Traveling to die in another country is a morbid, but pertinent, topic that remains underresearched in tourism. This project aims to address this research gap by examining the underlying motivations of actual individual travelers who have travelled to Switzerland as their final life destination to commit physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Using documentaries from major news channels, content analysis was conducted to systematically examine interviews conducted with actual PAS travelers (n = 26) before they ended their life legally through PAS in Switzerland. An extension of the theory of planned behavior with anticipated guilt was commissioned as the theoretical lens to investigate the actual behavior of travelers who have committed PAS. A total of three key attitudes, three social groups, and four perceived constraints were identified. Results identified putting an end to suffering and to die with dignity as key attitudinal items influencing PAS behavior. The reference groups of family and relatives emerged as key salient normative groups. With regard to perceived difficulties, lack of access to facilities and high financial costs were key constraints in the decision to commit PAS. A key contribution of this research found evidence of anticipated guilt as an additional theory of planned behavior variable in actual PAS behavior.

在另一个国家死去旅行是一个病态但相关的话题，在旅游业中仍未得到充分研究。该项目旨在通过研究实际旅行的个人动机的潜在动机来解决这一差距，这些旅行者前往瑞士作为他们的终生目的地，进行医生协助的自杀（PAS）。从各大新闻频道使用的纪录片，内容分析，以系统地检查与实际PAS旅客进行了采访（ñ= 26），然后他们才通过瑞士的PAS合法终止其生命。计划内行为预期理论的扩展被认为是研究犯有PAS旅客实际行为的理论镜头。总共确定了三个主要态度，三个社会群体和四个感知到的限制。结果表明，结束痛苦和有尊严地死是影响PAS行为的关键态度因素。家庭和亲戚的参考群体成为重要的重要规范群体。关于所感觉到的困难，缺乏设施和高昂的财务费用是决定实施PAS的主要限制因素。这项研究的关键贡献在于，发现有罪的证据是实际PAS行为中计划行为变量的附加理论。