A STUDY OF THE DETERMINANTS OF OUTBOUND TRAVEL EXPENDITURE OF MALAYSIAN TRAVELERS

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

There is a growing trend of Malaysian traveling abroad despite the limited literature available on Malaysian outbound travel and its expenditure patterns. Hence, this paper attempts to study if there is any significant difference in the average expenditure of outbound travelers of different income level, socio-demographic factors and travel related behavior. It also examines the relationship between travelers' expenditure patterns and their income level, and identifies other determinants that influence travel expenditure. There is a significant difference in the average expenditure for different samples of income level, marital status, age group and travel group size. Total travel expenditure, accommodation, food and beverage, transportation, entertainment and recreation and gift expenses are found to have significant positive relationships with income level. There is also a significant relationship documented for gender and marital status with total travel expenditure. Some of these results are consistent with previous findings. The study further discusses its limitations and provides some recommendations for future research.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• 4. RESULTS & DISCUSSION
• 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 6. REFERENCES
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT