Description
This study explores the role of travel career pattern and travel horizon on future travel plans.The study examines if these two concepts show some systematic links which are useful in
explaining future destination preferences. The first research question investigates the
motivational dimensions as proposed by Pearce's travel career pattern. The results show that
motives for near future leisure trips exhibit the expected pattern and differ by age and travel
experience. The second question focuses on a re-interpretation of travel horizons as
expressed by future destination preference patterns based on cultures zones instead of
geographic distances. Five distinct travel horizon patterns are identified using cluster analysis
to show that travel career factors have little influence on future destination preferences.
| Period | 30 Nov 2009 → 2 Dec 2009 |
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| Event title | ANZMAC Conference |
| Event type | Unknown |
| Degree of Recognition | International |