Little Consumers in Tourism

Changes in travel dynamics after the arrival of babies and children

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Keywords:

Children Tourism, Tourist behavior, Decision making process, Consumer motivation, Tourism experience

Abstract

Traveling is a practice that has been increasingly performed by human beings, as tourism has reached a prominent place in society. Oftentimes, the traveler needs to plan or even during the trip, due to the different characteristics of the place and people. However, when you put babies and children into this equation, the system tends to become even more complex. For this reason, this work was produced to investigate the possible adjustments caused by the presence of children on family trips. For this, exploratory research, and mixed methods approach (qualitative and quantitative) were used. Regarding data collection, an online questionnaire was applied. The results showed the profile of people who travel with their children, how their behavior changed with the arrival of children, which items are the most important for the process of planning a family trip, what were the difficulties encountered along the way and how they can be improved.

Author Biographies

Lílian Almeida Gomes Ribeiro, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnol. Celso Suckow da Fonseca

Mestre. Técnico Universitário II na Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0746624467490010. E- mail: lilian.almeida@gmail.com

Mirian Cristina Vidal da Rocha, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Mestre. Professora Substituta na Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7425495155817988. E- mail: mirianala@yahoo.com

João Victor Hortencio, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Mestre. Professor Substituto na Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1890261752797194. E- mail: jvhsilva@id.uff.br

Laissa Pacheco, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Mestranda em Turismo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6318195011949016. E- mail: laissapacheco@id.uff.br

Marilia dos Santos Aragão de Carvalho, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnol. Celso Suckow da Fonseca

Tecnóloga em Gestão do Turismo pelo Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica (CEFET/RJ), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Currículo Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1487694144140733. E- mail: mariliaaragao@ymail.com

Published

2023-08-29

How to Cite

Gomes Ribeiro, L. A., Vidal da Rocha, M. C., Hortencio, J. V., Pacheco, L., & Aragão de Carvalho, M. dos S. (2023). Little Consumers in Tourism: Changes in travel dynamics after the arrival of babies and children. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo E Hospitalidade, 15(3). Retrieved from https://sou.ucs.br/etc/revistas/index.php/rosadosventos/article/view/11655