Tourism between divided nations: An examination of stereotyping on destination image

Chen, Chun–Chu; Lai, Ying-Hsiao; Petrick, James F.; Lin, Yueh‐Hsiu

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2016.01.012

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“…People who have not visited tend to focus on generic attributes, functional aspects and common features (Echtner & Ritchie, 1993). The importance of wordof-mouth has been recognised, and the substantial increase in the use of social media means that exchanges between different types of travellers (including those who travel infrequently) are becoming more influential, especially in forming an organic image and reinforcing stereotypes (Chen, Lai, Petrick & Lin, 2016).…”

Section: Destination Imagementioning

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Urban air pollution in China: destination image and risk perceptions

Becken

Jin

Zhang

et al. 2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Inbound tourist arrivals into China have been declining in recent years, possibly in response to increasing levels of urban air pollution. To examine Westerners' contemporary views on China as a travel destination, with a particular focus on air pollution, this research surveyed 600 US and Australian residents. An online panel survey collected data on cognitive and affective destination image, cognitive and affective risk perceptions, intention to visit China and key demographic variables. The findings show that, while China's cognitive image attributes were perceived positively, potential travelers expressed negative views about travel risks in China in general and about air quality in particular. Importantly, feelings towards the risk of air quality had a significant negative impact on destination image as well as intention to visit China. The research contributes to theory by highlighting the importance of considering affective risk perceptions in destination image studies. While some market segments seemed less sensitive to air pollution than others, this paper concludes that unless China proactively addresses the problem of air pollution, for example by seeking to stimulate positive feelings, international arrivals may continue to be compromised.

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Section: Destination Imagementioning

confidence: 99%

Urban air pollution in China: destination image and risk perceptions

Becken

Jin

Zhang

et al. 2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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127

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“…In a recent study that that investigated the relationship between affective destination image and traveller intention to revisit (Stylos et al, 2016) found a link between these two constructs. Affective image positively influences traveller intention according to (Chen et al, 2016). Stylos et al (2016) posited that affective image directly and positively influences a tourist's intention to revisit a destination.…”

Section: Affective Destination Image and Traveller Intention To Revisitmentioning

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The Impact of Airport Experience on International Tourists’ Revisit Intention: A South African Case

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Travel destinations have become more dependent on repeat commercial activities and at the center of all this trade are airports that have evolved into full service centres. Therefore, to investigate the influence that airport experience would have on travellers' intention to revisit a destination a conceptual framework was developed. The study was quantitative in nature in which data was collected through intercepts at the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. 503 willing international travellers participated and the collected surveys were processed in order to generate insights. To analyse the data, structural equation modelling was adopted. The main finding of the study established that conative destination image was the most influential factor in determining travellers' intention to revisit a destination. Implications emerging from the findings were presented and suggestions for further research were proposed.

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“…Although imagined experiences of a destination have not been explored directly in the literature, the related concept of destination image certainly has. New studies on destination image are constantly emerging (Avraham, ; Chen, Lai, Petrick, & Lin, ; Fu, Ye, & Xiang, ; Stylidis, ; Zhang, Fu, Cai, & Lu, ). In fact, “there has been exponential growth in the number of studies of destination image appearing in the tourism literature” (Pike & Ryan, , p. 333), a trend that has continued over the past decade.…”

Section: Imagined Experiencesmentioning

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Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination

Cherifi

Smith

Maitland

et al. 2018

Journal of Tourism Research

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The aim of this study is to explore the idea that people can imagine themselves in a destination and can have imagined experiences. This broadens our understanding of how people think about destinations and provides an extension of the established destination image literature and that which explores actual tourist experiences. The research involved asking 300 Czech residents who had never been to London to imagine what it would be like to visit. Their responses were examined qualitatively using thematic analysis. The findings suggest that people can imagine experiences and that these involve a range of sensations, much like “real” experiences.

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Tourism between divided nations: An examination of stereotyping on destination image

Cited by 120 publications

References 64 publications

Urban air pollution in China: destination image and risk perceptions

Urban air pollution in China: destination image and risk perceptions

The Impact of Airport Experience on International Tourists’ Revisit Intention: A South African Case

Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination

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