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Towards a holistic approach to the travel experience: A qualitative study of bus transportation

dc.contributor.authorCarreira, Rui
dc.contributor.authorPatrício, Lia
dc.contributor.authorNatal Jorge, Renato
dc.contributor.authorMagee, Chris
dc.contributor.authorVan Eikema Hommes, Qi
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-19T15:15:34Z
dc.date.available2021-04-19T15:15:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis article presents the results of a qualitative study with 49 bus passengers in two types of middistance journeys: (1) experience-centric trips (touristic), and (2) utilitarian trips (intercity transportation). Study results show that passenger travel experience encompasses all moments of contact with the transportation service, as well as aspects that are not in direct control of the transportation provider. The results also reveal that the travel experience involves a holistic set of customer responses that go beyond cognitive assessments, also comprising sensorial and emotional components. The comparison of the two transportation settings shows that both experience-centric and utilitarian trip passengers have a holistic view of the travel experience, although focusing on different experience drivers and customer responses. These findings indicate that transport providers and planners should pay attention to the overall customer travel experience from a holistic view, and that transportation services should be carefully designed and managed in a systemic waypt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.11.009pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.24/1633
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.subjectTravel experiencept_PT
dc.subjectHolisticpt_PT
dc.titleTowards a holistic approach to the travel experience: A qualitative study of bus transportationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage243pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage233pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTransport Policypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume25pt_PT
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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