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Motives for holiday travel

The Tourist Review, 1992
The discussion in the paper is based on empirical data from the latest Norwegian holiday survey (carried out in 1991). In previous holiday surveys the main task has been, in addition to monitoring of the holiday travel among the Norwegian population, to register the activities (what the respondents have been doing) during their holiday trips.
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Segmenting the mature travel market by motivation

International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies, 2008
The purpose of this study was to segment mature travellers based on their motivations and to profile the similarities and differences between mature travel market segments according to their sociodemographic and travel-related characteristics. A total of 217 respondents (50 years old and above) in the Upstate area in a southern state in the USA were ...
Yawei Wang, Yanli Zhang, John Xia, Zhongxian Wang   +3 more
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Travel as Motivation in English

The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 1960
(1960). Travel as Motivation in English. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas: Vol. 34, No. 7, pp. 421-424.
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Socially motivated travel

Leisure travel is one of the most complex forms of travel due to its spatial and temporal flexibility, and its wide range of motivations, forms, and interests. Although it represents almost half of the total kilometers traveled in Switzerland and other European countries, it remains understudied in the literature.
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Travel motivations of Japanese senior travellers to Thailand

International Journal of Tourism Research, 2007
AbstractThis study applies the conceptual framework of push and pull motivations to investigate travel motivations of Japanese senior travellers to Thailand. Using factor analysis, three push and four pull factor dimensions are identified. The three push factors are labelled ‘novelty and knowledge‐seeking’, ‘rest and relaxation’ and ‘ego‐enhancement ...
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Needs & motivations of senior travelers for AAL

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, 2012
In this paper, we present the results of two focus groups (9 seniors) from a European Project (STIMULATE), in the area of mobility and travel planning support for older people and people with special needs. The overall user studies were conducted in two countries (Austria and France), included 51 individuals (including experts), of which 31 were older ...
Özge Subasi, Eva Reithner
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Motivational Factors of International Travelers

Psychological Reports, 1993
A factor analysis of the motives for international travel of 133 university students and management trainees produced 7 factors which are described.
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The Travel Motivations of Canadian Ecotourists

Journal of Travel Research, 1992
This article reports on the grouped findings of three studies that have taken an in-depth look at the travel motives of Canadian ecotourists. The results from these studies are compared to the general Canadian traveler population. These studies indicate that the ecotourists are much more likely to have social motives that put stress on physical ...
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Codes of ethics for travellers are not motivating

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 2017
Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the discussion about the adequacy/inadequacy of codes of ethics in motivating tourist behaviour. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a philosophical argument for the use of virtue ethics, rather than rights-based codes of ethics, when directing the ethical behaviour of individual travellers.
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Travel Motivations and Destination Choice:

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2002
Abstract Knowledge of people's travel motivations and its association with destination selection plays a critical role in predicting future travel patterns. The objectives of this study were to uncover the underlying push and pull factors of motivation associated with British outbound pleasure travelers as well as to identify key motivational factors ...
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