Summary: Determinant factors refer to an individual’s facilitators or constraints, either for travelling in general or for a particular trip. The determinant factors can essentially be divided between those that are external to the tourist and those of a personal nature, such as their circumstances, knowledge, attitudes and perceptions and past tourist experiences. Cuervo (1967) summarized four motivational factors for leisure travel based on the following items: Physical, Cultural, Interpersonal, and Status/prestige.
Swarbrooke and Horner (2007) suggested two other types of motivational factors: emotional (adventure, romance and religion) and personal development (learning something new or gaining knowledge). The main factors that influence an individual’s motivations are personality, lifestyle, prior experience as a tourist, personal history (e.g. nostalgia) and image (how they want to be seen by other people), among others.