Does cultural background of tourists influence the destination choice? an empirical study with special reference to political instability.

By H. Seddighi, M. Nuttall, Antonis L. Theocharous. 2001

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Abstract Political Instability is a complex and multidimensional term with various conceptualisations and interpretations. This paper investigates the cross-cultural differences of the perceptions of travel agents concerning the impact of political instability on tourism. To capture the impact a composite index of political instability indicators was developed and was subsequently distributed to 2000 travel agents in six major tourism generating countries. An integrated empirical framework has been developed which allows the analysis of the survey data using repeated measures ANOVA. The results of the study demonstrates the existence of significant differences on the way that travel agents perceive the impact of the various types of political instability on the tourism industry. The results might be of some interest to tourism policy makers and marketing agents.

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management

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Perceived Risk and the Non-Institutionalized Tourist Role: The Case of Israeli Student Ex-Backpackers (2007, background): “Similarly, Seddighi, Nuttall, and Theocharous (2001) found different levels of perceived risk among travel agents from six European countries.”
Cultural Differences in Travel Risk Perception (2006, background): “According to Seddighi, Nuttall, and Theocharous (2001), perception of risk varies by nationality.”
Testing the efficacy of the economic policy uncertainty index on tourism demand in USMCA: Theory and evidence (2020, background): “While political instability and violence are used as explanatory variables in some demand models (Neumayer, 2004; Seddighi et al., 2001), tourist arrivals, tourism expenditures, and tourism receipts are the most used dependent variables in tourism demand models (Akal, 2004; Au and Law, 2002; Chu,…”
International university students’ travel risk perceptions: an exploratory study (2018, background): “The main types of physical risk include political instability (Gartner & Shen, 1992; Loannides & Apostolopoulos, 1999; Seddighi et al., 2001), health problems (Cossens & Gin, 1994; Lawton & Page, 1997), crime and harassment (Brunt, Mawby, & Hambly, 2000; Ellis, 1995; Kozak, 2007; Pizam, 1999), and…”
Perceptions of Risk and Travel Intentions: The Case of China and the Beijing Olympic Games (2009, background): “…gender (Lepp & Gibson, 2003; Pizam et al., 2004), personality type (Pizam et al., 2002; 2004; Reisinger & Movondo, 2005; Lepp & Gibson, 2008), and nationality (Hurley, 1988; Tremblay, 1989; Sönmez, 1998; Seddighi et al., 2001; Pizam et al., 2004; Reisinger & Movondo, 2006; Kozak et al., 2007).”