Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the hotel selection preferences of vegetarians in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire used in this study had four main sections: animal and environmentally friendly hotel attributes; hotel features and facilities; hotel food and beverage services; and demographic and travel information of respondents. Data were collected by way of face-to-face questionnaires from 328 self-identified vegetarians who visited the first vegan/vegetarian event – “Didim VegFest” – in Turkey on 29-30 April 2017. Findings Eco-animal friendly hotels, customer requests and animal friendly and environmental ethics (main Factor 1); comfort and value, facilities and security, the natural environment and the staff and their services (main Factor 2); standards and sanitation, sensibility, atmosphere and knowledge (main Factor 3) were identified as the main hotel selection factors of vegetarians in Turkey. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind in the tourism literature.

E-sports (electronic sports) refers to organized video gaming events or tournaments that culminate in championships at either the regional or international level. The e-sports market is experiencing rapid growth. By 2020, the market is expected to generate over US$1.48 billion in revenue. The number of viewers who regularly follow the industry and tune in to watch international competitions is projected to reach 589 million by 2020. There are many reasons why esports events are attractive and remarkable experiences: fans get the chance to (a) watch the best players in the world compete; (b) meet their favorite players; and (c) share their passion with hundreds of like-minded fans. This hip version of event tourism, e-sports tourism, has been flying under the radar for a long time but has finally, in recent years, entered the mainstream. This study discussed the relationship between e-sports and tourism by examining esports events within the tourism paradigm. Consequently, e-sports events, as a growing market, constitute an important attraction for the tourism sector.

Son yıllarda dünya genelinde vejetaryen/vegan olan kişilerin sayısındaki artışa paralel olarak, vejetaryen/vegan otellerin sayısında da artış yaşanmaktadır. Her ne kadar Türkiye genelinde de vejetaryen ve vegan olanların sayısı her yıl artmakta olsa bile, vejetaryen/vegan otel sayısı aynı oranda artış göstermemektedir. Bu çalışmada, dünyadaki vejetaryen/vegan otellerin ülkelere ve kıtalara göre dağılımları verilerek, Türkiye'de vejetaryen/vegan otellerin mümkün olup olamayacağı üzerine bir tartışma zemini ortaya konulmak istenmektedir. Bu bağlamda, vejetaryenizm ve veganizm kavramları, insanları vejetaryen ya da vegan bir yaşam biçimine yönelten sebepler, Türkiye'de vejetaryen/vegan beslenme konularında kavramsal bir zemin ortaya konularak, konaklama sektörünün vejetaryen/vegan kişileri göz ardı etmesinin altında yatan nedenler söz konusu kavramsal zemin üzerinde tartışılmaktadır.

Being one of the fast 7 est-growing sectors world-wide since the 2000s, tourism mobility has risen to over one billion visitors world-wide, and is an important social event affecting both social relationships and cultural attitudes. This phenomenon has provided a wide productive field of study regarding various aspects in the study of sociology. This study has the characteristics of the tourist-local people interaction aspect especially, and aims to determine the effect of tourism on cultural attitudes in two controversial countries in terms of social relationships. In this study, in-depth interviews were carried out with 12 academics travelling from Turkey to Armenia for academic purposes in order to evaluate the changes in their pre-travel and post-travel perceptions and attitudes. As a result, the study has revealed that the ongoing problem of many decades between Turkey-Armenia can be solved, to some extent, through interaction via tourism. Thus, tourism can create a positive cultural attitude change.

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