Tourists' Travel Motivations During Crises:: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kaitano Dube; Godwell Nhamo; M. P. Swart; Rasha Kassem; Chanaka Ganepola

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-22257-3_8

Tourists' Travel Motivations During Crises: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kaitano Dube (Editor)
, Godwell Nhamo (Editor)
, M. P. Swart (Editor)
, Rasha Kassem
, Chanaka Ganepola

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study seeks to explore tourists’ travel motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study presents findings from an online questionnaire sent to 166 tourists in various regions, including Europe, America, Australasia, Asia and Africa. This study identified seven travel motivators but found that the COVID-19 vaccine and guaranteed refund schemes are the prime motivators of future travel in all regions. Most younger participants consider the vaccine a prime motivator for post-COVID-19 travel. Although not as significant, hygiene is also identified as a travel motivator and is appreciated more by females than males. Moreover, the majority of participants in the age group (20–29 years old), those living with dependents and relatively low-income earners (income

Original language	English
Title of host publication	COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery
Subtitle of host publication	Volume One: A Global Perspective
Publisher	Springer
Pages	137-156
Number of pages	20
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031222573
ISBN (Print)	9783031222566
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22257-3_8
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

COVID-19
Crisis management
Tourism
Travel motivation

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10.1007/978-3-031-22257-3_8

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Tourists' Travel Motivations During Crises: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. / Dube, Kaitano (Editor); Nhamo, Godwell (Editor); Swart, M. P. (Editor) et al.
COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery: Volume One: A Global Perspective. Vol. 1 Springer, 2023. p. 137-156.

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