Development of a Mexican Version of the Cycle-Tourist Motivation Instrument (CtMI)

With the growing interest in cycle tourism Mexico, it is necessary to understand motives for traveling and cycling. The aim of this study was develop validate bicycle motivation instrument (Cycle-tourist Motivation Instrument (CtMI)) Mexico. applied 322 tourists who participated, directly or indirectly, 2021 Chichimeca route, a event. Atypical data were removed, Cronbach’s alpha CtMi 0.920, Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test gave 0.911 as result, Barlett’s sphericity equal 0.000; addition, factor analysis with varimax rotation performed loadings greater than 0.40, resulting an validity explanatory capacity phenomenon cyclist 32 items divided into 7 dimensions: health, social, competence domain, exploration, stimulus-seeking, self-presentation escape, values and/or higher those reported literature. CtMI can contribute future research related topic, which will allow us determine motivations tourist Likewise, demonstrates need further other contexts, within Mexico abroad.