Motivation for Adventure Tourism through Off-Roading – A Study in the Hill Areas of Kerala, India

Joy, Tony; Antony, Jose

doi:10.12727/ajts.22.4

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“…In conclusion, it is said that the study aims to serve as a reference from the unique perspective of co-creation of experience value and vacation experience in the field of tourism and allied fields such as leisure, recreation and service management. 8 The authors have studied the increased interest in Off-roading trips in Kerala especially in the Hill Areas of Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Wayanad districts. According to them, The Adventure Tourism sector is actually an industry that has a very high potential to generate income, although this sector is comparatively less popular in India when compared to other countries.…”

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Experiential Tourism and Homestays in Kerala

Varma

2023

Int J Res Rev

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When we undertake leisure travel, in most cases, we want to enjoy the history and civilization of a distant location, relax in an eco-friendly destination, or experience the beauty of local culture like dance, drama, theatre, handicrafts, or any other fine arts. These experiences become memorable and remain in our minds for longer duration. The interests for experiential tourism have gained more importance among young generations and scholars and tourism practitioners of late. This process or trend in leisure travel is also known as “Immersion travel”. Uniqueness of the destination and authentic experiences are the hall marks of experiential tourism. Tourism is a principal contributor to the State’s economy in Kerala. Kerala has topped the list of the ‘Most Welcoming Region’ in India, according to a survey conducted by leading digital travel platform Booking.com. Because of its uniqueness, National Geographic Traveler selected Kerala as one of the best 50 destinations of a life time and also as one of the thirteen paradises in the world. Of late, the Responsible tourism destinations in the state and the new STREET (acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs) projects have attracted many enthusiastic experiential travelers. Homestays in Kerala are an alternate accommodation option and they are part of the sharing economy. They also provide opportunities for Village tourism and authentic socio-cultural experiences. The homestays in Kerala are concentrated in those districts where there are a lot of destination attractions. The study concludes by saying that Experiential tourism is a special kind of tourism where the traveler and his/her direct experiences, are an opportunity for enrichment of cultural, social and emotional enrichment. Because homestays are comparatively economical and they provide security and warmth of a home and also provide to learn a new culture, they attract many experiential travelers. Keywords: Experiential tourism, Memorable Tourism Experience, Homestays, Socio-cultural Experiences

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Section: Ninak Prebensen Josephs Chenmentioning

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Experiential Tourism and Homestays in Kerala

Varma

2023

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Wounded landscape: Environmental and social consequences of (illegal) motor tourism in forests on the example of Worek Okrzeszyna (the Central Sudetes on the Polish-Czech borderland)

Chylińska,

Kołodziejczyk

2023

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Off-road vehicles (ORVs) have recently become a serious problem not only for natural peripheral areas, but also for those rare green enclaves in heavily urbanised regions. The consequences of motor traffic in naturally valuable areas, including forests, affect the environment together with all its users to different extent. The scale and ubiquity of this type of motor tourism in Poland convinced the authors to research the subject and assess its influence on the forest environment, on the example of the mountains surrounding the region called Worek Okrzeszyna on the Polish-Czech borderland. The authors aimed to determine the scale and character of the phenomenon in forests and environmentally valuable areas in Poland, as well as to assess its scope in the examined research area together with the environmental and social effects. A field inventory of all the trails used by motor tourists was carried out, with particular emphasis on the extent of the network and their environmental consequences. In the ranges surrounding Worek Okrzeszyna from the south, a significant negative impact of illegal motor tourism on the vegetation, soil and relief have been revealed. It occurs wherever the phenomenon takes place: on forest roads, tourist trails and beyond them. Although the main research subject is the pressure of motor tourism on the environment, the authors also raise questions regarding social consequences of the phenomenon (noise, worse aesthetic experience), followed by the limits of tourism as such.

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Dobrodružný cestovný ruch v kantóne Sarajevo

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2021

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Motivation for Adventure Tourism through Off-Roading – A Study in the Hill Areas of Kerala, India

Cited by 3 publications

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Experiential Tourism and Homestays in Kerala

Experiential Tourism and Homestays in Kerala

Wounded landscape: Environmental and social consequences of (illegal) motor tourism in forests on the example of Worek Okrzeszyna (the Central Sudetes on the Polish-Czech borderland)

Dobrodružný cestovný ruch v kantóne Sarajevo

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