janine

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2014.06.008

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“…2.1 | "Solo travel" as a form of tourism, definition, motivation, and constraints According to Jordan and Aitchison (2008), the "solo traveller" in tourist literature is the most common word used to describe these tourists. Some of the less popular common terms are "independent travellers" (McNamara & Prideaux, 2010;Sanitmatcharo, 2006), "alone visitors" (Navare & Zagade, 2015), and "unaccompanied travellers" (Ashwell, 2015). Females travel for various reasons, and it is also significant to note that motivations are evolving throughout the life cycle (Mirehie & Gibson, 2020).…”

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The exploration of Iranian solo female travellers' experiences

Hosseini

Macías

Almeida‐García

2021

Journal of Tourism Research

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For various reasons, some women experience solo travel in different parts of the world. However, as with many leisure activities, access to travel and tourism does not have the same distribution between different social groups, including other classes and genders (men and women). While there is a growing body of research on solo female travellers, few studies have included women from Middle Eastern or Muslimmajority countries. Drawing upon a series of in-depth interviews, this paper examines the travel experiences of Iranian solo female travellers, which have been mainly overlooked in prior studies on the topic. The study's findings indicate that solo travel motivations can be categorized into personal factors: freedom and flexibility, selfempowerment, independence, and exploration. Also, the absence of family responsibilities, routines, and gender constraints, as well as the promotion of their social and personal selves, contributed to their well-being. The results also indicate that, despite the restrictions imposed by Iran's religious-patriarchal society, tourism has made women more visible in the public sphere. Overall, this study fills a significant gap in tourism research by highlighting the experience, limitations, and motivation of solo female travellers, which heralds social change.

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The exploration of Iranian solo female travellers' experiences

Hosseini

Macías

Almeida‐García

2021

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…In addition to the lack of clarity on what constitutes local food, there is a lack of consensus on the validity of food tourism, and thus food tourists as a viable market segment ( Hall & Sharples, 2003 ; McKercher, Okumus, & Okumus, 2008 ). Similar to other forms of special interest tourism ( Ashwell, 2015 ; McKercher, 2002 ), concerns have been raised that segmenting tourists based on simply the purchase of local food may lead to over-estimates of demand ( McKercher et al, 2008 ). This is particularly significant in relation to food tourism, as tourists commonly engage in food and drink activities at the destination ( McKercher et al, 2008 ).…”

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It's all in the recipe: How to increase domestic leisure tourists' experiential loyalty to local food

Williamson

Hassanli

2020

Tourism Management Perspectives

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This study examines experiential loyalty in the context of local food consumption by domestic leisure tourists. A conceptual framework is developed to understand factors which increase tourists' propensity to exhibit experiential loyalty. Relationships between independent factors and the dependent variable of experiential loyalty are examined using a binary logistic regression model. The centrality of local food to tourists is the most important factor in increasing experiential loyalty, although cultural motivation and satisfaction are also predictors. The results provide insights for government and private tourism enterprises, with practical recommendations outlined.

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“…In contrast, an ideal approach for Aboriginal tourism enterprises would be to develop marketing strategies that balance commercial success with community development objectives [50] to achieve sustainability. To achieve this, Aboriginal enterprises need the opportunity to develop products that both meet target segment demands [52,53] and reduce the social and environmental impacts of tourism [53,54].…”

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Identifying Business Practices Promoting Sustainability in Aboriginal Tourism Enterprises in Remote Australia

Akbar

Hallak

2019

Sustainability

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Aboriginal tourism entrepreneurs operating in remote regions of Australia draw on their 60,000 years of heritage to offer unique and distinct cultural experiences to domestic and international tourists. Living and operating in remote climates presents challenges to achieving successful and sustainable enterprises, including extreme weather, substandard infrastructure, distance from policy makers, distance from markets and the commercialisation of culture, which is customarily owned by and for use by traditional custodians, to produce and deliver a market-ready tourism product. However, many remote Aboriginal tourism entrepreneurs nevertheless achieve success and sustainability. This paper builds on the work of Foley to identify the characteristics of successful remote Aboriginal tourism enterprises and Aboriginal entrepreneurs in remote areas and the resourceful and creative business practices used by remote Aboriginal entrepreneurs to overcome barriers to success and finds that ongoing connections to community and culture are a key factor in that success. It also draws on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals to identify how the characteristics of remote tourism entrepreneurs and enterprises promote or inhibit the achievement of sustainability and suggests that they offer a framework for effective support of remote Aboriginal entrepreneurs. It concludes by noting that the industry would benefit from further investigation of the contributions made to sustainability by remote Aboriginal tourism enterprises and their stakeholders.

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Going bush? Factors which influence international tourists' decisions to travel to remote Australian destinations

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

The exploration of Iranian solo female travellers' experiences

The exploration of Iranian solo female travellers' experiences

It's all in the recipe: How to increase domestic leisure tourists' experiential loyalty to local food

Identifying Business Practices Promoting Sustainability in Aboriginal Tourism Enterprises in Remote Australia

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