Liminality and the possibilities for sex and romance at an international bike meeting: a structural modeling approach
Sex and romance are part of the everyday life and the tourism experiences. Tourism is a liminal space-time which enables liminoid experiences such as a greater willingness for romance and sex, which can be the main motivators for travelling or an incidental activity, although possibly at a highe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Tourism & Management Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/874/pdf_41 |
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| Summary: | Sex and romance are part of the everyday life and the tourism experiences.
Tourism is a liminal space-time which enables liminoid experiences such as
a greater willingness for romance and sex, which can be the main
motivators for travelling or an incidental activity, although possibly at a
higher intensity. This research falls over an event where the festive
environment combined to the liminoid states may contribute to enhance
the availability for romance and sex. This correlation was tested using
structural equation modeling applied to data collected in a sample of 449
individuals at Faro International Bike Meeting. The results suggest that
bikers are motivated by the expectations of having sex and getting involved
in a romance. The meeting environment influences the liminoid
experiences which, in turn, activate sexual and romantic pleasures. Bikers
are satisfied and intend to return, proving that a new market segment is
rising up in the Algarve. |
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| ISSN: | 2182-8466 |