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Mhlongo, Pamela S., and Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji. "Tourists' Perspectives on Brand Image and Brand Loyalty of KwaZulu-Natal." Journal of African Films & Diaspora Studies 4, no. 2 (August 1, 2021): 99–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2516-2713/2021/4n2a6.
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Destinations with strong brands will possibly perform better and hold more value than destinations with unbranded offerings. As sub-Saharan Africa's tourism destinations are becoming increasingly similar, competition among them has become very intense. This research aims to measure tourists' perceptions of KwaZulu-Natal destinations' brand image and brand loyalty. A questionnaire survey of 411 respondents revealed that most tourists are attached to the KwaZulu-Natal destination and will likely return. Furthermore, they are willing to recommend KwaZulu-Natal as a preferred tourism destination to their family and friends. Therefore, it is recommended that KwaZulu-Natal tourism destination marketers capitalise on the destination‘s brand attributes that make the destination a strong brand to strengthen its role in South Africa and globally as a cultural and natural destination.
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Zehrer, Anita, Frieda Raich, Hubert Siller, and Franz Tschiderer. "Leadership networks in destinations." Tourism Review 69, no. 1 (April 14, 2014): 59–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-06-2013-0037.
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Purpose – Co-operation activities play a central role for the development of a tourism destination, and require a co-operative approach among numerous different actors to manage and market a tourism destination. This paper aims to describe the characteristics of leadership networks in tourism destinations and their impact on destination development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses network relationships of destination leaders, as in their collectivity, leaders shape and influence the destination's core services, strategic orientation and innovation capability. The research is based on the examination of relevant literature and a quantitative survey conducted in five selected tourism destinations in the Tirol, Austria. Findings – The article discusses leadership networks in community-structured destinations, providing insights into its organizational structure and dynamic behaviour. Moreover, the paper illustrates the network characteristics and its influence on the development of the tourism destination. Thus, implications for destination management can be derived. Originality/value – Discussions on leadership have usually been limited to firms and have not yet fully embraced the network and destination level. The originality of the paper is to provide insights in destination leadership and networking activities of leaders within destinations by means of a quantitative approach and thus adds to the growing body of literature on the functionalities of destination leadership networks, their structures and mechanisms.
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Ye, Sheng, Julie A. Lee, Joanne N. Sneddon, and Geoffrey N. Soutar. "Personifying Destinations: A Personal Values Approach." Journal of Travel Research 59, no. 7 (October 23, 2019): 1168–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287519878508.
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In this article, we examine whether tourists ascribe value priorities to destinations in a way that is consistent with the structure of the Schwartz theory of human values. In study 1, we test a new measure of destination values to elicit tourists’ perceptions of the values of a recent memorable holiday destination and whether these values reflect their holiday experiences. In study 2, we use the same measure to elicit tourists’ perceptions of four popular international destinations (London, New York, Paris, and Bangkok) and examine whether person–destination values congruence influences visit intentions. Across both studies we show that tourists’ perceptions of a destination’s values share a common structure consistent with values theory, but they differ widely in the value priorities they ascribe to destinations. We also found that destination values reflect tourist’s value-expressive holiday experiences and that self-congruity was associated with intentions to visit a destination.
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Čavlek, Nevenka, Chris Cooper, Vanja Krajinović, Lidija Srnec, and Ksenija Zaninović. "Destination Climate Adaptation." Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 43, no. 2 (August 17, 2018): 314–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1096348018793507.
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A key element in the product mix of destinations is climate. Climate represents a critical part of a destination’s economic and resource base such that changes in climate will trigger human responses in terms of demand and the type of activities that the climate will support. This threatens the competitiveness, sustainability, and economic viability of destinations. This research note focuses on destination adaptation to climate change that is anticipatory not reactive, based on projecting future climate scenarios for a destination and then assessing the tourism products that the future climate will support. It outlines an original data-driven approach to adaptation that is generalizable to other destinations. The research note describes an exploratory research collaboration in Croatia between tourism and climate scientists that allows, first, the modeling of a destination’s projected climate conditions and, second, the products and activities that can be supported by these climate scenarios using climate indices for tourism.
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Abiola-Oke, Elizabeth, and T. O. Fakokunde. "Effect of Destination Brand on Destination Competitiveness in Southwest Region of Nigeria." International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Studies 3, no. 1 (June 2022): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.31559/ijhts2022.3.1.2.
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The image and competitiveness are essential aspects to its promotion and continuous existence in the marketplace. Both destination competitiveness and its brand image are individual concepts with significant influence on the destination. Hence this study is focused on how destination brand image can influence the competitiveness of a destination. To carry out this study, six destinations of the South-West region of Nigeria were the study area, and with the aid of a structured questionnaire, the data was collected. A total of 1530 questionnaires were distributed in the various attractions of the destinations, 1008 was recovered. From the analysis of the data through Structural equation Modelling, Path analysis, it was discovered that destination brand image does have a significant effect on the destination's competitiveness. Therefore, it is concluded that management organizations should give adequate attention to the brand image as it plays a significant role in the competitiveness of a destination.
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Kaur, Anupriya, Abhilasha Chauhan, and Yajulu Medury. "Destination image of Indian tourism destinations." Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 28, no. 3 (June 13, 2016): 499–524. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/apjml-05-2015-0074.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate tourist destinations’ image based on the attributes obtained from the extant literature using correspondence analysis. Design/methodology/approach – This study is aimed at measuring and illustrating destination image of tourism destinations perceived by domestic tourists. Five tourism destinations – Ooty, Shimla, Manali, Mussoorie and Mount Abu were selected as the subject of the study. Based on a representative sample of 800 respondents from the surveys across destinations, correspondence analysis was employed to illustrate an attribute based comparative analysis of the destination image of the tourist destinations. Findings – Findings reveal that the attribute natural attraction was positively perceived by respondents across all destinations and the attribute infrastructure emerged as an area in need of dire attention. Further, the most dominant attributes which marked destinations’ positioning were – local cuisine and food outlets, hotels and restaurants, famous handicraft and parking facilities. Research limitations/implications – The findings of this study need to be integrated with qualitative studies to explore the underlying reasons for the perceived destination image. Practical implications – These results provide direction to policy makers and practitioners to visualize their destinations’ competitive standing relative to their competitors’ strengths and weaknesses. This tourist-derived intelligence presents an opportunity to take advantage of its current position, or if necessary, optimally reposition itself. Originality/value – This paper documents research that was the first to systematically capture and comparatively illustrate the destination image of Indian tourist destinations.
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Rainoldi, Mattia, Veronika Driescher, Alina Lisnevska, Daria Zvereva, Anna Stavinska, Jennifer Relota, and Roman Egger. "Virtual Reality: An Innovative Tool in Destinations’ Marketing." Gaze: Journal of Tourism and Hospitality 9 (April 30, 2018): 53–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/gaze.v9i0.19721.
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Virtual reality (VR) is a fast-developing technology with a broad range of use. The tourism industry, more specifically destinations, may benefit from its potential in the near future. By using VR in its marketing strategy, destinations have a substantial influence on the information search process and the decision-making process of potential tourists. Tourists can experience the destination, its atmosphere and possible emotions beforehand. Thus, they can create a more detailed destination image and realistic expectations of their visit. This transfers them into a better position to decide whether or not to visit a destination. This experimental study takes a closer look into a destination’s promotional material by analysing and comparing a self-designed brochure with an existing VR video of the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. A total of 101 experiments were conducted at Fachhochschule Salzburg and UniparkNonntal. The research shows that VR transforms the information search experience into a faster, more interactive, and more detailed process compared to traditional promotional material. The results can be beneficial for destinations to understand how relevant using VR for tourism promotion is.The Gaze: Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Vol.9 2018 p.53-68
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Hankinson, Graham. "Destination brand images: a business tourism perspective." Journal of Services Marketing 19, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/08876040510579361.
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PurposeMost studies of destination brand images have been conducted from the perspective of the leisure tourist. This study identifies brand images from a business tourist perspective (people visiting destinations for business meetings, incentive events, conferences and exhibitions) and tests their relationship with perceived quality and commercial criteria.Design/methodology/approachData on the brand image attributes associated with 15 UK destinations promoting themselves as business tourism centres were collected via repertory grid analysis from a sample of 25 organisations using business tourism facilities. A self‐completion questionnaire was used to measure managers’ ratings of the perceived quality of each destination and the commercial criteria used to select a destination. The data were analysed using content analysis, exploratory factor analysis and correlation analysis.FindingsThe content analysis identified eight clusters of brand image attributes. Subsequent factor analysis identified three underlying dimensions – overall destination attractiveness, functionality, and ambience. While all three were correlated with perceived quality, commercial criteria were dominated by a destination's functional rather than ambience attributes.Originality/valueThe results of the study provide a more informed and systematic basis on which to develop a destination's business tourism positioning strategy by providing a framework for selecting relevant brand image attributes.
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Choi, Miju, Rob Law, and Cindy Yoonjoung Heo. "An Investigation of the Perceived Value of Shopping Tourism." Journal of Travel Research 57, no. 7 (September 20, 2017): 962–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287517726170.
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Managing shopping risk is a prerequisite to ensuring business prosperity in shopping destinations, as risk is likely to influence perceived value and the choice of future shopping destinations. Previous studies have shown that enhancing trust is a means of avoiding or minimizing perceived (shopping) risk. Increased trust is expected to reduce shopping risk and ultimately foster the impression of a shopping destination as reliable. Despite its important role, trust has received limited, if any, attention in shopping- and tourism-related research. As shopping behavior while traveling abroad differs from ordinary shopping in one’s home country, tourists’ shopping activities require in-depth research grounded in psychological theory. This study aimed to examine the influence of trust in a shopping destination on the value of that destination as perceived by tourist shoppers. The findings suggest that trust in a shopping destination positively influences perceptions of the destination’s value in every value category.
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Szalók, Csilla, Ágnes Holczerné Szentirmai, Ákos Probáld, and Ilona Kovácsné Székely. "Tourism performance of destinations based on settlement approach." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 8, no. 4 (December 29, 2014): 63–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2014/4/10.
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Recently in the regional development researches the attention draw to the way of measuring destination's development and competitiveness. The further development of the Hungarian Tourism depends on the regions, destinations' developments, their success in competitiveness and the ongoing innovation in tourism. The research of the Budapest Business School Institute of Tourism Department intends to elaborate a complex tourism destination indicator based on former researches and experiences.
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Gretzel, Ulrike, and Michelle Scarpino-Johns. "Destination Resilience and Smart Tourism Destinations." Tourism Review International 22, no. 3 (December 14, 2018): 263–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/154427218x15369305779065.
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Destinations around the world are rolling out smart tourism initiatives to increase their competitiveness and to support their sustainability goals. However, whether smart tourism development can also help them build resilience is a question that currently lacks an answer. This article links the two concepts of smart destinations and destination resilience at the conceptual level and presents a five-pillar framework of smart destination resilience. Specifically, it suggests smart tourism infrastructure and governance equip smart destinations with sensing, opening, sharing, governing, and innovating capacities that can enhance destination resilience by supporting six specific resilience conditions. As such, the article provides the necessary theoretical building blocks to support empirical research at the intersection of smart tourism and destination resilience. It further provides practical insights on how to ensure that smart destination development leads to greater resilience but also warns of the need to scope out potential vulnerabilities inherent in smart destination design.
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Blázquez, Juan, Arturo Molina, and Águeda Esteban. "Key quality attributes according to the tourist product." European Journal of Tourism Research 5, no. 2 (October 1, 2012): 166–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v5i2.105.
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Tourism industry is facing fundamental changes in the profile of tourists and increased competition,due to the emergence of new tourist destinations. One of the main strategies to improve thecompetitive position is to increase the quality of the destination’s resources according to the tourists’expectations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the destination elements thatexercise a greater influence on the tourist’s global quality perception, based on the three touristtypologies: sun-sea-sand tourism, rural tourism and cultural tourism. Multiple item indicators fromprevious studies were employed to measure the quality of destinations. This paper uses LogisticRegression Analysis to establish a model of indicators of global quality of the destination in order tosuggest recommendations to manage companies that operate in the different tourist destinationswhen planning their activities that focus on better quality.
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Silaban, Pantas H., Lamtiur Hutabarat, Andri Dayarana K. Silalahi, and Edgar Octoyuda. "Does destination promotion on social media affect visit intention? Empirical study on Instagram." Jurnal Manajemen dan Pemasaran Jasa 15, no. 2 (December 29, 2022): 147–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.25105/jmpj.v15i2.13516.
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In today's economy, social media can be a valuable tool for businesses to conduct various marketing activities. In particular, social media marketing is imperative for tourism as it helps with branding, increasing awareness, and driving visitors. In this way, social media can be used in marketing communication, media promotion, and reaching more target consumers. A limited number of studies have investigated the topic of destination promotion from the tourism marketing perspective. As a result, social media has become a popular media reference that influences consumers' decision-making processes. This study aims to investigate how the promotion of beach destinations on social media affects destination attractiveness, destination image, and visit intention. This study examined the hypotheses of 320 respondents who possess Instagram accounts and have visited beach tourist destinations due to Instagram promotions. Smart-PLS 3.0 was used to examine the hypothesis using the structural equation modeling method. Test results indicate that promoting destinations on social media can significantly influence their attractiveness and public perception. When consumers believe that a destination is attractive, it will positively impact the destination's image. Furthermore, the destination image can significantly impact the visit intention. As a result, the findings of this study suggest that tourism businesses use the findings as an effective means to develop a positive image of a destination that is attractive. Furthermore, this study contributed to how tourism marketing businesses and researchers may be able to use Instagram to generate interest in visiting.
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Iglesias-Sánchez, Patricia P., Marisol B. Correia, Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado, and Carlos de las Heras-Pedrosa. "Instagram as a Co-Creation Space for Tourist Destination Image-Building: Algarve and Costa del Sol Case Studies." Sustainability 12, no. 7 (April 1, 2020): 2793. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072793.
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Instagram is a popular social media platform. Its ability to convey feelings through photographs has become a valuable communication tool for tourism destination branding. The cases of two destinations in Southern Europe provide an understanding of how Instagram can be used to promote a destination’s image by Destination Management Organizations (DMOs). For this purpose, a content analysis is carried out, first of the official Instagram accounts of Algarve (Portugal) and Costa del Sol (Spain), and then of the most popular hashtags related to them, showing User-Generated Content (UGC) from the points of view of both destination managers and tourists. The results show that Instagram is a strategic social media platform for enhancing the brand image by engaging customers. Destinations seize content generated by tourists; therefore, the hermeneutic circle of representation is inverted, as photos taken by tourists aim to reproduce the perceived image of a destination and motivate tourists to capture their experiences with the best picture. Additionally, it is worth highlighting, as a main finding, the role of sustainability as a key factor in UGC for DMOs and for Instagram users. This research provides valuable information about designing promotion strategies for DMOs, in order to understand the potential of Instagram in building a destination’s image and inspiring tourism through images.
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Karl, Marion, and Christine Reintinger. "Investigating Tourists’ Destination Choices – An Application of Network Analysis." European Journal of Tourism Research 15 (March 1, 2017): 112–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v15i.266.
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A better understanding of the complex destination choice process is highly relevant, both for academia and practice. Tourism research tends to focus either on actually executed or hypothetical destination choices. However, a discrepancy exists between these two types of destination choices which has hardly been investigated. Moreover, past research often studies tourists and their attitudes, needs or perceptions of destinations but not how destinations’ attributes affect destination choices. To approach these two research gaps, this study concentrates not only on actual but also on hypothetical destination choices to better understand differences in the evaluation of alternative destinations. This study furthermore examines the role of the destination itself to discover the influence of destination characteristics on destination choices. Therefore, network analysis and set theory are combined in a new research approach which allows to analyse destination choices with varying closeness to reality whilst preserving destination information. The analysis is based on a quantitative survey of German tourists’ travel decision-making behaviour. The results reveal changes in destination choices from multidimensional hypothetical choices to unidimensional actual and past choices. Furthermore, only few destinations have a consistent position whilst most destinations are either more relevant for hypothetical or actual destination choices.
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Hatzithomas, Leonidas, Christina Boutsouki, Fotini Theodorakioglou, and Evanthia Papadopoulou. "The Link between Sustainable Destination Image, Brand Globalness and Consumers’ Purchase Intention: A Moderated Mediation Model." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (August 25, 2021): 9584. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179584.
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The present study investigates the effect of a tourism destination’s perceived sustainable image on the globalness of brands named after the destination and attests the mediating role of brand globalness on the relationship between destination image and purchase intention. A model that incorporates identification with local and global consumer culture as moderators of the relationship between brand globalness and purchase intention is proposed. A 2 (Destination: Santorini vs. Serres) × 2 (Product: tomato paste, yogurt) online experiment was designed through Prolific Academic for the purposes of the study. As Greece is a top destination among British tourists, a British audience was addressed, resulting in 425 participants. Britons with high identification with global consumer culture indicated higher purchase intentions for brands named after a sustainable destination. It also appears that a sustainable destination image is a critical factor in creating brand globalness and purchase intention for a brand named after this destination. Hence, destinations with a sustainable image can be used as a basis for the development of exports. An in-depth understanding of the international image of popular destinations will help indigenous companies create and maintain strong global brands. Significant implications for exporting companies are highlighted.
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Liu, Yong, Wei Lee Chin, Florin Nechita, and Adina Nicoleta Candrea. "Framing Film-Induced Tourism into a Sustainable Perspective from Romania, Indonesia and Malaysia." Sustainability 12, no. 23 (November 26, 2020): 9910. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12239910.
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This paper is particularly focused on film-induced tourism investigation as well as its cultural promotion and cultural change effect that impact on both the tourist destinations and the tourist demands. The case studies include the famous Transylvania, Romania as well as the two comparative destinations in Southeast Asia namely Bali in Indonesia, and Penang in Malaysia. Although tourism planners have limited control over the content of the films produced in the respective destinations and how the destinations are being portrayed in films, it is reflected in our studies that, the imaginary, visual representations of the destinations, albeit negative or distorted from their original identities, are still useful and viable to promote the tourist destinations. The three discussion cases form up the stratification of multiple stages in terms of implementing film-induced tourism strategies to promote their destinations, spanning from one of the oldest film-induced tourist destinations Transylvania, to an over decade-long film-induced destination Ubud in Bali, to a sprouting film-induced destination George Town in Penang. Such a stratification of three comparable destinations leads to both the vertical and horizontal evaluation of the effectiveness of film-induced tourism strategies. Hence, a methodology of multiple-case study with mixed-methods characterised by a set of differing qualitative research approaches will be adopted to the three distinctive destinations, respectively. Emerging markets require new techniques and strategies of marketing, especially in the unsettled post-COVID-19 era. Findings may be useful to destination managers in planning an effective destination image strategy in order to achieve the most sustainable positive impacts and aligning the films’ image of the destination with the desired image and the potential audience reach.
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Swanson, Kathryn. "Destination brand love: managerial implications and applications to tourism businesses." Journal of Place Management and Development 10, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 88–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpmd-11-2016-0073.
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Purpose In an increasingly competitive marketplace and with homogenization of destination brands occurring alongside globalization, enticing tourists to travel at all, let alone to a particular destination, can be a significant challenge. This paper aims to address this issue through exploration of the utility of the concept of brand love in the context of tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach The investigation of the problem involved three large cities in the USA and utilized a variety of qualitative research methods, including tourist interviews, photos and collages. Additionally, the research included key informant interviews. Findings In total, 13 themes through which participants articulated their love were identified through thematic analysis of the tourist data, and these themes were drawn together in a model of destination brand love. Furthermore, three types of destination brand love were identified, and these coincide with three words for “love” in the Greek language. Practical implications The most significant managerial value of the article’s findings likely would come from tourism destination marketing organizations determining what type(s) of love is/are (or could be) prevalent among that destination’s most loyal tourists. Steps to do this are provided. Originality/value The complexity in tourists’ relationships with, and feelings of love for, destinations and their brands that this research has revealed demonstrates that there is opportunity for deeper understanding of how and why tourists come to love a destination and its brand. With this more complete knowledge, marketers would be better prepared to foster and grow brand love among their destinations’ tourists, resulting in increased visitation and revenue.
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Novrianda, Herry, and Aan Shar. "KEPUASAN WISATAWAN DARI PERSPEKTIF CITRA DESTINASI (Studi pada Destinasi Pariwisata di Provinsi Bengkulu)." Creative Research Management Journal 5, no. 2 (December 24, 2022): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.32663/crmj.v5i2.3101.
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The purpose of the study was to find out how the image of the destination and tourist satisfaction and how the influence of the image on tourist satisfaction in tourism destinations in Bengkulu Province. This research is a conclusive research study of 150 tourists to natural tourist destinations that are included in the Bengkulu Province Tourism Strategic Area Plan (TSAP). Tourist perception was developed to test the hypothesis of the relationship model or the effect of the impact of the destination image on tourist satisfaction. The data analysis methods used are descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The findings of this study indicate that tourism destinations have an excellent image; this can be seen from the destination image components, including cognitive and affective images, which are in the excellent category. When viewed from tourist satisfaction towards natural tourist destinations, tourists have been satisfied with tourism destinations. Cognitive and affective images also positively affect tourist satisfaction with tourism destinations. The better the cognitive and affective image, the more tourist satisfaction at natural tourism destinations will increase.
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Araújo, Arthur, Lucília Cardoso, Noelia Araújo, and Francisco Dias. "Understanding the role of destination imagery in mountain destination choice. Evidence from an exploratory research." European Journal of Tourism Research 22 (July 1, 2019): 151–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v22i.381.
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The present study explores the imagery of mountain tourism destinations. The research is based on customer-based brand equity and destination choice models, and addresses destination imagery through the concepts favourite destination (FD) and autobiographical memory. Through an online, multilingual survey, 711 responses, consisting of words, associated by a self-selected sample of European mountain tourists to their favourite mountain destinations, were collected. Such data was subjected to a deductive content analysis, and the results suggest that the imagery of favourite mountain destinations consists mostly of functional elements. Findings reinforce previous theories regarding the concept of favourite destinations, destination imagery (DY) processing, and destination choice. Future studies should apply such analysis to other tourism products, as well as to different or more representative samples, to verify whether imagery structures differ.
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Shafaei, Fatemeh, and Badaruddin Mohamed. "Involvement and brand equity: a conceptual model for Muslim tourists." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 9, no. 1 (March 2, 2015): 54–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-06-2014-0050.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present a model in which the relationship between Muslims’ involvement with traveling to Islamic destinations and Islamic destination brand equity is investigated. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the existing theoretical and empirical research on involvement and brand equity in tourism marketing and the literature on Muslim tourists’ needs and culture, a conceptual model for Muslim tourists is developed. The model investigates the relationships between Muslims’ psychological motivations for traveling to Islamic destinations and the evaluation of destination Islamic brand. Findings – The study shows that the more Muslims are involved in traveling to Islamic destinations, the more likely they evaluate the key dimensions of destination Islamic brand. This is demonstrated by the influence of Muslims’ involvement on their awareness of Islamic destinations, their image of the Islamic destination attributes, the perceived quality of Islamic offerings, the perceived Islamic value and their loyalty toward Islamic destinations. Practical implications – The study evaluates the Islamic brand equity in the context of Islamic tourism destinations and in relation to Muslims’ interests in traveling to Islamic countries. The study contributes to better understand the Islamic destinations and how to maximize the benefits of their Islamic attributes. It is suggested that Islamic attributes should be highlighted more for Muslim tourists interested in traveling to Islamic countries. Investigating the concepts analyzed will help tourism destinations to integrate marketing and promotional campaigns and build a more powerful Islamic brand in Muslim markets. Originality/value – The relationship between involvement and brand equity has not been yet explored adequately, especially in the context of Islamic branding. This study adds to the previous studies in which the link between personal involvement with a specific destination and destination brand equity was explored. The role of Islamic values in this relationship is highlighted. The study contributes to destination branding studies by being one of the primary works, which applies the concept of brand equity to Islamic destinations.
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Zmys̀lony, Piotr. "Identification of leadership in emerging tourist destinations." Tourism Review 69, no. 3 (August 12, 2014): 173–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-06-2013-0031.
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Purpose The paper aims to propose a method of identifying and evaluating leadership potential of stakeholders in emerging tourist destinations and to verify this method in three Polish destinations. Developing destinations miss well-established networking structures and management experiences. The greatest impact on their success is made by the most active stakeholders who are able to pool and mobilise partners and coordinate their efforts to realise common goals. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a stakeholders’ potential analysis and the network approach. To identify destination leadership, the method – adapted from an axiological analysis of regional development participants – is used and verified in rural, coastal and mountain destinations in Poland. An in-depth analysis of stakeholders representing the public, private and non-profit sectors is conducted to assess their leadership potential. Ultimately, 183 interviews were conducted. Findings Based on literature review, five dimensions of destination leadership were identified, namely, networking capability, analytical abilities, impact capability, economic potential and legitimacy. In emerging destinations, the most influential stakeholders are characterised by strong impact, analytical leadership capabilities and legitimacy. Research limitations/implications The paper provides insights into destination leadership discussion and research. The limited number of verification cases and limited qualitative data analysis could be seen as its limitation. Practical implications Emerging destinations have incomplete leadership. An imbalanced structure of destination leadership may have serious consequences on stability and development of destinations; it also affects the process of identification of potential leaders. Originality/value The paper is original because it proposes an innovative method of identifying destination leadership, especially in emerging destinations.
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Ghazarian, Peter G. "Country Image and the Study Abroad Destination Choice of Students from Mainland China." Journal of International Students 6, no. 3 (July 1, 2016): 700–711. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v6i3.350.
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In this study, the author focuses on the issue of country image in destination choice. To examine the relationship between these two variables, the study tests whether mainland Chinese who favor a destination as their ideal first choice for study abroad have a significantly more positive view of that destination's country image than their compatriots. The findings suggest policymakers and marketers from most destinations may be more successful focusing on factors other than country image in their attempts to attract cross-border students.
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Tang, Fan, Jianping Yang, Yanxia Wang, and Qiuling Ge. "Analysis of the Image of Global Glacier Tourism Destinations from the Perspective of Tourists." Land 11, no. 10 (October 20, 2022): 1853. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11101853.
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Glaciers are attracting increasing attention in the context of climate change, and glacier tourism has also become a popular tourist product. However, few studies have been conducted concerning the image of glacier tourism destinations. To address this gap in the literature, in this study, we extracted destination images from 138,709 visitor reviews of 107 glacier tourism destinations on TripAdvisor using latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) topic modeling, identified destination image characteristics using salience−valence analysis (SVA), and analyzed the differences in glacier tourism destination image characteristics across seasons and regions. According to the findings, the image of a glacier tourism destination consists of 14 dimensions and 53 attributes, with landscapes and specific activities representing the core image and viewing location and necessity representing the unique image. We identified significant seasonal and regional differences in the image of glacier tourism destinations. Finally, we discussed the unique image of glacier tourism destinations, the reasons for differences in the images, and the characteristics of different glacier tourism regions. This research could assist in the scientific management of their core images by glacier tourism destinations, as well as in the rational selection of destinations and travel timing by glacier tourists.
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Ceylan, Demet, Beykan Cizel, and Hatice Hatice. "The symmetric and asymmetric impacts of cognitive attitude components on overall mass tourism destination image: gender comparison." European Journal of Tourism Research 28 (March 15, 2021): 2805. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v28i.2250.
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Mass tourism has become the preferred travel type for millions of people. All-inclusive (AI) initially emerged as an accommodation type for mass tourism destinations but has evolved to become its own form of tourism. Factors motivating tourists towards a mass-tourism destination offering all-inclusive products may vary according to market segments and demographic attributes. Research shows that cognitive factors that affect a destination’s image, which is one factor that attracts tourists, are not symmetrical in all cases. This study examines the effect of cognitive attitude components on the general destination image perception of tourists by using Asymmetric Impact-Performance Analysis (AIPA) to assess Antalya, a prominent AI mass-tourism destination. Regression analysis results provide important insights for destination management organisations (DMO) by classifying the asymmetric effects of each destination’s cognitive attitude component on overall destination image perception, according to gender.
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Soeprapto, Vishnuvardhana S., and Elva Yohana. "Eksplorasi Wisata Kuliner - Studi Kasus Di Bali." Journal FAME: Journal Food and Beverage, Product and Services, Accomodation Industry, Entertainment Services 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.30813/fame.v4i1.2750.
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Indonesia has various destinations that are also rich in culinary delights. This research is to see the various factors that influence tourists in choosing destinations for culinary tourism destinations. The focus of the destination is the island of Bali. Bali is a most famous destination not only in Indonesia but also abroad. We will see if the purpose of going to Bali is to experience culinary delights and make Bali a destination for culinary delights. This research is a descriptive and exploratory study
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Setiawan, Heri, Jusmawi Bustan, Abd Hamid, and Ummasyroh Ummasyroh. "Eksplorasi Keterkaitan antara Citra Destinasi, Personalitas Destinasi dan Niat Berkunjung Kembali ke Destinasi Wisata." Inovbiz: Jurnal Inovasi Bisnis 7, no. 2 (December 22, 2019): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.35314/inovbiz.v7i2.1108.
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Most countries try to develop tourism destinations with a variety of strategies to be able to compete with other destinations. This study is designed to explore the relationship between destination image, destination personality, and intention to re-visit tourists to tourism destinations. The approach used in this study is a quantitative approach to the design of causality research. The research sample is domestic tourists who have visited tourist destinations in Palembang such as Benteng Kuto Besak, Jaka Baring Sport City, Kemaro Island, Kambang Iwak Park, Punti Kayu Park, Siguntang Park, Taman Purbakala Sriwijaya totaling 192 respondents. The structural equation model is used to test the model developed using the maximum likelihood (ML) estimation method using AMOS 22.0. The results of the study explained that there is a linear relationship between destination images and destination personalities. There is no linear relationship between the destination images with the intention to visiting again. Then, there is a linear relationship between personalities of the destination with the intention of visiting again.
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Gajdošík, Tomáš. "Network Analysis of Cooperation in Tourism Destinations." Czech Journal of Tourism 4, no. 1 (December 1, 2015): 26–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2015-0002.
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Abstract Globalisation on the tourism market causes that the competition is not formed only between stakeholders in a destination, but more and more it is created among destinations. Therefore tourism stakeholders in a destination have to act together and cooperate. The cooperative behaviour of destination stakeholders is seen as a main prerequisite of applying the cooperative destination management, which influences the competitiveness of destination on tourism market. The aim of the paper is to analyse and measure cooperation of stakeholders in the selected destinations in Slovakia and Switzerland and to show the contribution of the network analysis to the quantitative research in tourism destinations. The article presents the network analysis of cooperation in product development and integrated marketing communication in the High Tatras, Liptov, Davos - Klosters and Engadin St. Moritz. The measurement of the cooperative behaviour helps to better understand the problems of cooperative destination management and creates a tool for comparing the destinations.
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Lo, L. "Destination Interdependence and the Competing-Destinations Model." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 24, no. 8 (August 1992): 1191–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a241191.
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There are two types of destination interdependence; one arises because of people's preferences towards destination activities, and the other because of the locational arrangement of space. Destination interdependence affects spatial behaviour. In a previous paper it was shown that the conventional gravity model can handle neither aspect of destination interdependence. In this paper it is shown that the competing-destinations model, as a reformulated gravity prototype, is at best able to describe only locational structure effects.
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Wijaya, Nyoman Surya, I. Wayan Eka Sudarmawan, and I. Gusti Made Sukaarnawa. "The Determinant of Decision to Visit Tourism Destination." Ekuitas: Jurnal Pendidikan Ekonomi 9, no. 2 (December 26, 2021): 342. http://dx.doi.org/10.23887/ekuitas.v9i2.40452.
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This study aims to examine how the decision to visit tourists to tourist destinations Tirta Empul Temple Tampaksiring Gianyar Bali. The dependent variable used in this study is the decision to visit, while promotion, destination attributes and place branding are independent variables. The population of the study were visitors who came to the Tirta Empul Temple Tourism Destination, the research sample was 105 people using accidental sampling technique, with a quantitative descriptive approach, using analytical tools. Partial Least Square (PLS) software SmartPLS. The results of the analysis show promotion and destination attributes have a positive and significant effect on place branding with a value of 7.098 and 6.626, respectively, promotion has a positive and insignificant effect on decisions to visit tourist destinations with a value of 1.603, destination attributes have a positive and significant effect on decisions to visit tourist destinations with a value of 1.603. 3,429, place branding has a positive and significant effect on decisions to visit tourist destinations with a value of 4.646, the formation of place branding is more dominantly influenced by destination attributes, and decision making to visit tourist destinations is more dominantly influenced by place branding. Place Branding acts as a full mediator.
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Dolnicar, Sara, and Bettina Grün. "In a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . Market Yourself Differently." Journal of Travel Research 56, no. 5 (February 27, 2016): 593–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287516633529.
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The destination is the focal point of tourism marketing activities. Many definitions of destinations have been proposed in the past, but it remains unclear what a destination is from a consumer perspective at early stages of the destination choice process. Yet, it is the consumer perspective that matters most. The present study investigates consumer perceptions of what a destination is. Results indicate that (1) consumers have a very broad position on what a destination is, (2) the distance between the destination and home affects the size of the geographical area perceived as destination, and (3) geographically larger destinations are severely underresearched. Findings have implications for both tourism research and tourism marketing, indicating that destinations need to be marketed differently to long-haul tourists.
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Panfiluk, Eugenia. "In Search of Innovation Barriers to Tourist Destinations—Indications for Organizations Managing Destinations." Sustainability 15, no. 2 (January 6, 2023): 1091. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15021091.
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the innovation processes in tourist destinations using the Quadruple Helix model and to develop guidelines for building innovation management strategies in the tourism sector for destination management organizations (DMO). The article identifies the drivers and barriers to innovation processes reported by entrepreneurs in the tourism industry in Poland. The analysis was carried out in relation to 218 enterprises of the tourism industry operating in destinations in large cities as well as in destinations in small towns and rural areas. The research was carried out using a diagnostic survey with elements of a telephone interview. The research confirmed the usefulness of the Quadruple Helix model for the assessment of innovation processes in tourist destinations. A relationship was observed between the level of development of innovation processes, the size of the tourist destination and the level of competitiveness of the tourist market in the destination. The study showed a significant variation in the spatial and geographical system, as well as between individual factors responsible for the innovation processes in a tourist destination. The influence of the market, including consumers, is a strong point of these processes. The barriers include poorly developed structures of cooperation between enterprises, DMO, scientific and research institutions, and civil society, as well as their participation in the innovation processes of tourist destinations. Final conclusions: it should be stated that the innovative processes in Polish tourist destinations are underdeveloped. They do not affect the development of tourism markets and the competitiveness of destinations.
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Bobková, Markéta. "The Process of Managing a Destination in Lower and Upper Austria." Czech Journal of Tourism 4, no. 1 (December 1, 2015): 5–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2015-0001.
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Abstract The focus of the submitted article is to introduce the findings of author’s research in the area of destination management process conducted in the developed (Alpine) tourist destinations in the year of 2014. The theoretical part based on a literature review summarizes current knowledge dealing with the destination management process in terms of approaches and research findings. Problems influencing either positively or negatively this process, e.g. financing, legislation or cooperation among stakeholders are also defined. The practical application part includes an analysis of model destinations in Lower Austria and Upper Austria and presents the results of qualitative research conducted in these destinations. The collected information can be used to design methods leading to the improvement of the destination management process in tourist less developed destinations.
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Hodeck, Alexander, and Gregor Hovemann. "Destination Choice In German Winter Sport Tourism: Empirical Findings." Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism 22, no. 2 (June 1, 2015): 114–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2015-0019.
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Abstract Introduction. Despite the fact that sport tourism plays an important role in upland destinations, as a field of research it is still characterised by a knowledge deficit. Material and methods. Active winter sport tourists at two upland destinations were compared in terms of socio-demographic variables, the importance of destination choice criteria, and travel behaviour in order to give recommendations to destination management organisations. Conclusions. There were significant differences between tourists at the two destinations. Consequently, advantages may be gained from the development of destination-specific marketing strategies.
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Pavluković, Vanja, Stojan Vuković, and Marija Cimbaljević. "Determining success factors for business tourism destinations: Evidence from Zlatibor (Serbia)." Turizam 25, no. 3 (2021): 110–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/turizam25-28201.
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Business tourism is an important and fast-growing sector in the global tourism industry. It is often positioned as a crucial part of an economic development strategy, particularly in emerging destinations, such as Serbia. As there is a growing number of destinations that recognized benefits of business tourism development, tourism professionals and destination management must be aware of key success factors for business tourism destinations, namely factors that influence the choice of host destination for a business event. Serbia has been one of the growing meeting destinations in Europe in the last decade, and Zlatibor is a desirable tourist destination in the country, with a good reputation in hosting meetings primarily in the field of medicine. This study aims to examine the success factors for business tourism destination and the attractiveness of Zlatibor for holding business events from destination stakeholders' perspective. The results could be of interest to all stakeholders in business tourism.
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Novaria, Rachmawati, and Afifatur Rohimah. "Community Based Tourism Development as A Strategy of Community Empowering and Tourism Marketing in Wonosalam District, Jombang." Prosiding Semnasfi 1, no. 1 (May 9, 2018): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/semnasfi.v1i1.1159.
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Development of tourism potency that has a high selling value when managed and promoted appropriately could turn into a prominent tourism. The aim of this research is to identify potential and tourism characteristic, to formulate the marketing model of existing tourist destinations in Wonosalam district, Jombang regency, and to analyze community readiness as well as the programs that have been done by Government of Jombang regency in evolving Community Based Tourism. By qualitative approach, data acquisition of this research is done by interview to several informants. The findings of this research are community empowerment conducted in the management and promotion of tourism destinations, in addition to demanding specific and sustainable strategies. Community Based Tourism development strategy is described in the management aspect of tourism destination, socioeconomic, and cultural which is done through the assessment and readiness of perception, public participation and public's desire to the development of tourism destinations in their area respectively, and the required tourism marketing strategy condition of the tourism destination.a
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Glyptou, Kyriaki, Nikos Kalogeras, Dimitrios Skuras, and Ioannis Spilanis. "Clustering Sustainable Destinations: Empirical Evidence from Selected Mediterranean Countries." Sustainability 14, no. 9 (May 4, 2022): 5507. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095507.
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Within the globalized tourism market, tourism destinations have the option to turn to sustainability as a conceptual and management framework for their unique branding and identity proposition. This research highlights the importance and utility of sustainability branding that stems from clustering tourism destinations based on the similarities of their tourism performance attributes. The study builds on secondary data from 11 coastal destinations in 8 Mediterranean countries. The analysis leads to the formulation of three main sets of evaluation indicators: (a) environmental footprint; (b) destination dependency on tourism; and (c) locals’ prosperity, incorporating elements of social and psychological carrying capacity. Findings identify three to four distinct destination clusters based mainly on the attributes of destinations’ cultural and natural attributes, seasonality of supply, typology of prevailing accommodation and tourist profile. From a theoretical perspective, the research identifies key clustering attributes of sustainable destinations that could inform management interventions around destination branding and competitive sustainability performance positioning.
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Gorb, K. "Tourist destinations in the international marketing activities system." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography 2, no. 43 (October 19, 2013): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2013.43.1662.
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The article deals with the formulation of the general provisions of international marketing tourist Destinations, presenting it in an international marketing activities on the basis of theoretical provisions of marketing areas from the standpoint of subject-object approach, including consideration of Destinations as subject, object and product of such activities and perfecting the concept Destinations, allocation of different taxonomic levels tourist Destinations from the point of view of institutional support of international marketing for them, and as directed “from Destinations” and “on Destination of”. Key words: Tourist Destinations, international marketing of Tourist Destinations, international marketing activities.
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Karl, Marion. "Risk and Uncertainty in Travel Decision-Making: Tourist and Destination Perspective." Journal of Travel Research 57, no. 1 (November 19, 2016): 129–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287516678337.
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Many studies on risk and destination choice focus on specific destinations or tourist characteristics in an isolated way, resulting in a fragmented nature in research results without a comprehensive understanding. Therefore, an integrated research approach is applied using tourists’ self-assessments of risk and uncertainty in travel decision-making, as well as key characteristics of destinations at hypothetical and realistic stages of the destination choice process. The study uses data collected from a survey on German tourists’ destination choice behavior. The results show that high educational levels and high travel frequencies are distinct characteristics of risk-affine tourists, while higher age groups are more dominant in risk- and uncertainty-averse tourist types. Tourists with varying attitudes toward risk and uncertainty in travel decision-making differ strongly with respect to ideal destinations initially, but choose rather similar destinations when it comes to the final destination choice.
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Boes, Kim, Dimitrios Buhalis, and Alessandro Inversini. "Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness." International Journal of Tourism Cities 2, no. 2 (May 3, 2016): 108–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-12-2015-0032.
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Purpose – Grounded in service-dominant (S-D) logic, the purpose of this paper is to explore the core components of smartness to present a framework for the development of the smart tourism destination. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the core components of smartness through case study analysis of well-established smart cities. Findings – The paper conceptualises smartness and argues ICT, leadership, innovation and social capital supported by human capital are core components of smartness. Although ICT is a critical enabler for smart tourism destinations, it is insufficient on its own to introduce smartness. The combination of hard and soft smartness components within a S-D logic ecosystem structure holds the potential for sustained competitive advantage and enhancement of quality of life of both residents and tourists in smart tourism destinations. Originality/value – The paper extends the application of S-D logic to the context of smart tourism destinations, specifically to examine the smartness concept as a means for competitiveness in tourism destinations.
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Nguyen, Thi Quynh Trang, Xuan Dam Dong, and Thang Ho. "Stakeholder Involvement in Destination Marketing: A Network Analysis of two Destinations in Vietnam." Tourism and hospitality management 27, no. 1 (May 3, 2021): 189–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thm.27.1.11.
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Purpose –This paper aims to identify the stakeholders involved in tourism destination marketing networks. The involvement and collaboration of multiple individuals and organisations is widely recognised in destination marketing to promote a destination. Internal stakeholders of a destination and their collaboration are frequently studied in destination marketing research, but little attention is paid to the involvement of external stakeholders. Design/Methodology/Approach – Quantitative social network analysis is an important approach to understanding stakeholder connections and roles in tourism destinations. In this paper, this analysis was conducted using primary data collected from social network surveys in Da Nang and Hue, two local destinations in central Vietnam. Sixty-nine questionnaires were collected in Da Nang, and 60 questionnaires in Hue. The network data were each analysed separately using UCINET software. Findings – The results show the involvement of different stakeholders in marketing activities in these local destinations. Most of the marketing networks of Da Nang and Hue consist of business units. While the Da Nang marketing network focuses on critical stakeholders and fundamental business firms with strong financial resources and big brands, the Hue marketing network includes more diverse stakeholders and more significant participation of small and medium local firms. Originality of research – This research found the participation of national and international stakeholders located outside the two destinations studied in their marketing network. Their involvement was identified through their collaborative relationships with the DMOs and internal stakeholders of the two destinations to promote the destinations nationally and internationally.
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Brazil, Noli. "Hispanic neighbourhood satisfaction in new and established metropolitan destinations." Urban Studies 56, no. 14 (February 28, 2019): 2953–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098018809913.
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As one of the more important recent population shifts in the USA, the migration of Hispanics into new immigrant metropolitan gateways has received significant scholarly attention. Much of this attention has been paid to understanding how Hispanic residential experiences and environmental characteristics differ between new and traditional destinations. This study contributes to this literature by using 2013 American Housing Survey data to examine differences in the levels and determinants of Hispanic neighbourhood satisfaction by Hispanic destination type. The study pays specific attention to the role of neighbourhood social capital and explores differences between native- and foreign-born Hispanics. Findings reveal that Hispanics report higher neighbourhood satisfaction levels in new destinations compared with new destination white residents and Hispanics living in established destinations. The effects of social cohesion, social control and physical disorder on neighbourhood satisfaction are similar across destination type and nativity. However, the influence of metropolitan area characteristics varies by destination type and is specific to foreign-born Hispanics. Whereas low-skilled employment and Hispanic isolation affect the neighbourhood satisfaction of Hispanic immigrants in established areas, foreign-born segregation influences satisfaction levels in new destinations. The study provides evidence of Hispanic residential adaptation in new destinations with differential determinants across destination type and nativity.
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Fyall, Alan, and Brian Garrod. "Destination management: a perspective article." Tourism Review 75, no. 1 (August 30, 2019): 165–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-07-2019-0311.
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Purpose Destinations are focal points for tourist activity and thus for the study of tourism. They are, however, notoriously difficult to manage due to their complex systems of stakeholders. Such complexity implies that destinations are driven by a wide range of forces in their internal and external environments. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the diversity and depth of the challenges at play in destination management and, in doing so, review the primary contributions in the field. Design/methodology/approach This is a "perspective" paper (i.e. critical literature review). Findings The study of destinations remains an area of active research interest, with the many challenges that arise from within and external to destinations offering much food for thought with respect to their longevity as viable, sustainable and competitive places for tourists to visit. For the future, the need to view destinations as part of a wider system is paramount with them being inescapable from debates on urban planning, economic inequality, transportation and housing and the omnipresence of all things “smart”. Such debates need to incorporate both tourists and resident communities, as the well-being and quality of life of both groups is under threat in many destinations, particularly heritage and culturally rich city destinations around the world, where the term “overtourism” is increasingly heard. Research limitations/implications This study has implications for the integrated and more holistic management of tourist destinations. Practical implications This is a "perspective" paper, so it does not offer individual practical implications for destinations. Moreover, it offers a concise and precise summary of core studies in the field and provides a platform for a more future-looking critical debate on the sustainable management of tourist destinations. Social implications Looking ahead, destinations need to be considered as part of a wider system, one that is inclusive of urban planning, economic inequality, transportation and housing, and “smart” initiatives among others. Most importantly, the views of tourist and resident communities need to be considered and incorporated into future planning at the destination level with wellbeing and quality of life indicators being used to identify the real benefits of tourism to both communities. Originality/value Integrated and holistic forms of destination management is the way forward, with the exponential growth of technology, as well as the need to manage the exchange of knowledge and data at the destination level, critical to the sustainability of the competitive destination long into the future.
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Stetic, Snezana, and Dario Simicevic. "Role of specific geographic landscapes in city break destinations." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 89, no. 1 (2009): 95–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd0901095s.
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Urban tourist destinations or City Break destinations are representing one of main destination products on tourist market. City Break destinations are big cities, administrative, economic and political centers of states and regions. These cities are 'open' 24 hours per day, seven days in week. Inside these tourist destination we can find different range of products (culture, entertainment, recreation, leisure, history, modern infrastructure). In these destinations season is not present and it lasts trough out the year. Promotional campaigns in City Break destinations are truing to create distinguished images in tourists mind as also as on investors, consumers and future residents. They emphasize advantages that those cities are delivering to their consumers, but often we forget that all these cities are having specific geographic landscapes. In the era of limiting of mass tourism to preserve resources for future generations and emphasizing the importance of sustainable development for tourism perspectives, the importance of specific geographic landscapes inside urban destinations for their further development as tourist destinations an their overall development is slightly neglected.
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Eckert, Elena, and Rainer Hartmann. "Measuring sustainability in tourism destinations." Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 12, no. 3 (November 25, 2020): 370–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tw-2020-0019.
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AbstractThe aim of this paper is to examine how the sustainability assessment of a tourism destination can be carried out while taking local conditions into account. The fact that every destination has its own features is often disregarded and a general set of sustainability indicators is used to measure sustainability in all tourism destinations. The question is, if imposing a universal system on destinations with particular features will inevitably result in a superficial analysis that disregards the specific local circumstances. The focus of this paper therefore lies in discussing approaches, opportunities, risks and challenges for the addition of contextual features into the destination assessment process. The paper is based on a case study conducted in Windhoek, Namibia. Central findings are, that the extent to which the indicator set needs to be adapted depends on the purpose of the assessment and on the characteristics of the destination. Recommendations and a refinement of the assessment methodology for the evaluation of sustainability in destinations with different local conditions are provided.
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Su, Lujun, Yinghua Huang, and Maxwell Hsu. "Unraveling the impact of destination reputation on place attachment and behavior outcomes among Chinese urban tourists." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 1, no. 4 (November 12, 2018): 290–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhti-11-2017-0026.
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Purpose The impact of destination reputation on tourists’ behavior has not received sufficient attention in the tourism literature. Built upon the signaling theory and the well-documented stimulus-organism-response framework, the purpose of this paper is to propose and assess a theoretical model that captures relationships among destination reputation, place attachment, tourist satisfaction, and the search for alternative destinations. Design/methodology/approach Using the covariance-based structural equation modeling technique, this study empirically tested the conceptual model with a convenience sample of Chinese tourists who visited a popular coastal urban tourism destination in China. Findings Findings reveal that destination reputation positively impacts perceived place dependence, place identity, and tourist satisfaction. In addition, place dependence positively affects tourist satisfaction, but place identity has no significant impact on tourist satisfaction. As expected, tourist satisfaction negatively influences tourists’ search for alternative destinations; however, place identity positively influences tourists’ search for alternative destinations. Originality/value Few studies in the tourism literature explore the role of destination reputation in the tourist decision-making process. The present study’s unique contribution lies in its examination of destination reputation on tourists’ behavior. In addition, this study includes the search for alternative destinations as an important behavioral outcome into the proposed model. Some tourists explore alternative destinations even though they are willing to revisit and spread positive messages about the destination they already visited. Therefore, the continuous searching behavior is worthy of investigation in tourism studies.
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Chin, Chee Hua, May Chiun Lo, and Poh Ming Winnie Wong. "THE CONNECTION BETWEEN COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM DESTINATIONS: EXAMINING THE HARD, SOFT, AND MODERATING EFFECTS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING." ENLIGHTENING TOURISM. A PATHMAKING JOURNAL 12, no. 1 (June 6, 2022): 1–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.33776/et.v12i1.5524.
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This paper aims to assess the impact of hard and soft measures on the competitiveness of tourism destinations. Additionally, this article examines the impact of tourism destination competitiveness on rural tourism sustainability management. Following that, knowledge sharing is used as a moderator variable to demonstrate its moderating effect on the relationship between tourism destination competitiveness and rural tourism sustainability. A total of 390 respondents, including both domestic and international tourists, who visited the six rural tourism destinations in Sarawak, Malaysia, voluntarily participated in this study. A PLS-SEM approach was used to evaluate the developed model, and WarpPLS software was used to perform the PLS estimate and hypotheses testing. The empirical findings indicated that destination appeal, tourism infrastructure, and service quality all have a significant and positive effect on the competitiveness of tourism destinations. Additionally, it was discovered that tourism destination competitiveness has a positive and significant effect on the sustainable management of rural tourism destinations.
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Asaduzzaman, Mina, Tan Kim Geok, Ferdous Hossain, Shohel Sayeed, Azlan Abdaziz, Hin-Yong Wong, C. P. Tso, Sharif Ahmed, and Md Ahsanul Bari. "An Efficient Shortest Path Algorithm: Multi-Destinations in an Indoor Environment." Symmetry 13, no. 3 (March 5, 2021): 421. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym13030421.
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The shortest path-searching with the minimal weight for multiple destinations is a crucial need in an indoor applications, especially in supermarkets, warehouses, libraries, etc. However, when it is used for multiple item searches, its weight becomes higher as it searches only the shortest path between the single sources to each destination item separately. If the conventional Dijkstra algorithm is modified to multi-destination mode then the weight is decreased, but the output path is not considered as the real shortest path among multiple destinations items. Our proposed algorithm is more efficient for finding the shortest path among multiple destination items with minimum weight, compared to the single source single destination and modified multi-destinations of Dijkstra’s algorithm. In this research, our proposed method has been validated by real-world data as well as by simulated random solutions. Our advancement is more applicable in indoor environment applications based on multiple items or destinations searching.
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Blumrodt, Jens, and Adrian Palmer. "On-Line Destination Branding: An Investigation Into The Divergence Between Brand Goals And On-Line Implementation." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 30, no. 6 (October 21, 2014): 1597. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v30i6.8877.
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The marketing of tourism destinations has become increasingly competitive. However, a tourism destination cannot be seen as a single destination-based entity competing with other destinations. Each tourism destination manager must typically integrate a network of interested stakeholders and mediate between political aims and operational realities. Websites are an increasingly important focus for competitive differentiation of tourism destinations. This research examines the effects of cultural differences on website development by comparing cultural environments typified by a prevalence of collectivism with those typified by individualism. Websites from a sample of French and English seaside tourism destinations are compared, with a focus on tourism destination brand image elements. Our approach combines two methods. First, we analyse specific communicated images. Second, interviews with officials of these cities are undertaken to compare the communicated image to the desired one. We find that cities with a similar environment communicate elements of their natural settings as well as other brand elements, but the communicated image often does not correspond to the desired brand image. Therefore we propose a model to promote the desired destination brand image.
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Slavov, Mincho, and Rety Palupi. "OVER-TOURISM: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE RISE OF SUNNY BEACH, BULGARIA." International Journal of Applied Sciences in Tourism and Events 3, no. 2 (December 13, 2019): 142. http://dx.doi.org/10.31940/ijaste.v3i2.1547.
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Coastal tourism destinations around the globe are chasing and face an increase in arrivals. The prevailing paradigm is “the more, the better.” International bodies, national and local governments, and stakeholders are working toward future growth in numbers with little to no attention to the impact of mass tourism on the destination’s image and tourist satisfaction. This paper use case study approach to investigate the phenomenon of over-tourism in the most popular and famous coastal resort in Bulgaria - Sunny Beach, and how current pro-growth policies affect the destination development and the destination image. This research is using qualitative methods, namely analysis of documents, and relevant literature, and observation. Results of the research exposing that the Bulgarian government and the tourism stakeholders are ignoring the existence and impacts of over-tourism. A revision of present strategies, policies, and practices are necessary for assessing the tourism components as time and duration of stay, expenditures, the purpose of visit and destinations carrying capacity. In conclusion, such knowledge may ultimately contribute to addressing over-tourism issues while constructing a more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable destination.
Key words: coastal tourism, over-tourism, development policies, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria