Toward Supporting Baggage-Free Walk-Arounds at Travel Destinations: Issues of the Hassle of Baggage During Travel

Luggage is a hassle for travelers. In recent years, various services related to luggage have emerged, as people are increasingly interested in how to handle luggage during travel. Luggage-free is expected to be beneficial for both businesses by expanding their business opportunities, and for travelers by freeing them from their luggage. Previous research on luggage has often focused on limited subjects, such as public transportation. Therefore, this research aims to propose a methodology that allows travelers and other visitors to leave their baggage behind and ease their behavioral restrictions and effectively promote their behavior at their destination. To analyze the influence of luggage, this paper dealt with distances from key stations by using individual behavior logs. The results suggested that tourists’ activities may be affected by various constraints such as physical limit, location, temporal, and transportation when they carry luggage. Therefore, carrying luggage may not only restrict one’s mobility but also restrict one’s choice of places to stay and activities to enjoy. To achieve more freedom in tourism, it is important not only to increase fixed services such as coin lockers but also to improve services such as delivery.