Exploring the Potential of Staycation Making to Travel During and Aftermath of the Covid-19

Abstract

Globally, tourists have become more anxious to travel overseas due to increased uncertainties posed by disastrous global-scale incidents. The uncertainty crisis outbreak has significantly impacted on triggering important changes in tourism mobility and tourism. As a result, people have significantly changed their long-term traveling into near-term travel decisions. Therefore, this research aims to explore the new concept of staycation motivators by Malaysian vacationers on tourism mobility. The research employs an exploratory method with initially in-depth interviews by using a semi-structured set of questions. Data will be collected Globally; tourists have become more anxious to travel overseas due to increased uncertainties posed by disastrous global-scale incidents. The uncertainties crisis outbreak has significantly impacted on triggering important changes in tourism mobility and tourism. As a result, people have significantly changed their long-term traveling into near-term travel decisions. Therefore, this research aims to explore the new concept of staycation motivators by Malaysian vacationers on tourism mobility. The research employs an exploratory method with initially in-depth interviews by using a semi-structured set of questions. Data will be collected until it reaches saturation points. Thematic analysis will be conducted using Atlas.ti. There are seven vacationers involved as interviewees. There are four main elements in staycation concepts, which are 1) time period; 2) types of activities; 3) distance; and 4) place. The main limitation of this study is that the sample was small, but nevertheless, some interesting results were obtained.