International Conference on Eurasian Economies
9-11 September 2015 – Kazan, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1437
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Aksu
Session : 5D Mikroekonomi I
Security Perceptions of the Tourists Visiting Alanya According to Their Home Country
Alanya’yı Ziyaret Eden Yabancı Turistlerin Ülke Gruplarına Göre Güvenlik Algılarının Analizi
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Aksu (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza Aktaş (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özer Demir (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Faruk Kerem Şentürk (Düzce University, Türkiye)
Abstract
In today’s world there exists severe competition in all sectors, in tourism sector as well. That’s why countries with successful destinations consider tourism security concept as part of the tourism concept in order to maximize tourist demand. On the other hand, tourism security and risk perception of a destination is one of the principal components of destination image. Tourism security seems to be the most important appealing factor of the demand. The aim of the study is to research the risk perception differences between the tourists’ home countries when grouped (North European, East European, Middle European, West European and the others). According to Data set from 500 respondents different countries visiting Alanya is analyzed, findings suggest that there exits differences among the places (beach, recreation center, public transportation etc.) and factors (traffic, terror, day and night treks, mugging, theft etc.) effecting respondents’ risk perceptions.
JEL codes: L83, R41, F49
Aksu, Muharrem, Aktaş, Ali Rıza, Demir, Mehmet Özer, Şentürk, Faruk Kerem (2015). "Security Perceptions of the Tourists Visiting Alanya According to Their Home Country" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2015, pp.663-672, Kazan, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C06.01437
