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Examining an inclusive social tourism practices in Turkey
| Resumo: | This study and its conceptual framework are motivated by the awareness of the positive impacts of social tourism on social inclusion. the aim of the research is to explore the potential of social tourism for creating an inclusive tourism form through investigating alternative camp in Turkey. the camp was examined as an ethnographic case study with qualitative research methods. Data were gathered by conducting semi-structured interviews and participant observations lasting over a year. In addition, the secondary data were collected in the form of organizational and other types of documents. As a result, the study develops an inclusive social tourism management model that proposes three components: (1) sustainable financial support, (2) a strong volunteer structure, (3) an aspirational goal. |
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| Autores principais: | Akdemir, Hilal |
| Assunto: | Social tourism Social inclusion Tourism management Inclusive tourism Ethnographic research |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Algarve |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve |
| Resumo: | This study and its conceptual framework are motivated by the awareness of the positive impacts of social tourism on social inclusion. the aim of the research is to explore the potential of social tourism for creating an inclusive tourism form through investigating alternative camp in Turkey. the camp was examined as an ethnographic case study with qualitative research methods. Data were gathered by conducting semi-structured interviews and participant observations lasting over a year. In addition, the secondary data were collected in the form of organizational and other types of documents. As a result, the study develops an inclusive social tourism management model that proposes three components: (1) sustainable financial support, (2) a strong volunteer structure, (3) an aspirational goal. |
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