نوع مقاله : پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد مدیریت اجرایی، دانشگاه هرمزگان، بندرعباس، ایران
2 استادیار اقتصاد، دانشگاه هرمزگان، بندرعباس، ایران
3 استادیار مدیریت بازرگانی، دانشگاه هرمزگان، بندرعباس، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The study aimed at investigating the motivational and inhibitory factors among flashpackers as the newly emerged travelers in different cities of Iran. To this end, semi-structured interviews were conducted. The findings revealed push and pull factors as the two main contributory motivational factors which can promote the flashpacking style of traveling. Push factors have both the individual and social dimensions. The individual dimension is comprised of four components of empiricism, self-actualization, escape from everyday life, and the promotion of world knowledge, while the social dimension is composed of experiencing the three subthemes of freedom, independence, and comfort. The pull factors are the destination generated forces with two components of tourist attractions and the acquisition of science or skills in a target place. Besides, the findings showed that the inhibitory factors are classified into three main themes of infrastructure along with security and communication factors. Infrastructure includes the two main categories of sanitation and welfare services. Sanitation has the two components of environmental pollution and lack of health services, while welfare includes the quality of transportation and accommodation services. Security factors include social security, which is divided into the two components of physical and mental type. Further, the communication dimension, as the last emerged theme, refers to technology and communication, which is classified into the two components of network coverage and filtering. Identifying motivational factors in tourism can play a significant role in their better classification as a traveler, as well as assisting marketers to predict their consumption approach and regulate the supply and demand in the realm of tourism.
کلیدواژهها English