Abstract:
Purpose - This research aims to determine the factors behind Indonesian tourist
decision to travel abroad after the COVID-19 Pandemic based the push and pull factors
theories that are wanting to escape from daily routines, developing knowledge,
wanting to have fun, easy access of the country, attractions and destinations of the
country, and convenience of the country using a quantitative approach.
Design/Method – This research design is quantitative research using primary data
collected through an online questionnaire. The population are Indonesian tourists that
wanted to and have travelled abroad after the COVID-19 Pandemic. The number of
samples collected were 70 chosen by a snowball sampling technique. The data were
analysed using SEM-PLS.
Findings – Out of all the push and pull factors analysed in this research, only
attractions and destinations significantly influence the intention and decision to travel
abroad after the pandemic for Indonesian tourists. Moreover, intention to travel
significantly influences the decision to travel abroad. Escape from daily routines,
developing knowledge, wanting to have fun, easy access of the country, and
convenience do not influence the intention and decision to travel abroad.
Originality – This study goes through the factors that influence Indonesian tourists’
decision to travel abroad after the pandemic which has not been studied previously.
