Abstract: Travelling is a part of our life and history tells us that this isn’t something new. However, we wonder where this human desire comes from and why there are so many differences between people when it comes to travelling. This research tried to answer the question What makes people travel? We launched the hypotheses according to which our tourist choices are influenced by a series of stable personality traits and cultural values. The study involved 137 people from 42 countries and it has been made by completing an online survey with two scales, one for the measurement of the personality traits (the Big Five Inventory) and another one for the measurement of the cultural values at an individual level (the CVSCALE), along with a series of demographics and questions about travel frequency and choices. The regression analysis revealed that the world-wide travel frequency is predicted by the low level of uncertainty avoidance while the frequency of travels within the country of residence were predicted by the high levels of extraversion and collectivism. We believe that the results of this research have significant implications for the tourism industry and further research could confirm this statement by creating and testing products that combine the stable features of potential customers with the tourism potential of the area.
Keywords: traveler profile, psychological traits, cultural values, personality factors, tourism industry.
Title: The psychological and cultural characteristics of the traveler
Author: Mathe Teodora, Bartucz Monica
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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