Travel risk perception and travel behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020: a case study of the DACH region

L. Neuburger; R. Egger

doi:10.1080/13683500.2020.1803807

Travel risk perception and travel behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020: a case study of the DACH region

L. Neuburger
, R. Egger

Business and Tourism

Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, University of Florida

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Abstract

The study examined the relationship between perception of COVID-19, travel risk perception and travel behaviour among travellers in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)–an important tourism market and, after Italy, the second region in Europe that was impacted by COVID-19. Data were collected at two points of time: the sample of the study in Period 1 (n = 1158) was collected at a critical point in time in the beginning of March 2020, when Italy was already massively affected by COVID-19; the sample of the study in Period 2 (n = 212) was collected two weeks later, when Europe has seen immense impacts and COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Cluster analysis was performed and defined three unique clusters in both periods with distinctive characteristics. In addition, results revealed a significant increase in risk perception of COVID-19, travel risk perception and travel behaviour over a short period of time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1003-1016
Number of pages	14
Journal	Curr. Issues Tour.
Volume	24
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1803807
Publication status	Published - 11 Aug 2020

Keywords

cluster analysis
coronavirus
COVID-19
disease
health crisis
outbreak
risk perception
travel behaviour
epidemic
sampling
tourism market
travel behavior
Austria
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
Coronavirus

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N2 - The study examined the relationship between perception of COVID-19, travel risk perception and travel behaviour among travellers in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)–an important tourism market and, after Italy, the second region in Europe that was impacted by COVID-19. Data were collected at two points of time: the sample of the study in Period 1 (n = 1158) was collected at a critical point in time in the beginning of March 2020, when Italy was already massively affected by COVID-19; the sample of the study in Period 2 (n = 212) was collected two weeks later, when Europe has seen immense impacts and COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Cluster analysis was performed and defined three unique clusters in both periods with distinctive characteristics. In addition, results revealed a significant increase in risk perception of COVID-19, travel risk perception and travel behaviour over a short period of time.

AB - The study examined the relationship between perception of COVID-19, travel risk perception and travel behaviour among travellers in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)–an important tourism market and, after Italy, the second region in Europe that was impacted by COVID-19. Data were collected at two points of time: the sample of the study in Period 1 (n = 1158) was collected at a critical point in time in the beginning of March 2020, when Italy was already massively affected by COVID-19; the sample of the study in Period 2 (n = 212) was collected two weeks later, when Europe has seen immense impacts and COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Cluster analysis was performed and defined three unique clusters in both periods with distinctive characteristics. In addition, results revealed a significant increase in risk perception of COVID-19, travel risk perception and travel behaviour over a short period of time.

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KW - tourism market

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KW - Austria

KW - Germany

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KW - Switzerland

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Travel risk perception and travel behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020: a case study of the DACH region

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