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Personality & Travel

Personality & Travel. Psychocentric Travellers. Psychocentric travellers prefer familiar travel, where activities, schedules and surroundings are consistent and lack surprises. Examples: Canada’s Wonderland Niagara Falls Rogers Centre. Psychocentric cont. Characterized by

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Personality & Travel

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  1. Personality & Travel

  2. PsychocentricTravellers • Psychocentrictravellers prefer familiar travel, where activities, schedules and surroundings are consistent and lack surprises. • Examples: • Canada’s Wonderland • Niagara Falls • Rogers Centre

  3. Psychocentric cont. • Characterized by • Prefer the tour package • Not highly active • Prefer common place activities (ie sun, sand and surf) • Drive rather than fly • Prefer a familiar tourist destination with accommodations, shops etc similar to those at home • Don’t want a ‘foreign’ atmosphere • Comfortable being around other tourists • Prefer to have all tall the travel arrangements made for them • Non-risk takers

  4. Psychocentric cont. • What types of Tourism do you think psychocentric travelers prefer? • Social • Recreation • Sports • Business

  5. MidcentricTravellers • Midcentrictravellers travel to obtain a break in routine. They usually like variety without being too exotic. • Examples • Florida • Hawaii • Europe • South Africa

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  7. Midcentric cont. • Characterized by: • Preference for controlled environments • Willing to take risks • Curiosity about new surroundings yet require some planned activities

  8. Midcentriccont • What type of tourism do you think Midcentrictravellers prefer? • Recreation • Sports • Social • Nature • religious

  9. Allocentric Travelers • Allocentric travelers view travel as a way of expressing inquisitiveness and curiousity. • They want to see and do new things and explore the world to the best of their ability. • They enjoy adventure and risk taking. • Examples • India • Mainland Africa • Middle East • Antartictica • South East Asia

  10. Allocentric Travelers • Characterized by: • Adventuresome and like to explore alone or in small groups • Enjoys new experiences and discovery • Seeks different destinations before others have been there • High activity levels • Prefer areas that are not ‘touristy’ • Will accept basic conveniences in accommodations and food • Enjoy meeting and dealing with people from another country or culture

  11. AllocentricTravellers • What types of Tourism do you think AllocentricTravellers prefer? • Active • Adventure • Wilderness • Nature • Cultural • Ecotourism

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