Determination of short-term trailer park amenities using a fuzzy method

Ece Doğantan,Çağlar Karamaşa,Željko Stevıć

doi:10.54055/ejtr.v31i.2114

Abstract

Campgrounds are an essential part of the camping experience due to the attractions and facilities they offer to campers. The factors that motivate campers to travel have increasingly become more complex making it vital to take camper expectations into account for effective planning of campgrounds. The present study aimed to determine the trailer park amenities based on expert opinion. The paper systematically applied the Fuzzy Pivot Pairwise RElative Criteria Importance Assessment (Fuzzy PIPRECIA) Method in the selection of the trailer park criteria. Four main criteria and 20 sub-criteria were considered. In the findings the amenities were structured as follows: primarily, 'location,' followed by 'necessities' and 'campground attributes' and finally 'facilities and camping tools.' Spearman and Pearson correlation coefficients were employed to determine the consistency of the proposed model.

Highlights

Camping is a form of outdoor recreation that includes both accommodation and activities set in nature
The present study aims to determine the different amenities campers expect to find in trailer parks compared to when they go on a classic camping trip
Five members of the society were included in the study as experts in order to gain from their experience in the field of caravanning

Summary

Introduction

Camping is a form of outdoor recreation that includes both accommodation and activities set in nature. The present study aims to determine the different amenities campers expect to find in trailer parks compared to when they go on a classic camping trip. The present study employs the Fuzzy PIPRECIA (PIvot Pairwise RElative Criteria Importance Assessment) method, which is preferable when the data involves many decisionmakers. Determination of short-term trailer park amenities using a fuzzy method characteristics," including clean bathrooms and shower facilities. Gursoy and Chen (2012) determined the factors that likely influence the choice of the campground as "necessities," "campground attributes," "facilities," "camping tools," and "location." Fjelstul et al (2012) categorized the key criteria under six themes; "campground attributes", "campsite attributes", "outdoor activities", "vicinity", "campground policies", and "staff". Step 11: Spearman and Pearson correlation coefficients are applied to check the results obtained (Rauch, 2007; Stević et al, 2017)

Results

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Conclusion and discussion