Turismo y Sociedad | 2026
Authors: Camacho-Murillo A.; Vanegas-Virgüéz O.D.
DOI: 10.18601/01207555.n38.07
Journal: Turismo y Sociedad
Year: 2026
Publisher: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Cited by: 0
This paper examines the impact of crime on international students’ selection of Colom-bian cities for credit-mobility studies. The mixed logit model is employed using data from Colombia’s Minist r y of Education and other statistical sources. The findings indicate that the probability of selecting a dest i nat ion cit y for st udyi ng credit-mobility programs declines by an average of 0.33 percentage points for every one-unit increase in the number of theft crime incidents per thousand people. However, this effect varies significantly between students. The probabilities of choosing Bogotá and Medellín are most sensitive to theft crime incidents (-1.52pp and-0.98pp reduction, respectively), while the probabilities of choosing Ibagué and Ar menia are least affected (-0.04pp and-0.08pp reduction, respectively). The f indings suggest that international students may be influenced in their decisions by the prevalence of theft and related crimes. © 2026, Universidad Externado de Colombia. All rights reserved.
credit-mobile st udies; educat ional tourism; mi xed logit model; theft cr i me