Determinants of Erasmus Students’ Destination Choice: Evidence from Tarragona, Spain

Persistent identifier: 2064

Keywords: Erasmus, España, gestión de destinos; Erasmus, Spain, destination management; Erasmus, Espanya, gestió de destinacions

Title in different languages: Determinantes de la elección del destino de los estudiantes Erasmus: Evidencia de Tarragona, España; Determinants of Erasmus Students’ Destination Choice: Evidence from Tarragona, Spain; Determinants de la tria del destí dels estudiants Erasmus: Evidència de Tarragona, Espanya

Subject areas: Turismo y ocio; Tourism and leisure; Turisme i oci

Confidenciality: No

Academic year: 2024-2025

Student: Vinluan, Lea Mari

APS: No

Department: Geografia

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Work's public defense date: 2025-09-15

TFM credits: 12

Project director: Rabassa Figueras, Maria Noemí

Abstract: This study investigates the factors influencing international students, specifically Erasmus+ participants, to choose Spain as their host country. The research utilizes a Likert-scale survey to objectively assess the importance of factors such as quality of education, cultural appeal, cost of living, and language. The quantitative data is evaluated through correlation tests to determine the strength of the relationships between these factors and the students' destination choice. The study also includes a qualitative analysis of Spanish university websites to examine if they provide tourism information. The findings reveal students' decisions are influenced by a combination of academic, cultural, and environmental factors. Long-stay students are more motivated by a destination's political stability and institutional reputation, providing valuable insights for improving international recruitment efforts, market positioning, and destination management.

Subject: Turisme

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Language: en

Education area(s): Gestió de Destinacions Turístiques

Title in original language: Determinants of Erasmus Students’ Destination Choice: Evidence from Tarragona, Spain

Creation date in repository: 2025-09-23