Negative Images of the United States as Expressed by Tour Operators From Other Countries

McLellan, R.W.; Foushee, Kathryn Dodd

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“…al. 2007, Pike & Scott 2009, Choo, Park & Petrick 2011, local business stakeholders (Witter 1985, Wagner & Peters 2009, Bornhorst, Ritchie & Sheehan 2010, Garcia, Gomez & Molina 2012, the role of intermediaries and their perceptions (Gearing, Swart & Var 1974, Var, Beck & Loftus 1977, Ritchie & Zins 1978, McLellan & Foushee 1983, Teye 1989, Tang & Rochananond 1990, Roehl 1990, Walmsley & Jenkins 1993, Illum & Schaefer 1995, Oppermann 1996, Go & Zhang 1997, Grabler 1997a, Dimanche & Moody 1998, Lubbe 1998, Shanka & Frost 1999, Mohsin & Ryan 1999, Gartner & Bachri 1999 (Illum & Schaefer 1995, Bramwell & Rawding 1996.…”

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Destination Marketing Organizations and destination marketing: A narrative analysis of the literature

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“…Along with the growing awareness of the importance of a city's positive image, many city leaders believe that the negative sides of a city's image and stereotypes associated with it can outweigh the positive ones in the minds of prospective visitors. These negative thoughts deter potential visiting and create obstacles that forestall a brighter future for the city [18][19][20]. City image-related crises occur all the time.…”

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From Landscape to Mindscape: Spatial Narration of Touristic Amsterdam

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Abstract:The cultural attributes of architecture in touristic cities are vital to city image building, city branding, and rebranding, as well as generating more economic profits for sustainable urban development, and protecting cultural sustainability. However, many studies on this theme focus on the singularity of architecture referring to its stylistic or morphological definitions, lacking attention to visitors' cultural experiences in the architectures. Considering the importance of personal experience involved in cultural activities as a process of spatial narration through which architecture makes sense to visitors and generates cultural values, the aim of this paper is to reveal the respective correlations between different types of architecture regarding the cultural experience it imparts and the non-positive dimensions of the city image. This research builds a categorization system of three cultural types of architecture, and designs a questionnaire to collect tourists' personal opinions concerning architectures and the city image of Amsterdam's waterfront in order to calculate such correlations statistically. The results associate architectures with 'tourism-oriented', 'present/process-based', and 'mass' cultural types with non-positive dimensions of city image, which leads to further discussions of 'authenticity', 'identity', and 'mass culture', suggesting the significance of urban cultural policies and local communities in terms of city rebranding.

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“…Thus, the identification, tracking, marketing, and management of image should be among the top priorities of tourist destinations as `images don't always reflect reality ' (Hunt, 1975, p. 2) and may deter potential tourists. In their study of foreign tour operators' image of the US, McClellan and Foushcee (1983) note that images of the US formed by tourists during their visit, which are then carried back home, have far more weight than any type of publicity effort by the US. Destination image research focuses on a few countries around the world (Calantone et al…”

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Exploring the touristic image of Jordan

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Sönmez

1999

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Abstract:Destination image has received significant attention in recent Western travel literature. However, developing and lesser-developed countries have less research attention devoted to them despite the fact image is a key factor in determining travel decisions. This study explored current visitor images of a Middle Eastern country, Jordan. On-site interviews with tourists indicated a fairly positive image of Jordan, with improvements possible in service related areas. Marketing and research implications are suggested. Keywords: Image; Destination decisions; Middle EastArticle: IntroductionThe concept of destination image has commanded tourism researcher attention for over 20 years, resulting in a rich body of literature. Crompton (1979, p. 18) offers an integrative definition of image as `the sum of beliefs, impressions, ideas, and perceptions that people hold of objects, behaviors, and events.' When travelers discover a country, both their general and tourist images may be impacted. This notion is particularly pertinent to the study of international destination image because tourism may offer the best and only opportunity for countries to correct misperceptions.Destination image is a `...critical factor' in destination choices (Bramwell & Rawding, 1996;Chon, 1991;Dann, 1996;Echtner & Ritchie, 1993;Gartner, 1993;Goodrich, 1978;Mayo, 1973). Thus, the identification, tracking, marketing, and management of image should be among the top priorities of tourist destinations as `images don't always reflect reality ' (Hunt, 1975, p. 2) and may deter potential tourists. In their study of foreign tour operators' image of the US, McClellan and Foushcee (1983) note that images of the US formed by tourists during their visit, which are then carried back home, have far more weight than any type of publicity effort by the US. Destination image research focuses on a few countries around the world (Calantone et al

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Negative Images of the United States as Expressed by Tour Operators From Other Countries

Cited by 61 publications

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Destination Marketing Organizations and destination marketing: A narrative analysis of the literature

Destination Marketing Organizations and destination marketing: A narrative analysis of the literature

From Landscape to Mindscape: Spatial Narration of Touristic Amsterdam

Exploring the touristic image of Jordan

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