Australians' Holiday Decisions in China: A Study Combining Novelty‐Seeking and Risk‐Perception Behaviors

Chang, Shu‐Yun

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“…Risk and tourism are inseparable, because the decision to travel itself implies risk and uncertainty, as it involves corporeal travel to unfamiliar places and social environments (Chang, 2009). In addition, tourism, resembling other service products, is intangible, inseparable, heterogeneous, and perishable, which renders risk an essential aspect of the tourist experience (Mitchell & Greatorex, 1993;Williams & Baláž, 2013).…”

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A systematic literature review of risk and gender research in tourism

2017

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Resonating with a growing sense of uncertainty recently, an increasing number of studies have been dedicated to travel risk because risk and tourism are intrinsically connected. However, existing tourism risk literature was criticized for lacking theoretical foundations, which has resulted in fragmented understandings, including contradictory opinions regarding the effect of gender on risk perception. In response to these criticisms, this study systematically investigates tourism risk literature from a gender perspective, with an aim to map out what is known about the gendered travel risk and what needs to be explored further. The review findings suggest that a majority of existing risk and gender studies have prioritized the experience of Western travelers. The findings indicate a lack of a gender-and risk-focused investigation and theoretical framework, and a dearth of an interpretive and reflexive approach. A plethora of evidence of gender difference in tourist risk experience has been identified.

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A systematic literature review of risk and gender research in tourism

2017

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“…As noted by Sönmez, Apostolopoulos and Tarlow [13], it is evident that tourism demand decreases as the perception of risks at certain destination increases, which is why research on risk perception and the factors affecting it is so important for the tourism industry. Beside health-related risks, war, terrorism, and political instability as disasters with a greatest negative effect on travel intentions [14,17,18], the risk of natural hazards has been also recognized as an important safety treat affecting the choice of travel destination even in a longer period after such event [19][20][21][22][23]. These hazards that are caused by nature range from eruptions, avalanches and earthquakes to landslides, floods, wildfires, hurricanes and typhoons.…”

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Are Serbian tourists worried? The effect of psychological factors on tourists’ behavior based on the perceived risk

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Recent natural hazards (floods and wildfires) which hit some of the most visited Greek tourist destinations during the summer season 2018 are threatening to decrease the number of tourist visits in the affected regions. As these regions, being namely Chalkidiki, Olympic Riviera and regions surrounding Athens and Thessaloniki, are the most popular summer destinations for Serbian tourists, it is interesting to examine how natural hazards that occurred there influence tourist behavior based on the perceived risk. The study aims to explore the role of psychological factors such as different personality traits and tourism worries on the tourist behavior based on the perceived risk of affected destinations. Moreover, the assumption was that tourism worrieswill mediate the relationship between analyzed personality traits and tourist behavior based on the perceived risk. Although previous studies investigated the effect of different psychological factors on tourist behavior based on the perceived risk, this is the first study to explore the interaction of different psychological factors including tourism worries, which previously were not analyzed in this context. Besides theoretical contribution, practical implications are also further discussed in the paper within the realm of their use for destination managers.

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“…Risk and tourism are intrinsically connected, as the decision to travel itself implies risk, including the risk of travelling to an unfamiliar place; the uncertainty of future conditions; and the possible negative outcomes of making any travel-related decisions (Chang, 2009). Indeed, tourism as a product is intangible, inseparable, heterogeneous, and perishable in nature which makes risk part of the package (Mitchell and Greatorex, 1993; Williams and Baláž, 2013), although at times, risk contributes to the excitement and positive experience of travel (Cater, 2006; Dickson and Dolnicar, 2004; Quintal et al., 2010).…”

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Tourists' risk perception of risky destinations: The case of Sabah's eastern coast

Yang

Sharif

Khoo‐Lattimore

2015

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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This study investigates tourists' risk perception towards a risky destination. The eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia was chosen as the study site for its recent high-risk status as a result of a series of abductions and political turmoil. Using t-test and partial least squares-structural equation modelling analysis, the impacts of travel experience, prior experience with risk, travel motivation, novelty preference, gender, age, and nationality on tourists' risk perception were examined. The results of this study indicate that tourists do perceive Sabah's eastern coast to be high risk but this negative perception of Sabah's eastern coast as a marine destination does not affect their perception of other coastal areas in Malaysia -tourists remain optimistic of other coastal areas within Malaysia. The effects of various determinants on risk perception are reported. The study has provided timely analysis and implications to the tourism industry in Sabah, which can also serve as a reference to destinations with similar risk background.

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Australians' Holiday Decisions in China: A Study Combining Novelty‐Seeking and Risk‐Perception Behaviors

Cited by 35 publications

References 32 publications

A systematic literature review of risk and gender research in tourism

A systematic literature review of risk and gender research in tourism

Are Serbian tourists worried? The effect of psychological factors on tourists’ behavior based on the perceived risk

Tourists' risk perception of risky destinations: The case of Sabah's eastern coast

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