American Jewish youth's attachment to Israel: implications for Israeli tourism

Stephen W. Litvin and Jill Alison Schancupp

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2016, vol. 17, issue 2, 189-204

Abstract: This paper explores an intersection of politics and tourism. The issue explored is the potential tourism effect of what some see as a changing attitude among American Jewish youth towards Israel. The authors have suggested that the current generation of American Jewish youth is losing its sense of attachment to Israel, with a disconnect between their innate liberalism and Israel's conservative politics. If a lessening of attachment is in fact occurring, what is the impact upon youth travel to Israel? This empirical study, built upon a foundation of previous research in the area of diaspora travel, reflects the relationship between attachment and travel variables, with results that should be of concern to the Israeli tourism industry.

Keywords: cultural identity; behavioural intentions; diaspora; Israel; Zionism; American Jewish youth; tourism industry; young people; attitudes; cultural attachment; liberalism; conservative politics; youth travel. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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