Including Pets When Undertaking Tourism Activities: Incorporating Pet Attachment into the TPB Model

Abstract

As modern individuals place increasing value on tourism and have an increasing attachment to their pets, it is important for scholars, practitioners, and other relevant parties to determine whether pet owners will plan to have their pets accompany them when travelling for tourism purposes. Based on an analysis of 458 dog owners, this study's results provide support for the application of the TPB model in the context of this subject. The findings of this study on the influence of pet attachment on owners' attitudes and intentions shed new light on the existing literature and contribute to tourism literature and practices.

Influence of Explainer Videos in Marketing Communication for Tourism and Health Services

“…Many researchers find that safety and comfort of the pets is the main issue the owners are dealing with, while planning trips or travelling with their pets (Leggat & Speare, 2000;Kirillova, Lee & Lehto, 2015;Peng, Chen & Hung, 2014). Desire to travel with pets is strong, but actual rates of travelling with pets might be comparatively low due to the insufficiency of pet-friendly accommodations (Carr & Cohen, 2009).…”

Pet tourism: motivations and assessment in the destinations

“…Hung et al (2012) identified six beliefs or actions that characterise the relationship between a dog and its human owners: firstly, having a dog helps improve the owners’ physical and mental health; secondly, dog owners feel the family is complete without a dog; thirdly, families usually bring a dog when visiting friends and/or family members; fourthly, dog owners believe that dogs should have the same rights and privileges as family members; fifthly, most owners have a photo of their dog in their house and/or office; and sixthly, dog owners believe that pets are more loyal than a lot of people. This relationship, thus, has an important influence on the planning and consumption of tourist products and the behaviour of dog owners in terms of travel (Peng et al , 2014): the stronger the emotional attachment, the more pet owners would be willing to pay for holidays that accommodate their pet (Kirillova et al , 2015). It is, therefore, necessary to analyse how destinations have adapted to the relationship between owners and their pets (Peng et al , 2014).…”

“…This relationship, thus, has an important influence on the planning and consumption of tourist products and the behaviour of dog owners in terms of travel (Peng et al , 2014): the stronger the emotional attachment, the more pet owners would be willing to pay for holidays that accommodate their pet (Kirillova et al , 2015). It is, therefore, necessary to analyse how destinations have adapted to the relationship between owners and their pets (Peng et al , 2014).…”

“…To avoid expense related to leave the dog alone. Greenebaum (2004) Destination requirements: is essential that the destination has leisure activities for owners together with their dogs Attachment Carr and Cohen (2009), Killirova et al (2015), Peng et al (2014) They study attachment of the families and their dog: as it grows, so does the family willingness to seek the well-being of the pet on vacation Peng et al (2014) The analyse the influence of the attachment and the planning and consumption of tourist products, and the behaviour of dog owners in terms of travel Destination He studies the activities that the dog can take at destination Dashper (2020) Dogs need different services than humans Gong et al (2020) Relationship between dog well-being and destination loyalty Ivanov (2018) He studies how dog well-being exert influence on choice of destination Killirova et al (2015) She remarks the need to adapt destination features to dogs' needs Taillon et al (2015) Hotel decision on keeping dogs and a coherent policy in this regard Source: Authors' own creation fundamental motivation for people. Included in the latter are personal enrichment, learning about the destination and becoming familiar with its culture.…”

“…It is essential that the destination has leisure activities that owners can do toghether with their dogs (Greenebaum, 2004), making this a key element in determining the choice of one destination over another. According to Peng et al (2014), dog attachment influences the planning and consumption of tourist products. As the attachment of the family and their dog grows, so does the family's willingness to seek to ensure the well-being of the pet on holiday (Carr and Cohen, 2009;Kirillova et al, 2015).…”