碩士 / 國立臺灣師範大學 / 運動休閒與餐旅管理研究所 / 102 / The research aimed to analyze Taiwan female independent travelers’ oversea experience. The meaning of their journeys and the social significance of their devotion to oversea travel were revealed through the analysis of their experience and travel process. It adopted in-depth interview methods. Purposive sampling and snowball sampling were employed in this study. Ten female independent travelers were interviewed respectively. Based on the analysis of the interviews and data, findings were shown as below:
1. There were three types of relationships between females’ family and their traveling. Female oversea independent travel was basically motivated by internal motivations. External motivation, however, was reinforced gradually. Travel motivations varied between experienced and unexperienced female travelers. Partner relationships, which were also traveling restrictions for women, were of great concerns. For types of female partner relationships were found. Safety issues, however, didn’t become female travelers’ obstacles. Female were capable of managing safety risks.
2. The female, strongly self-conscious and independent, gained out-of-the-boxing and experienced their selves by traveling. They valued partner relations and focused on building relationship with the local. The female self-constructed distinctive travel experiences, originated from the interactive experience and the sense of being part of the scene by escaping from their daily life. Female travelers achieved verification and self-realization of their selves by traveling and considered traveling as life focus.
3. Female independent travel was not limited to only escaping from self or the oppression of patriarchy; it was highly related to self-ability assessment and risk management. Female had the courage to get away from the social context and social expectation. Independent travels contributed positively to a better family relation, a more fulfilling individuality and social relation for women.
Based on the conclusions, the following suggestions were made. Although the majority of independent travelers were female, the overall tourism environment, such as hardware facilities and accommodation environments, were not well-established. Female travelers should try to be heard, by means of Internet, for example. They should unite and overcome the difficulties together, share resources and information with each other so that consensus and strategies could be formulated and the travel environment would be improved. Then a more friendly traveling space and environment for the female could be created in the future.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/102NTNU5742016 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | 黃俐綾 |
| Contributors | 施致平 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 205 |
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