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dc.contributor.authorAbdul Khanan, M.F.
dc.contributor.authorXia, Jianhong (Cecilia)
dc.contributor.editorJohn Shi
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:22:53Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:22:53Z
dc.date.created2010-07-21T20:02:34Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationAbdul Khanan, M.F. and Xia, J. 2010. Individual differences in the tourist wayfinding decision making process, in Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, May 26-28 2010, pp. 319-324. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11105
dc.description.abstract

Wayfinding is an important aspect that should be considered by tourist park managers when allocating resources and facilities to aid tourists navigating their way through a park. This paper discusses the influence of individual differences such as age, gender, travel group, and familiarity with the environment towards the wayfinding decision making process and physical movement. A case study was conducted where respondents’ movements were traced using GPS receivers to look at the movement patterns and at the end, they were asked to complete a questionnaire particularly to determine the individual differences. The spatial and attribute data were analysed using ESRI ArcGIS Tracking Analyst and ET Geowizards. SPSS 17 were used for statistical purposes. As a result, in terms of decision making, specific landmarks and strategies were noticed for specified age, gender, travel group, and familiarity with the environment. Furthermore, correlations were found between gender and familiarity with the environment with the physical movement such as direction, distance, and arrival time. This paper highlights the need for tourist managers to understand that tourists use different methods of wayfinding and produce different results based on different individual differences and that management should provide complementary materials to assist in wayfinding.

dc.publisherThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
dc.relation.urihttp://www.isprs.org/proceedings/xxxviii/part2/Papers/22_Paper.pdf
dc.subjectwayfinding
dc.subjectphysical movement
dc.subjectindividual differences
dc.subjecttourism
dc.subjectGPS
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectGIS
dc.titleIndividual differences in the tourist wayfinding decision making process
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titlePreceedings of 14th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling
dcterms.source.seriesPreceedings of 14th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling
dcterms.source.conference14th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateMay 26 2010
dcterms.source.conferencelocationThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
dcterms.source.placeHong Kong
curtin.departmentDepartment of Spatial Sciences
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