Proposing a Model of the Effect of Word of Mouth on Destination Image of Tourists and Travel Intention
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Information sources, Destination image, Travel decision, Information search.

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Hamidizadeh, M. R. ., Cheh, M. G. ., Moghadam, A. H. ., & Salimipour, S. . (2016). Proposing a Model of the Effect of Word of Mouth on Destination Image of Tourists and Travel Intention. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 6(2), 108–119. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.1/2016.6.2/1.2.108.119

Abstract

The awareness of a tourism destination and establishment of a destination image are often the result of a long range of information resources on a place and its people in which the efforts of organizations related to destination management is a part of the resources. This paper aims to propose a conceptual model to understand the mechanism of affective information sources on formation of destination image in the mind of tourists and consequently, travel intention. This study is descriptive-analytical in terms of method which employed document studies. That is, it reviews theoretical background and related research conducted in various countries and then would propose a model to understand the dynamics of tourism industry.

https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.1/2016.6.2/1.2.108.119
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