Motivations of the Russian and German tourists visiting pilgrimage site of Saint Nicholas Church

Experiences, Motivations, Perceptions, and Attitudes Regarding Ethnic Minority Village Tourism

“…It can further be divided into five types: physical, cultural, interpersonal, prestige, and selfactualization [29]. In addition, scholars have divided the tourist motivation according to the tourism destinations [30,31], specific groups [32][33][34], and specific tourism activities [35][36][37]. Although there is great diversity in these approaches, a consensus seems to be emerging that some motives are internal ("push") and others are external, including the "pull" of destinations.…”

“…For example, Caber and Albayrak [38] identified the motivations of rock climbing tourists by using Dann's push and pull framework, and they found that the pursuit of challenges was one of the most powerful motivations for these tourists to climb and it affected experience levels. Bideci and Albayrak [31] found that interest in destination culture was a significant motive for people to travel, although its importance varied with demographic characteristics such as gender and age. Marques et al [39] explored the travel motives of students from different countries and the results showed significant differences, which included discovering new cultures and places, exploring new ideas, relaxing, challenging and enjoying the place, social connections, and enhancing knowledge.…”

Interests-Based Local Experience Tourism: A New Tourism Product Design in China

“…An interview talked about the local people like a tour guide "Robin (local people) was friendly and welcoming it felt like we immediately had a friend in the city". However, a sense of belonging has been identified as a widespread motivation for travel (Bideci & Albayrak, 2016). Further, because of the guidance from local people, tourists can find and experience indigenous life, as interviewee W said, "The views and drinks at each of the bars we visited were stunning, and we wouldn't have found them on our own.…”

El turismo religioso en distintas zonas geográficas de España: características de los turistas

“…El continuo enfoque en las diferencias entre peregrinos y turistas ha provocado que muchas investigaciones pasen por alto otras dimensiones y factores que pueden influir en las experiencias del visitante (Collins-Kreiner, 2010), como pueden ser las características socio-demográfi-cas (Bideci y Albayrak, 2016;Sharpley y Sundaram, 2005). Rinschede (1992) explica que en el contexto del turismo religioso las creencias afectan al comportamiento en el viaje.…”