The link between travel motives and activities in naturebased tourism

Tourism Review

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 3-13

  Mehmetoglu, Mehmet ^a   Normann, Øystein ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Motivation (psychology); Nature based tourism; Norway; Tourism; Travel activity; Travel motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899882887     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/TR-02-2013-0004     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Bieger, T. and Laesser, C. (2004), “Future living conditions and mobility: travel behavior of alpine tourists”, in Weiermair, K. and Mathies, C. (Eds), The Tourism and Leisure Industry, The Haworth Hospitality Press, New York, NY, pp. 253–270.
2. Buckley, R. (2010), Adventure Tourism Management, Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam.
3. Butler, R. (2006), “Epilogue: contrasting coldwater and warmwater island tourist destinations”, in Baldacchino, G. (Ed.), Extreme Tourism. Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 247–257.
4. Cordell, H.K. and Super, G.R. (2000), “Trends in Americans' outdoor recreation”, in Gartner, W.C. and Lime, D.W. (Eds), Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure and Tourism, CABI Publishing, Wallingford, pp. 133–144.
5. Dann, G.M.S. (1977), “Anomie, ego-enhancement and tourism”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 184–194.
6. Dann, G.M.S. (1981), “Tourism motivations: an appraisal”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 189–219.
7. Dann, G.M.S. (2005), “Promotional issues”, in Baldacchino, G. (Ed.), Extreme Tourism. Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 15–29.
8. Dirnat (2012), “Verdiskaping og naturbasert reiseliv” (“Added value and nature-based tourism”), The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, available at: www.dirnat.no/friluftsliv/reiseliv/ (accessed 1 February 2013).
9. Eagles, P.F.J. (1992), “The travel motivations of Canadian ecotourists”, Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 31 No. 2, pp. 3–7.
10. Gershuny, J. (2011), “Time-use surveys and the measurement of national well-being”, Centre for Time-use Research, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, Oxford, available at: www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/environmental/time-use-surveys-and-the-measurement-of-national-well-being/article-by-jonathan-gershuny/index.html (accessed 1 February 2013).
11. Hall, C.M. and Boyd, S. (2005), Nature Based Tourism in Peripheral Areas, Channel View Publications, Clevedon.
12. Hallestvedt, A. and Wulff, I. (2002), “Turistfiske som inntektskilde”, (“Tourist fishing as a source of income”), Report for the Norwegian Tourism Board, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Troms⊘, Troms⊘, available at: ftp://ftp.imr.no/biblioteket/files/div/turistfiske_som_inntektskilde.pdf (accessed 1 February 2013).
13. Higham, J. and Lusseau, D. (2004), “Ecological impacts and management of tourist engagements with cetaceans”, in Buckley, R. (Ed.), Environmental Impacts of Ecotourism, CABI Publishing, Wallingford and Cambridge, MA, pp. 171–186.
14. Holden, A. and Sparrowhawk, J. (2002), “Understanding the motivations of ecotourists: the case of trekkers, in Annapurna, Nepal”, International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol. 4 No. 6, pp. 435–446.
15. Holloway, J.C. and Humphreys, C. (2012), The Business of Tourism, Pearson, Harlow.
16. Hvenegaard, G.T. (2002), “Using tourist typologies for ecotourism research”, Journal of Ecotourism, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 7–18.
17. Iso-Ahola, S.E. (1982), “Toward a social psychological theory of tourism motivation: a rejoinder”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 256–262.
18. Killion, L. (2007), “Sport fishing and big game fishing”, in Jennings, G. (Ed.), Water-based Tourism, Sport, Leisure, and Recreation Experiences, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, pp. 112–127.
19. Kim, S.S., Lee, C.K. and Klenosky, D.B. (2003), “The influence of push and pull factors at Korean national parks”, Tourism Management, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 169–180.
20. Leitner, M.J. and Leitner, S.F. (Eds) (2004), Leisure Enhancement, The Haworth Press, New York, NY.
21. Luo, Y. and Deng, J. (2008), “The new environmental paradigm and nature-based tourism motivation”, Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 46 No. 4, pp. 392–402.
22. March, R. and Woodside, A.G. (2005), Tourism Behaviour. Travellers' Decisions and Actions, CABI Publishing, Wallingford.
23. Mehmetoglu, M. (2005), “A case study of nature-based tourists: specialists versus generalists”, Journal of Vacation Marketing, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 357–369.
24. Mehmetoglu, M. (2006), “Segmenting the nature-based tourists based on travel mode choice”, Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 47–68.
25. Mehmetoglu, M. (2007), “Typologising nature-based tourists by activity – theoretical and practical implications”, Tourism Management, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 651–660.
26. Meng, F., Tepanon, Y. and Uysal, M. (2006), “Measuring tourist satisfaction by attribute and motivation: the case of a nature-based resort”, Journal of Vacation Marketing, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 41–56.
27. Murray, E.J. (1964), Motivation and Emotion, Prentice Hall, Englewoord Cliffs, NJ.
28. Normann, Ø. (2008), “Marine fishong tourism in Lofoten, Northern Norway”, in Lovelock, B. (Ed.), Tourism and the Consumption of Wildlife, Routledge, Oxford, pp. 239–253.
29. Normann, Ø. (2012), “Naturs⊘kende turister i LOVEST-regionen. Rapport fra sp⊘rreunders⊘kelsen 2011” (“Nature-seeking tourists in the LOVEST region. report from the 2011 survey”), Skriftserie Vol. 1-2012, Harstad University College, Harstad, available at: www.hih.no/nor/fou-_-oppdrag/fou-og-oppdrag/nyhetsarkiv/?&displayitem=847&module=news (accessed 1 February 2013).
30. Nyaupane, G., Morais, D.B. and Graefe, A. (2004), “Nature tourism constraints: a cross-activity comparison”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 540–555.
31. Palacio, V. and McCool, S.F. (1997), “Identifying ecotourists in Belize through benefit segmentation: a preliminary analysis”, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 234–243.
32. Parrinello, G.L. (1993), “Motivation and anticipation in post-industrial tourism”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 233–249.
33. Parsons, E.C.M., Warburton, C.A., Woods-Ballard, A., Hughes, A., Johnston, P., Bates, H. and Lück, M. (2003), “Whale-watching tourists in West Scotland”, Journal of Ecotourism, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 93–113.
34. Raadik, J., Cottrell, S.P., Fredman, P., Ritter, P. and Newman, P. (2010), “Understanding recreational experience preferences: application at Fulufjället National Park, Sweden”, Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 231–247.
35. Reisinger, Y. and Mavondo, F. (2004), “Modelling psychographic profiles: a study of the US and Australian student travel market”, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 44–65.
36. Riley, R.W. (1995), “Prestige-worthy tourism behaviour”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 630–649.
37. Sharpley, R. (1999), Tourism, Tourists and Society, 2nd ed., ELM Publications, Huntingdon.
38. Silverberg, K.E., Backman, S.J. and Backman, K.F. (1996), “A preliminary investigation into the psychographics of nature-based travelers to the Southeastern US”, Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 19–28.
39. Simcox, D.E. (2004), “Outdoor recreation and natural resource lands”, in Leitner, M.J. and Leitner, S.F. (Eds), Leisure Enhancement, The Haworth Press, New York, NY, pp. 371–397.
40. Swarbrooke, J., Beard, J., Leckie, S. and Pomfret, G. (2003), Adventure Tourism: The New Frontier, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
41. Tangeland, T. (2011), “Why do people purchase nature-based tourism activity products? A Norwegian case study of outdoor recreation”, Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 435–456.
42. Urry, J. (2002), The Tourist Gaze, Sage, London.
43. Uysal, M. and Hagan, L.A.R. (1993), “Motivation of pleasure travel and tourism”, in Khan, M., Olsen, M. and Var, T. (Eds), VNR's Encyclopedia of Hospitality and Tourism, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY, pp. 798–810.
44. Valentine, P. (1992), “Nature-based tourism”, Special Interest Tourism, Belhaven Press, London, pp. 105–127.
45. Viken, A., Akselsen, S., Evjemo, B. and Hansen, A. (2004), Lofotunders⊘kelsen 2004 (The Tourist Survey in Lofoten 2004), FoU Rapport R 27/2004, Telenor, Oslo.
46. Weaver, D. (Ed.) (2001), The Encyclopedia of Ecotourism, CABI Publishing, Wallingford.
47. Wight, P. (1996), North American Ecotourists: Market Profile and Trip Characteristics, Sage Publications, Newbury, CA.
48. Yuan, S. and McDonald, C. (1990), “Motivational determinants of international pleasure time”, Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 42–44.
49. Mill, R.C. and Morrison, A.M. (2002), The Tourism System, Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, IA.