Tourist Roles, Gender and Age in Greece: A Study of Tourists in Greece

Yfantidou, Georgıa; Costa, George; Michalopoulos, Maria

doi:10.5199/ijsmart-1791-874x-1b

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“…Escapism involves getting away from the routine and stresses of everyday life, but not necessarily away from people (Yfantidou, Costa, & Michalopoulos, 2008). Most individuals expect to participate in a sport event that will temporarily take them away from reality and allow them to forget about everyday stresses (Gammons, 2004).…”

Section: Escapism Escapism Is An Intrinsic Motivation Primarily Dealmentioning

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Individuals’ Motivation to Participate in Sport Tourism: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Aicher¹,

Brenner²

2015

IJSMaRT

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Using self-determination theory (SDT) as a conceptual framework, we utilized previous research to develop a conceptual model to better understand individuals' motivation to participate in sport tourism and events. The model represents the six propositions we put forward that depict the relationships between motivational factors associated with sport tourism and event participation and individuals' controlled or autonomous motivation.Specifically, organizational motivations are proposed to enhance controlled motivation, while destination/environmental motivations and group/social identity motivations are proposed to increase both controlled and autonomous motivation. Finally, competition, emotional, and learning motivations are proposed to enhance autonomous motivation.Uses of the model and future directions are presented in the discussion.

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Section: Escapism Escapism Is An Intrinsic Motivation Primarily Dealmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individuals’ Motivation to Participate in Sport Tourism: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Aicher¹,

Brenner²

2015

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“…Furthermore, a cluster analysis is offered by Ryan and Glendon [17] being derived from the Leisure Motivation Scale previously introduced by Beard and Ragheb [1]. Further on, researchers focused on exploring the experience of tourists as well as the importance of the tourist experience for tourists [23], along with classification of tourists according to the degree of novelty and familiarity sought [10].…”

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Tourists’ Perception: the Case of Ohrid, Macedonia

Petrevska¹

2019

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The aim of this study is to determine the factors that affect tourists on creating their images and perceptions while experiencing Ohrid, the most famous tourist destination in Macedonia. In this regard, the presence and affection of five factors was investigated: (i) Perception of place; (ii) Pull motives; (iii) Perception of safety; (iv) Type of experience; and (v) Fulfilled expectations. The analysis was based on face-to-face survey conducted with 500 tourists in June-August 2016. Generally, the findings indicate many suggestions and recommendations for tourism-policy makers. Towards the perception of the place, tourists found the sampled locations to be historic, legendary and religious places, which do not serve just as tourist places for sightseeing. As for the pull factors, the cultural heritage was perceived as attraction that brought tourists to the surveyed locations. Towards the perception of safety, Ohrid and Macedonia were perceived as fully safe and secure for tourism. Based on Cohen's (1979) classification of tourists, the results revealed that recreational tourists are the dominant group visiting Ohrid, followed by the existential, experiential, and experimental types of tourists, while the diversionary tourists were virtually absent. Finally, the surveyed tourists found highly fulfilled expectations evaluating Ohrid as destination worth visiting which gave a value to their money. The findings in this study may serve as a valuable starting point in creating new strategic approaches that may support tourism development in Ohrid and Macedonia.

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“…Nowadays, tourists are more experienced, demanding, and eclectic and thus, a new foundation for competition is created for the tourism industry. Tourist entertainment during the holiday season also plays a major role since there is abundance of free time (Afthinos, 1998;Finger & Gayler, 1993;Costa, 1998, Lytras, 19932002;Opaschowski, 1996;Yfantidou, Costa & Michalopoulos, 2008).…”

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Dalakis¹,

Costa²,

Tsitskari³

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Holiday and recreation destinations play an important role in people's lives in modern societies. Outdoor recreation activity programs do not concern themselves with participants' physical improvement or empowerment, rather with their feelings of satisfaction and pleasure. This results in benefits that arise effortlessly, prompting participants to engage in lifelong exercise without making any demands on high performance on their part. Contemporary hectic lifestyle and the degraded natural environment that characterize modern cities constitute outdoor recreation and participation in outdoor recreation activities (O.R.A.), both important and highly necessary. Many scholars claim that increased interest in exercise helps people enhance its resulting benefits that directly relate to the quality of their lives. 86 people took part in a research that was carried out in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in the NorthEast of Greece. Researchers examined the intentions/desires and the criteria of choice set by the visitors in relation to this uniquely beautiful site. The results of the MANOVA multivariable fluctuation analysis showed that there was no statistically significant effect on the sex of the participants with the Pillai's trace test showing F (1,59) = 1,061 and sig=.398. The researchers continue the research by expanding the sample with foreign tourists visiting the area of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

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Tourist Roles, Gender and Age in Greece: A Study of Tourists in Greece

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Individuals’ Motivation to Participate in Sport Tourism: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Individuals’ Motivation to Participate in Sport Tourism: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Tourists’ Perception: the Case of Ohrid, Macedonia

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