An Examination of Travel Risk Perception and Travel Safety Behaviors in Covid-19 Crisis Context

Arzu Toker; İsmail Kızılırmak

Makale detayları

An Examination of Travel Risk Perception and Travel Safety Behaviors in Covid-19 Crisis Context

Yazarlar:

Arzu Toker | İsmail Kızılırmak

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi:

Journal of Travel and Tourism Research Vol.22 Issue 22, pp.32-61

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295132

pISSN:

1302-8545

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The COVID-19 pandemic, considered to be the biggest pandemic of the twenty-first century, has affected the entire world in various ways. Meanwhile, many researchers have begun to conduct a variety of studies on this major phenomenon. Due to the risk perception created by the pandemic, changing consumer behavior has been one of the topics of this research. Tourism professional candidates, who will have important roles in the production as well as consumption of tourism services, need to possess skills such as taking responsibility and producing solutions in unforeseen complex situations in the sector. Therefore, it is important to understand how they perceive problems and develop solutions. In other words, it is crucial to comprehend how the participants, who are studying at the undergraduate level as future tourism professionals, experience the pandemic process and how their travel behaviors are shaped In this context, the aim of the current research is to comprehend how safety behaviors are shaped during the travels of future tourism professionals. To achieve the purpose of the study, data were collected through online interviews with 44 students studying tourism between June 2021 and 2022. As a result of the analyses, sensory, behavioral, and emotional experiences emerged within the theme of pandemic experience in daily life, and vacation destination, transportation modes, vacation preferences, hygiene behaviors, and safety-seeking categories emerged under the theme of risk perception behaviors during travel. The results have significant implications for both practitioners and future researchers.

 The COVID-19 pandemic, considered to be the biggest pandemic of the twenty-first century, has affected the entire world in various ways. Meanwhile, many researchers have begun to conduct a variety of studies on this major phenomenon. Due to the risk perception created by the pandemic, changing consumer behavior has been one of the topics of this research. Tourism professional candidates, who will have important roles in the production as well as consumption of tourism services, need to possess skills such as taking responsibility and producing solutions in unforeseen complex situations in the sector. Therefore, it is important to understand how they perceive problems and develop solutions. In other words, it is crucial to comprehend how the participants, who are studying at the undergraduate level as future tourism professionals, experience the pandemic process and how their travel behaviors are shaped In this context, the aim of the current research is to comprehend how safety behaviors are shaped during the travels of future tourism professionals. To achieve the purpose of the study, data were collected through online interviews with 44 students studying tourism between June 2021 and 2022. As a result of the analyses, sensory, behavioral, and emotional experiences emerged within the theme of pandemic experience in daily life, and vacation destination, transportation modes, vacation preferences, hygiene behaviors, and safety-seeking categories emerged under the theme of risk perception behaviors during travel. The results have significant implications for both practitioners and future researchers.

 The COVID-19 pandemic, considered to be the biggest pandemic of the twenty-first century, has affected the entire world in various ways. Meanwhile, many researchers have begun to conduct a variety of studies on this major phenomenon. Due to the risk perception created by the pandemic, changing consumer behavior has been one of the topics of this research. Tourism professional candidates, who will have important roles in the production as well as consumption of tourism services, need to possess skills such as taking responsibility and producing solutions in unforeseen complex situations in the sector. Therefore, it is important to understand how they perceive problems and develop solutions. In other words, it is crucial to comprehend how the participants, who are studying at the undergraduate level as future tourism professionals, experience the pandemic process and how their travel behaviors are shaped In this context, the aim of the current research is to comprehend how safety behaviors are shaped during the travels of future tourism professionals. To achieve the purpose of the study, data were collected through online interviews with 44 students studying tourism between June 2021 and 2022. As a result of the analyses, sensory, behavioral, and emotional experiences emerged within the theme of pandemic experience in daily life, and vacation destination, transportation modes, vacation preferences, hygiene behaviors, and safety-seeking categories emerged under the theme of risk perception behaviors during travel. The results have significant implications for both practitioners and future researchers.

 Yirmi birinci yüzyılın en büyük salgını olarak kabul edilen Kovid-19, tüm dünyayı farklı şekillerde etkisi altına almıştır. Bununla birlikte çok sayıda araştırmacı, bu büyük fenomene ilişkin çeşitli araştırmalar gerçekleştirmeye başlamıştır. Salgının yarattığı risk algısı nedeniyle değişen tüketici davranışları bu araştırma konularından birini oluşturmuştur. Turizm hizmetinin tüketiminde olduğu kadar üretiminde de önemli rolleri olacak turizm profesyoneli adaylarının sektördeki öngörülemeyen karmaşık durumlarda sorumluluk almak ve çözüm üretebilmek gibi becerilere sahip olmaları gerekmektedir. Dolayısıyla sorunları nasıl algıladıklarını ve bunlara karşı nasıl çözümler geliştirdiklerini diğer bir deyişle, geleceğin turizm profesyonelleri olarak lisans düzeyinde öğrenim gören katılımcıların salgın sürecini nasıl deneyimlediğini ve katılımcıların seyahat davranışlarının nasıl şekillendiğini anlamak önemlidir. Bu bağlamda mevcut araştırmanın amacı, geleceğin turizm profesyonellerinin seyahatlerinde güvenlik davranışlarının nasıl şekillendiğini anlamaktır. Araştırmanın amacı doğrultusunda turizm öğrenimi gören 44 öğrenciden çevrimiçi olarak Haziran 2021-Haziran 2022 dönemleri arasında veri toplanmıştır. Tematik analizler sonucunda gündelik yaşamda salgın deneyimi teması çerçevesinde duyusal deneyimler, davranışsal deneyimler ve duygusal deneyimler; seyahat esnasındaki güvenlik davranışları teması çerçevesinde ise tatil alanı, ulaşım araçları, tatil tercihleri, hijyen davranışları ve güvenlik arayışı kategorileri ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları uygulamaya ve gelecek araştırmacılara yönelik önemli çıkarımlar içermektedir.

Makale detayları

An Examination of Travel Risk Perception and Travel Safety Behaviors in Covid-19 Crisis Context

Yazarlar:

Arzu Toker | İsmail Kızılırmak

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi:

Journal of Travel and Tourism Research Vol.22 Issue 22, pp.32-61

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295132

pISSN:

1302-8545

Risk Perception

Travel Safety Behaviors

Covid-19 CrisisRisk Algısı

Seyahat Güvenliği Davranışları

Kovid-19 Krizi

Sayı

Makale detayları

An Examination of Travel Risk Perception and Travel Safety Behaviors in Covid-19 Crisis Context

Yazarlar: Arzu Toker | İsmail Kızılırmak

Yayıncı: Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar: Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi: Journal of Travel and Tourism Research Vol.22 Issue 22, pp.32-61

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001295132

pISSN: 1302-8545

Risk Perception

Travel Safety Behaviors

Covid-19 CrisisRisk Algısı

Seyahat Güvenliği Davranışları

Kovid-19 Krizi

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Arzu Toker | İsmail Kızılırmak

Yayıncı:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Turizm (Diğer)

Dergi:

Journal of Travel and Tourism Research Vol.22 Issue 22, pp.32-61

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295132

pISSN:

1302-8545