Abstract
The purpose of this research is to provide some insights into socio-demographic determinants of predicting the likelihood of residents propensity to travel. Using the quota sampling technique, data collection was carried out from October to December 2019, yielding a sample of 632 valid responses. To gain a better understanding of the sociodemographic determinants of propensity to travel, we, primarily, use descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test and probit regression model. The research findings have revealed that age, education and household income characteristics may be considered as antecedents of travel propensity of residents. Having in mind the impact that Covid-19 pandemic has on sector of tourism worldwide, and based on the results of this research, policymakers' efforts should be directed to promoting local tourist destinations and to enhancing tourism literacy of residents.
Highlights
As pointed out by Koţiš et al (2016) propensity to travel is profoundly entrenched into the core of tourismdemand
Out of 464 respondents who stated that in the year when the research was conducted, they visited a tourist destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) one or more times, 292 of them, or 62.93%, stated that they spent the night in those places
When it comes to thehabit of traveling outside B&H, the majority of respondents, or 57% of them, stated that in the year when the survey was conducted, they visited tourist places in other countries one or more times
Summary
As pointed out by Koţiš et al (2016) propensity to travel is profoundly entrenched into the core of tourismdemand. The impact of psychological factors on travel propensity is found in Dogru (2016) and Letheren et al (2017). The characteristics of tourist product, such as destination, voyage, and event, as impacting factors regarding travel propensity are recognized in Bianchi and Milberg (2017), Choi et al (2019), Gurbaskan Akyuz (2019) and Hur and Adler (2013). The studies of propensity to travel enable identification of subjective and objectivefactors that have stimulating role in tourist market and services development. One of the tourist marketing goals could be discovering, stimulating, and creating permanent propensity to travel. The knowledge about domicile population (residents‘) propensity to travel can represent useful basefor the improvement of domestic and international tourist supply, development of new tourismproducts and business models, the creation of a specific promotional mix, etc
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