Keywords
Travel, Expenditures, Socio-demographics, Travel-related, Psychographics
Abstract
Several researchers have attempted to understand the tourism expenditure patterns from the traveler's perspective (Cai, Hong, and Morrision, 1995; Dardis, et al., 1981; Prais and Houthakker,1971; Sheldon and Mak , 1987; Jang, et al.,2003). However, an examination of the previous studies indicates that only limited understanding of the traveler's expenditure patterns has been provided either because of only anecdotal evidence in the studies, or because of their failure to examine the impacts of the factors affecting expenditure patterns. This study examined the effects of socio-demographic, travel-related, and psychographic variables on travel expenditures. The expenditure patterns included lodging, meals and restaurants, attractions and festivals, entertainment, shopping, transportation, and total expenditures. From a theoretical perspective, this study contributes to the body of literature in relation to travel expenditure by examining the variables under each of the three constructs identified in predicting travel expenditures. The results of the study provide a more comprehensive and holistic picture in the search of travel expenditures based on multiple independent variables. This study found that travel-related variables (i.e. number of adult(s) and length of stay) were the most influential variables affecting tourism expenditures per person per day. From a practical standpoint, this study sheds light by providing information about how the traveler's characteristic effects travel expenditure patterns and destination marketers may use this information to better segment their target market, allocate their marketing dollars more effectively, and tailor their products to compete for tourist's dollars. Since consumer dollars and tourism organizations' marketing budgets are limited, this study may provide information which will help tourism marketers to develop better strategic marketing tools to satisfy and fulfill those tourists' needs and understand certain reasons behind their spending patterns.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2004
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Severt, Denver
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Department
Management
Degree Program
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0000300
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000300
Language
English
Release Date
December 2004
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Location
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
STARS Citation
Peerapatdit, Nichakarn, "The Impact Of Selected Socio-demographic, Travel-related And Psychogra" (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 222.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/222