| Autor: |
Sharon Teitler-Regev, Helena Desivilya-Syna, Shosh Shahrabani |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2223-814X |
| Popis: |
The current study examines how exposure to terrorism and past foreign travel experiences influence attitudes and perceptions regarding travel to risky destinations. Specifically, it examines the impact of these attitudes and risk perceptions on Israeli students' intentions to travel to four destinations: Egypt, Turkey, Japan and India. According to the model tested by the study, an individual's risk perceptions mediate how past travel experience and exposure to terror affect intention to travel to various destinations. The results show that a greater number of previous trips abroad and past exposure to terrorism (with no adverse personal consequences) tend to diminish perceptions of travel risk and positively affect attitudes toward travel to risky destinations. In addition, intentions to travel to risky destinations rise as perceived risks decrease and as attitudes toward travel to risky destinations become more positive. Moreover, Israelis are less likely to travel to adversary countries (such as Turkey or Egypt) than to other countries (such as Japan or India). This research shows that prior experience with foreign travel and exposure to harsh experiences (such as terrorist acts) with no adverse personal consequences mitigate risk perceptions, which in turn positively affect intention to travel to destinations with various types of risks. Experiences with local conflicts diminish Israelis' intentions to travel to adversary countries. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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