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Authenticity

The Link Between Destination Image and Place Attachment

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ID23324580
AuthorsYangyang Jiang (0000-0003-3561-5681, Monash University), Haywantee Ramkissoon (0000-0002-2603-0473, Curtin University, corresponding author), Felix Mavondo (0000-0001-9622-1331, Monash University), Felix T Mavondo, Shanfei Feng (Monash University)
Year2017
Volume26
Issue2
Pages105-124
Publication date2017-02-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Hospitality Marketing & Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1936-8623 • E-ISSN: 1936-8631
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19368623.2016.1185988
OpenAlexW2390745919
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited91

This study explores the relationships between destination image, existential authenticity, and different dimensions of place attachment in the nature-based tourism context. A visitor-centric model is proposed in which existential authenticity is the principal mechanism that links destination image to different dimensions of place attachment. Data was collected in a survey of international visitors to two popular nature-based tourism destinations in Australia. The results indicate (a) a positive and significant effect of destination image on existential authenticity; (b) a positive and significant effect of existential authenticity on place dependence, place identity, place affect, and place social bonding; and (c) a significant mediating effect of existential authenticity in the relationship between destination image and each of the four dimensions of place attachment. The implications of this study for academics, tourism authorities, and destination marketing managers are discussed.

Advertising · Aesthetics · Affect (linguistics) · Art · Business · Context (archaeology) · Destination Image · Destinations · Existentialism · Geography · Place attachment · Place identity · Political science · Sociology · Tourism · Visitor pattern · Communication · Computer Science · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology

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