A study on country images, destination beliefs, and travel intentions: A structural equation model approach

Lindblom, Arto; Lindblom, Taru; Lehtonen, Miikka J.; Wechtler, Heidi

doi:10.1002/jtr.2148

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“…Information given by tourists about the destination image was significant because potential travelers mostly relied on the opinions and advice provided by those users who have experienced the same services [56], and therefore a perceived image of a target location positively and significantly influenced the tourists' attitudes [112]. In contrast, our findings were not in line with previous studies [113][114][115]. Artuger and Cetinsoz [114] examined the impact of destination image (cognitive image and affective image) on revisiting intention and concluded that affective image positively, but insignificantly, influenced travel intention.…”

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Heritage Image and Attitudes toward a Heritage Site: Do They Really Mediate the Relationship between User-Generated Content and Travel Intentions toward a Heritage Site?

Mehmood

Liang

2018

Sustainability

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Traveling to heritage sites represents a growing sector with great potential in the context of heritage tourism, which is a relevant topic but has received little scholarly attention. The present study tries to bridge this gap by investigating the mediating role of heritage image and attitudes toward a heritage site in the relationship between user-generated content (UGC) and travel intention toward a heritage site. In particular, we applied partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), which is a relatively popular new method, instead of the traditionally used covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) method. The rise in popularity of PLS-SEM has been particularly noticeable since 2013, but in the area of heritage tourism, research is still in an early stage of development because the heritage discipline has hardly exploited the benefits of this approach. We proposed a multimediation model for heritage tourism to address this relatively new research avenue. It was discovered that exogenous variables directly and indirectly influenced travel intentions toward a heritage site through their mediators (i.e., heritage image and attitudes toward a heritage site). The findings provide an appropriate empirical and theoretical conclusion as well as valuable insights for heritage management organizations (HMOs) into the performance of heritage tourism, both for local professionals and the host communities that assist in increasing the development of heritage tourism.

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Heritage Image and Attitudes toward a Heritage Site: Do They Really Mediate the Relationship between User-Generated Content and Travel Intentions toward a Heritage Site?

Mehmood

Liang

2018

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“…In addition, some studies have employed frameworks that measured the two dimensions of destination image individually [51]. As a result, there have been partly mixed results when researchers have tried to delineate the cognitive country image/affective country image relationship [52]. However, in line with recent studies' prior conclusions, this study confirms the positive effect of cognitive image on affective image.…”

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Examining the Relationships of Image and Attitude on Visit Intention to Korea among Tanzanian College Students: The Moderating Effect of Familiarity

Kim

Kwon

2018

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Abstract:The aim of this study was to investigate country image and attitudes on Tanzanian tourists' intention to visit Korea. It also aimed to examine the moderating effects of destination and product familiarities in the relationship between country image and attitudes on future visit intention. We utilized data collected from 350 college students in Tanzania and found that participants' cognitive image of Korea significantly influenced their affective image, in turn affecting attitudes toward country, products, and cuisine. Attitudes toward country, products, and cuisine, in turn, had positive effects on visit intention. We also showed the moderating effects of destination and product familiarities among the interrelationships.

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“…Cluster analysis is also unable to determine to what extent a certain characteristic has an influence on the probabilities of visiting a place. Other studies, such as the one carried out by Lindblom, Lindblom, Lehtonen, and Wechtler (), have used data processed by structural equations modeling to establish the travel intentions of tourists within destinations. Although this technique can identify the variables that explain a certain event, it presents some limitations.…”

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Why do tourists differ in their likelihood to visit attractions? The case of Lanzarote

Padrón‐Ávila

Martín

2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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In this paper, more than 35,000 survey responses given by tourists from 2010 and 2016 are used to explain visits to tourism attractions in Lanzarote. In the survey, tourists are asked about a wide set of variables. Among these, there is a question regarding the attractions visited during their trip. With these data, it has been possible to carry out a discrete choice model analysis to establish the variables that explain why certain tourists are more prone to visit attractions than others. This study is relevant to understand tourists' mobility patterns and behavior. It also has implications for marketing managers and tourism product developers.

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A study on country images, destination beliefs, and travel intentions: A structural equation model approach

Cited by 33 publications

References 41 publications

Heritage Image and Attitudes toward a Heritage Site: Do They Really Mediate the Relationship between User-Generated Content and Travel Intentions toward a Heritage Site?

Heritage Image and Attitudes toward a Heritage Site: Do They Really Mediate the Relationship between User-Generated Content and Travel Intentions toward a Heritage Site?

Examining the Relationships of Image and Attitude on Visit Intention to Korea among Tanzanian College Students: The Moderating Effect of Familiarity

Why do tourists differ in their likelihood to visit attractions? The case of Lanzarote

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