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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"leisure travel"”.
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Motivation for domestic leisure travel in Mtubatuba Local Municipality, KwaZuluNatal
… African residents to participate in domestic leisure travel in South Africa, using Mtubatuba Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal as a case. Structured questionnaire (the quantitative research method) was used to collect usable data from 400 respondents. IBM’s SPSS version 25 software was used …
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Learning outcomes of leisure travel : explorations towards the development of educational programs
… women to gain an understanding of the impact of leisure travel from a woman's perspective and to gain insights into strategic educational applications. Qualitative research, based on the philosophy of phenomenology, was used. Eight women from the baby boomer generation with some travel experience …
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Achievement of Expectations in Leisure Travel Satisfaction: An Application of Expectation -Disconfirmation Theory
… by suggesting that people remember their past leisure travel experiences in a comparatively favorable manner. The findings further suggest that achievement of on-site experience, compared to disconfirmation, better predicts on-site satisfaction, while disconfirmation, compared to achievement, …
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The Relationships of Perceived Risk to Personal Factors, Knowledge of Destination, and Travel Purchase Decisions in International Leisure Travel
… safety and security during their international travel. This dissertation investigated individuals' risk perception of vacationing at two scenario international destinations, Australia and Japan. While ten dimensions of perceived risk in international leisure travel were identified in the …
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When Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, How Do They Go? A Mixed Methods Study of Nighttime Leisure Travel in Boston
… many shows and movies depict characters in leisure activities, such as meeting friends, going on dates or pursuing hobbies, often at night. Despite the prominence of the night as a key theme in depictions of urban leisure, transportation planners have rarely focused on nighttime leisure …
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An evaluation of the factors influencing the adoption of e-commerce in the purchasing of leisure travel by the residents of Cascais, Portugal
… of the Internet there were claims that travel had the potential to become one of the most sold e-commerce products (Buhalis, 1998; Turban et al, 2002). The reality, however, is that in the first years of the twenty first century only a minority of travel purchasing is conducted over the …
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Consent and meaningful experiences at regional Burning Man events
Within the field of leisure and leisure travel (tourism), consent is often couched inside the idea of free choice. Participants in an activity must freely choose that activity for it be considered leisure, and they must willingly choose to travel for it to be considered tourism. But what about …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Travel Behavior of Black and White Travelers
Tourism, leisure and recreation are considered to be an important form of interaction between cultures and are a basic part of social life (McMillen,1984; Hutchinson and Fidel,1985). The experiences received by participating in various tourism activities may be different due to racial influences. …
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The impact of leisure travelers' characteristics on hotel Website attributes preference.
Travel is now the largest online business-to-consumer product in the United States. Online hotel bookings are the second largest segment of online travel. Leisure travelers online spending will increase dramatically from 2002 to 2007. However, a majority of hospitality companies do not currently …
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An Exploratory Study of the Effects the Year Round School Calendar has on the Family Vacation
… vacation habits and patterns in regards to the travel party, when travel takes place, travel destination, length of travel, whether travel is taking place or not, mode of transportation, and the decision making process. The leisure travel industry is also becoming aware of the changes that are …
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Jackson Creek Arts and Trails, LLC: Museum Travel Immersion Programs
… world, similar changes are taking place in the leisure, travel and tourism industries. A continuously rapid increase in globalism and cultural access contributes to an atmosphere in which travelers can expand their goals and purposes within the context of a travel experience. This report will …
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Socio-Cultural Challenges to Women’s Solo Domestic Travel Pursuits: A Mini-Ethnographic Case of Iranian Culture
… the challenges and limitations of domestic solo travel for Muslim Iranian women, focusing on the role of family and friends in the actualization of their trip. Using thematic analysis, the study examines the socio-cultural aspects that limit solo travel, the travel decision-making process for …
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Pick and Mix: consumers moving between online and offline channels
… topics. The area of research for the study was leisure travel. The travel preparations from a sample of consumers throughout the UK were investigated through interviews and diary studies. Literature from the field of Human-Computer Interaction and Consumer Research informed the methodology and …
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Thesis Topic: What makes a successful RV Park in the US
… pandemic has had a considerable impact on travel over the past two years. While hotels and airlines have been negatively disrupted, campgrounds recorded record breaking busy years amidst and after the pandemic. In 2021, more than half of travelers planned to camp at some point during their …
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The Effects of Different Aspects of Tourism Services on Travelers' Quality of Life: Model Validation, Refinement, and Extension
… marketing which have examined various aspects of travelers and/or consumers. Quality of life satisfaction studies look beyond the types of satisfaction experiences that endure for only a short time to those that "spill over" into individuals' life domains thus enhancing their overall life …
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Impact of assistive technologies in supporting people with dementia.
… health/activity monitoring, socialization, leisure, travel help, dementia detection, dementia prevention, and rehabilitation. The qualitative results showed that most of the PWD use ATs for socialization, and highlighted user interface efficacy, tailoring individual needs, and simplified …
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A quality of life framework for an adventure-based sport
… theoretical frameworks of quality of life, leisure and activities related to the study. This was achieved in Chapter 2 (cf. 2.1) through an extensive analysis of related literature, which provided the theoretical framework of quality of life, leisure and activities that were relevant to …