Monetary and non-monetary efforts for leisure activities

Getting to and staying at a destination entails effort in terms of both monetary and non-monetary costs. This study analyzes how the “individual predisposition to make an effort to get to and stay at a destination” varies depending upon the desire to do different leisure activity patterns at and away from home, as well as distinct socio-demographics and accommodation types. Thus, the paper focuses on these questions: to what extent are people predisposed to incur these costs in order to have the opportunity to do new leisure activities that they do not do at home, or to do the same favorite leisure activities they do at home, but more frequently? Also, are either of these behaviors contingent upon the type of activity? The results show that different predispositions exist per participation-frequency scenario (activity pattern) and per type of leisure activity.

Research highlights
► Price and distance sensitivities form the individual predisposition to effort (PEF).
► Activity participation frequencies people have, at and away from home, affect PEF.
► Residual and tourist cultures are shown to have an effect on the individual PEF.