Travel-at-home: Paradoxical effects of a pandemic threat on domestic tourism

Gyimóthy, Szilvia; Braun, Erik; Zenker, Sebastian

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104613

Cited by 36 publications

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“…In this study, the variation in the results among the three groups could be explained by the different safety measures each group adopted during the pandemic. For example, VFR travelers may have adopted higher social distancing by maintaining distance not only with locals, other tourists or service providers but also with friends and relatives (Fuchs et al , 2024; Gyimothy et al , 2022).…”

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Characteristics of business, pleasure, and VFR segments who travel during risky times

Tasci,

Milman

2023

CBTH

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Purpose This study aims to explore what may have contributed to risk-taking travel behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic and what may be the drivers of satisfaction and intention to travel again. The study compares travelers based on their travel purposes (business, pleasure and visiting friends and relatives [VFR]) and explore the influence of subjective well-being received from their travel activities. Design/methodology/approach Data from a structured survey of 323 US residents who traveled during the COVID-19 pandemic were collected on MTurk. Respondents were asked travel behavior questions related to their favorite trips and to rate several multi-item scales measuring the benefits expected and received from their trip, the trip’s contribution to their positive mental and subjective psychological well-being, as well as their satisfaction with the trip and intention to travel in the future. In addition, personality measures focused on risk-taking, thrill-seeking and self-confidence, as well as additional risk-related concepts of optimism bias, probability neglect and proximity to self. Findings Data analysis revealed some differences among respondents who traveled for business, pleasure and VFR purposes. Business travelers were more risk takers and thrill seekers; pleasure travelers achieved more well-being benefits from their favorite trips during the pandemic; however, VFR travelers’ satisfaction and intention to go on similar trips were explained more by the benefits they received from their favorite trips. Originality/value Although several studies addressed consumers’ travel motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lack of empirical research comparing the characteristics of travelers based on their travel purposes, as well as their sociodemographics, personality traits and the expected and perceived well-being benefits from traveling.

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“…For example, VFR travelers may have adopted higher social distancing by maintaining distance not only with locals, other tourists or service providers but also with friends and relatives (Fuchs et al, 2024;Gyimothy et al, 2022).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of business, pleasure, and VFR segments who travel during risky times

Tasci,

Milman

2023

CBTH

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“…Due to COVID-19, individuals' values and experiences in life were challenged and reshaped (Gyim othy et al, 2022), which made it possible to find a relevant parallel to forecast travel behavior and decisions (Bremser et al, 2022;Torres et al, 2022). When compared to other feelings, fear and anxiety are effective responses triggered by the pandemic danger appraisal ( € Ozdin and Bayrak € Ozdin, 2020).…”

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Trade-off between future travel avoidance and self-protectiveness post-COVID-19: the roles of adventurousness and safety-seeking tendency

Selem

Sinha

Khalid

et al. 2023

JHTI

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PurposeUnderpinned by sensation-seeking theory (SST) and regulatory focus theory (RFT), this paper highlights the crucial role of adventurousness in self-protective behavior and future travel avoidance. Furthermore, this paper investigates safety-seeking tendency as a moderator and travel anxiety post-COVID-19 as a mediator.Design/methodology/approachData were gathered from 574 potential visitors to St. Catherine post-COVID-19 and analyzed using Smart-PLS approach.FindingsAdventurousness negatively and significantly affected travel anxiety, while the latter negatively influenced self-protective behavior and positively influenced future travel avoidance. Besides, the findings proved that travel anxiety partially mediated the adventurousness linkage with self-protective behavior and future travel avoidance. Moreover, safety-seeking tendencies dampened travel anxiety's connection with self-protective behavior and future travel avoidance.Practical implicationsThis paper provides valuable insights into travel research in theory and practice to revive tourist attractions post-COVID-19 in developing countries via an adventure tourism pattern. The study helps figure out how to deal with the pandemic and restore the monument of heavenly religions, St. Catherine—sacred mountain peaks, mosques, churches and many monasteries—in addition to its charming and picturesque nature.Originality/valueThe current paper examines a traveler's adventurous nature and post-COVID-19 behavior when visiting St. Catherine and their behaviors related to future avoidance and self-protection. This paper adds the first investigation of travel anxiety and safety-seeking through the lens of SST and RFT theories in the Egyptian tourism context.

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“…As such, the term tourism ethnocentrism (TE) implies that the local tourist industry should be supported and, as a result, have a higher willingness to spend their own holiday at a local destination (Altintaş & Tokol, 2007; Kock, Josiassen, Assaf, Karpen, & Farrelly, 2019). Additionally, TE has a positive effect on the word‐of‐mouth of internal tourism (Sharma et al, 2022), the development of local tourism (Gyimóthy et al, 2022), and the hospitality of residents (Yousaf et al, 2021).…”

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Tourist ethnocentrism: A bibliometric analysis based on Web of Science (WoS)

Cardador,

Pérez‐Gálvez,

Gomez‐Casero

et al. 2023

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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The scientific literature regarding ethnocentrism is quite extensive in the fields of marketing, politics and psychology; however, in the realm of tourism it is barely mentioned and there is even less research. This study intends to fill the current bibliometric void in terms of the relationship between ethnocentrism and tourism. Its main goal is to display qualitative and quantitative analysis of ethnocentrism and tourism research from 1991 until September 2022, which enables an inventory of its scientific production. The results show the need for extensive intercultural research in order to obtain a more extensive view of tourist ethnocentrism.

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Travel-at-home: Paradoxical effects of a pandemic threat on domestic tourism

Cited by 36 publications

References 53 publications

Characteristics of business, pleasure, and VFR segments who travel during risky times

Characteristics of business, pleasure, and VFR segments who travel during risky times

Trade-off between future travel avoidance and self-protectiveness post-COVID-19: the roles of adventurousness and safety-seeking tendency

Tourist ethnocentrism: A bibliometric analysis based on Web of Science (WoS)

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