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Attitudinal Differences of Slow City's Attribute Importance, Perceived Crowding and Coping Behavior based the Type of Wellness Lifestyles

  • Journal of Tourism Sciences
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2014, 38(5), pp.185-205
  • Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Tourism

Park, Jong-Sun 1 Park, Joung-Koo 2

1동국대학교 호텔관광경영학과
2동국대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examined the effect of visitors' dispersion methods and admission fee policy applicable to a slow city destination with respect to reduction of perceived crowding. Data were collected through surveying 284 visitors to Shinan Jeungdo, Chunnam. ANOVA and regression analysis were performed to explore attitude differences between dispersion method and coping behavior according to the type of wellness lifestyle of the visitors. The results indicated that the those that pursued a slow city destination and were interested in wellness attributes were an active lohasian followed by a neutral group, as compared with an onlooker and indifferent groups. Slow city properties such as slowness and natural ecology showed impacts in all the social, psychological, and physical factors, but the property of traditional culture showed significant effect only in psychological factors and physical factors. The results may reflect the desire to enjoy a more relaxed and leisurely sightseeing experience, depending on the degree of importance a tourist places on wellness.

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