From Traits to Awareness: Personality-Driven Insights for Sustainable Tourism Governance

Summak, Mehmet Erhan

This study explores the pathway from individual personality traits to sustainable tourism awareness, integrating psychological, environmental, and socio-cultural perspectives. Drawing on the Big Five Personality Inventory and the Sustainable Tourism Awareness Scale, data were collected through a large-scale survey (n = 1,449) and analyzed using multiple regression techniques. Findings reveal that conscientiousness and openness to experience are the strongest predictors of sustainable tourism awareness, while agreeableness and extraversion show moderate associations. From a local governance perspective, the results highlight how understanding residents’ personality-driven sustainability profiles may assist municipalities and local tourism authorities in developing targeted awareness campai...

Do tourists' gastronomic experiences differ within the same geographical region? A comparative study of two Mediterranean destinations Turkey and Spain

Güler, Ozan | Benli, Sercan | Akdağ, Gürkan

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discover the common and differentiating food factors that affect tourists’ gastronomy satisfaction by comparing tourists’ gastronomic experiences at two culinary destinations in the Mediterranean region. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 396 usable questionnaires were collected using a convenience sampling method from Cordoba (Spain) and Hatay (Turkey). The data were analysed through descriptive and multivariate analysis methods, including frequency analysis, multiple independent samples t-tests, χ 2 analysis and multiple regression analyses. Findings – The results indicate that both of the destinations primarily attract existential type gastronomic tourists; however, they also attract recreational and diversionary types of tourist,...

The relationships between institutionalization and dual commitment: A study on hotel kitchen employees

Long-termed continuance of employees in hotel enterprises, especially in kitchen department where standard production is of utmost importance, is critical for organizational success. At this point, how institutionalization, a phenomenon that is usually associated with standardization, effects the organizational commitment (OC) is an important question. Another important question is how commitment to an impressive supervisor such as the chef mediates the relationship between institutionalization and OC in institutionalized hotels where standards become important instead of personal approaches. In this context, the relationship between institutionalization, OC, and commitment to the supervisor (CS), which has not been studied before, has been examined within the framework of hotel businesses...

The impact of perceived price justice and satisfaction on loyalty: the mediating effect of revisit intention

Yıldırım, Oya

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between perceived price justice, satisfaction, revisit intention and loyalty among restaurant customers, specially the mediating effect of revisit intention in the relationship between perceived price justice, satisfaction and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from a questionnaire distributed to customer of restaurants in Turkey. A total of 304 restaurant customers participated. Findings – Results from structural equation modeling show that price justice and satisfaction positively influence their revisit intention of restaurant customers, also revisit intention positively influences loyalty of restaurant customers. Also, the empirical results indicate that while revisit intention fully med...

Turistlerin Tatilde Liminoid Davranışları, Yenilik Arayışları ve Tatmin Düzeylerine Göre Kümelendirilmesi

Turistler, tatil sürecinde günlük yaşamın normlarından geçici olarak uzaklaşarak farklı kimlikler ve davranışlar sergileyebilirler. Bu kapsamda çalışma, turistlerin tatil döneminde sergiledikleri geçici (liminoid) davranışlar, yenilik arayışları ve tatmin düzeylerinin kültürel ve demografik faktörler doğrultusunda nasıl değiştiğini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma Rus, Ukraynalı, Alman, İngiliz ve Hollandalı turistlerin tatil amacıyla en çok tercih ettiği il Antalya olması sebebiyle veriler literatüre bağlı olarak uyarlanan bir anketle 22 Ekim-05 Kasım 2018 tarihleri arasında yüz yüze uygulamasıyla toplanmış ve 1.024 anket elde edilmiştir. Verilere uygulanan çoklu sapan analizine göre 19 anket veri setinden çıkarılmış olup; analizler 1.005 anketin verisi üzerinden yapılmıştır. Tu...

SUCCESS FACTORS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CARNIVALS: THE CASE OF INTERNATIONAL ADANA ORANGE BLOSSOM CARNIVAL

Yıldırım, Oya | Çakıcı, Abdulcelil

The International Adana Orange Blossom Carnival, held in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, has become a successful event that attracts more attention every year. This study aims to identify the critical success factors of the carnival, its contributions to the city, and the requirements for its sustainability from stakeholders’ perspectives. In this context, qualitative data were collected through interviews with 194 stakeholders. Qualitative data were subjected to content analysis to determine the codes and categories. Chi-square tests were used to examine relationships between the content analysis categories and stakeholder groups. Highlighting symbols specific to Adana and the diversity of activities were determined as the success factors of the carnival. The stakeholders had som...

Accreditation in higher education tourism programs: an administrative perspective

The study evaluates the perceived benefits, importance, and challenges of program accreditation from the perspectives of administrators of TURAK-accredited tourism programs. The participants included department heads, faculty deans, and college directors, with data collected via electronic interviews between February 17 and 31 March 2024. Responses were analyzed using content analysis, revealing four themes: “motivation,” “benefit,” “challenges,” and “expectations.” Key findings show that accreditation enhances educational quality and serves as a promotional tool. It benefits data archiving and quality perception but poses challenges in manual file preparation and evidence generation. Administrators expect improvements in electronic documentation, reporting, objective evaluation...

Yiyecek Seçiminde Sağlık Ve Lezzet Tutumu Ölçeğinin (Saltö) Geçerlik Çalışması.

Yaşamın her anında gündeme gelen ve günlük yaşamın önemli bir parçası olan beslenme; sağlık mı, lezzet mi daha önemli sorusunun da sıklıkla gündeme gelmesine vesile olmaktadır. Özellikle bu sorular, yiyecek seçiminde daha fazla sorgulanmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı, tüketicilerin yiyecekleri seçerken ya da tercih ederken sağlık ve lezzete yönelik algılarını ölçmek için Roininen vd., 2001’den sonra geliştirilen ölçeğin Türk tüketicisi bağlamında geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasını yapmaktır. Bu çerçevede, daha önce geçerliliği ve güvenirliliği yabancı ülkelerde test edilmiş Sağlık ve Lezzet Tutum Ölçekleri (SALTÖ) vasıtasıyla oluşturulan anket Türk katılımcılara uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen verilere Güvenirlilik, Geçerlilik ve Faktör Analizleri yapılmıştır. Sağlık Tutumu (ST) (0,747) ve...

Şizofreni hastaları için Sağlık Eylem Süreci Yaklaşımı temelli fiziksel aktivite envanterinin Türkçe’ye uyarlanması

Yaman, Zeliha | Sünbül, Önder | Çakici, Abdulcelil | Yılmaz, Mualla

Amaç: Bu çalışmada; Sürekli Eylem Süreci Yaklaşımı (SESY) modelinden geliştirilen Fiziksel Aktivite Envanterinin Türkçeye uyarlama çalışması yapılarak geçerlik ve güvenirliğinin test edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Fiziksel aktivite envanterinin Türkçeye uyarlanmasında Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün önerdiği ölçeklerin adaptasyon ve çeviri süreci prosedürü izlendi. Bu prosedür çerçevesinde envanter çeviri-geri çeviri yöntemiyle Türkçeye çevrilmiştir. Envanterin Türkçeye uyarlanmasında yapı geçerliliğini incelemek için açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi kullanılmıştır. Güvenilirlik birleşik güvenirlik (CR) değeri ile belirlenmiş, ayrıca yakınsak ve ayırt edici geçerlik irdelenmiştir. Bulgular: Açımlayıcı faktör analizinde motivasyonel fazdaki “algılanan risk ölçeği” hariç özgün envanterde ol...

Evlilik- Kariyer, Hangisi Diğerine Engel? Turizm Sektöründe Çalışan Kadın Yöneticiler Üzerinde Bir Araştırma

Evlilik, turizm sektöründe kadın çalışanlar için kariyer devamlılığını etkileyen önemli bir unsur olup; çalışmada turizm sektöründe yönetici pozisyonunda çalışan kadınların evliliğinin kariyer devamlılığına etkisine yönelik bir tespiti amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla turizm sektöründe çalışan ve hiç evlenmemiş veya boşanmış kadın yöneticiler araştırma evrenini oluşturmuştur. Amaçlı örnekleme tekniğine başvurularak kadın yöneticilerle görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiş olup; ulaşılan veriler içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre kadın yöneticilerin çoğunluğunun mobbinge uğradığı, terfi ve iş aile çatışması sorunları yaşadığı anlaşılmıştır. Ayrıca kadın yöneticilerin neredeyse yarısının evlilik-kariyer ikilemi yaşadığı anlaşılmıştır. Marriage is a significant factor affectin...

Moderating effect of optimum stimulation level on the relationship between satisfaction and revisit intention: The case of Turkish cultural tourists

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum stimulation levels (OSLs) of cultural tourists within the context of their novelty seeking tendencies and to determine whether their OSLs have a moderating effect on the relationship between their satisfaction and revisit intentions. Design/methodology/approach – To collect data, an online survey was conducted for Turkish cultural tourists (n = 563) inMay 2018, and the data were analysed with PROCESS by Hayes. Findings – The study’s findings demonstrated that Turkish cultural tourists were high-level novelty seekers and that novelty seeking has a moderating effect on the relationship between their satisfaction and short-term revisit intentions. Originality/value – This study contributes to the literature by revealing t...

Couchsurfing involvement in non-profit peer-to-peer accommodations and its impact on destination image, familiarity, and behavioral intent

Accommodation is a fundamental part of tourism, and it plays an important role in the tourist experience. The emerging economy and especially the peer-to-peer accommodations (P2P) have shaken up the conventional accommodations sector. While most P2P accommodation studies have focused on the monetary platform, which includes Airbnb, there is little knowledge about the linkages of involvement and behavioral intentions on the non-profit accommodation users. This empirical study applied a multiple-methods approach to investigate the positive impacts of involvement on couchsurfing, such as P2P accommodations on the destination image, familiarity, and the behavioral intentions. The data was collected from 609 travelers who have used couchsurfing while traveling to Turkey from 2016 to 2017...

The mediating effect of consumers’ price level perception and emotions towards supermarkets

Purpose – This study aims to reveal the impact of consumers’ price sensitivity on their purchase intention within the scope of supermarkets. Besides, the study aims to examine the impact of consumers’ price sensitivity on their price perception level and emotions and the impact of consumers’ price level perception and emotions toward supermarkets on their purchase intention. It also aims to detect the mediating effects of consumers’ price level perception and emotions toward supermarkets between their price sensitivity and purchase intention. Design/methodology/approach – The quota sampling method was used to form the study sample. The population was 20–69-year-old consumers. The study sample included 513 consumers, 276 of whom were men, and 237 of whom were women. Data were collect...

The effect of sensation seeking on holiday preference: A comparison among domestic tourists according to their level of change seeking

Tourists’ holiday preferences may change with changing consumption habits and various impulses, such as sensation seeking and change seeking. Th erefore, this study aims to determine the eff ect of domestic tourists’ sensation seeking on their holiday preferences according to their level of change seeking. A questionnaire was developed based on previous literature and data were collected among domestic tourists who inhabit the Adana city center and who had holiday at least once a year. Overall, data from 1,580 respondents entered the data analysis stage. Using stepwise clustering, participants were divided into two groups: high level of change seekers and low level of change seekers. It was found that individuals who had high level of change seeking attitudes displayed more sensatio...

İşin Anlamlılığının Sapma Davranışı ve Performansa Etkisi

Evcimen, Ceren | Çakıcı, Ayşehan | Çakici, Abdulcelil

İş, bireylerin günlük yaşamının önemli bir parçasıdır. İşe; psikolojik, sosyolojik ve ekonomik açıdan çeşitli anlamlar yüklenebilmektedir. Bu kapsamda; işin anlamlılığının örgütsel sapma ve iş performansına etkisini ortaya koymak üzere bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Veriler, literatürden yararlanılarak geliştirilen bir anket ile toplanmıştır. Anket; aktif iş yaşamında olan bireylere, 2016 yılının Mayıs-Haziran aylarında kolayda örnekleme tekniği ile uygulanmıştır. Veriler, tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin yanı sıra, açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve yapısal modellemesi yoluyla analiz edilmiştir. İşin anlamlılığının iş performansını olumlu yönde etkilediği belirlenirken, üretime dönük ve kişilerarası sapma davranışını olumsuz yönde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Kişilerarası sapma davranışı...

Examining The Nature Involvement and Green Consumption Values of Nature Photography Tourists

This study examines the nature involvement and green consumption values of nature photography tourists. A questionnaire, developed and based on the literature, was used to collect data from the members of nature photography associations located in Adana and Mersin, Turkey. A total of 277 usable responses were obtained. Results suggested that attractiveness, identity expression and social bonding were the main involvement reasons for nature photographers. Results also suggested that there was a strong correlation between nature photography tourists‟ nature involvement and their green consumption values. Conclusions and implications were drawn based on the findings.