Abstract

Domestic travel constraints and constraint negotiation strategies for pet owners in Hsinchu city

Author(s): Pei-Ti Chen, Fang-Jhong Lee, Lei Pei, Fuu-Diing Chen, Ren-Hua Kung, Kwei-Tjun Wei

This research investigated domestic travel constraints and constraint negotiation strategies for pet owners. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data from pet owners interested in traveling with pets. The results showed that more than 90% of the respondents wanted to travel with pets in the future. The top three travel constraints of traveling with pets, as listed in the survey, were: public transportation is not convenient enough, without enough pet-related and facilities at the destination, and travel businessmen will not welcome to bring pets. Significant differences in travel constraints existed, according to the respondents’ and their occupations. When respondents encountered constraints, most of them would adopt multiple strategies to deal with the constraints and would adopt behavioral negotiation strategies to achieve participation