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Millennial Travelers’ Perception of Terrorism Risks: Evidence from Poland and Slovakia

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The subject of the study paper is the risk perception and the decisions of Gen Y tourists regarding tourist destinations in the context of increased terrorist risk in the world. It is examined how Millennial travelers from Poland and Slovakia perceive the travel risk choosing tourist destinations in the context of terrorist risks. Both studied countries are recognized to belong to a region that has a low terrorism risk index. It is examined whether they are willing to forgo safety and security in exchange for economic advantage deciding to outbound travel. In addition it is checked whether sex, frequency of traveling, and travel expenses differentiate risk perception among Millennials. The research results showed that a large proportion of Millennials in this region of Europe are willing to accept tourist risks in the face of terrorism and agree to higher-value travel costs than safety. Gender and the level of travel expenses are factors that determine the perception of travel risk among Millennials, but the frequency of traveling does not.

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The project is financed within the framework of the program of the Minister of Science and Higher Education under the name “Regional Excellence Initiative” in the years 2019–2022, project number 001/RID/2018/19, the amount of financing PLN 10,684,000.00.

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Nagaj, R. (2020). Millennial Travelers’ Perception of Terrorism Risks: Evidence from Poland and Slovakia. In: Bilgin, M.H., Danis, H., Demir, E., Tony-Okeke, U. (eds) Eurasian Business Perspectives. Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, vol 15/2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48505-4_10

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