Most of the tourist destinations are facing tourist loyalty and expanding market share. Research on factors influencing visitor satisfaction and revisit intention to the tourist destination has not been given sufficient attention, especially the relationship between destination image and satisfaction, word of mouth, and revisit intention. This is a challenging problem for tourism researchers and managers. This study uses a survey of 350 domestic tourists staying at least 3 days in the city and applying a structural modeling approach in the analysis. The results reveal that factors of the destination image positively impact satisfaction, word of mouth, and revisit intention. Components of the destination image include (i) Cognitive image; (ii) Affective images; and (iii) Tangible images.
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