Spatial–temporal distances in travel intention–behavior

• Published in: Annals of tourism research Vol. 57; pp. 160 - 175
• Main Authors: Kah, Junghye A., Lee, Choong-Ki, Lee, Seong-Hoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Non-traveler; Spatial distance; Temporal distance; Travel behavior; Travel intention; Spatial distance; Non-traveler; Travel intention; Travel behavior; Temporal distance
• ISSN: 0160-7383; 1873-7722
• DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2015.12.017

•Traveler’s decision-making process has been investigated in why people travel.•But evidence reveals that a large number of people do not travel.•Travelers make decision by their feeling at a different time and in a different place.•This study examines spatial and temporal distances in travel intention-behavior.•Their effects on the consistency/inconsistency behavior are analyzed. This study investigates non-travelers’ behavior, focusing on the influence of spatial and temporal distances on decisions not to travel and their effects on the gap between travel intention and actual behavior. The results show that intention formed at a greater temporal distance from an event reflects a stronger actualization but that spatial distance acts as impedance to traveling to distant destinations. The longer the time interval between intention formation and the action is, and the greater the spatial distance to a destination is, the higher the probability to change behaviors. The results indicate that in addition to understanding factors that facilitate travelers without an original travel intention, marketing efforts should target non-travelers to induce the intended travel.