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Is the Travel Bubble under COVID-19 a Feasible Idea or Not?

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  • Jo-Hung Yu

    (Department of Marine Leisure Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 811532, Taiwan)

  • Hsiao-Hsien Lin

    (Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan)

  • Yu-Chih Lo

    (Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan)

  • Kuan-Chieh Tseng

    (MA Program in Social Enterprise and Cultural Innovation Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Providence University, Taichung 43301, Taiwan)

  • Chin-Hsien Hsu

    (Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan)

Abstract

The present study aimed to understand Taiwanese people’s willingness to participate in the travel bubble policy. A mixed research method was used to collect 560 questionnaires, and SPSS 22.0 software was used for the statistical validation and Pearson’s performance correlation analysis. Expert opinions were collected and the results were validated using multivariate analysis. Findings: People were aware of the seriousness of the virus and the preventive measures but were not afraid of the threat of infection. They looked forward to traveling to heighten their enthusiasm, relieve stress, and soothe their emotions. However, the infection and death rates have been high, there have been various routes of infection, and it has been difficult to identify the symptoms. The complex backgrounds of people coming in and out of airports, hotels and restaurants may create pressure on the participants of events. In addition, the flawed policies and high prices resulted in a loss of confidence in the policies and a wait-and-see attitude toward tourism activities. Thus, travel decisions (0.634), physical and mental health assessment (0.716), and environmental risk (−0.130) were significantly ( p < 0.05) related to travel intentions, and different issues were affected to different degrees, while health beliefs had no significant effect ( p > 0.05).

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  • Jo-Hung Yu & Hsiao-Hsien Lin & Yu-Chih Lo & Kuan-Chieh Tseng & Chin-Hsien Hsu, 2021. "Is the Travel Bubble under COVID-19 a Feasible Idea or Not?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-20, May.
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