The dynamics of destination attribute importance

Fallon, Paul; Schofield, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2006.01.007

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“…The nature and strength of community attachment is a crucial element in shaping the success of a destination between its residents and visitors (Sheldon and Var 1984;Um Downloaded by [134.117.10.200] at 16:17 16 March 2015 Community Attachment in Rural Gaming Communities: USA andKorea 161 andCrompton 1987;McCool and Martin 1994;Fallon and Schofield 2006). Community attachment has added an important conceptual foundation to the resident attitudes literature, serving as a guideline for future theoretically guided research (Harrill 2004).…”

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“…Downloaded by [134.117.10.200] at 16:17 16 March 2015 In tourism, a sense of belonging felt by residents in a community and the nature and strength of attachment to a community not only influence residents' perceptions of the potential impacts of tourism (Sheldon and Var 1984;Um and Crompton 1987;McCool and Martin 1994), but also serve as an important driving force of successful co-existence between residents and visitors in the communities. Friendliness of locals is one of the important destination attributes in selecting a vacation destination (Fallon and Schofield 2006). The friendly, honest and hospitable character of local residents can be a real attraction to tourists.…”

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Community Attachment in Two Rural Gaming Communities: Comparisons between Colorado Gaming Communities, USA and Gangwon Gaming Communities, South Korea

Lee

Kang

Reisinger

2010

Tourism Geographies

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This study compared residents' community attachment in two rural gaming communities in Colorado, USA and Gangwon Province, South Korea by examining whether residents' socio-demographic variables were related to their community attachment and whether residents' community attachment affected their perceived impacts, benefits and support for casino gaming development. Both casino impact areas have shared similar underlying legalization characteristics; both communities were depressed mining areas whose economy had declined significantly. The findings revealed that residents' community attachments were significantly different between the two data collection sites. Consequently, the differences in community attachment influenced residents' perceptions of, benefits, and support for gaming development in both sites. The findings partly reinforced earlier findings regarding the relationships between community attachment and attitudes to tourism, supporting the notion that highly community-attached individuals view the benefits of tourism more positively and show a stronger support for tourism in their communities than less attached individuals. Résumé: Attachementà sa communauté dans deux communes rurales avec des casinos: comparaison entre des communautés du Colorado aux Etats Unis et d'autres de Gangwon en Corée du Sud Cetteétude compare le degré d'attachementà leur communauté de leurs résidents dans deux communautés rurales avec casino du Colorado et de la province de Gangwon en Corée du Sud. On examine si les variables socio-économiques des résidents ont un rapport avec leur degré d'attachementà leurs communautés et si cet attachement influence leurs perceptions des impacts et des bénéfices ainsi que leur soutien pour le développement de jeux de casino. Les deux zones partagent des caractéristiques semblables de légalisation; il s'agit aussi de zones minières en déclin dont l'économie a beaucoup souffert. Les résultats de cette recherche révèlent que le degré d'attachement des résidentsà leurscommunautésétait nettement différent entre les deux sites. Ces différences avaient donc une influence importante sur les perceptions des résidents au sujet des bénéfices et du soutien accordés au développement de jeux dans les deux sites. Ces résultats confirment lesétudes précédentes sur la relation entre le degré d'attachement et les attitudes vis-à-vis du tourisme. Ces résultats soutiennent le concept que les individus qui sont très attachésà leur communauté considèrent les bénéfices du tourisme de façon plus positive et démontrent un soutient plus prononcé pour le développement du tourisme dans leurs communautés que les individus qui sont moins attachés.

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Community Attachment in Two Rural Gaming Communities: Comparisons between Colorado Gaming Communities, USA and Gangwon Gaming Communities, South Korea

Lee

Kang

Reisinger

2010

Tourism Geographies

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“…The selection of these items took place after carrying out an exhaustive review of works analysing how tourists evaluate destinations. This may be through satisfaction with resources (Chen, Chen, & Lee, 2009;Kozak & Rimmington, 2000), quality (Baker & Crompton, 2000;Narayan, Rajendran, Sai, & Gopalan, 2009) or the evaluation of resources (Fallon & Schofield, 2006;Yuksel & Yuksel, 2001). Tourism and marketing experts were asked to review the content validity 6 at a group meeting in order to ensure its feasibility (Hardesty & Bearden, 2004).…”

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Service-Dominant Logic in tourism: the way to loyalty

Resino

Molina

Talaya

2013

Current Issues in Tourism

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Many tourist destinations have focused heavily on attracting a growing number of new visitors each year. However, recent changes in the tourism market have led to the need for new strategies oriented towards retaining already existing visitors. Service-Dominant Logic (S-D Logic) is a new orientation that allows greater competitive advantage by recognising the active role of tourists in the creation of their own experiences. The main purpose of this paper is therefore to develop a theoretical model based on S-D Logic in order to increase levels of tourist loyalty. An in-depth analysis of foundational premises has allowed us to identify the key aspects of this process. The proposed model was empirically tested, using a structural equation model with partial least-squares technique, on a sample of 763 tourists visiting Spanish tourism destinations. Research findings have evidenced that tourist loyalty is achieved through the development of relationship quality in the co-creation of tourist experiences. These results will help destination managers to achieve a greater competitive advantage through the development of customer-centric strategies. The relevance of this article also lies in its being one of the first attempts to develop practical measures for S-D Logic by applying them to tourism.

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“…Tourism researchers argue shopping is a core contributor to visitor satisfaction and overall destination experience (Croes, Shani, & Walls, 2010;Crouch & Ritchie, 1999;Dwyer, Mellor, Livaic, Edwards, & Kim, 2004;Fallon & Schofield, 2006;Gallarza & Gil Saura, 2006;Huang & Sarigöllü, 2008;Yüksel & Yüksel, 2007). Shopping revenues provide both primary and secondary benefits to local economies.…”

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confidence: 99%