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Understanding the evolution of the guided tours: the case of Türkiye

Nazlı Aysin Örnek & Kurtuluş Karamustafa

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change2025https://doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2025.2453227article
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;">This research aims to explore the development and evolution of guided tours over recent decades. Focusing on the perspectives of professional tour guides regarding changes in their professional features over the past 30 years, the study adopts an interpretive approach. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with the 15 Turkish professional tour guides who have been actively practicing tour guiding for at least 20 years. The data were analyzed using MAXQDA software, identifying the four main categories of change in guided tours: tour guiding-related, tourist-related, tour-related, and COVID-19-related. Key findings highlight shifts in access channels, preparation processes, demand for guidance, group size and composition, tourists’ expectations, providing information, pointing objects, guiding equipment, tour programs and durations, shopping, guided destinations, meal preferences, and income. Furthermore, the study delves into the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reshaped many aspects of the guided tour experience.</span>

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@article{nazlı2025,
  title        = {{Understanding the evolution of the guided tours: the case of Türkiye}},
  author       = {Nazlı Aysin Örnek & Kurtuluş Karamustafa},
  journal      = {Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2025.2453227},
}

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0.44

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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