The Nature of Travelers' Unplanned Destination Decisions

Study findings indicate that unplanned stops are important part of pleasure trips to Northern Indiana. The results also show that the specificity of a trip plan mediates the relationship between trip/traveler characteristics and the number of unplanned stops. En route situations that describe the environment of a decision regarding planned versus unplanned stops were important to understanding the decision outcomes. An empirical model of travelers' unplanned destination stops verified the salience of situational en route conditions as well as contextual trip characteristics in predicting the likelihood of an unplanned stop at each potential stop place.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Hwang, Yeong-Hyeon

Contributors dc:contributor

• Fesenmaier, Daniel R.

• Geography

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3130938

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86003