Travel Anxiety, Risk Attitude and Travel Intentions towards Travel Bubble Destinations in Hong Kong: Effect of the Fear of COVID-19

The impacts of COVID-19 are massive. Global tourism is one of the industries that is heavily affected. Travel bubble, a recent term initiated by travel operators, is a programme that allows tourists to travel to countries nearby without quarantine requirements. This study investigates the relationship amongst fear of COVID-19, travel anxiety, risk attitude and travel intention towards travel bubble destinations. Results show that fear of COVID-19, travel anxiety and risk attitude negatively impact travel intention. Furthermore, travel anxiety and risk attitude moderate the indirect impacts between fear of COVID-19 and travel intention. Future research and implications of practices are presented.