Phenomenology of young women's sexual risk-taking in tourism

Measuring Tourism Risk Impacts on Destination Image

“…Given the complexity of the decision process for forming a destination image, it is often necessary for tourists to go beyond their evaluation of tourism risks to represent their feelings about the destination and their behavior [1,2,11]. A number of empirical tourism studies have shown that tourists who identify with a destination image tend to devote extra effort to collecting information and enriching their knowledge to reduce risk and avoid a potential crisis in their individual feelings and behavior [2].…”

“…In recent years, when tourists make travel decision with friends or family, there has been increasing concern about man-made disasters when choosing a destination [18]. Man-made disasters usually directly influence travel decision and benefits, and tourists thus often have greater concerns about them [1]. This makes man-made disasters quite distinct from natural disasters and they thus have a different influence on tourist benefit.…”

“…Recently, the hot issue of tourism risk has been increasingly featured in the news. The risks associated with natural and man-made disasters not only affect the tourism industry and tourism security, but also threaten the economic foundations of countries [1][2][3][4]. Governments, representative groups for the tourism industry and individuals are all seeking to proactively reduce the risks of disasters, to minimize the negative consequences that a disaster would have on the economy and to avoid a potential crisis [5,6].…”

Sex and risk in young women's tourist experiences: Context, likelihood, and consequences

“…Understanding people's perceptions of and motivations for sexual risk-taking in tourism, as well as the characteristics of touristic social environments as contexts for sexual risks, is important since traveling has been found to increase the incidences of sexually risky behaviors among young adults, while our knowledge about such practices in tourism contexts is rather limited (Berdychevsky & Gibson, 2015;Briggs & Tutenges, 2014;Qvarnstr€ om & Oscarsson, 2014).…”

“…The aforementioned disinhibiting characteristics of certain tourist experiences increase the probability of an individual's propensity for sexual experimentation, risk-taking, and transgression vis-a-vis everyday life (Berdychevsky & Gibson, 2015;Bloor et al, 2000;Briggs & Tutenges, 2014;Clift & Forrest, 2000). However, the specific sexual activities perceived as risky in tourism, as well as the likelihood of risk associated with them, remain unclarified.…”