Research Article

Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel

Number: Advanced Online Publication Early Pub Date: June 29, 2026

Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel

Abstract

The model of goal-directed behaviour (MGB) is extended to delineate the hypothesised causal effect of long-distance travel desire on travel intention. The extended MGB also considered how socio-psychological factors impact long-distance travel intent in the desire-travel intention nexus. Data were generated via a quantitative online survey from a sample of N=2021 German citizens and were subjected to partial least squares-structural equation modelling. The study establishes the susceptibility of long-distance travel desire to socio-psychological variables and establishes that the subsequent effect of long-distance travel desire on travel intention is subject to the intervening effects of travel motivation and long-distance travel intent. Hence, the study extends MGB theory to the long-distance travel behaviour context and enhances the comprehension of the role of socio-psychological and behavioural appraisals in long-distance travel behaviour.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

This work was supported by the German Institute for Tourism Research at FH Westküste, Germany.

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Economic and Management Sciences - Research Ethics Committee (EMC-REC) of the North-West University, South Africa. Ethics number: N W U - 0 1 8 7 1 - 2 2 - A 4. Informed consent to participate in the study was in written form.

Thanks

This work is based on the research supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF). Any opinion, finding, conclusion or recommendation expressed in this material is that of the authors and the NRF does not accept any liability in this regard.

References

  1. Ahn, M. J., & McKercher, B. (2013). The effect of cultural distance on tourism: A study of international visitors to Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 20(1), 94–113. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2013.866586
  2. Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behaviour. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50(2), 179–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-T
  3. Akamavi, R. K., Ibrahim, F., & Swaray, R. (2023). Tourism and troubles: Effects of security threats on the global travel and tourism industry performance. Journal of Travel Research, 62(8), 1755-1800. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875221138792
  4. Andrulienė, R., & Urbonavičius, S. (2023). The role of health-consciousness and de-stress motivation on travel desire and intention. Organizations and markets in emerging economies, 14(2), 286-303. https://doi.org/10.15388/omee.2023.14.93
  5. Árnadóttir, Á., Czepkiewicz, M., & Heinonen, J. (2021). Climate change concern and the desire to travel: How do I justify my flights?. Travel Behaviour and Society, 24, 282-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2021.05.002
  6. Bae, S. Y., & Chang, P. J. (2021). The effect of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) risk perception on behavioural intention towards ‘untact’ tourism in South Korea during the first wave of the pandemic (March 2020). Current Issues in Tourism, 24(7), 1017-1035. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1798895
  7. Bagozzi, R.P., Baumgartner, H., & Pieters, R. (1998). Goal-directed emotions. Cognition and Emotion,12 (1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/026999398379754
  8. Becker, J. M., Cheah, J.H., Gholamzade, R., Ringle, C.M., & Sarstedt, M. (2023). PLS-SEM’s most wanted guidance. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35(1), 321-346. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-04-2022-0474

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Tourism (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 29, 2026

Publication Date

-

Submission Date

April 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 4, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

APA
Matiza, T., & Köchling, A. (2026). Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.30519/ahtr.1677973
AMA
1.Matiza T, Köchling A. Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR). 2026;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.30519/ahtr.1677973
Chicago
Matiza, Tafadzwa, and Anne Köchling. 2026. “Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel”. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), no. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.30519/ahtr.1677973.
EndNote
Matiza T, Köchling A (June 1, 2026) Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR) Advanced Online Publication
IEEE
[1]T. Matiza and A. Köchling, “Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel”, Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), no. Advanced Online Publication, June 2026, doi: 10.30519/ahtr.1677973.
ISNAD
Matiza, Tafadzwa - Köchling, Anne. “Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel”. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR). Advanced Online Publication (June 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.30519/ahtr.1677973.
JAMA
1.Matiza T, Köchling A. Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR). 2026. doi:10.30519/ahtr.1677973.
MLA
Matiza, Tafadzwa, and Anne Köchling. “Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel”. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), no. Advanced Online Publication, June 2026, doi:10.30519/ahtr.1677973.
Vancouver
1.Tafadzwa Matiza, Anne Köchling. Curb Your Desire?! Delineating German Tourist Conation Towards Long-Distance Travel. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR). 2026 Jun. 1;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.30519/ahtr.1677973


Follow us on our journal's social media account

 social-network-fb-logo-facebook-icon.png