Determinants of Pet-Friendly Tourism Behavior: An Empirical Analysis from Chile.

IF 2.7 2区农林科学 Q1 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Animals Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI:10.3390/ani15121741

Iván Veas-González, Manuel Escobar-Farfán, Nelson Carrión-Bósquez, Jorge Bernal-Peralta, Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas, Sofía Romero-Contreras, Camila Díaz-Díaz

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Pet tourism has experienced significant growth in recent years, reflecting changes in the perception of pets as family members. This research examines the factors influencing attitude, travel intention, and payment intention in pet tourism in Chile, specifically analyzing the role of emotional attachment, perceived benefits, prestige, and novelty. Using a quantitative methodology, data were collected through an online survey of pet owners in Chile. The results reveal that perceived benefits and novelty positively influence attitudes toward traveling with pets, while prestige and perceived benefits directly impact travel intention. Surprisingly, emotional attachment did not show a significant influence, which contrasts with previous studies in other cultural contexts. This research also confirms that attitude and travel intention are relevant predictors of willingness to pay more for pet-friendly tourism services. These findings contribute to the literature on pet tourism in Latin America and provide practical implications for developing tourism services tailored to the Chilean market. This study concludes that marketing strategies in the tourism sector should emphasize tangible benefits and novel elements rather than emotional aspects to attract this growing market segment.

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宠物友好型旅游行为的决定因素：来自智利的实证分析。

近年来，宠物旅游经历了显著的增长，反映了人们对宠物作为家庭成员的看法的变化。本研究考察了智利宠物旅游态度、旅游意向和支付意向的影响因素，特别分析了情感依恋、感知利益、声望和新鲜感的作用。采用定量方法，通过对智利宠物主人的在线调查收集数据。结果显示，感知利益和新鲜感正向影响带宠物旅行的态度，而声望和感知利益直接影响带宠物旅行的意愿。令人惊讶的是，情感依恋并没有显示出显著的影响，这与之前在其他文化背景下的研究形成了对比。本研究还证实，态度和旅游意向是宠物友好型旅游服务愿意支付更多费用的相关预测因素。这些发现有助于拉丁美洲宠物旅游的文献，并为开发适合智利市场的旅游服务提供实际意义。本研究的结论是，旅游部门的营销策略应强调有形利益和新颖元素，而不是情感方面，以吸引这一日益增长的细分市场。

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Animals Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology

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4.90

自引率

16.70%

发文量

3015

审稿时长

20.52 days

期刊介绍： Animals (ISSN 2076-2615) is an international and interdisciplinary scholarly open access journal. It publishes original research articles, reviews, communications, and short notes that are relevant to any field of study that involves animals, including zoology, ethnozoology, animal science, animal ethics and animal welfare. However, preference will be given to those articles that provide an understanding of animals within a larger context (i.e., the animals'' interactions with the outside world, including humans). There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental details and/or method of study, must be provided for research articles. Articles submitted that involve subjecting animals to unnecessary pain or suffering will not be accepted, and all articles must be submitted with the necessary ethical approval (please refer to the Ethical Guidelines for more information).