Camping in the United Arab Emirates - Case Study Example

Camping in the United Arabs Emirates Name: Institution: Date: Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 List of Illustrations 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Background 4 3.0 Methodology 6 4.0 Results 7 4.1 Number of Camping Peers 7 4.2 Camping Areas 8 4.3 Preferred Months 9 5.0 Discussion 9 5.1 Preferred Groups 10 5.2 Camping Destinations 11 5.3 Camping Season 13 6.0 Conclusion 14 References 15 Appendices 17 Appendix 1: Complete Survey 17 List of Illustrations Chart 4.1: Camping group sizes analysis………………………………………….……………..7 Chart 4.2: Camping venues analysis………………………………………………………….…..8 Chart 4.3: Camping Months analysis ……………………………………………………..………9 1.0 Introduction The research study sought to evaluate the concept of camping in the UAE region. In this regard, the region is gradually developing and increasing its perception and status as a preferred global tourism destination base. Thus, the evaluation topic was designed as a tool to evaluate the key areas of concerns and improvement into the future. In this development, researchers expected to learn a wide range of factors, but key among them included: 1. Normal camping groups preferred as a tool to enhance the development of camping facilities and equipments sufficient to support such preferred group sizes. 2. The population base preferred camping areas as a tool to facilitate an identification and development of ideal and sufficient preferred camping destinations in the UAE region. 3. Evaluate the most preferred camping months in the region as a tool to evaluate and establish camping seasons as a crucial planning template and start up framework in the UAE tourism industry. Therefore, based on the above analysis, this research paper evaluates the respondents preferred camping group sizes, their preferred camping areas as well as the preferential months for the respective respondents. As such, the case study applies the monkey survey approach as its key methodology strategy. 2.0 Background The Oxford Business Group (2008) ignited the debate on the growing social structures in the UAE market. In this regard, the study evaluating the social standards changes across the UAE market over the last decade. In this regard, the study analysis established a changing social base as well as an increasing traditional cultural base unlike the reserved traditional culture in the market. In this regard, the evaluation established that one of the strategic changes in the industry is the changing tourism and leisure industry in the market, with the growing trends for camping events. In this case, unlike the elderly population that was reserved and bound with religious norms that safeguarded against increased adventure activities, the new generation has revolutionized the industry. In this case, besides attracting the global tourism industry with its ambient management structure and systems with the ideal and strategic environmental conditions, it has also increased the participation and inclusion of the local consumer base in the camping market. In this regard, institutions and youth groups have increasingly engaged in camping activities in the region, raising the assertion that the leisure industry and in particular the camping sector is bound to be a major tourism and travel industry segment into the future. However, one challenge in the industry is based on the evaluation and determination of the ideal camping industry features and challenges. In this case, the industry currently lacks enough systems and policies through which to develop systems ad approaches for regulating the camping leisure industry sector. In particular, a major deficiency in the industry is the lack of enough empirical data based on which the industry could develop its regulations and policies in the market. Therefore, Hailey (2008) argued that in order to develop and increase the camping industry segment it is imperative to develop enough empirical data based on which future strategic industry decisions and policies could be based. In this concept, the theoretical background analysis establishes that there exists a huge literature gap in the UAE camping industry segment that limits the effective management and regulation system. As such, this literature gap formed the basis through which the research study was developed. Consequently, although on a small scale, the research seeks to develop a background platform through which such data trends would be developed and evaluated on a large scale basis in the future, through the development of a data trend matrix. 3.0 Methodology The research study applied the monkey survey tool as its key research methodology. In this regard, the adoption of the methodology was based on the need to develop critical data analysis systems as well as increase the obtained data credibility and reliability through the methodology data bias elimination software (Babbie, 2013). Therefore, with the methodology surveys customization application and its ability to retrieve and sieve online data, the obtained data from the various survey respondents makes it an ideal approach for the study as its key respondent’s base, selected on a simple random base, made it the most rational selection. In its strategic approach to collect data, time and funds constraints served as a critical approach determination factor. In this regard, in order to counter and overcome the challenge, the research survey data was collected form a total 50 respondents among the research team close friends. In this regard, as a tool to distribute the developed questionnaires, the study applied and used the social media platform. This was based on the understanding that the social media is serving as an additional platform through which the y generation communicates and transacts. In particular, the study applied both the Whatsapp and facebook platforms respectively. 4.0 Results 4.1 Number of Camping Peers An evaluation on the total number of people that interviewed sample population would have preferred for camping illustrated that a majority advocated for a group of 5-15 members that was almost half the sample representing a 42%. Moreover, a substantial number of the respondents at 32% argued for the 1-15 camping partners respectively. Therefore, this illustrates that a majority of the individuals prefer small camping groups of 1-15 at 74% of the entire population. Additionally, a 16% of the respondents advocate for a 15-25 camping members, as well as a 10% for over 25 camping partners responses. Therefore, the results illustrate that a majority are for the adoption and inclusion of small camping groups. 4.2 Camping Areas Besides the evaluation of camping peers and preferred group sizes, the research study evaluated the preferred camping areas in the region by the respective camping groups. As such, the evaluation revealed that a majority 30% preferred to camp on mountains. However, this closely related with an additional 28% preferring camping in the forests. This establishes a link between the two as a majority of the mountain areas have dense forests around creating a total interpreted 58% who would prefer camping in mountainous forest. Moreover, a 26% of the respondents’ classified deserts as their preferred camping sites, while as a minimal 16% of them classify the beach as an ideal camping site. 4.3 Preferred Months One of the critical factors in the valuation of a camping topic is the preferred camping months that influence the seasons and the camping industry at large. In this regard, the months of December and January emerged as the most preferred camping months with a shared 60% response, 30% each. On the other hand, the evaluation established that other months such as November had a 24% preferential. Finally, the regard established that the February month is the least preferred month with a total 16% value. 5.0 Discussion Based on the above listed survey results, this report develops a critical evaluation of the established data. In this regard, this report section evaluates the relationship between the established data findings in the industry. Moreover, the report’s evaluation section discusses the relationship between the established findings and the research objectives and thesis statement fulfillment, while evaluating the respective approaches through which the established findings enable the bridging of the established data literature gap as listed under the background section. Moreover, this section evaluates any data bias in the analyzed findings and as such offering data details that could be generalized on the entire population and on those that could not. 5.1 Preferred Groups On one is an evaluation of the preferred camping groups across the UAE region. In this regard, the strategic role and rationale for the development and posing of this question was pegged on the need to evaluate the typical camping group sizes. As such, this would serve as a guiding tool in the evaluation of ideal camping cites location sizes and available infrastructures. Moreover, relevant and correct responses to this question would boats the ability by the respective industry stakeholders such as camping equipment manufacturers and other stakeholders such as equipment rentals organizations on the bundles and equipment packages to offer in the market. Moreover, a response to this question would have facilitated increased camping planning, by offering a statistical analysis and rationale for ideal camp group numbers to adopt and use. Consequently, an analysis of the preferred camping group members’ numbers established that a majority 72% advocating for groups of less than 15 members. In this regard, one of the demonstrated social aspect of the camping segment in the UAE region. In this case, this demonstrates that the population prefers privatized camping experiences allowing a substantial privacy levels as a component of their leisure. Moreover, a large camping group could pose a challenge in the development and existence of alternative and diverging interests. Therefore, the management and coordination of such a group would be difficult leading to the ultimate failure of a camping objective. As such, the analysis establishes that one of the strategic issues and aspects of a successful camping experience is the coordination and harmonization of interests to a common objective on which all the respective campers’ should share in. Therefore, based on this analysis and results findings, this report establishes that in order to increase efficiency, individual willing and preparing for camping expeditions should limit their group member numbers to an average of maximum 15 members, as a coordination efficiency tools. Moreover, for the existing stakeholders offering camping consultancy services should segregate the respective camping groups into groups of less than 15persons for ease of coordination and management. Therefore, this report concludes that the UAE camping social clubs formation and management should be based on the limitation and reduction of respective members to as much low membership number as possible. 5.2 Camping Destinations The UAE region is one of the vast and environmentally rich nations across the globe. In this regard, the region has a shared environmental diversity ranging from a desert to a forest cover as well as mountains. Traditionally, tourism and adventure was limited to attractive international tourism sites and as such mountains and forests ranked low in the priority list. However, a strategic evaluation on the preferred population sample camping venues listed Mountains and forests as among the most preferred destinations each, garnering a 30% percent preference. In this context, the analysis established that very few of the sample population respondents listed he beach as a preferred destination. In this regard, an evaluation and explanation of these findings could be based on the available destinations in the region, with the unique forests and mountains in the region. As such, the favorable forest and mountain features and the offered probability for adventure challenges make the venues preferred destination. Therefore, this report argues that in the evaluation of preferred destination, camping organizations should consider the potential for a challenge as a key determination of ideal camping sites. As such, forests and mountains offering additional challenges such as forests with high number of tree species and animals, posing the challenge of studying and classifying such trees and animals would serve as an ideal camping destination for students. Moreover, a mountain offering a climbing challenge due to its climatic and geographical challenges would serve as an ideal camping destination for explorers. Therefore, this report analysis establishes that in the evaluation of a camping destination, campers and respective camping organizations should develop a synergy between the group desires, occupation, age and interests with available camping destinations. In this regard, ideal destination venues should be evaluated and selected on the basis of meeting a majority of the listed attributes and values. Consequently, such a selection criteria would facilitate an increased number of campers’ satisfaction as the camping experiences would link the leisure activities with interests and long term gains in the future. Hence, this report analysis establishes that the established camping destinations were a characteristic interest among the young population, which formed the sample base majority. Therefore, the results should not be adopted to represent the entire camping population base, but rather as a model analysis linking interest with camping destinations selection. Therefore, although the beaches as listed as least desired destinations among the population base, the analogy could be different among the elderly campers as it would offer a cool and less risky environment often an attribute linked with an ageing population, thus, unlike the peer group analysis that the report adopts in absolute, the camping destinations preference is adopted as a model and theory development basis to justify that interests influence destination choice and thus, members interests and individual backgrounds should be considered in such a choice selection. 5.3 Camping Season Finally, the research report focus was on the evaluation of the key camping seasons for the respective camping destinations. In this regard, the approach was t evaluate if the camping industry was an all seasons industry all the operations, similar to other industries, are seasonal demand based. In this regard, the statistics established that the December and January moths were ranked as the most ideal camping months with each receiving an average 30% preference. In this case, this is typical of the respondents’ base as a majority of the students have their holidays and leisure time over the December holiday that runs through to January, prior to embarking either to schools or industrial attachments respectively. Therefore, a critical analysis of these data reveals the existence of a link and relationship between leisure times and camping demands. Therefore, this report concludes that in order to establish a relevant market pattern in the camping leisure segment, the market should be segmented based on the respective groups occupations and economic potentials. As such, each of the occupations and economic segments have a direct influence and implications on the season and period that such a group demands camping services. Consequently, this report analysis asserts that in particular, for the camping services providers and support services ventures targeting students both in and out of the UAE should focus on the holiday periods. As such, for the USA, European and Australian camping students, such ventures should focus on the respective nation’s school summer breaks as ideal opportunities to draw and attract such international students to camp I the UAE region. 6.0 Conclusion In summary, this research paper report develops an insight into the UAE camping leisure industry sector. In this case, the research study findings and analysis serve as a basis through which a theoretical framework to analyze and regulate the camping sector into the future. In this regard, research findings collected and analyzed through a monkey survey methodology from the online social platforms including facebook and Whatsapp, offer a critical insight on the topic. In a summary, the report concludes that ideal camping groups should be limited to below 15 participants as a measure to ensure interties harmonization and coordination ease. Moreover, it establishes a direct link between the campers’ venue selection to their interests, as well as preferred camping frequency, periods and months to respective groups’ economic status and occupations respectively. References Babbie, E. R. (2013). The practice of social research. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=bS9BBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+practice+of+social+research&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YN_UVLOtHZLf7Qa1tIDACA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=The%20practice%20of%20social%20research&f=false Hailey, C. (2008). Campsite: Architectures of duration and place. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=S_aBszSlWbMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Campsite:+Architectures+of+duration+and+place&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Dd_UVKaZEqX17AbN-oCQBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Campsite%3A%20Architectures%20of%20duration%20and%20place&f=false Oxford Business Group. (2008). The Report: Ajman 2008. London: Oxford Business Group. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=KPPOkAKwk0gC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Oxford+Business+Group.+%282008%29.+The+Report:+Ajman+2008.+London:+Oxford+Business+Group&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j9_UVKCdM6Wa7ga7zICwAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Oxford%20Business%20Group.%20%282008%29.%20The%20Report%3A%20Ajman%202008.%20London%3A%20Oxford%20Business%20Group&f=false Appendices Appendix 1: Complete Survey Read More