BSHM 65 - Chap 1 - Psychology of Travel

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Kelly Belarmino

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Motivation for Travel
Escape
Relaxation
Relief of tension
Sunlust
Physical
Health
Family togetherness
Interpersonal relations
Roots or ethnic
Maintain social contacts
Convince oneself of one's achievements
Show one's importance to others
Status and prestige
Self-discovery
Cultural
Education
Professional/business
Wanderlust
Interest in foreign areas
Scenery
4 Classes of Basic Travel Motivators
Physical motivators
Cultural motivators
Interpersonal motivators
Status and prestige motivators
Physical Motivators 
Related to physical rest, sports participation, beach recreation, relaxing entertainment and other motivations directly connected with health
Cultural Motivators 
Include the desire to know about other countries – their music, art, folklore, dances, paintings and religion
Interpersonal Motivators 
Pertain to the desire to meet other people, visit friends or relatives, escape from routine, from family and neighbors
Status and Prestige Motivators
Concern ego needs and personal development. Included in this group are trips related to business, conventions, study and pursuit of hobbies and education. Travel would enhance one's recognition and good reputation
Travel as a means to satisfy a need and want
Vacation travel is viewed as a vehicle to satisfy one's need and wants. Tourists take vacations in the belief that these vacations will satisfy, either completely or partially, various needs and wants
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological
Safety
Belonging and Love
Esteem
Cognitive
Aesthetic
Self-Actualization
Psychocentric travelers 
People centered on self, inhibited and unadventuresome, strong desire for consistency and the familiar, prefer to visit "safe" destinations, do not like to experiment with accommodations, food and entertainment, prefers a tour that is completely arranged, they prefer to drive to a destination
Allocentric Travelers 
People having interest and attention on other persons, highly curious and thrive on stimulation and change, have a strong need for variety and new experiences, they seek destinations that offer them an opportunity to experience totally different cultures and environments
Midcentric Travelers 
Not particularly adventurous, yet they are not afraid to try new experiences as long these are neither too odd nor too challenging
Classification of Travelers Based on Purpose of Travel
Business Travelers
Pleasure/Personal Travelers
3 Groups of Family Pleasure Travelers
Junior Families
Mid-range Families
Mature Families
Travel Constraints 
Lack of money
Lack of time
Lack of safety and security
Physical disability
Family commitments
Lack of interest in travel
Fears of travel
Forms of Tourism (UNWTO)
Domestic Tourism
Inbound Tourism
Outbound Tourism
Internal Tourism
National Tourism
International Tourism
Domestic Tourism 
Consists of the activities of visitors within the economic territory of the country they are residing in. It refers to tourists traveling from their normal domicile to other areas within a country. These tourists are called resident visitors
Inbound Tourism 
This involves the activities of non-resident visitors within the country of reference. This leads to importation of overseas currency
Outbound Tourism 
This tourism comprises of activities of resident visitors outside the country of reference. It refers to residents visiting another country and exporting currency to other countries
Internal Tourism 
A combination of inbound tourism and domestic tourism. This involves the activities of both the resident and non-resident visitors within the country of reference as part of domestic or international tourism trips
National Tourism 
It is domestic tourism and outbound tourism combined. This means that the activities of resident visitors within and outside the country of reference. These could be part of domestic or outbound tourism trips
International Tourism 
This refers to the combination of inbound tourism and outbound tourism. This involves the activities of resident visitors who are outside the country of reference that can either as part of domestic or outbound tourism trips and the activities of non-resident visitors within the economic territory of the country on inbound trips
SUB-INDUSTRIES UNDER TOURISM INDUSTRY
Transportation
Hostelry/Lodging
Recreation and Leisure
Government
Travel Trade
Regular Business Travelers 
They travel for business
Incentive Travelers 
A special type of travel given by firms to employees as a reward for some accomplishment or to encourage employees to achieve more than what is required
TWO TYPES OF BUSINESS TRAVELERS
Regular Business Travelers
Incentive Travelers
KINDS OF PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRAVELERS
Resort Travelers
Family Pleasure Travelers
The Elderly
Singles and couples
Junior Families 
families with parents aged 20 – 34 having pre-school or grade children only
Mid-range Families
families with parents aged 35 – 44, with grade school or high school children only
Mature Families 
families with parents aged 45 or over, with children in high school aged & older.
Transportation 
Any mode that moves people from one place to another by air, sea, and land travel.
Hostelry/Lodging 
Any place that provides lodging to a guest
Recreation 
it describes anything related with sights and activities
Leisure 
It is related to the time attributed to undertake an activity or avail of a service.
Government 
This is a policy-making mechanism that sets the standards on how tourism should be developed and marketed.
Travel Trade 
it is made up of middle men or intermediaries between the traveler and supplier
Types of Travel Trade
Travel Agents
Tour Operators
Travel Agents  
they retail the tourism product and sell them individually to potential travel
Tour Operators 
they package the tourism product into one package, considered to be a wholesaler.