ISSN: 2167-0269
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Ilker Günay
Turkey
Research Article
The Ecotourism Perception of Graduate and Postgraduate Tourism Students for Antalya Destination
Author(s): ðlker Günay and Zeki AkinciÄ°lker Günay and Zeki Akinci
Ecotourism, a new term in tourism literature, is defined as an approach that sustains using natural sources while preserving them in the context of ensuring their sustainability and accordingly economic development of local residents by providing them tourism activities while preventing from natural, social and cultural degradation. The comprehension of ecotourism phenomenon plays an important role for tourism students especially for the ones who are going to take part in decision maker positions in the future.
The present study is aimed to explore Akdeniz University undergraduate and postgraduate students’ perception of ecotourism and Antalya destination. The questionnaire contains 24 items to measure students’ vacation preferences, their considerations about ecotourism and ecotourism perceptions for Antalya destination. The questionnaire is administered to a tota.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0269.1000264