Adventure tourist destination choice in Tanzania

Mlozi, Shogo; Pesämaa, Ossi

doi:10.1080/13683500.2011.647807

Cited by 21 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 62 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Many resorts treat their guests in the same manner; however, a lot of hotels establish loyalty programs and train their staff to recognize repeat guests (Mlozi and Pesämaa, 2013). Our results show that differences exist between the two groups of visitors -first-time visitors value cognitive attributes more and rely more on cognitive evaluation.…”

Section: Managerial Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 74%

“…It refers to visitors' basic expectations of the quality of both the infrastructure and superstructure at a destination (Goodrich, 1977;Var et al, 1977). Studies suggest that one of the factors that are likely to influence tourist satisfaction with a destination is the attractiveness level of that destination (Mlozi and Pesämaa, 2013;Morais and Lin, 2010). The importance of destination attractiveness is well established in the tourism literature.…”

Section: Destination Attractivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Morais and Lin (2010) report that the level of destination attractiveness has significant impacts on future destination patronage and positive WOM behaviors. Furthermore, Mlozi and Pesämaa (2013) suggest that destination attractiveness is also likely to be a significant determinant of both satisfaction and loyalty for not only the first-time but also the repeat visitors.…”

Section: Destination Attractivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Examine destination loyalty of first-time and repeat visitors at all-inclusive resorts

Yolal

Christina

Pesämaa

2017

IJCHM

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that are likely to influence the loyalty behavior of first-time and repeat visitors to all-inclusive resorts. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from first-time and repeat Russian tourists to Antalya, Turkey, utilizing a self-administered survey questionnaire. A total of 339 usable responses were obtained. A structural equation modeling approach was used to test the proposed model on the first-time and repeat visitors’ samples. Findings This study suggests that the effects of cognitive evaluation of the resort (service quality) channel through affective evaluation of the visitor experience (visitor satisfaction) before bolstering visitor loyalty. This study also shows that differences exist between the two groups of visitors – first time visitors value cognitive attributes more and rely more on cognitive evaluation. Practical implications Destination marketers and managers need to promote all aspects and attributes of a destination among all-inclusive vacationers by creating innovative and comprehensive marketing campaign. Due to the differences between first-time and repeat visitors, it is critical to differentiate the two groups in designing targeted marketing campaign and providing targeted service/product. Originality value All-inclusive resorts have attained substantial global presence and popularity over the past 40 years. However, guest satisfaction/loyalty studies in this particular context have not often been approached with the kind of statistical breadth and rigor presented herein. This study adds new information for the understanding of and marketing to the all-inclusive resort guest.

show abstract

Section: Managerial Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 74%

Section: Destination Attractivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Destination Attractivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Examine destination loyalty of first-time and repeat visitors at all-inclusive resorts

Yolal

Christina

Pesämaa

2017

IJCHM

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Adventure tourism has a strong tradition within sports and outdoor recreation literature and started with understanding tourists’ motivations and experiences in adventure tourism activities (Hall, 1992), and is still relevant and popular today (Kane, 2013; Lee and Tseng, 2015; Mlozi and Pesämaa, 2013; Pomfret and Bramwell, 2014; Tsaur et al, 2013a). This literature is predominantly influenced by the risk paradigm, flow theory (Tsaur et al, 2013b), edgework (Ewert et al, 2013), and the notion of play (Gyimóthy and Mykletun, 2004).…”

Section: Adventure Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A cross-cultural comparison of East and Western academic literature on adventure tourism

Cheng

2017

Tourist Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In the past two decades, adventure tourism enjoyed great popularity in China with rapid growth of participants. Parallel to this is an increasing number of research publications on Chinese adventure tourism, which cover similar topics to that of Western adventure tourism literature but are largely based on a Chinese perspective. In order to bridge the Western and Chinese academic literature on adventure tourism, a text-driven review approach is utilized to analyze both sources of literature to identify their similarities and differences. The results reveal that while Chinese adventure tourism scholars seek knowledge from the Western world, Chinese adventure tourism has its own dynamics, which include their organization models and Chinese tourists' aesthetic way of approaching adventure tourism experiences. By developing deeper knowledge on how adventure tourism operates in China, alternative interpretations that Chinese tourists offer, and the divergence of views in adventure tourism, the study reflects the need for a grounded approach, which will help penetrate the invisible academic wall.

show abstract

“…At the same time, the coexistence of positive and negative emotions and their impact on customer behaviour lacks further investigation, namely on customer satisfaction (Xu et al, 2019). There are few studies that have looked at tourists' behaviours towards visiting Africa, as this continent is an emerging destination choice that has not previously attracted applied research (Mlozi and Pesämaa, 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Tourist’s Perception of the Destination Image: A Study Applied to Luanda, Angola

VAN-DUNEM¹,

Coelho²,

Bairrada³

2021

GTG

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This investigation aims to study the perception of “foreign” tourists regarding the destination image of Luanda, thus evaluating the impact of place identity, optimal distinctiveness and authenticity on positive and negative emotions and how these emotions can influence satisfaction, affective attachment and the intention to revisit. For the analysis of statistical data, the Structural Equation Model was used. Results were based on a sample of 252 tourists. This research showed that place identity influences positive and negative emotions, while optimal distinctiveness and authenticity only impact the positive emotions of the tourist. It was further evidenced that positive and negative emotions have a positive influence on satisfaction, but only positive emotions have an impact on affective attachment and intention to revisit. This investigation shows how positive and negative emotions may link the tourists’ perceptions when visiting Luanda to the relationship they want to maintain with the city and to their willingness to return.

show abstract

Adventure tourist destination choice in Tanzania

Cited by 21 publications

References 62 publications

Examine destination loyalty of first-time and repeat visitors at all-inclusive resorts

Examine destination loyalty of first-time and repeat visitors at all-inclusive resorts

A cross-cultural comparison of East and Western academic literature on adventure tourism

International Tourist’s Perception of the Destination Image: A Study Applied to Luanda, Angola

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About