Using destination image and place attachment to explore support for tourism development: the case of tourism versus non-tourism employees in EILAT
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Stylidis, D. 2020. Using destination image and place attachment to explore support for tourism development: the case of tourism versus non-tourism employees in EILAT. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. 44 (6), pp. 951-973. https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348020919157
Type | Article |
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Title | Using destination image and place attachment to explore support for tourism development: the case of tourism versus non-tourism employees in EILAT |
Authors | Stylidis, D. |
Abstract | Apart from the economic motive, little attention has been given to factors such as destination image and place attachment in explaining how potential differences in intentional behavior (support for tourism, intention to recommend) develop between tourism employees and non-tourism employees in a community. This study, conducted in the remote resort of Eilat, explores whether these resident groups’ representations of and attachment to their place shape their intentional behavior towards tourism; and tests the explanatory ability of the two factors to account for potential differences in groups’ intentional behavior. Findings suggest that the relationships between: a) place attachment and destination image; b) place attachment and intention to recommend; and c) between destination image and intention to recommend, vary across the two groups. The study contributes to tourism theory by empirically validating the role of image and attachment as antecedent of such differentiation. Additional implications to tourism theory and practice are discussed. |
Keywords | tourism employees; support for tourism; destination image; place attachment; intention to recommend |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research |
ISSN | 1096-3480 |
Electronic | 1557-7554 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 May 2020 |
01 Aug 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 Nov 2019 |
Accepted | 13 Nov 2019 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Stylidis, D. (2020). Using Destination Image and Place Attachment to Explore Support for Tourism Development: The Case of Tourism Versus Non-tourism Employees in EILAT. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. 2020;44(6):951-973. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348020919157 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348020919157 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000535729300001 |
Language | English |
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