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    Торіс 3: Psychology Of Travel

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    ТОРІС 3: PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAVEL –

    This module discusses the psychological impact of a traveler.


    MOTIVATION FOR TRAVEL

    • Escape
    • Relaxation
    • Relief of tension
    • Physical
    • Health
    • Family togetherness
    • Roots or ethnic
    • Maintain social contacts
    • Convince oneself of one's achievement
    • Show one's importance to others
    • Status and prestige
    • Self-discovery
    • Cultural
    • Education
    • Profession/business
    • Wanderlust
    • Interest in foreign areas
    • Scenery

    Discretionary Money -is the money that is left over after paying for the necessities of life such as
    food, shelter and clothing.

    TRAVEL CONSTRAINTS
    1. Lack of money
    2. Lack of time
    3. Lack of safety and security
    4. Physical disability
    5. Family commitments
    6. Lack of interest in travel
    7. Fears of travel

    Basic travel motivators can be divided into 4 classes:


    1. Physical motivators-Related to physical rest, sports, participation, beach recreation.
    2. Cultural motivators- Know about other countries- their music, art, folklore, dances, paintings and
    religion.
    3. Interpersonal motivators-Desire to meet other people, visiting friends or relatives.
    4. Status and prestige motivators- concern ego needs and personal development.

    MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

    -is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human
    Motivation".
    1. Based on Personality -Stanley Plog classified tourists along a continuum with allocentric,
    midcentric and psychocentric.

    a. Psychocentric
    - Dependables
    - Low risk-taking

    b. Allocentrics
    - Venturers
    - Adventurous

    c. Midcentric
    - Centrics
    - Occupy a psychological middle ground between Dependables and Venutrers.

    TRAVEL INDUSTRY
    - Tourism industry and its impact in the transportation sector.

    TRAVEL - Going from one place to another.

    Leisure travel is subdivided to 3 ways:

    A. Escorted tour-transportation, sightseeing, some/all meals.

    B. Package tour (Inclusive tour)-an accommodation is bought by the tourist.

    C. Independent tour-tourist buys these facilities separately, either making reservations in advance.

    SECTORS OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

    1. The Air Transportation Industry


    - hi airlines of all sizes and sorts.

    2. Lodging companies
    - all accommodation facilities from budget hotels to high-star hotels.

    3. Travel agencies
    - This business help the public with their travel plans and needs.

    4. Cruise lines
    -Constitutes means of transportation accessible at bodies of water.
    5. Motor coach operators
    - Companies who own and operate buses.

    6. Tour operators -provides different forms of tours.

    7. Car rentals
    - provides vehicles to tourist the freedom to go where and when they want.

    8. Rail travel –
    One of the dominant form of transit.

    9. Store and shops


    - souvenir shops, factory outlets malls and duty-free stores.

    10.Attractions
    -A place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural
    value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure, adventure, and amusement.

    HOW TRAVEL SOLD?

    a. Consumer- it includes individuals who "consume" or use the travel product.

    b. Suppliers- companies that create, own, and provide the travel products being sold.

    c. Intermediaries- companies that act as go-between, linking supplier with the traveling public.

    TRANSPORTATION
    Since the beginning of time, people have been travelling by various modes.
    • Congestion
    • Environment
    • Safety and security
    • Seasonality

    HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL EVOLUTION


    1. Pre-Industrial Travel System Era
    -In this period, there were few common carriers.

    2. Early-Industrial Travel System Era


    -During the era, road improvements such as railways,

    3. Mature-Railway System Era


    -characterized by railway which expanded their operations by running hotels and providing.
    4. Express-Travel System Era –
    -During this era, express services increased.

    5. Automobile-Based Travel System Era


    -This influence of the privately owned automobile.

    6. Modern-Tourism Travel System Era


    -The period from 1945-1974 is known as the modern tourism travel system era.

    7. Post-Mobility Adjustment Era


    -This era began in 1973-1974 as a result of oil embargo generated by OPEC.

    HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT SYSTEM

    -The early tourists traveled on foot, on beasts of burden, by boat and on wheeled vehicles.

    1. Functional
    - the functional utility of the mode is expected performance for a specific purpose.

    2. Aesthetic/ Emotional-
    -is related to such aspects as fear, social concern, style, luxury, comfort and other personal feelings

    3. Social/ Organizational
    - shows that the frequent users of certain kinds of transportation are stereotyped according to sex,
    racial origin, income, price/cost and education

    4. Situational
    l- refers to how conveniently located the particular mode of transportation and its terminal facilities
    are for the travelers.

    TOPIC 5
    : RIBBONS IN THE SKY: THE AIR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY AVIATION SYSTEM -
    Industry that builds and flies aircraft.

    a. Military Aviation (aircraft flown by the nation's air force and other branches of its military) b.
    Civil Aviation (industry that flies the public from place to place)

    Types of flights:

    1. Domestic Service- flight must start and end within the borders of the same country.

    2. International Service- flight starts in one country and ends in another.

    AIRLINE SERVICE AND ROUTES

    1. Scheduled service - Air transportation that operates regularly at set.


    2. Charter flight - Occasional flights flown by charter airlines.

    3. Privately owned jet - Business travelers fly on a corporate jet that their company owns.

    Flight Type and Routes

    1. Nonstop Flight- same aircraft.

    2. Direct Flight- same aircraft but that aircraft stops at an airport in between.

    3. Connecting Flight- the traveler, to get to his/her destination.

    DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SERVICE ON A PLANE

    -Airlines traditionally have three travel classes, First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class.

    FIRST CLASS-
    The first class section of an airplane.

    BUSINESS CLASS

    -is more expensive, but it also offers more amenities

    PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS: is a travel class offered by some airlines.

    ECONOMY CLASS: is the airline travel class with the lowest ticket price.

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