2017 |
Volume 10 |
Issue Issue 1
Development of a Tourist Risk Perception (TRP) Scale
1.
Deepti R. Jog
– Research Associate, Goa Institute Of Management Studies, Goa, India.
2.
Nandakumar Mekoth
– Research Associate, Goa Institute Of Management Studies, Goa, India.
Received
29-Mar-2018
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Accepted
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Published
29-Mar-2018
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Abstract
The goal of this research note is to outline the procedure for developing a scale for measuring Risk Perception among tourists. The data were collected from snowball sample of visitors to a tourist destination at the beginning of the tourist season. The findings support the presence of 6-risk classification as against the seven types of risks highlighted in the previous literature. Findings further revealed a new risk criteria being identified as Exhaustion Risk.
Keywords Tourism, Perceived Risk, Risk Types, Reliability, Validity
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