Discovering cities with peer-to-peer local-guided bike tours

Tourists’ experiences and perceptions

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21698528
AutoresFaruk Seyitoğlu (0000-0002-7859-6006, Faculty of Tourism, Mardin Artuklu University Artuklu/Mardin, Turkey, autor correspondente), Ozan Atsiz (0000-0003-2962-1903, Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Tourism, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Nevşehir, Turkey)
Ano2023
Volume26
Fascículo20
Páginas3261-3267
Data de publicação2023-10-18
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCurrent Issues in Tourism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-3500 • E-ISSN: 1747-7603
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13683500.2022.2120798
OpenAlexW4295162488
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas22

This study explores tourists’ experiences and perceptions of peer-to-peer (P2P) local-guided bike tours using a netnography approach. The content of reviews of tourists regarding P2P local-guided bike tours offered by a sharing economy platform – Withlocals – in different destinations was analysed. The results show that tourists’ experiences of P2P local-guided bike tours include discovery, hedonic, safety and comfort, edutainment, local interaction, and memorable aspects. In addition, tourists perceive P2P local-guided bike tours in various ways. Our findings illustrate that P2P local-guided bike tours can be defined as engaging activities that provide multidimensional and rich experiences and help explore a destination. Due to the lack of research on P2P local-guided bike tours and the increasing demand by tourists for these tours, this study fills the gap by exploring tourists’ P2P local-guided bike tour experiences and perceptions. Furthermore, although this research will guide scholars and practitioners, future studies could shed more light on the subject

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