Personality Characteristics of Tourists

Name: ……………………………… ( ) Class: ………. Upper Sec Geography 1.4 – Personality characteristics of tourists Dependables Venturers (Indi...

Name: ……………………………… ( ) Class: ………. Upper Sec Geography 1.4 – Personality characteristics of tourists Dependables Venturers (Individuals who try to make much of (Individuals who reach out and explore the their daily lives predictable) world in all of its diversity (YOLO) Spending money More cautious Spend money more readily Source of influence Guided by authority figures in making Guided by their personal judgement travel decisions e.g. government-issued in making travel decisions travel advisories Follow the trends set by Venturers and public personalities e.g. social media influencers Preference for Prefer structure and routine Prefer to be spontaneous and have a travel activities diversity of activities Travel in groups as they like to feel Travel alone comfortable and secure. Visit popular and familiar destinations Explore less-developed or which have well-developed tourism unique places where they can facilities and amenities for their participate in new experiences and convenience, such as hotels and family- activities even if it is less convenient. friendly restaurants More likely to return to the same place More likely to visit new places each again time they travel Prefer mass tourism or packaged tours Prefer to make own travel plans, and because of the predictability and routine opt for niche tourism (i.e. trips nature of the activities. catering to specific interests of tourists) How do personality It will determine their choice of destinations and type of tourist activities. characteristics Tourist activities that cater to the preferences of certain personality characteristics influence travel can only be found in some destinations. patterns? (TB Pg 26) How do personality Planner and stakeholders develop tourist destinations in a way that attracts certain characteristics personality characteristics. influence the For instance, to attract more Dependable-type tourists, more facilities and development of amenities that offer convenience can be developed. tourist destinations? As Venturer-type tourists often set travel trends and therefore influence the travel (TB Pg 27) decisions of Dependable-type tourists, the tourist destination may eventually lean from a Venturer-type to a Dependable-type.