On-site animosity and national identity: Business travelers on stage

Orit Unger, Natan Uriely and Galia Fuchs

Annals of Tourism Research, 2021, vol. 88, issue C

Abstract: The study introduces the term “on-site animosity” with respect to expressions of hostility against travelers' nation during their stay at the visited destination. Behavioral responses to on-site animosity are examined by focusing on performances of national identity among Israeli business travelers while interacting with locals and host colleagues. Based on the analysis of in-depth interviews and in line with a Goffmanian perspective, the study presents four performative strategies that span across two dimensions of situational behavior: the inclination of the travelers to conceal or display national identity and their motivations to do it. The study advances a fresh perspective and provides an empirically based conceptualization regarding the influence of animosity on travel behavior.

Keywords: On-site animosity; National identity; Business travelers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2021.103181

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