Retired snowbirds

Viallon, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2012.06.001

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“…In this context, the "facilities" category comprises recreational services that meet the needs of campers such as pool (Holdnak and Rodgers, 2004;Warnken, Bradley and Guilding, 2005), laundry (Warnken et al, 2005), conference (Warnken et al, 2005), restaurant (Warnken et al, 2005), beach, sport courts (Holdnak and Rodgers, 2004), cleaning services (White, Richardson, Evesson, McGinley, Lang and Francas, 2007) and accommodation alternatives (Collins andKearns, 2010, Caldicott andScherrer, 2013;Birdir, Unur and Dalgıç, 2015). "Natural resources and attractions" include natural landscape elements such as visibility ponds, lakes and rivers for campers (Choi and Dawson, 2002), natural environment (Winter, 2005;Viallon, 2012;Wu and Pearce, 2014;Doğantan, Gülenç and Kozak, 2017;Şalk, Dumanlı and Köroğlu, 2018) and climate (Hewer, Scott and Gough, 2015). "Staff" category comprises both the abilities of the employees and their friendly approach to campers (Hayllar, Crilley, Bell and Archer, 2006;Breen, Seers, Robert, Elspeth and Carlsen, 2006;Fjelstul, Wang and Li, 2012;Severt and Fjelstul, 2015;Brochado and Pereira, 2017).…”

Section: Campingmentioning

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Determination of Trailer Park Criteria in Rural Areas

Doğantan¹,

Emir²

2019

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The aim of the present study is to determine the important criteria in the planning of trailer parks (caravan parks) in rural destinations based on expert opinions. The present research is an exploratory study, originated from the need to deeply understand and examine a social phenomenon. Delphi technique was used in systematically determining the trailer park criteria based on the consensus reached through expert opinions. Face-to-face interviews were conducted during the first round of the research, in which 19 experts were consulted, and expert evaluation forms were used in the second and third rounds. The main criteria determined for trailer parks were the environmental and natural, recreation activities, recreational elements and the socio-cultural. Based on the outcomes of the present study, it was observed that socio-cultural stood out as a new factor, whereas transport and accessibility were not among the trailer parks criteria. The present study focused on the travel requirements of short-term caravanners (trailer campers) and the basic services that should be provided in trailer camps. In this respect, the present research provides the basic criteria necessitated by trailers in rural destinations, moreover, defines the key criteria that separate trailer parks from campgrounds.

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Section: Campingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determination of Trailer Park Criteria in Rural Areas

Doğantan¹,

Emir²

2019

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“…Some of the main features of caravanning is its sociability (Blichfeldt and Mikkelsen, 2013;Triantafillidou and Siomkos, 2013), where interacting with fellow caravanners is an important part of the overall experience. Another central theme of caravanning are experiences of deep connection with nature (Jacobsen, 2004;Kyle et al, 2006;Garst, Williams and Roggenbuck, 2009) and an appreciation of the trip being unplanned and not having fixed schedules (Viallon, 2012).…”

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“…However for this study, caravanning is defined as it was experienced at the caravan sites, as people travelling in camper trailers, pop-tops, caravans, tents or RV's. Caravanning often comprises engaging in practices somewhat resembling those at home, like grocery shopping, cooking and dishwashing (White and White, 2007;Viallon, 2012), and generally spending a great deal of time doing everyday, mundane things. Caravan sites in Denmark, usually scattered along coastlines and close to cities, span from more spartan sites with electricity and running water to elaborate sites with on-site restaurants, cafes and individual bathrooms.…”

Section: Freedom In Domestic Caravanning?mentioning

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“…Viallon, 2012;Counts and Counts, 2004;Hardy, Gretzel and Hanson, 2013), have not been analysed in depth. When touched upon, this has been mainly in the context of longterm caravanning: for example, White and White (2004: 212) studied people travelling for more than three months in RV's in the Australian outback and found that they sought 'freedom from pressures 9 and constraints' and freedom to move on if they wanted.…”

Section: Freedom In Domestic Caravanning?mentioning

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Freedom in mundane mobilities: caravanning in Denmark

Mikkelsen

Cohen

2015

Tourism Geographies

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Freedom is a widely discussed and highly elusive concept, and has long been represented in exoticised, masculinised and individualised discourses. Freedom is often exemplified through the image of a solitary male explorer leaving the female space of home and familiarity and going to remote places of the world. Through in-situ interviews with families caravanning in Denmark, the primary aim of this study is to challenge existing dominant discourses surrounding the subject of freedom within leisure and tourism studies. Secondly, we shed further light on an under-researched medium of mobility, that of domestic caravanning. This serves to not only disrupt representations of freedom as occurring through exoticised, masculinised and individualised practices, but to give attention to the domestic, banal contexts where the everyday and tourism intersect, which are often overlooked. This novel repositioning opens up new avenues in tourism studies for critical research into the geographies of freedom in mundane, everyday contexts.

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“…La actividad turística relacionada con los viajes en casas rodantes o vehículos recreativos ha sido estudiada desde diferentes perspectivas sociales y culturales 6 . Por ejemplo, Viallon (2012) analizó el perfil sociocultural, así como las principales pautas de comportamiento de franceses retirados que viajan cada invierno hacia la costa atlántica de Marruecos. Por su parte, schafran y Monkkonen (2011) estudiaron el flujo y aumento de estadounidenses que se trasladan a vivir a México de manera temporal o permanente, y propusieron una tipología de las localidades receptoras y de los tipos de asentamientos que abordan de manera directa el impacto de este fenó-meno en los destinos bajo estudio, siendo las aglomeraciones semipermanentes de casas rodantes uno de ellos.…”

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Percepción de seguridad del turismo extranjero que arriba en casas rodantes a Playas de Mazatlán (Sinaloa)

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Jiménez²,

Santiesteban³

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ResumenEl presente artículo recoge la percepción de seguridad que tienen los visitantes que viajan en casas rodantes y se hospedan en establecimientos conocidos como trailer parks en las playas del puerto de Mazatlán, principal destino turístico en el estado de sinaloa (México). Además, se recopila información sociodemográfica y económica de los respondientes por medio de la aplicación de un cuestionario como instrumento de recolección de datos. Así mismo, se realizan correlaciones para demostrar la asociación entre quienes cambian sus planes de viajes en respuesta a las advertencias realizadas por el gobierno del país de origen, sean estos de ee. uu. y/o de Canadá. Entre los resultados es posible identificar la estadía y el gasto promedio diario y mensual, también elementos que inciden en su decisión de viaje. Finalmente, se analiza el papel que juega la seguridad en algunos sitios de atracción turística dentro del destino, así como en los servicios de transporte, sus playas e impresiones acerca de las alertas de viaje que emiten autoridades de Gobierno estadounidenses y canadienses.Palabras clave: Snowbirds, seguridad, trailer parks, alertas de viaje. AbstractThis article describes the security perception of visitors traveling in RVs who stay in establishments known as trailer parks in the port of Mazatlan, main tourist destination of the state of sinaloa (Mexico). In addition, sociodemographic and economic information of respondents is collected through a questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. The association between those who change their travel plans in response to the warnings given by the government of the country of origin, whether us and / or Canada was also studied. Among the results it is possible to identify stay and daily and monthly average spending also elements that influence their travel decisions. Finally, the role of security silVesTRe floRes gaMboa

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Retired snowbirds

Cited by 79 publications

References 49 publications

Determination of Trailer Park Criteria in Rural Areas

Determination of Trailer Park Criteria in Rural Areas

Freedom in mundane mobilities: caravanning in Denmark

Percepción de seguridad del turismo extranjero que arriba en casas rodantes a Playas de Mazatlán (Sinaloa)

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