- Prefers to stay within their own country
- Lacks time or money
- Fears foreign languages and customs
- Has limited language and cultural skills
- Prefers to travel in groups
- Chooses destinations known to be safe and convenient
- Seeks destinations that feel familiar
- May be afraid of flying or traveling far from home
- Prefers to patronize places that appeal to people from their home culture, like fast-food restaurants
Ethnorelative (allocentric) tourist
- Prefers to travel to foreign countries
- Motivated to travel by a curiosity to experience other cultures
- Open-minded and flexible
- Willing to try new things
- Respects other cultures
- Eager to learn about the history and traditions of a place they are visiting
- Prefers to patronize places that give them a new experience, like locally owned restaurants