Negotiating Backpacking Constraints

Travelling as a backpacker is gaining popularity among Asians and women in particular, emerging an exciting segment. Despite advances gender equality the context of travel, there have been discrimination restriction due to perceived constraints. The current study use full constraint-negotiation model understand Asian women’s participation backpacking trips by examining relationship between motivation, constraints, negotiation strategies used them enhance their participation. Survey responses from 246 travellers were collected, structural was tested using PLS-SEM. Findings reveal that constraints negatively influence intention, out all more substantial on choice than intrapersonal interpersonal. Negotiation motivation positively impact intention participate trips.