Regional Travel as an Alternative Form of Tourism during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Impacts of a Low-Risk Perception and Perceived Benefits

Bibliographic Data

ID15469409
AuthorsXin Wang (0000-0003-2833-6940, City University of Macau), I K W Lai (0000-0002-4865-1860, City University of Macau), Quan Zhou (0000-0002-9619-2187, City University of Macau), Yu He Pang (City University of Macau, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue17
Pages9422-9422
Publication date2021-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18179422
PMID34502008
OpenAlexW3197744087
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited59

Previous COVID-19 tourism research has not considered the positive impact of a low-risk perception and a perception of the benefits of regional travel on taking alternative tourism. This study attempts to fill the research gap and examine the positive effect of these perceptions on tourists' attitudes to regional travel and intentions to undertake regional travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey of 278 respondents confirmed that the perceived benefit positively influences tourists' attitudes and travel intentions, but that a low-risk perception only positively affects their attitudes. This study contributes to tourism risk management research by introducing the concept of a low-risk perception as a positive factor. For tourism recovery, it finds that relaxation, value, and convenience are benefits to drive people to travel

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Demographic economics · Disease · Economics · Geography · Pandemic · Perception · Risk perception · Tourism · Value (mathematics · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Medicine · Psychology · Marketing

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