Factors affecting international students’ travel behavior

Varasteh, Hanieh; Marzuki, Azizan; Rasoolimanesh, S. Mostafa

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“…Despite the emerging body of literature on Chinese tourism, studies of the travel behavior of Chinese youth travelers are limited. Furthermore, most of this research has been in the form of quantitative surveys (e.g., King and Gardiner 2015; Varasteh, Marzuki, and Rasoolimanesh 2014) and, accordingly, lacks in-depth insights as to the reasoning within decision-making processes. Previous studies have also tended to investigate attitudes toward travel and destinations in general (e.g., Davidson et al 2010; Ryan and Huimin 2007).…”

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Chinese Participation in Adventure Tourism

Gardiner

Kwek

2016

Journal of Travel Research

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This study explores Chinese Generation Y’s perceptions of adventure tourism experiences and their reasoning in deciding to participate. Focus group interviews reveal that Chinese youths have a unique generational sociocultural perception of participation in adventure activities. Much like their Western counterparts, members of China’s Generation Y want to experience the freedom of international travel that enables self-development and maturity, but they also have a strong sense of familial obligation and distinctive cultural beliefs that underpin their consumer decision making. Safety concerns of both the young people and their parents, along with self-efficacy beliefs regarding their physical ability to participate in the experience, can also reduce their likelihood of participation in adventure activities that they consider to be too risky or physically challenging. The study emphasizes that the design and marketing of adventure experiences must consider the unique Chinese generational psychology of this cohort and has implications for practice and future research.

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Chinese Participation in Adventure Tourism

Gardiner

Kwek

2016

Journal of Travel Research

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“…The findings in this study illustrate that destination marketing organizations (DMOs) cannot treat arriving tourists in the same manner as others who have been in the destination for a longer period of time. While DMOs may consider different cohorts’ interests and attempt to meet their needs (Varasteh et al, 2015), DMOs cannot ignore the possibility that tourist needs and behaviors will change as a function of time. In this study, the findings reveal that the implied assumption that a holiday maker will arrive and assume the same pattern of activities throughout the duration of the trip is false, as people tend to evolve into a pattern of doing the same thing every day over time.…”

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The four stages of on-site behavior for a long-stay relaxation holiday

Anantamongkolkul

Butcher

Ying

2016

Journal of Vacation Marketing

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Previous studies largely treat the on-site travel experience as a single stage of homogenous tourist behavior, despite widespread recognition that tourist behavior is complex and consists of temporal decision processes. In particular, little attention has been given to what changes during the course of the long-stay holiday. The purpose of this exploratory study is to understand changes in tourist behavior, if any, from point of arrival through to the end of a long-stay relaxation holiday. In-depth interviews were conducted with mature-aged international travelers from the United States, Europe, and Australia visiting Phuket, Thailand. The findings illustrate changes that can be characterized, into four distinct stages of on-site behavior, through key activities, uncertainty levels, intercultural interactions, information needs, and sources of information. Important implications for destination marketing organizations are suggested which require innovative strategies to match the changing needs and activities of long-stay tourists at various stages of the holiday.

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“…El resultado ha sido la propuesta exitosa de modelos estructurales (Nunkoo y Ramkissoon, 2012). En los últimos años la técnica de ajuste vía mínimos cuadrados parciales destaca como una opción adecuada para identificar componentes que explican la relación entre variables fundamentales en el proceso de conducta del consumidor y su decisión de compra (Varasteh, Marzuki, y Rasoolimanesh, 2015;Wu, Raab, Chang, y Krishen, 2016;Gómez, Molina, y Esteban, 2013). Por lo El efecto de la motivación de viaje sobre la satisfacción del turista a través de las dimensiones de la imagen de destino: El caso del turismo urbano de ocio a Monterrey, México.…”

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El efecto de la motivación de viaje sobre la satisfacción del turista a través de las dimensiones de la imagen de destino: El caso del turismo urbano de ocio a Monterrey, México.

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Villegas³

2017

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El tema de este trabajo es el efecto determinante de la motivación de viaje sobre la satisfacción del turista teniendo como variables mediadoras a los dos componentes de la imagen percibida del destino en un contexto de turistas de ocio a la ciudad de Monterrey, México. A través de un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales por medio de mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS) fue posible la identificación de los principales indicadores observables de la motivación de viaje de los turistas y obtener evidencia de su papel causal predictivo sobre la satisfacción del turista. En dicha relación, dos componentes principales de la imagen demostraron un efecto mediador para los cuales igualmente quedaron establecidos sus indicadores observables, así como su relación causa – efecto. Con ello se pudo establecer qué aspectos de la motivación son los más importantes para los turistas y vincularlos con la satisfacción del turista y a su vez establecer aquellos aspectos (afectivos y cognitivos) mejor valorados en las percepciones sobre el destino. Finalmente, a modo de conclusión, se emiten recomendaciones generales para la gestión del producto turístico urbano.

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Factors affecting international students’ travel behavior

Cited by 27 publications

References 55 publications

Chinese Participation in Adventure Tourism

Chinese Participation in Adventure Tourism

The four stages of on-site behavior for a long-stay relaxation holiday

El efecto de la motivación de viaje sobre la satisfacción del turista a través de las dimensiones de la imagen de destino: El caso del turismo urbano de ocio a Monterrey, México.

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