Article
ESCAPING FROM CULTURAL PRACTICES AT HOME: AN EXPLORATION OF PUSH AND PULL
Tourism Culture & Communication
(2021)
Abstract
This study explores the respective impacts of push and pull motivations on destination choices by Arab Emirati tourists, with emphasis on cultural aspects. The researchers evaluated the adequacy of Crompton’s socio-psychological and cultural model by examining why participants are drawn to destinations offering cultural contrasts to the norms prevalent in their usual places of residence. A qualitative approach was used to identify the aspects of destination choice that are most dependent on cultural context. It was concluded that pull factors should not be viewed in isolation because they operate alongside traveller cultural backgrounds in determining destination choices. Future researchers are encouraged to undertake further examinations of push and pull factors, taking full account of the hybridity of tourist motivations.
Keywords
- Emiratis; culture; destination choice; pull motivations; push motivations
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer July 15, 2021
Citation Information
Noela Michael. "ESCAPING FROM CULTURAL PRACTICES AT HOME: AN EXPLORATION OF PUSH AND PULL" Tourism Culture & Communication (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/noela-michael/15/