A study of six Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, “East” Germany, Hungary, Poland and Rumania) was conducted using the Delphi technique. A panel of experts form the United States and Canada made projections regarding travel to Eastern Europe and explored consumer motivations and perceived risks (psychological, financial, safety, social and functional) relative importance of tourism in the future development of the countries was made. The effects of six possible constraints which impact consumer travel were also assessed.
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McCleary et al. (1994) studied this question.