Cruise visitors' experience in a Mediterranean port of call

Andriotis, Konstantinos; Agiomirgianakis, George

doi:10.1002/jtr.770

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“…In the case of tourists' behaviors, motives may depend on the destination visited (Andriotis, 2011;Andriotis, Agiomirgianakis, & Mihiotis, 2007;Monterrubio & Andriotis, 2014). Because tourists have no firsthand knowledge about a destination they have never visited before, their choice usually depends on symbolic information acquired either from the mass media or from friends and relatives (Andriotis & Agiomirgianakis, 2010;Heung, Qu, & Chu, 2001, p. 260;Mok & Armstrong, 1996). Thus, tourists may have specific motivations prior to their holidays, and these motivations can be the starting points that launch the decision to visit a destination, nudist or not.…”

Section: Naturists'/nudists' Motivationsmentioning

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From Nudism and Naturism Tourism to “Natourism”: Defining Natourism and Exploring Natourists? Motivations

Andriotis¹

2016

Tourism Analysis

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This article reviews previous attempts to define nudist and naturist tourism, and it elaborates detailed definitions through analyzing and discussing views of numerous natourist/nudist associations worldwide. Out of this process, the term “natourism” emerged, which includes the notion of “social nudity” as a main reason for traveling as well as a wide variety of ancillary stereotypical activities. As a term, “natourism” was tested after exploring the motivations of 1,508 natourists from all over the world. Although initially this study, through a literature review, identified three general motivation groups of natourism—namely, human motivations, motivations to travel, and nudism/naturism motivations—factor analysis made it possible to identify additional factors of natourists' motivations, which included Naturalism and Relaxation, Sexuality, Stereotypical Travel Motivations, and Personal and Family Motivations. Despite the limitations of the study, findings confirm the appropriateness of the term “natourism” to establish parameters for further research.

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From Nudism and Naturism Tourism to “Natourism”: Defining Natourism and Exploring Natourists? Motivations

Andriotis¹

2016

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“…This recalls the observation of Sheehan and Ritchie (2005), who argue that having a wide range of stakeholders entangled in core-periphery relationships might threaten the ability to achieve the destination's tourism goal. The issue of destination management was also highlighted in the work of Andriotis (2010) on the Mediterranean and Aegean islands. This study revealed that when tourism development decisions are made from the top down, when 'experts' make decisions, conflicts between stakeholder groups can arise.…”

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Implications of tourism development on islets: Ilot Bernaches, Mauritius, as a destination management case study

Gowreesunkar¹,

Naqvi²,

Séraphin³

2018

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Many islands promote their destinations by including islets that surround them. Conscious of the competitive tourism market, the move is based on the need for tourism diversification. Islets are endowed with unique flora and fauna, and when included in the tourism package, islets receive considerable prominence in the gaze of tourists looking for authentic experiences. Mauritius Island has not lagged behind in adopting this trend. Studies show that islets surrounding Mauritius are major tourism assets, but these seem to have received insufficient attention in tourism studies. The current study uses Jordan's core-periphery model to investigate Ilot Bernaches, one of the popular islets of Mauritius. The uniqueness of this study is two-fold: first, it seeks to investigate implications of tourism development at Ilot Bernaches, and second, it makes a case for setting up an islet management authority. The research design is based on a mixed methodology. The major findings reveal that Ilot Bernaches has potential to diversify the existing tourism product and adds value to the Mauritian tourism product. The study discusses destination management implications, makes recommendations regarding tourism development at Ilot Bernaches, and sets the groundwork for further studies of islets in tourism. It is recommended that an islet management authority be established to help cope with core-periphery tensions.

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“…This unique feature of cruising has been found to influence post-cruise satisfaction (Andriotis & Agiomirgianakis, 2010) and may also have pre-cruise implications for potential passengers and cruise destinations. The short time in each port may influence the cruise travellers' destination choice.…”

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“…Teye and Paris (2011) found that passengers would remain closer to the ship in less developed ports but travel further from the ship in more developed ports. Andriotis and Agiomirgianakis (2010) also noted that participants indicated that they did not have sufficient time in port to experience all the activities that they desired.…”

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“…Examples include "wanderlust"-the desire for something new-and "sunlust" -the desire for a different climate or environment (Gray, 1979, as cited in Mansfeld, 1992. These desires are also expressed in motivation factors such as escape and relaxation, learning and discovery, novelty, and climate (Andriotis & Agiomirgianakis, 2010;Elliot & Choi, 2011;Hung & Petrick, 2011b;Teye & Paris, 2011). …”

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Cruise tourists’ perceptions of destination: Exploring push and pull motivational factors in the decision to take a cruise vacation

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Cruise tourism is an increasingly popular and profitable industry that has been experiencing growth rates since the 1980s that are greater than the travel industry as a whole. Despite this growth, research about cruise tourism remains relatively underrepresented in the academic literature, with limited research into the motivational factors that influence the decision to take a cruise vacation. This research explores the motivational factors that influence the decisions of tourists to take a cruise vacation by using the push-pull framework. Push factors are the internal psychological motives that drive the need or desire to travel (Crompton, 1979) while pull factors are the specific attributes of the cruise destination (onboard and onshore) that draw tourists towards a specific cruise line, ship, or destination.Research was conducted using a mixed-methods approach in a three-stage sequential design. In the first stage of research, one-on-one interviews (20 participants) were conducted to explore participants' personal constructs of destination image in the context of cruise vacations. RepertoryGrid Analysis and open-ended questions were used to identify the onboard and onshore attributes that travellers use to compare and differentiate between cruise vacations. The responses were presented from the cruise travellers' point of view, representing personally relevant criteria that are used in the decision-making process (Coshall, 2000;Hankinson, 2004;Young, 1995).These results were then used to create a new measurement scale for cruise destination attributes that accounts for the unique aspects of cruising and that allows researchers to separately measure the importance of both onboard and onshore attributes.In the second stage, online surveys (344 participants) were conducted to refine the list of attributes elicited from Stage 1 to a quantity that is suitable for inclusion in a quantitative survey instrument in Stage 3. The online survey also tests the ability of the instrument to determine the relative importance of onboard and onshore attributes in tourists' choice of a specific cruise.The refined cruise destination attribute scale in the Stage 3 online study (503 participants) permitted, for the first time, an effective measurement of the relative importance of onboard and onshore attributes in tourist choices of a specific cruises. The results revealed that, when deciding on a cruise vacation, the majority of travellers place greater importance on the onboard attributes than on the onshore attributes. This supports the recent development by the cruise industry of new ships that are self-contained destinations, and of marketing campaigns that position the cruise ship as the focal point of cruise vacations, with cruise destinations being of secondary importance (Weaver, 2005c;Weeden et al., 2011;Wood, 2000). Although onboard attributes were of greater importance overall to many participants, this was not true for all. Further analysis identified three distinct groups: firstly, the onboard preference gro...

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Cruise visitors' experience in a Mediterranean port of call

Cited by 135 publications

References 52 publications

From Nudism and Naturism Tourism to “Natourism”: Defining Natourism and Exploring Natourists? Motivations

From Nudism and Naturism Tourism to “Natourism”: Defining Natourism and Exploring Natourists? Motivations

Implications of tourism development on islets: Ilot Bernaches, Mauritius, as a destination management case study

Cruise tourists’ perceptions of destination: Exploring push and pull motivational factors in the decision to take a cruise vacation

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