“Revenge Travelling” and COVID-19 – Reality or Myth?

IF 2 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI:10.37741/t.72.2.7

Sabine Panzer-Krause, Anna Kosoburd

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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector was sometimes completely shut down. However, the strict measures were relaxed in periods characterized by lower infection rates. In this context, “revenge travelling”, an assumption that people would travel excessively to relieve their pandemic fatigue and compensate for missed holiday trips, was discussed amongst the tourism industry and media. This paper aims to unravel whether “revenge travelling” concerning COVID-19 is a reality or myth. It examines six indicators that constitute the phenomenon amongst students at a German university. Four out of the six indicators did not provide any proof of “revenge travelling” behavior. Tertiary students did not travel more frequently in 2021 than in 2020; they did not spend more on vacations, and COVID-19-related considerations did not change their travel planning. Additionally, only a minority of the students who travelled more often linked this to compensating for missed vacations. Nonetheless, the indicators “travel durations” and “travel destinations” revealed some evidence of travel behavior associated with the phenomenon. In sum, this study argues that COVID-19-related “revenge travelling” is a myth rather than reality.

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"复仇旅行 "和 COVID-19 - 现实还是神话？

在 COVID-19 大流行期间，旅游业有时完全关闭。然而，在感染率较低的时期，严格的措施有所放松。在这种情况下，旅游业和媒体讨论了 "报复性旅游"，即假设人们会过度旅游，以缓解疫情疲劳和补偿错过的假期旅行。本文旨在揭示有关 COVID-19 的 "报复性旅游 "是现实还是神话。本文研究了构成德国一所大学学生中这种现象的六个指标。六项指标中有四项没有提供任何 "报复性旅行 "行为的证据。与 2020 年相比，大专学生在 2021 年的旅行频率并没有增加；他们在假期中的花费也没有增加；与 COVID-19 相关的考虑因素也没有改变他们的旅行计划。此外，在增加旅行次数的学生中，只有少数人将此与补偿错过的假期联系起来。尽管如此，"旅行时间 "和 "旅行目的地 "这两项指标还是显示了一些与该现象相关的旅行行为证据。总之，本研究认为，与 COVID-19 相关的 "报复性旅行 "是一种传说，而不是现实。

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24 weeks

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