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Destination Attributes' Evaluation, Satisfaction and Behavioural Intentions: a Structural Modelling Approach
Author(s) -
Eusébio Celeste,
Vieira Armando Luís
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.877
Subject(s) - lisrel , destinations , tourism , sample (material) , marketing , structural equation modeling , destination marketing , psychology , advertising , business , geography , computer science , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , machine learning
This study aims at developing and testing a model integrating the associations among tourists' evaluation of destinations' attributes, overall satisfaction and behavioural intentions. The analysis is based on 923 observations collected in the Central Region of Portugal, where no investigation of this nature had been conducted before, and compares results regarding domestic versus international tourists. LISREL estimates provided strong support for the model. Some idiosyncrasies specific to each sample were found. This study represents an important contribution to the body of knowledge in the area of tourism destinations' management and marketing and suggests important implications to both practitioners and researchers. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.