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When, where, and with whom during crisis: The effect of risk perceptions and psychological distance on travel
Galia Fuchs1, Dorit Efrat-Treister2, Monika Westphal2,3
1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Abstract:
We investigate how risk perceptions and psychological distance impacted people's travel intentions during Covid-19. Our findings reveal that traveling to a high-risk destination increased people's risk perceptions of Covid-19, and their risk perceptions at the destination, which, in turn, reduced people's travel intentions. We identify temporal, spatial, and social distance (the "when, where, and with whom" of traveling) as moderators of these effects; while social distance moderates the effect of risk, on risk perceptions, temporal and spatial distance moderate the effect of risk perceptions on travel intentions. We outline theoretical contributions and implications for tourism during crisis.
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