TY - JOUR
TI - Impact of experience on the motives of skiers on the example of Tatra ski resorts: Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Tatrzańska Łomnica (Slovakia)
AU - Hibner, Joanna
TI - Impact of experience on the motives of skiers on the example of Tatra ski resorts: Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Tatrzańska Łomnica (Slovakia)
AB - Both the motivation and the experience of tourists depend on psychological processes, being very individual for each person. They are closely related with each other and, also, they are affected by each other in many aspects. The aim of this article is to characterize the relationship between the motivation and the past mountain and ski experience of respondents from two Tatra ski resorts: Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Tatrzańska Łomnica (Slovakia). In order to gain information about the motivation and experience of tourists a survey using the PAPI technique was conducted during the winter seasons 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. A total of 404 questionnaires was collected (Kasprowy Wierch – 197; Tatrzańska Łomnica – 207). The results confirm that tourists’ motivation as well as their past mountain and ski experience are dependent on each other. Past experience and tourist motivation are both affected by other factors, including the type of activity or the frequency of visits. The research also shows that especially the past mountain experience affects many other variables including tourist motivation.
VL - 2020
IS - Issue 161
PY - 2020
SN - 1644-3586
C1 - 2083-3113
SP - 7
EP - 40
DO - 10.4467/20833113PG.20.006.12548
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-geograficzne/article/wplyw-doswiadczenia-na-motywy-uprawiania-narciarstwa-na-przykladzie-tatrzanskich-osrodkow-narciarskich-kasprowy-wierch-polska-i-tatrzanska-lomnica-slowacja
KW - ski tourism
KW - Tatra Mountains
KW - survey
KW - tourists’ experience
KW - tourists’ motives