Information sources and perceived destination image: insights from an empirical study in India

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Abhilasha Chauhan ◽  
Anupriya Kaur ◽  
Yajulu Medury
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Destination Image

Island tourism: Participation behavior of tourists

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Ming Chang ◽  
Ching-Hui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Travel Information ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Intention To Revisit

There is a lack of empirical research on tourists' participation behavior in island tourism. Therefore, we developed a behavioral model of this type of participation, including the variables of travel information sources, destination image, service quality, satisfaction, and perceived value. We adopted convenience sampling to survey 430 tourists who had participated in marine recreational activities while visiting Jibei Island in Penghu, Taiwan. The results of partial least squares analysis show that travel information sources affected the island's image and the service quality perceptions of tourists; and the island's image, service quality, satisfaction, and perceived value had a positive influence on tourists' behavioral intention to revisit the island and recommend it as a travel destination to family and friends. Our findings provide a reference for island tourism operators to formulate marketing strategies.

scholarly journals Archeological Tourist Destination Image Formation: Influence of Information Sources on the Cognitive, Affective and Unique Image

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuria Huete-Alcocer ◽  
Maria Pilar Martinez-Ruiz ◽  
Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz ◽  
Alicia Izquiedo-Yusta
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
Image Formation ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Tourist Destination

Analysing the image of Abu Dhabi and Dubai as tourism destinations – The perception of first-time visitors from Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanno M Martens ◽  
Dirk Reiser
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
The World ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Similar Basis ◽  
First Time

The Middle East is one of the fastest growing tourism regions in the world. Especially Dubai (since the 1980s) and Abu Dhabi (since the 1990s) have invested heavily in tourism development to firstly enhance their recognition as international destinations and secondly to diversify their economies away from the oil production. Surprisingly, there is a lack of academic published articles on those two emirates’ international destination image. This paper attempts to fill this gap by studying and comparing the images of Abu Dhabi and Dubai amongst potential first-time visitors from one of their main source markets – Germany. An empirical study amongst 300 respondents from North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, was conducted to reveal the cognitive image attributes of Dubai and Abu Dhabi for non-visitors. Despite both places having a similar basis for destination development, their images differ. Thus, Abu Dhabi and Dubai are not seen as competitors on the tourism market, instead they could even increase the mutual benefits through highlighting specific images more distinctly. Further, the research identified a missing fit between the desired tourism destination image for both destinations and the perceived destination image. This is especially significant for the aspect of sustainability, which both emirates try to promote. Potential tourists rather perceive both emirates as unsustainable and not environmentally conscious.

Experienced international business traveller’s behaviour in Iran: A partial least squares path modelling analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajad Rezaei ◽  
Milad Kalantari Shahijan ◽  
Naser Valaei ◽  
Roya Rahimi ◽  
Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
International Business ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Modelling Analysis ◽  
Path Modelling

Few researchers have examined travellers’ experience with destinations despite the importance of their attitudes, behaviour and perception in selecting destinations. Current study aims to examine the relationship between risk perceptions, motivation, information source, travel experience and destination image among experienced international business travellers in Iran. The total number of 234 valid questionnaires was collected from international business travellers and structural equation modelling was employed using partial least squares path-modelling analysis to assess measurement and structural model for reflective constructs. Our empirical results support the negative relationship between destination image and risk perception, travel experience and risk perception while information sources were found to be unrelated to travellers risk perceptions. The results further shown that information sources and destination image, information sources and motivation, motivation and travel experience and destination image are related. However, the partial least squares-multigroup analysis results reveal that the significance of path coefficients differs across various demographic subgroups. Moreover, our results support experience and risk perception as a second-order reflective construct. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed along with a discussion on research limitations.

scholarly journals How Country Image Affects Tourists’ Destination Evaluations: A Moderated Mediation Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 904-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingru Zhang ◽  
Bihu Wu ◽  
Alastair M. Morrison ◽  
Chi Tseng ◽  
Ying-chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Country Image ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Beijing China

Limited tourism research has as yet drawn attention to the differences and interactions between country image and destination image. Therefore, this research explored the relationships among country image, destination image, familiarity, and destination evaluation. Based on an empirical study of international tourists in Beijing, China, a model was proposed covering these four variables. Country image mainly affected international tourists’ evaluations of China as a destination in a conditional indirect way, mediated by destination image and especially by psychological image, and moderated by familiarity. Moreover, familiarity directly and positively influenced functional destination image and negatively moderated the relationship between country and psychological destination images.

Clark as an Alternative Destination for Warehouse Storage in Manila, Philippines

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
LOK TAK MING JAFY
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Similar Argument ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Storage Location ◽  
Travelling Time ◽  
Warehouse Storage

This paper is to apply the concept of the destination image to a decision on warehouse storage location. With a proper transportation network, people in Manila could reach Clark in one to one and a half hours.  However, currently, the customers in Manila are reluctant to use the warehouse services in Clark.  One of the main concerns is on the unexpected travelling time. The objective of this paper is to explore whether people will consider Clark as an alternative destination for warehouse storage in Manila if there is a proper transportation network. The results of the three case studies confirm the model of the formation of the destination image being the information sources, experience, psychologically nature and socio-demographic characteristics. The results also confirm the influence of the linked transportation network to Clark as a destination image. It is concluded that propositions are supported, and literal replication is expected. With a properly linked transportation network, consumers are willing to consider Clark as a warehouse storage location. With a similar argument, Clark could be considered for other business and other economic activities if there is properly linked transportation network between Clark and Manila. Keywords- Destination image, linked transportation network, case study, Manila, Clark

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