Iranian children's memorable rural tourism experiences

IF 8.9 2区 管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Hamdollah Sojasi Qeidari , Seyed Reza Hosseini Kahnooj , Zahra Solimani , Bardia Shabani , Nicholas Wise
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Abstract

Family traveling, especially to rural areas, may lead to appealing fun experiences for children and make them memorable. Memorable experiences of children from various aspects can be useful for policy makers and planners of destinations, parents and children. The effectiveness of travels and children's learning from traveling are among the most significant concerns of parents and tourism activists. So, identifying and understanding children's memorable experiences of traveling to rural areas of Iran that has various local cultures can influence filling such gaps as future destination planning, developing child-friendly rural destinations, family traveling, designing child-oriented tourism programs, and future generation's being loyal to local destinations. This study aimed to identify Iranian children’ memorable rural tourism experiences. The sample includes 37 children from ages 6 to 12. Interpretive phenomenology was used to conduct the study with the help of interviews and the analysis of the content of children's paintings. This study shows that children pay attention like adults to such elements as people, space, activities, objects, and social relations during their travel. Moreover, the conducted interviews resulted in 45 key notions categorized into 6 basic axes of memorable experiences: being exciting, being informative, being novel and unique, being gratifying, being socially involved, and negative experiences. This study provides insights on identifying and understanding the issues affecting the creation of memorable tourism experiences for children that travel to rural areas. The issues would help parents in taking child-oriented tourism travels, planners in designing child-friendly tourism destinations, and tourism service providers in delivering child friendly offerings.

伊朗儿童难忘的乡村旅游经历
家庭旅行,尤其是到农村地区的旅行,可能会给儿童带来吸引人的有趣经历,并使他们难忘。儿童的难忘经历可以从多方面为目的地的决策者和规划者、家长和儿童提供帮助。旅行的效果和儿童在旅行中的学习是家长和旅游活动家最关心的问题之一。因此,识别和了解儿童在伊朗具有各种地方文化的农村地区旅行的难忘经历,可以填补未来目的地规划、开发儿童友好型农村目的地、家庭旅行、设计以儿童为导向的旅游项目以及未来一代对当地目的地的忠诚度等方面的空白。本研究旨在确定伊朗儿童难忘的乡村旅游经历。样本包括 37 名 6 至 12 岁的儿童。研究采用解释现象学的方法,借助访谈和对儿童绘画内容的分析进行研究。研究结果表明,儿童在旅游过程中会像成人一样关注人、空间、活动、物品和社会关系等要素。此外,通过访谈还得出了 45 个关键概念,这些概念被归类为难忘经历的 6 个基本轴心:令人兴奋的、信息丰富的、新颖独特的、令人欣慰的、社会参与的和消极的经历。本研究为确定和了解影响儿童在农村地区创造难忘旅游体验的问题提供了见解。这些问题将有助于家长开展以儿童为导向的旅游旅行,有助于规划人员设计儿童友好型旅游目的地,也有助于旅游服务提供商提供儿童友好型产品。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
18.60
自引率
3.60%
发文量
46
审稿时长
43 days
期刊介绍: The Journal of Destination Marketing & Management (JDMM) is an international journal that focuses on the study of tourist destinations, specifically their marketing and management. It aims to provide a critical understanding of all aspects of destination marketing and management, considering their unique contexts in terms of policy, planning, economics, geography, and history. The journal seeks to develop a strong theoretical foundation in this field by incorporating knowledge from various disciplinary approaches. Additionally, JDMM aims to promote critical thinking and innovation in destination marketing and management, expand the boundaries of knowledge, and serve as a platform for international idea exchange.
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