https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/176 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:27:47 GMT 2026-04-17T11:27:47Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10930 Camping: a liminal space as a gateway to eudaimonic happiness Arslan Ayazlar, Reyhan; Gökhan Ayazlar Camping–a growing niche in the tourism industry–allows participants to have a liminal experience. Using qualitative methods, we examine camp participants’ perspective through the lens of liminal theory. The data were obtained through participant observation and interviews with 27 campers. Camp participants’ liminal experiences are grouped into three dimensions: (1) learning in liminal spaces; (2) increased tolerance in liminal spaces and, (3) the effects of liminal spaces on eudaimonic happiness. Learning and tolerance in the camping experience has the potential to foster happiness, even after the participants return home. These findings from the Turkish experience contribute to a growing literature on liminality in camps and tourism more broadly. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10930 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10848 Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Developing a Framework for Future Research İskender, Ali Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) offers important opportunities for the hospitality and tourism (HT) industry in the context of operations, design, marketing, destination management, human resources, revenue management, accounting and finance, strategic management, and beyond. However, the implementation of GAI in HT contexts comes with ethical, legal, social, and economic considerations that require careful reflection by HT firms. The purpose of this study is to offer a critical examination of the effects of GAI applications across a broad spectrum of stakeholders in the HT industry, in an effort to integrate practical and academic insights and foresights and drive academic research forward. Through the contributions of a purposeful selection of scholars, educators, and industry-practitioners, along the tenets of the stakeholder theory of the firm, this study highlights the potential challenges and opportunities of GAI and considers how academics can navigate the (research) complexities of this rapidly evolving technological phenomenon. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10848 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10599 DESTINATION CHOICE BEHAVIOUR AND TOURISTS' TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND PATTERNS Gürdoğan, Arzu Introduction: Just as the tourism event begins with the human element, it again ends with the human element. Therefore, the existence, behaviours and attitudes of the human factor is an issue that should be prioritised much more when compared to other sectors. Consumer behaviour involves certain decisions, activities, ideas or experiences that meet the needs and desires of the consumer. Prior to these actions, consumer behaviour is concerned with all the activities directly related to the attainment, consumption and disposition of the products and services. In this chapter, touristic consumer behaviour, consumer choice and behaviour of the relevant destination, and the management of the destination choice process are presented. Aim: The chapter aims to reveal how important it is to know the consumer's destination choice behaviour in both ensuring that the consumer has had a satisfied holiday during the holiday process, and that employers and employees, as service providers, experience the peace and pride of providing a good and quality service. Knowing the behaviour patterns of potential consumers and developing their marketing activities accordingly will provide great convenience to service marketers in the future. Method: To do this a literature review has been carried out on the issues of destination choice behaviour and tourist travel behaviour. Result: Tourist behaviour is the most significant indicator or predictor of future tourist behaviour. Considering the social role of the tourist, the behaviour of a tourist can also be an indicator of the behaviour of others. With their behaviours, tourists determine the norms of social behaviour within the context of tourism. These norms are also followed by other consumers such as engaging in tourist behaviour, as well as those who have not travelled yet. Tourist behaviour is the context of the consumer behaviour in the purchasing and abandoning the tourist services. Implication: The characteristics of the consumer, their past experiences, the level of influence from other consumers, etc. In the future, knowing the behaviour patterns of potential consumers and developing their marketing activities in this direction will provide great convenience to service marketers. Originality of Study: In the study, it is desired to draw attention to the importance of knowing consumer behaviours in their destination selection. Therefore, this study is thought to be useful in future studies, especially in terms of shedding light on the consumer behaviours and roles that play a role in determining the factors that play a role in destination selection. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10599 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10524 Can They Manage in a Sustainable Way? The Role of International Destination Awards in Beach Management Yılmaz, Emine; Perna, Fernando; Azevedo, Paula Serdeira; Custodio, Maria Joao; Çeken, Hüseyin This study aims to reveal the perceptions of local beach destination managers about the level of sustainability in their management practices. This research puts into practice a comparative study assessing two beach destinations: Mugla, located in Turkey, which won the World Travel Award, and Algarve, located in Portugal, which is a member state of the European Union (EU) that has also repeatedly won the same award. In this context, in-depth interviews were held with tourism offices in selected destinations and qualitative data were obtained through semistructured interviews that were carried out between February and April 2020. As a study outcome, two hypotheses were elected and analysed: "the two regions' sustainable managerial practices differ " and "no difference exists between the regions. " Both regions won the same award, but the EU Algarve destination is still winning the award, whereas the non-EU Mugla destination is not. The findings can be shared with beach destination managers to create or increase their sustainability awareness. No studies were found that compared the sustainable management of award-winning EU and non-EU beach destinations. Because of this gap in the literature, this study will add value to the literature about this topic. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/10524 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z