The psychological process of travel destination choice

Qiu, Richard T.R.; Masiero, Lorenzo; Li, Gang

doi:10.1080/10548408.2018.1435332

Cited by 45 publications

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“…First, the present study unveiled that traveller behaviour is heterogeneous, as their decisions are shaped by several different factors (for example, different motivational factors and personalities) in times of crisis. This has been supported by both the concept developed in this paper and the travel destination choice model (Figure 1), both of which are generally consistent with prior research (Alvarez and Asugman, 2006;Qiu et al, 2018). While some tourists are less concerned with security threats and would continue to show tendencies to travel to affected locations, other travellers may either cancel their holiday plans completely and avoid risky places or postpone their trips until traveller confidence in affected destinations is restored (Liu and Pratt, 2017;Mansfeld and Pizam, 2006).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Tourophobia: fear of travel resulting from man-made or natural disasters

Çakar¹

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how crises impact overall tourist behaviour and travel preferences in times of crisis events, both man-made and natural disasters. In doing so, the present paper has been designed to provide a new conceptualization of travellers’ shifting preferences in terms of the selection of holiday destinations through the new concept of tourophobia and to classify this as a new type of tourist behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The present study uses a literature review as a qualitative deductive content analysis of 58 field studies published by major hospitality and tourism journals. By using a deductive content analysis approach, the current paper is designed to delineate tourist behaviour through a generic review of relevant literature detailing travellers’ preferences in times of crisis. Findings The developed concept of tourophobia and the suggested model, which proposes two possible scenarios, shows that traveller behaviour is heterogeneous in terms of the destination selection process; this finding is based on a content analysis of the articles chosen. Further, by using the developed model, the decline in travel and tourism can also be explained by an increase in what is termed in this paper “tourophobia”, which results from the various devastating effects of crises. Research limitations/implications The proposed model is expected to help destination managers and marketers to segment and forecast the future market demand of tourist travel preferences, thereby enabling them to form effective marketing strategies and increase their responsiveness during difficult times. Only articles from hospitality and tourism journals were subjected to content analysis; this is a major limitation of the study. Originality/value The present research contributes to current knowledge by describing the concept of tourophobia as a tourist behaviour in times of crisis. As an emerging phenomenon, it is also introduced as being one criterion for the selection of destinations and, therefore, is regarded as a driver for tourist behaviour, thus generating the originality of the paper. This study strives to provide a new direction for future studies on tourist behaviour, rather than offering new empirical data.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Tourophobia: fear of travel resulting from man-made or natural disasters

Çakar¹

2020

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“…These perceptions are often intertwined with visitors' values and motivations [15], the latter of which are often considered either push factors (e.g., self-expression, self-development, relaxation, and prestige internally motivating a person to travel) or pull factors (e.g., external to the individual and illustrated in the attributes of a destination) [16]. Considering the various studies connecting the effects of self-concept with destination image (self-congruity), and destination with attributes and a tourist's ideal expectations (functional congruity), on travel behaviour, destination selection is largely precipitated by the connection tourists make between expectations and the potential advantages of visiting [17][18][19][20][21][22]. Furthermore, tourists develop strategies of self-regulating emotions as they consider particular holidays; emotions that can be either positive (in attracting a tourist to the destination) or negative (by discouraging a tourist from selecting the destination) [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors Predicting Individuals’ Behavioural Intentions for Choosing Cultural Tourism: A Structural Model

2021

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Drawing from the theory of self-regulation and a model of goal-directed behaviour, this study examines the determinants (i.e., attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, desire, negative WOM coping strategies, and avoidance coping strategies) of visitors’ intentions to engage in cultural tourism within Sicily. Based on a sample of 469 visitors, the results revealed that 12 of the 14 proposed hypothesised direct effects were significant in explaining behavioural intentions to choose a cultural holiday. As for indirect effects, negative WOM coping strategies served as a more salient mediator in the model, as opposed to avoidance coping strategies.

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“…Choosing a holiday destination is a complex process, with many components and influenced by a number of psychological and non-psychological variables [38]. The attitude of tourists towards a destination and the perceived control over the trip are significantly influenced by the secondary information that gives tourists the opinions of other people about potential destinations [39]. A significant source of secondary information comes from word-of-mouth (WOM) [40].…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Social Media in Health Safety Evaluation of a Tourism Destination throughout the Travel Planning Process

2020

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This research aims at identifying the role of social media in evaluating the attractiveness of a tourism destination, with special emphasis on the health safety of the destination. Consistent with this objective, a survey has been carried out on a sample of 675 Romanian social media users. The research results led to the development of a model based on structural equation modeling. The model includes nine latent variables that were structured taking into account different behavioral aspects related to the role social media has in travel planning, as well as for evaluating the health safety of a tourism destination. The main findings suggest that the trust in social media for tourism information made people become more interested in communicating through this means and to consider it more useful throughout the travel planning process. When choosing a travel destination, the more involved a tourist is in the decision making process, the greater the attention they pay to social media. The perceived usefulness of social media in travel planning has a significant influence on intentions to choose a tourism destination. As the importance assigned to the health safety of tourism destination increases, social media plays a more active role in travel by creating trust in this means in order to obtain sanitary safety information. People that intend to use social media for finding information on the health safety of a tourism destination are more likely to choose that destination for their vacation. The managerial implications of this paper regard the communication strategies adopted by tourism services suppliers or by some public authorities aimed at stimulating an efficient usage of social media so as to increase the buying intentions for tourism destinations.

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The psychological process of travel destination choice

Cited by 45 publications

References 100 publications

Tourophobia: fear of travel resulting from man-made or natural disasters

Tourophobia: fear of travel resulting from man-made or natural disasters

Factors Predicting Individuals’ Behavioural Intentions for Choosing Cultural Tourism: A Structural Model

The Role of Social Media in Health Safety Evaluation of a Tourism Destination throughout the Travel Planning Process

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