The Underlying Dimensions of Constraint on Travel Decisions by College Students

The purpose of this study was to examine the type of perceived travel constraints affecting college students' travel decisions. The concentration of perceived travel constraints was a key component in this research. The specific concerns of the current study were to identify the role of perceived constraints in the respondents' future intention to take a vacation trip. The simple random sampling method with respect to disproportionate sampling method was utilized in this study. A total of 245 respondents completed a survey were used in the procedures of data analysis. To test the proposed research purpose, this study implemented the following statistical techniques: factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of the statistical analysis indicated that five underlying dimensions of perceived travel constraints significantly influenced the respondents' intention to take a vacation trip. It can be concluded from the results that respondents perceived different types of travel constraints in their travel decisions.