Nature Tourism and Mobile Applications: Düzce Province Example

Authors : Zülkif DAĞLI

Pages : 553-566

Doi:10.24010/soid.656161

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Publication Date : 2019-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nowadays, consumers benefit from the opportunities provided by technology, especially when selecting a destination in the tourism sector. The time constraints of people and the opportunities provided by technology are among the most important factors of the increase in consumers` preference in recent years. The aim of this study is to examine mobile applications, which is one of the digital studies for nature tourism in Düzce province. In the first part of the study, the concept of nature tourism was examined within the scope of the conceptual framework and then the mobile application was created in the province of Düzce. The data for the purpose of the study were carried out by case study method, which is one of the qualitative research methods. In the results of the research, it is seen that the mobile applications developed in order to raise awareness within the scope of nature tourism in Düzce have come to the forefront with technology.
Keywords : Nature tourism, Mobile applications, Düzce