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The role of news articles, prior destination experience, and news involvement in destination image formation
Author(s) -
Gabbioneta Claudia,
De Carlo Manuela
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.2251
Subject(s) - destination image , relevance (law) , advertising , tourism , destination marketing , image (mathematics) , destinations , psychology , business , political science , computer science , artificial intelligence , law
Despite the relevance of news articles as autonomous image formation agents, we still have limited understanding of their influence on destination image and the conditions under which such influence occurs. This paper analyses the role of news articles and two moderating conditions—prior destination experience and news involvement—in destination image formation. It shows that the number of news articles individuals read is positively associated with their image of the destination, that news involvement enhances the influence of the news articles on destination image formation, and that this influence holds even after controlling for prior destination experience.