Liu , HongboLiu-Lastres, BingjieZeng, LiDonohoe, Holly2024-06-062024-06-062022-10-04Liu, H., Liu-Lastres, B., Zeng, L., & Donohoe, H. (2022). Travel despite the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for tourism recovery. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1015421. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1015421https://hdl.handle.net/1805/41258The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the global tourism industry. This study explores why some Chinese residents travel during the pandemic. A mixed-methods research design was adopted, guided by the health belief model and relevant literature. Through 21 interviews with Chinese tourists who took an overnight leisure trip in May 2020, and a national survey among Chinese residents, this study explored factors influencing Chinese residents' travel-related decisions and behaviors during the pandemic. Results outline the influences of health beliefs, government trust, past travel experience, and psychological capital on tourists' risk-reduction behaviors. Theoretical and practical implications are provided regarding tourism recovery during pandemics.en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalCOVID-19government trusthealth belief modelmixed-methodspast travel experiencepsychological capitaltraveling during pandemicArticle