%0 Journal Article %T DETERMINATION OF THE PARTICIPANT MOTIVATIONS OF VACATIONERS IN TENT CAMPING ACTIVITIES %A Semih £¿alk %A £¿zlem K£¿ro£¿lu %A £¿eyma Dumanl£¿ %J - %D 2018 %X With the ever changing consumer trends, there is a preference towards alternative tourism types from classical mass tourism movements. Camping tourism, which is one of the alternative tourism types, is preferred especially in the spring and summer seasons because tourists have advantages such as being nested with nature and determining their own holiday points. The aim of the research in this direction is to determine the motivation of the holiday makers who participate in tent camping activities. The survey was conducted between July 29 and August 11 and survey data collection method was used on 189 people who visited the "Deniz Kamp" which is located in the Bademli Quarter of the Dikili district of Izmir province. The content of the questionnaire was prepared from the scale that including the motivations factors of driving and attractive travel motivations formed by Albayrak (2013). As a result of the research, driving motivation results in as relaxation, prestige, innovation, search for information and socialization and natural attractions, events, activities and touristic opportunities are the result of attractive motivations which are all classified according to order of importance. Also, participation into the related business and to the general tent camping activities show that it gives high satisfaction degree to vacationers %K Kamp turizmi %K £¿ad£¿rl£¿ Kamp Faaliyetleri %K Motivasyon. %U http://dergipark.org.tr/sobiadsbd/issue/44988/558542