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A Qualitative Exploration of Jasmine Harvest Wellness Tours in Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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This exploratory study aims to examine the participants' jasmine harvest experiences and study the potential of harvest wellness tours in enhancing farm visitors' well-being. Qualitative data were collected through participant observation, semi-structured interviews and netnography. The study findings indicate a generally positive attitude toward jasmine harvest experiences among Egyptian farm visitors. The findings also revealed that the participants were more influenced by push factors than pull factors. The results showed that experiencing new things, mental relaxation, improving health and psychological well-being and escaping city life were the most common motivations for participating in jasmine harvest tours. Since the jasmine harvest experience was found to encompass all four dimensions of well-being, it is possible to conclude that jasmine harvest tours could enhance general well-being. Overall, the study at hand contributes to existing agritourism and well-being literature by presenting new perspectives on well-being through jasmine harvest wellness tours. The study also provides managerial implications for farm managers and local tourism authorities.

DOI

10.21608/jaauth.2023.188568.1419

Keywords

Jasmine Harvest, Agritourism, Well-being, Participant Observation, Netnography

Authors

First Name

Radwa

Last Name

Hamed

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Email

radwaahs@alexu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0000-0003-0888-2418

First Name

Ghadeer

Last Name

El-Mawardy

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Affiliation

Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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gelmawardy@alexu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

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0000-0003-0888-2418

Volume

24

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1

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40659

Issue Date

2023-06-01

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2023-01-20

Publish Date

2023-06-01

Page Start

62

Page End

98

Print ISSN

1687-1863

Online ISSN

2682-4612

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Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

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A Qualitative Exploration of Jasmine Harvest Wellness Tours in Egypt

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24 Dec 2024