Place-oriented or people-oriented concepts for destination loyalty: destination image and place attachment versus perceived distances and emotional solidarity
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Tasci, A., Uslu, A., Stylidis, D. and Woosnam, K. 2022. Place-oriented or people-oriented concepts for destination loyalty: destination image and place attachment versus perceived distances and emotional solidarity. Journal of Travel Research. 61 (2), pp. 430-453. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520982377
Type | Article |
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Title | Place-oriented or people-oriented concepts for destination loyalty: destination image and place attachment versus perceived distances and emotional solidarity |
Authors | Tasci, A., Uslu, A., Stylidis, D. and Woosnam, K. |
Abstract | Many studies have modeled several different concepts to explain destination loyalty; however, none have integrated place-oriented (e.g., destination image, place attachment) and people-oriented concepts (e.g., cultural distance, social distance, and emotional solidarity) for their relative influences on loyalty. The current study tested the influence of destination image (place-oriented) and perceived distances (people-oriented) as antecedents of place attachment (place-oriented) and emotional solidarity (people-oriented) for their relative influences on destination loyalty. Survey data collected from both domestic (n=260) and international (n=250) visitors to a city in Turkey, Antalya, revealed that place-oriented concepts (cognitive and affective destination images and place attachment) are better predictors of destination loyalty than people-oriented concepts (cultural distance, social distance, and emotional solidarity). Together, they explain about half of the variance in destination loyalty, 42% in past loyalty and 60% in future loyalty. |
Keywords | destination image; cultural distance; social distance; place attachment; emotional solidarity; destination loyalty |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Journal of Travel Research |
ISSN | 0047-2875 |
Electronic | 1552-6763 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 21 Jan 2021 |
01 Feb 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 Jan 2021 |
Accepted | 25 Nov 2020 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by SAGE Publications: |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520982377 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000636527200001 |
Language | English |
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