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A Study of Tourists’ Spatial Preferences and Spatial Experiences: The Case of Istanbul Historical Peninsula

Turistlerin Mekansal Tercihleri ve Mekansal Deneyimleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma: İstanbul Tarihi Yarımada Örneği

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Spatial preferences were found to show a meaningful difference according to income, nationality and the place that the tourists in and that the spatial experiences according to profession, income, nationality and the place that the tourists in were significantly different.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, it was aimed to investigate whether the spatial experience and the spatial preferences of the tourists who visited Istanbul historical peninsula differ according to the demographical characeristics of the tourists and the places they are in.
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Key Findings & Data:In this direction, 613 tourists from the first 5 nations that visited the historical peninsula of Istanbul most in the first 5 months of 2017 constituted the sample of the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Spatial preferences were found to show a meaningful difference according to income, nationality and the place that the tourists in and that the spatial experiences according to profession, income, nationality and the place that the tourists in were significantly different.
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In this study, it was aimed to investigate whether the spatial experience and the spatial preferences of the tourists who visited Istanbul historical peninsula differ according to the demographical characeristics of the tourists and the places they are in. In this direction, 613 tourists from the first 5 nations that visited the historical peninsula of Istanbul most in the first 5 months of 2017 constituted the sample of the study. Independent t tests were conducted to determine whether spatial preferences and experiences differed according to gender. One way anowa analyzes were applied to determine whether the spatial preferences and experiences differed according to participants’ incomes, professions, nationalities and the place that they are in. As a result of the analysis, there was a significant difference in the spatial preferences of participants according to gender, but there was no significant difference in spatial experiences. Spatial preferences were found to show a meaningful difference according to income, nationality and the place that the tourists in and that the spatial experiences according to profession, income, nationality and the place that the tourists in were significantly different.

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Bu çalışmada İstanbul tarihi yarımadayı ziyaret eden turistlerin mekansal tercih ve mekansal deneyimlerinin, turistlerin demografiközelliklerine ve bulunulan mekana göre değişkenlik gösterip göstermediğinin saptanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda 2017 yılınınilk 5 ayı içerisinde İstanbul tarihi yarımadayı en çok ziyaret eden ilk 5 milletten toplamda 613 turist araştırmanın örnekleminioluşturmuştur. Cinsiyete göre mekânsal tercih ve deneyimlerin bir farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin tespiti için bağımsız t testleriyapılmıştır. Katılımcıların gelirlerine, mesleklerine, milliyetlerine ve bulunulan mekana göre mekânsal tercih ve deneyimlerinbir farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin tespiti için ise one way anova analizleri uygulanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda, katılımcılarıncinsiyetlerine göre mekânsal tercihlerinde anlamlı bir fark olduğu, fakat mekânsal deneyimlerinde anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığıortaya çıkarılmıştır. Mekansal tercihlerin gelir, milliyet ve bulunulan mekana göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği, mekansaldeneyimlerin ise meslek, gelir, milliyet ve bulunulan mekana göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği bulgulanmıştır.

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AVCI, C., HASSAN, A. (2019). A Study of Tourists’ Spatial Preferences and Spatial Experiences: The Case of Istanbul Historical Peninsula. Turizm Akademik Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1, 91–106. https://ajindex.com/articles/368643

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