Abstract

Mobile camping in a tent or vehicle is an increasingly popular way for tourists to experience place and movement as part of their leisure travel. Allowing tourists to save money, stay close to attractions, and maximise flexibility in their travel, camping provides a convenient accommodation option for domestic and international tourists alike. In the past, camping research has often been conceptualised using theories related to place. Contemporary camping can be interpreted as increasingly mobile in both the movement of people and information, which complements traditional conceptualisations of camping in the literature and in management approaches. Through 17 exploratory qualitative interviews with camping managers in the Mackenzie and Waitaki Districts of New Zealand, this research considered camping manager perspectives on the increasing mobility of camping in New Zealand. Qualitative analysis of these interviews, using Cresswell’s mobilities concepts as a framework, revealed a dynamic camping landscape inextricably enmeshed with complex political meanings about campers and movement. The findings allow the characterisation of campers as Self-Sufficient Spenders, Basic Budgeters, and Kiwi Classics—each representing distinct profiles in relation to mobilities notions of rhythm and speed. Subsequently, we suggest that the increasing mobility of camping needs to be acknowledged both in management approaches and future conceptualisations of camping.

摘要

作为休闲旅行的一部分，在帐篷或车辆中移动露营是游客体验地点和运动的一种越来越流行的方式。让游客省钱、靠近景点并最大限度地提高旅行的灵活性，露营为国内外游客提供了便利的住宿选择。过去，露营研究通常是使用与地点相关的理论来概念化的。当代露营可以被解释为人员和信息流动的流动性越来越大，这补充了文献和管理方法中露营的传统概念。通过对新西兰麦肯齐和怀塔基地区露营经理的 17 次探索性定性访谈，这项研究考虑了露营经理对新西兰露营活动日益增加的看法。以 Cresswell 的流动性概念为框架，对这些访谈进行定性分析，揭示了充满活力的露营景观与关于露营者和运动的复杂政治意义密不可分。调查结果允许将露营者描述为自给自足的支出者、基本预算者和 Kiwi Classics——每个人都代表与节奏和速度的流动性概念相关的不同特征。随后，我们建议在管理方法和未来的露营概念化方面都需要承认露营的流动性增加。揭示了一个充满活力的露营景观，与关于露营者和运动的复杂政治意义密不可分。调查结果允许将露营者描述为自给自足的支出者、基本预算者和 Kiwi Classics——每个人都代表与节奏和速度的流动性概念相关的不同特征。随后，我们建议在管理方法和未来的露营概念化方面都需要承认露营的流动性增加。揭示了一个充满活力的露营景观，与关于露营者和运动的复杂政治意义密不可分。调查结果允许将露营者描述为自给自足的支出者、基本预算者和 Kiwi Classics——每个人都代表与节奏和速度的流动性概念相关的不同特征。随后，我们建议在管理方法和未来的露营概念化方面都需要承认露营的流动性增加。