Patterns of tourist destination-choice and travel behaviour among members of the urban and rural Arab community of Israel: A comparative study of Haifa and Ibilin

Gender differences in activity and travel behavior in the Arab world

“…Men tend to be more mobile, travel to work more frequently, and spend less time shopping than women. These results have been found in Brazil and Kenya (Turner and Fouracre, 1995), India (Srinivasan, 2005), Mali, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, and Peru (Peters, 2001), as well as in the Arab communities in Israel (Blumen and Kellerman, 1990;Plaut, 2004;Mansfeld and Ya'acoub, 1995).…”

“…Mansfeld and Ya'acoub (1995) found that for Arab-Israelis in Northern Israel, tradition and cultural affiliation are more influential factors than socio-economic characteristics in affecting tourism travel. However, their study did not consider either gender or daily travel behaviors.…”