Socio-economic Factors and Residents’ Motivation for Travel - A Conceptual Study

Authors

  • Shashi Kanta Minj Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.
  • Jitendra Mohan Mishra Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12727/ajts.21.1

Keywords:

Travel Motivation, Travel constraints, socioeconomic factors for residents' motivation

Abstract

There are several factors which influence the travel attitude of residents in choosing a destination. In tourism research, many researchers have examined social, cultural, economic, psychological, personal, internal and external factors that influence the travel attitudes of residents. This paper attempts to conceptualise the socio-economic factors such as income, education, and health that influence the residents‟ motivation for travel. The study concludes with a conceptual model indicating the interaction between the socio-economic factors and the residents‟ motivation/ constraints for travel that can be studied in future using an empirical model.

Author Biographies

Shashi Kanta Minj, Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.

Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.

Jitendra Mohan Mishra, Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.

Department of Tourism Management, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.

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2021-08-23

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Kanta Minj, S., & Mohan Mishra, J. (2021). Socio-economic Factors and Residents’ Motivation for Travel - A Conceptual Study. Atna Journal of Tourism Studies, 14(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.12727/ajts.21.1

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2019): Atna Journal of Tourism Studies

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