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Paradise for who? Segmenting visitors' satisfaction with cognitive image and predicting behavioural loyalty
Author(s) -
Prayag Girish
Publication year - 2011
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.837
Subject(s) - market segmentation , marketing , loyalty , tourism , advertising , sample (material) , perspective (graphical) , linear discriminant analysis , destination image , promotion (chess) , cluster analysis , business , destinations , segmentation , psychology , geography , computer science , artificial intelligence , political science , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , politics , law
The purpose of this research is to assess the influence of socio‐demographic characteristics on destination image and loyalty, thereby offering a segmentation perspective of visitors to the island of Mauritius. A self‐administered survey of hotel guests was undertaken and resulted in a sample of 705 respondents. Using a k ‐means clustering algorithm and discriminant analysis, three clusters of visitors were identified. Different image attributes predict visitors' revisit and recommendation intentions. These findings allow destination marketers to adapt the marketing mix elements to different segments while enabling a destination to emphasize the relevant attributes in promotion and positioning efforts. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.