Cultural tourism: An analysis of engagement, cultural contact, memorable tourism experience and destination loyalty
TL;DR: In this paper, the interplay of visitor engagement, cultural contact, memorable tourism experience (MTE), and destination loyalty in cultural tourism was examined with 320 individuals who have visited cultural tourist destinations within the past five years.
About: This article is published in Tourism Management Perspectives.The article was published on 2017-10-01. It has received 307 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cultural tourism & Tourism geography.
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TL;DR: Zhang et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the role of authenticity in the quality-satisfaction-loyalty framework of food tourism and found that authenticity is a key antecedent to the quality and satisfaction of local food.
Abstract: The sustainability of rural development, both economic and environmental, has been increasingly linking to local food, which plays an indispensable role by preserving traditional culture, attracting tourists, and supporting the regional economy. However, the authenticity and quality of local food have not been fully convinced as competitive advantages by most practitioners. Little is known about how authenticity affects quality attributes, tourist satisfaction, and tourist loyalty. Thus, this study examines the role of authenticity in the quality–satisfaction–loyalty framework. The field research was performed in Shunde County, Guangdong Province, China. The results challenge the traditional view of quality attributes by highlighting that authenticity is a key antecedent to the quality–satisfaction–loyalty framework of food tourism. In contrast, the relationships among quality attributes, tourist satisfaction, and tourist loyalty are contingent on the extent to which food tourists perceive the authenticity of rural local food.
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TL;DR: In this article, the contributing factors that form the overall cultural travel experience are studied in the context of tourism in many destinations. But, relatively little is known about the factors that contribute to the overall travel experience.
Abstract: Cultural tourism is a significant element of tourism for many destinations; nevertheless, relatively little is known about the contributing factors that form the overall cultural travel experience....
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...…topic exist and they have mostly tested existing constructs in the literature through quantitative analysis and focused on behavioral outcomes of MTEs in specific destinations, for example, Istanbul (e.g. Altunel & Erkut, 2015; Chen & Rahman, 2018) and Taiwan (e.g. Chen & Chen, 2010; Lee, 2015)....
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...…& Rahman, 2018; Taheri, Jafari, & O’Gorman, 2014), enhances value proposition (Bryce, Curran, O’Gorman, & Taheri, 2015), can inform the predictability of a visitor’s behavior (Black, 2012; Sheng & Chen, 2012), and eventually create a higher level of MTE (Chen & Rahman, 2018; Taheri et al., 2014)....
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...Chen and Rahman (2018) explained that as tourists seek more deep understanding of the new culture, they will be more thrilled and excited about having the new experience....
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...…attention toMTEs, the results are incongruent and the constructs proposed are often very subjective in nature and lack a structured direction (Chen & Rahman, 2018) and they do not sufficiently address the experiences of cultural tourists as a separate and a growing market segment (Smith,…...
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...Apart from the complexities in the definition of tourism experience, its components and dimensions also vary widely in research (Chen & Rahman, 2018)....
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TL;DR: This article examined the influence of innovativeness on customer value co-creation behaviors to clarify the mediating effect of customer engagement and found that customer engagement mediates the association between innovation and customer value creation behaviors.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship among religious commitments, religious practice, and religious belief and the socio-cultural effects of sustainable tourism and found that religious respondents with a higher religiosity level have a positive attitude towards developing sustainable tourism.
Abstract: Typically, residents play a role in developing strategies and innovations in tourism. However, few studies have sought to understand the role of Islamic religiosity on the perceived socio-cultural impacts of sustainable tourism development in Pakistan. Previous studies focusing on socio-cultural impacts as perceived by local communities have applied various techniques to explain the relationships between selected variables. Circumstantially, the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique has gained little attention for measuring the religiosity factors affecting the perceived socio-cultural impacts of sustainable tourism. This investigation aims to address such limitations in this area of scientific knowledge by applying Smart PLS-SEM, developing an empirical approach, and implementing Smart-PLS software V-3.2.8. The proposed tourism model predicts the effects of the religiosity level on the perceived socio-cultural impacts of sustainable tourism development. In this study, we examine the relationships among religious commitments, religious practice, and religious belief and the socio-cultural effects of sustainable tourism. Our research identifies influential factors through an extensive literature review on communities’ religiosity and the socio-cultural impacts of developing sustainable tourism. We examine and analyze data based on 508 residents’ responses. The findings reveal an R² value of 0.841, suggesting three exogenous latent constructs, which collectively elucidate 84.10% of the variance in the perceived socio-cultural impact of sustainable tourism. The findings reveal that religious respondents with a higher religiosity level have a positive attitude towards developing sustainable tourism. These findings are helpful to understand the dynamics of communities’ perceptions, behaviors, quality of life, cultural aspects, and religiosity factors affecting sustainable tourism in Pakistan. This study is novel in the context of Pakistani cultural and social norms, and this study’s implications may provide further direction for researching and developing sustainable tourism in the northern regions of Pakistan.
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TL;DR: This paper proposed an integrated framework for destination brand engagement, with two key drivers (destination brand authenticity and destination brand self-congruence) developed from both destination-led and tourist-centered perspectives and their associated outcomes: revisit intention and recommendation intention.
Abstract: Brand engagement has become a major topic in brand management, but its application to the tourism industry remains limited. This study proposes an integrated framework for destination brand engagement, with two key drivers (destination brand authenticity and destination brand self-congruence) developed from both destination-led and tourist-centered perspectives and their associated outcomes: revisit intention and recommendation intention. Additionally, the mediating effect of destination brand engagement was examined. The findings indicate that destination brand authenticity and destination brand self-congruence positively influence destination brand engagement, revisit intention, and recommendation intention and that destination brand engagement mediates this relationship. Destination brand authenticity directly influences recommendation intention but indirectly influences revisit intention. Destination brand self-congruence has a direct effect on revisit intention but an indirect effect on recommendation intention. The findings could help destination marketing organizations recognize the importance of destination brand engagement and improve brand performance in destination brand management.
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