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Foundations of Travel Behaviour - Coggle Diagram
Foundations of Travel Behaviour
Why do people travel?
To seek excitement
Health and wellness
Escape from work stress
Enjoy good food
Push & Pull Motivations
Push
(Internal factors)
By personality traits
By indiv needs and wants
Pull
(External factors)
By appealing attributes of travel destinations
The importance of image
Tourist behavior, individuals and groups, depend upon their perception of the destination
The image of a place would determine the type of visitors it would attract
The
organic
image of a dest. is all info that has not been deliberately directed by ad or promo
The
induced
image of a dest. is formed by deliberate portrayal and promo by various tourism organizations
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological Needs
(Lower order)
Safety Needs
(Lower order)
Belongingness Needs
(Higher order)
Esteem Needs
(Higher order)
Self-Actualisation
(Higher order)
Plog's Psychocentric-Allocentric Model
Psychocentrics (aka Dependables)
Allocentrics (aka Ventures)
Midcentrics
Cohen's Classification of Tourist Typologies
The Organised Mass Tourist
The Individual Mass Tourist
The Explorer
The Drifter