Discuss The Motivation To Travel. What Might Touri

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Motivation can be defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, Such as getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. According to Maslow's motivation theory The hierarchy is as follows: physiological needs (hunger and thirst), safety needs (safety, security, stability), belongingness and love needs (to love and be loved; to be long and be accepted; to avoid loneliness and alienation), esteem needs (self-esteem, achievement, competence, independence, recognition from others), self-actualization needs (need to live up to one's fullest and unique potential) (Hall, Jones, Raffo, 2004). The theory states that one must satisfy each level in order to move on to the next level. In other words, you cannot satisfy your safety needs without satisfying your physiological needs. You cannot become self-actualized until you have fulfilled the lower four needs. Firstly, a person or family want to travel, one of the conditions must have the ability to pay; it means it is not possible because the survival needs of the travel. Secondly, for safety needs, a person in their own environment, such as their home, they will feel more psychological sense of security than in any other place, therefore people will not necessary for the safety of travel. Thirdly, belongingness and love needs (to love and be loved; to be long and be accepted; to avoid loneliness and alienation) can be satisfied only in familiar social groups, because only go through living and working together in the long-term, people can be really familiar with other and understand the feelings, and recognized in groups in order to get a sense of belonging. This is not enough to say belongingness and love needs are the motivation of travelers. Esteem needs include self-esteem, achievement, competence, independence;
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