No Cover Image

Journal article 477 views 1 download

Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey

Mehmet Ertaş Orcid Logo, Diane Sykes Orcid Logo, Carl Cater Orcid Logo

Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 333 - 350

Swansea University Author: Carl Cater Orcid Logo

Check full text

DOI (Published version): 10.1515/tw-2022-0012

Abstract

Due to the global prevalence of motorcycle tourism, this study considers the travel motivators among riders from Turkey, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. This study adds the previously unexplored factor of group membership and its influence on travel motivators. The study used q...

Full description

Published in: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft
ISSN: 1867-9501 2366-0406
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2022
Online Access: Check full text

URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61631
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
first_indexed 2022-10-21T09:30:44Z
last_indexed 2023-01-13T19:22:30Z
id cronfa61631
recordtype SURis
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rfc1807 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>61631</id><entry>2022-10-21</entry><title>Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>c03e617775c3e446fe240c1380954004</sid><ORCID>0000-0002-6673-0677</ORCID><firstname>Carl</firstname><surname>Cater</surname><name>Carl Cater</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2022-10-21</date><deptcode>CBAE</deptcode><abstract>Due to the global prevalence of motorcycle tourism, this study considers the travel motivators among riders from Turkey, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. This study adds the previously unexplored factor of group membership and its influence on travel motivators. The study used quantitative analysis of a survey that was disseminated via Google forms. The primary factors are: sense of pleasure, passion for adrenaline, and ease of riding and travel activities. Group membership was used to examine the difference among the factors. All motorcyclists ranked the factors as high as travel motivators. There were some differences among riders from different countries. Turkish riders ranked their participation in group activities higher than did the US and UK. While the US and UK and Turkey had significant differences on the sense of pleasure. This study has importance to governments, travel agencies, and businesses that serve motorcyclists.</abstract><type>Journal Article</type><journal>Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft</journal><volume>14</volume><journalNumber>3</journalNumber><paginationStart>333</paginationStart><paginationEnd>350</paginationEnd><publisher>Walter de Gruyter GmbH</publisher><placeOfPublication/><isbnPrint/><isbnElectronic/><issnPrint>1867-9501</issnPrint><issnElectronic>2366-0406</issnElectronic><keywords>Motorcycle tourism; international motorcyclist comparison; motorcycle group membership; motorcycle travel motivators</keywords><publishedDay>16</publishedDay><publishedMonth>12</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2022</publishedYear><publishedDate>2022-12-16</publishedDate><doi>10.1515/tw-2022-0012</doi><url>http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tw-2022-0012</url><notes/><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><department>Management School</department><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><DepartmentCode>CBAE</DepartmentCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm>Not Required</apcterm><funders/><projectreference/><lastEdited>2024-07-17T15:57:07.8397070</lastEdited><Created>2022-10-21T10:24:34.7455059</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</level><level id="2">School of Management - Business Management</level></path><authors><author><firstname>Mehmet</firstname><surname>Ertaş</surname><orcid>0000-0003-4396-5104</orcid><order>1</order></author><author><firstname>Diane</firstname><surname>Sykes</surname><orcid>0000-0001-7458-2929</orcid><order>2</order></author><author><firstname>Carl</firstname><surname>Cater</surname><orcid>0000-0002-6673-0677</orcid><order>3</order></author></authors><documents><document><filename>61631__26104__5211c58dccae48f388634f64bb9d9c5d.pdf</filename><originalFilename>Diane Motorcycle.pdf</originalFilename><uploaded>2022-12-19T10:13:52.4931948</uploaded><type>Output</type><contentLength>138033</contentLength><contentType>application/pdf</contentType><version>Proof</version><cronfaStatus>true</cronfaStatus><copyrightCorrect>false</copyrightCorrect></document></documents><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling v2 61631 2022-10-21 Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey c03e617775c3e446fe240c1380954004 0000-0002-6673-0677 Carl Cater Carl Cater true false 2022-10-21 CBAE Due to the global prevalence of motorcycle tourism, this study considers the travel motivators among riders from Turkey, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. This study adds the previously unexplored factor of group membership and its influence on travel motivators. The study used quantitative analysis of a survey that was disseminated via Google forms. The primary factors are: sense of pleasure, passion for adrenaline, and ease of riding and travel activities. Group membership was used to examine the difference among the factors. All motorcyclists ranked the factors as high as travel motivators. There were some differences among riders from different countries. Turkish riders ranked their participation in group activities higher than did the US and UK. While the US and UK and Turkey had significant differences on the sense of pleasure. This study has importance to governments, travel agencies, and businesses that serve motorcyclists. Journal Article Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 14 3 333 350 Walter de Gruyter GmbH 1867-9501 2366-0406 Motorcycle tourism; international motorcyclist comparison; motorcycle group membership; motorcycle travel motivators 16 12 2022 2022-12-16 10.1515/tw-2022-0012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tw-2022-0012 COLLEGE NANME Management School COLLEGE CODE CBAE Swansea University Not Required 2024-07-17T15:57:07.8397070 2022-10-21T10:24:34.7455059 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences School of Management - Business Management Mehmet Ertaş 0000-0003-4396-5104 1 Diane Sykes 0000-0001-7458-2929 2 Carl Cater 0000-0002-6673-0677 3 61631__26104__5211c58dccae48f388634f64bb9d9c5d.pdf Diane Motorcycle.pdf 2022-12-19T10:13:52.4931948 Output 138033 application/pdf Proof true false
title Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
spellingShingle Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
Carl Cater
title_short Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
title_full Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
title_fullStr Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
title_sort Effects of motorcycle group membership on the ride experience and travel motivators: A comparison between the USA, the UK, and Turkey
author_id_str_mv c03e617775c3e446fe240c1380954004
author_id_fullname_str_mv c03e617775c3e446fe240c1380954004_***_Carl Cater
author Carl Cater
author2 Mehmet Ertaş
Diane Sykes
Carl Cater
format Journal article
container_title Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft
container_volume 14
container_issue 3
container_start_page 333
publishDate 2022
institution Swansea University
issn 1867-9501
2366-0406
doi_str_mv 10.1515/tw-2022-0012
publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH
college_str Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_top_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_parent_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
department_str School of Management - Business Management{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences{{{_:::_}}}School of Management - Business Management
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tw-2022-0012
document_store_str 1
active_str 0
description Due to the global prevalence of motorcycle tourism, this study considers the travel motivators among riders from Turkey, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. This study adds the previously unexplored factor of group membership and its influence on travel motivators. The study used quantitative analysis of a survey that was disseminated via Google forms. The primary factors are: sense of pleasure, passion for adrenaline, and ease of riding and travel activities. Group membership was used to examine the difference among the factors. All motorcyclists ranked the factors as high as travel motivators. There were some differences among riders from different countries. Turkish riders ranked their participation in group activities higher than did the US and UK. While the US and UK and Turkey had significant differences on the sense of pleasure. This study has importance to governments, travel agencies, and businesses that serve motorcyclists.
published_date 2022-12-16T15:57:06Z
_version_ 1804838608628088832
score 11.016235

Similar Items