Kapadokya’da Balon Turizmi Deneyimi ve Kabul Edilebilir Risk Durumu
The Experience of Balloon Tourism in Cappadocia and The Acceptable Risk Situation

Summary/Abstract: Balloon tourism experience provides participants with an opportunity to view an exotic area overthe air with a wider and a beautiful angle in an interesting and exciting way and it is one of theexperiences in adventure tourism, which includes a certain level of risk and controlled danger.Including the hot air balloon tourism, all types of adventure tourism, due to the nature of theiractivities, include accident risks resulting in various degrees of injury and death, which is one ofthe most important topics of these types of tourism. Although riding with a balloon is regardedas a low-risk activity in the world, with the effects of accidents experienced, it could be seen ratherrisky for someone who would try this activity. In this study, it was aimed to reveal the states ofthe balloon as a result of safety precautions developed against accident risk in balloon experiencein Cappadocia and to present the acceptable levels of situations that have accident risks. In thissense, the perceptions of managers of the balloon companies in Cappadocia, balloon pilots andthe authorities of Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which is in a supervisory position aboutthe results of balloon accidents experienced and their approaches towards precautions takenfollowing these accidents and precautions that should be taken were revealed in a critical aspect.

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