Destination images, holistic images and personal normative beliefs: Predictors of intention to revisit a destination

Nikolaos Stylos, Chris A. Vassiliadis, Victoria Bellou and Andreas Andronikidis

Tourism Management, 2016, vol. 53, issue C, 40-60

Abstract: This research examines the complex relationship between destination image components and behavioral intentions, incorporating two pivotal but unexplored in related literature constructs, namely holistic image and personal normative beliefs (PNBs). Previous studies incorporating destination images as predictors of intention to revisit have mostly investigated their direct effect. This research integrates holistic image as a mediator and PNBs as a moderator. The findings verify the mediating role of holistic image for predicting tourists' intention to revisit a destination, supporting a partial and a full mediation. Interestingly, only affective and conative images contribute to the prediction of tourists' intention to revisit a destination through the holistic image towards this destination. Moreover, PNBs moderate the effect that conative destination images have on tourists' holistic image. Practically, the research highlights factors that affect tourists' tendency to select a tourism destination, which can serve as a basis for tailoring the effective positioning of destinations.

Keywords: Destination images; Holistic image; Personal normative beliefs; Intention to revisit a destination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.09.006

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