Phenomenological Research On Guest Couchsurfing Experience

• Authors: Halil İbrahim Karakan , Kemal Birdir , Aliye Akin , Adnan Akin

Title variants

PL

Badania fenomenologiczne doświadczeń osób korzystających z couchsurfingu

Abstracts

PL

Couchsurfing (CS) jest obecnie uważany za alternatywną platformę, która odzwierciedla zmiany w preferencjach dotyczących zakwaterowania turystycznego. Serwis CS, oparty na ekonomii współdzielenia, daje możliwość zaoferowania podróżnym różnorodnych doświadczeń turystycznych oraz zakwaterowania. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie informacji na temat związanych z podróżowaniem motywacji, uprzedzeń, doświadczeń osób korzystających z couchsurfingu oraz postrzegania przez nie ryzyka. Artykuł stanowi oryginalną wartość w literaturze przedmiotu, jako że jest w nim zgłębiane zagadnienie użytkowników wspomnianego portalu w aspekcie fenomenologicznym. Wyniki najnowszych badań świadczą o tym, że pragnienie zwiedzania miejsc, w których się wcześniej nie było, poznawania nowych ludzi i różnych kultur motywuje uczestników. Analizy pokazują, że większość uczestników couchsurfingu nie miała uprzedzeń ani wrażenia istnienia ryzyka, jednak osobom, które wybrały tę formę zakwaterowania po raz pierwszy, towarzyszyły takie odczucia. Zaobserwowano również, że uczestnicy są bardzo zadowoleni ze swoich doświadczeń związanych z couchsurfingiem i zamierzają ponownie skorzystać z tego rozwiązania.

EN

Couchsurfing (CS) is now regarded as an alternative platform that reflects changes in tourist accommodation preferences. The CS platform, based on the sharing economy, offers an opportunity to give various tourist experiences to travelers, as well as accommodation. This study aims to provide information about the travel motivations, prejudices, risk perceptions and experiences of CS guests. It has original value for the relevant literature, as it delves deeply into CS guests using a phenomenological approach. The present results show that the desire to sightsee new places, meet new people and recognize different cultures has motivated the participants. The study found that although most of the participants did not have prejudices or risk perceptions, CS first timers did. It has also been observed that participants are highly satisfied with their CS experiences and intend to take part in CS activities again.

Keywords

PL

couchsurfing; turystyka; zakwaterowanie; podróże; ekonomia współdzielenia

EN

couchsurfing; tourism; accommodation; travel; sharing economy

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Turyzm
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 39-63

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Halil İbrahim Karakan

• https://orcid.org/0000000333350923

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Kemal Birdir

• Mersin University, Tourism Faculty

• https://orcid.org/0000000313533618

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Aliye Akin

• Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Tourism Faculty

• https://orcid.org/0000000185897547

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Adnan Akin

• Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu Vocational School

• https://orcid.org/0000000270231678

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/0867-5856.31.2.03

Biblioteka Nauki

2033257