AUTHOR=Akhrani Lusy Asa , Cheng Wen , Herani Ika , Riani Yuyun Agus , Pratiwi Resti Diah , Fahmi Aqsha Ade , Ammaritza Aubrey , Barlamana M. Haikal Azaim 

TITLE=You Only Live Once! Understanding Indonesian and Taiwan Travel Intention During COVID-19 Pandemic

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.922529

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.922529

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Indonesia and Taiwan are two countries that have been affected by the tourism sector, although with different policies to control the pandemic. Taiwan is known as a country with pandemic handling recognized by the world, although it has a high vulnerability to experiencing a pandemic explosion due to its geographical and political position close to the source of the pandemic. On the other hand, Indonesia is known for its controversial pandemic management and control policies. Indonesia and Taiwan have carried out various ways through public policies to increase tourism activities amid a pandemic, such as accelerating vaccination in tourist areas and for tourists, as well as various other stimuli to stimulate tourism. The debate over vaccination raises attitudes towards vaccines in society. The lack of clarity on psychosocial and political conditions creates confusion among the public in perceiving the COVID-19 pandemic and in perceiving the risks of traveling. This can affect people's attitudes towards vaccines, travel anxiety, and travel intentions. This study aims to analyze traveling intention due to the COVID-19 pandemic through Covid-19 Risk Perception, Fear of Covid-19, Risk Perception to Travel, Vaccine Attitude, and Fear to Travel. The research in Indonesia involved 358 respondents while the research in Taiwan involved 283 respondents. The results showed that the travel intention of Indonesian tourists was formed from the direct and indirect roles of covid 19 risk perception, fear of covid 19, risk perception to travel, vaccine attitude, and fear to travel. Meanwhile, the travel intention of Taiwanese tourists does not involve the role of fear of covid. The travel intention model of Taiwanese tourists is formed from the direct and indirect roles of covid 19 risk perception, risk perception to travel, vaccine attitude, and fear to travel.