Redefining Vacation Distances in Consumer Minds
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Travel Research
- Vol. 22 (2) , 31-34
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004728758302200207
Abstract
As travel-related costs such as fuel and accommodations rise, distance becomes an increasingly important variable in travelers' vacation destination decision-making process. Consumers may use cognitive distance estimates rather than actual distance in choosing a vacation destination, and studies thus far show that consumers' cogni tive distance estimates may be quite inaccurate. Thus, many specific vacation destinations may be placed in a worse competitive position than actually exists vis-a-vis distance.Keywords
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