İkinci konut sahipliliğinde motivasyon, sosyo-demografik özellikler ve seyahat karakteristikleri arasındaki ilişkiler: Yalova-Çınarcık örneği

Due to the fact that the second homes is directly related to tourism and recreational purposes, they are often considered as part of the leisure industry. But there is limited literature related to motivation in second home ownership and the reasons behind the choice of destination. Çınarcık district is a place in Turkey where has developed a second home destination from the 1960s. But there is not any research with regard to reason why Çınarcık has developed and preferred as a destination. From this point of view, in this study is aimed to determine underlying dimensions about acquiring second homes and travel motivation of second home owners in Çınarcık. In the study 370 surveys were applied to the second home owners. According to the results of the factor analysis, the purchase of second homes in Çınarcık, four factors are effective. These are comprises; sea-climate and naturebased attractiveness, recreational attractiveness, family and personal reasons and economic reasons. The differences between socio-demographic characteristics, travelling characteristics and motivational factors are identified using t-test and ANOVA. According to the obtained results; statistically significant differences is found variables such as marital status, travel distance, the number of people who vacation in second homes and various motivational factors