Resumen
- According to the literature, travellers’ motivations in choosing a tourist destination can be of an intrinsic and extrinsic nature (Push and Pull). Intrinsic motivations refer to inner psychological forces that an individual possesses when traveling, and extrinsic motivations are external forces, attractions of a given place that impel to travel. Backpacker tourism has been increasing globally, and it is necessary to recognise what motivates tourists to engage in this type of activity, from the perspective of their intrinsic motivations, but also from the extrinsic motivations that make the destination attractive for this type of activity. For this purpose, a Likert scale questionnaire was generated and distributed on specialised websites for backpackers, and 410 valid responses were obtained. The forms were processed in SPSS with factor analysis, intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for backpacker tourism were found, and the findings describe, interpret and give meaning to what moves tourists to select this type of option, which in the future may have implications for consumer profiling for companies engaged in this type of activity.