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Vaccinated to travel? A Multi-Group Analysis of Travel Propensity and Current Protective Behaviors

Author Bios (50 Words for each Author)

Ignatius Cahyanto is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Hospitality Management Program in the Department of Management at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His primary research agenda has been concentrated on travel behaviors in the event of a crisis and destination crisis resilience.

Bingjie “Becky” Liu-Lastres, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management IUPUI. Her main research interests include risk and crisis communication/management in tourism and hospitality, tourist safety and security, social media in tourism and hospitality, and tourism management

Abstract (150 Words)

Grounded in Protective Motivation Theory (PMT), this study explores differences in the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine uptake for travel across travel propensity and current COVID-19 protective behaviors. Samples were taken among the unvaccinated U.S. population in the summer of 2021. A partial least squares (PLS) Multi-Group Analysis (MGA) was employed to explore the differences. Results revealed differences between domestic and international travel propensity and the current protective behaviors. The study offers fresh insights to improve our knowledge of previously misunderstood theoretical relationships in the PMT constructs. Additionally, results provide practical recommendations to increase vaccine compliance to promote safe travel.

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Vaccinated to travel? A Multi-Group Analysis of Travel Propensity and Current Protective Behaviors

Grounded in Protective Motivation Theory (PMT), this study explores differences in the likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine uptake for travel across travel propensity and current COVID-19 protective behaviors. Samples were taken among the unvaccinated U.S. population in the summer of 2021. A partial least squares (PLS) Multi-Group Analysis (MGA) was employed to explore the differences. Results revealed differences between domestic and international travel propensity and the current protective behaviors. The study offers fresh insights to improve our knowledge of previously misunderstood theoretical relationships in the PMT constructs. Additionally, results provide practical recommendations to increase vaccine compliance to promote safe travel.