本研究運用Rasch模式能將順序尺度轉為等距尺度的特性,客觀探究自助旅行者在海外旅遊過程所面臨之各種阻礙及其相對難度。研究發現其對「我能流暢地與旅遊地居民溝通」阻礙感受最高,顯示旅客在語文能力有改善空間,而「我能在照顧家庭之餘妥善規劃旅遊時間」、「我擁有參與自助旅行活動所需的技巧」、「出國目的地之交通路線指標充足」、「我認為出國目的地之據點或設施的花費便宜」、「我知道如何安排旅遊行程」、「我能在工作之餘妥善規劃旅遊時間」、「我知道各旅遊據點的可遊價值」與「我知道去哪裡學習自助旅行的技巧」等則為自助旅行者普遍面臨之阻礙。本研究所發現的結果與相對應之建議策略,期能裨益旅遊業者擘劃營運方針暨服務策略之參考。
The research employed ”Rasch model” which can transform ”ordinal responses” into ”interval scales” to explore the constraints of individual travel. The results revealed that the individual travelers had the most difficult feeling in terms of ”fluently communicating with local people”. It showed that the passengers’ language capacities are yet to be improved. And ”I can formulate travel time properly after family”, ”I have the skills to participate in individual travel”, ”traffic signals of the destination are enough”, ”I think that cost cheap on the scenic spots or facilities of the destination”, ”I know how to arrange journey”, ”I can formulate travel time properly after my work”, ”I know the travel value of destinations” and ”I know where to learn the skills of individual travel” are the obstacles that individual travelers face generally. The research findings and the relative suggestions are expected to function as the reference for the tourism companies to plan the operational policies and service strategies.