Adventure tourism motivation and destination loyalty: A comparison of decision and non-decision makers

Sato, Shintaro; Kim, Hany; Buning, Richard J.; Harada, Munehiko

doi:10.1016/j.jdmm.2016.12.003

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“…However, within the vast scope of the tourism industries, a wide variety of tourism products and activities exist [2]. Since the different motivations and purposes of each visit can vary, it becomes a necessity to divide the tourism industry into smaller subgroups [3][4][5]. One subgroup that has experienced strong growth over the past few years has been the adventure tourism sector.…”

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“…Well-established research pertaining to adventure tourism includes perceived risk, fear, and injuries [16,21,22]. Another group of research centers around adventure tourists' motivation [3,19,21,23]. These studies have applied a broad range of motivational theories such as several rush-related concepts [9,24], flow and thrill concepts [25,26], edgework [27,28], sensation seeking [29,30], and serious leisure [31].…”

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Examining Vietnamese Hard-Adventure Tourists’ Visit Intention Using an Extended Model of Goal-Directed Behavior

Bui

Kiatkawsin

2020

Sustainability

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Although adventure tourism is divided into two subgroups based on the level of risk, most previous research has not made a distinction in their research. However, due to the high risk, skills, experience, and physical condition required of participants, hard adventure tourism should be studied separately from soft tourism activities. Thus, this study investigates the antecedents influencing hard adventure tourists’ visit intention by adopting the model of goal-directed behavior. Furthermore, two new variables, social media consumption and hardy tourism knowledge, were added to improve the model’s predictive ability. Using 441 Vietnamese hard adventure tourists as research samples, the results have shown the conceptual model to be robust and effective in explaining behavioral intention. Generally, the results were consistent with previous research. However, subjective norms, negative anticipated emotion, and frequency of past behavior produced unexpected results.

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Examining Vietnamese Hard-Adventure Tourists’ Visit Intention Using an Extended Model of Goal-Directed Behavior

Bui

Kiatkawsin

2020

Sustainability

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“…Th ere are a number of publications on management practices on trails and their implications for sustainability. Th e existing body of knowledge (American Trails, 2007;Beeton, 2007;Beirman, Upadhayaya, Pradhananga & Darcy, 2018;Council of Europe, 2010;Hayes & MacLeod 2007;Hugo, 2010b;Hughes & Morrison-Saunders, 2002;Kling, Fredman, & Wall-Reinius, 2017;MacLeod, 2016;Marion & Wimpey, 2017;Marschall, 2012;Mu & Nepal, 2015;Nyaupane, Lew, & Tatsugawa, 2014;Pickering & Norman, 2017;Rogerson, 2007;Santarém, Silva & Santos, 2015;Sato, Kim, Buning and Harada, 2018;Slabbert & Preez, 2017;TAOC, 2006;Timothy & Boyd, 2015;Weston & Mota, 2012;Williams, & Soutar, 2005;Zabbini, 2012;Zurich, 2010) on trails and tourism has diverse focuses.…”

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“…Interest in sustainable management of trekking, hiking and backpacking trails based adventure in the tourism industry and among researchers is relatively new, emerging only recently as a distinct subfi eld of tourism research. Several studies (Ballantyne & Pickering, 2015;Council of Europe, 2010;Hayes & MacLeod 2007;Hugo, 2010a;MacLeod, 2016;Marschall, 2012;Mu & Nepal, 2015;Pickering & Norman, 2017;Rogerson, 2007;Sato, Kim, Buning & Harada, 2018;Timothy & Boyd, 2015;UNWTO, 2014;Zabbini, 2012) through their diverse focuses on trails and tourism emphasize for managing growth through sustainable management. Th e sustainable management of trekking trails matters for a number of crucial issues at the trail destinations:…”

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“…Th e right management aspects for addressing aforementioned issues are key strengths for the global trail destinations' unique and diff erential branding/marketing (Hayes & MacLeod 2007;Marschall, 2012;Rogerson, 2007;Sato, Kim, Buning & Harada, 2018;Zabbini, 2012) that is undeniably right and indispensable in case of Nepal's Great Himalaya Trails (Bezemer, 2014;Boustead, 2015;Choegyal, 2011;MoCTCA, 2017;SAMARTH-NMDP, 2018a;GHTNA, 2018;Upadhayaya, 2018) too. As its consequences, there has been growing attention and debate as how the trekking trails be managed sustainably by integrating trail management strategies and be branded which will result with the multiple benefi ts for the diverse stakeholders like trail hosts (trail owners, trail managers, trail developers, business communities, local communities, local government, trail workers as guides, porters, etc.)…”

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Sustainable Management of Trekking Trails for the Adventure Tourism in Mountains: A Study of Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trails

Upadhayaya¹

2018

Jnl Tourism & Adventure

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The existing body of knowledge in tourism reveals that the trekking trails have global appeal and vast potentials to be established and developed as adventure tourism products cum destinations in world mountain regions. The adventure tourism is as one of the fastest growing sub-sectors of tourism. Today the world’s trail systems play a significant role in adventure tourism for its rapid growth. Such a trend inevitably necessitates a clear guideline (the formulation and application of sustainable trail management approach) not only for establishing trails heritage as safe, quality accredited (audited) and branded products but also for meeting trail development and maintenance international standards and best practices. Through the review of the literatures on trails and trails management for adventure tourism, participation in the Trail Standards Guidelines (TSG) formulation process for the Great Himalaya Trails (GHT) of Nepal and assessment of Nepal’s trail sites as GHT certified trail auditor by the author; this paper argues that sustainable trail management is trail destination specific innovative approach. It should be understood and applied through the interaction of local practices with global knowledge and best practices. There is pressing need of clear guidelines at trail destinations. Such guidelines can be easy reference for shared engagements and benefits of trail communities and enlightening experience of trails users. The discussion concludes with the case study of GHT as an emerging brand for adventure tourism identity of Nepal. GHT strives for sustained and beneficial tourism management system through effective implementation of the TSG by the means of integrated approach.

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The wow effect and behavioral intentions of tourists to astrotourism experiences: Mediating effects of satisfaction

Rodrigues

Loureiro

Prayag

2021

Journal of Tourism Research

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The purpose of this study is to ascertain the effect of awe on tourist behavioral intentions for astrotourism destinations. Awe is theorized as a multi‐dimensional concept with both cognitive and affective elements. A behavioral model depicting the relationships among awe, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions is proposed and examined among 304 tourists to the Dark Sky Party Alqueva in Portugal. Using partial‐least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM), the results indicate that awe directly affects tourist satisfaction and indirectly affects behavioral intentions when mediated by tourist satisfaction. Theoretical and managerial implications are presented.

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Adventure tourism motivation and destination loyalty: A comparison of decision and non-decision makers

Cited by 83 publications

References 58 publications

Examining Vietnamese Hard-Adventure Tourists’ Visit Intention Using an Extended Model of Goal-Directed Behavior

Examining Vietnamese Hard-Adventure Tourists’ Visit Intention Using an Extended Model of Goal-Directed Behavior

Sustainable Management of Trekking Trails for the Adventure Tourism in Mountains: A Study of Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trails

The wow effect and behavioral intentions of tourists to astrotourism experiences: Mediating effects of satisfaction

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