2024-02-29T09:08:40+00:00

The responsible decision-making process of travel influencers

This thesis examines the decision-making process of travel influencers (TIs) regarding their posting behaviour on Instagram. The aim is to determine what is needed to change TIs’ process, to make their decisions more responsible Mixed methods were used to conduct the study, fussing on decision-making, responsibility, willingness, to change, and points of improvement for TIs.

2024-02-08T10:31:37+00:00

Zoomers and Boomers interrailing in Europe: Differences in travel preferences, travel behaviour and travel experiences

Rail tourism is a well-developed sustainable mode of transport in Europe. Despite ageing population of Europe, Interrail's marketing and offers target the youth instead of the generation of Baby Boom. The research project made use of a survey which showed that there are considerable differences in terms of experiences, behaviour and preferences among the two different generations.

2023-12-20T19:03:14+00:00

Discourses of Climate Delay: The Case of Carbon Compensation in Aviation

The aviation industry uses carbon compensation as one of its primary ways to counter the emissions from its carbon-heavy operations. Despite its widespread use, carbon compensation has received a wide range of critiques. This research highlights the strong need for discourses of climate delay and greenwashing practices to be identified, challenged and overcome to make way for meaningful climate action.

2023-11-08T13:37:50+00:00

Sustainable Tourism: The Effect of Train Prices on Holiday Travel Mode Choice

Air travel is one of the most emission-intensive industries. Because of this, the European Union actively tries to stimulate the transition from air to rail travel, as trains were more eco-friendly. However, train tickets were also increasingly more expensive. The aim of the research is focused on the effect of train ticket prices on holiday travel mode choice.

2023-02-08T14:24:39+00:00

Sex workers’ road out of poverty : sex tourism in the case of southeast Asia

Sex tourism and poverty are both phenomena still present in Southeast Asia. As poverty and the sex industry go hand in hand, this study investigates how sex tourism has the ability to help sex workers move out of poverty in Southeast Asia.

2023-01-26T09:32:43+00:00

Cold War tourism in Berlin: Tourists encountering hedonic and eudaimonic experiences

A qualitative research was performed to answer the research question; “How do tourists experience cold war monuments and heritage in Berlin, with regard to the essence of hedonic and eudaimonic experiences?” The data is collected from TripAdvisor reviews, with further detailed analyzation of specific emotions during the visit.

2023-01-11T23:25:01+00:00

Exploring stereotypes in the Caribbean romance tourism industry

The Caribbean islands have a history of colonial rule, and its aftermath can be exposed by looking at various neocolonial power forces that are at play in the Caribbean romance tourism industry. The White Western female romance tourists, who are looking for intimate relations with local Black Caribbean men, are susceptible to stereotypes that exist in Western consumer culture.

2022-12-14T08:37:40+00:00

Slow Travel and its benefit on the Travel Experience

This thesis analyses how different modes of transport constitute the travel experience of slow travel and how it can be enriched. The key concepts of slow travel concern the mode of transport, the travel pace and the travel experience. The analysis revealed the importance of valuing the travel journey in its own regards, as it offers multiple intrinsic values, that remain hidden otherwise.

2022-11-30T09:22:39+00:00

Smelling into the past

The aim of this quantitative research is examining the functionality of a perfume intervention in the mitigation of the tourism fade-out effect, ameliorating levels of mental well-being. Perfume intervention does not contribute to the mitigation of the fade-out effect and, consequently, to higher levels of well-being. However, although not significant, mediating properties of the fade-out effect on mental well-being could be observed.